STATE TOURNAMENT 2010

  2010  CHAMPIONSHIPS
 2010  PLAYOFF Brackets

NCAA College Tournament
CBS Sports Brackets updated daily
(Brackets credit:  CBS Sports)		 Top Individual Game This Year-Kayla Hoohuli had 52 in the St. Mary's Area 64-55 win over Hampton in the Class AAA 1st round game.  At one juncture in the second half, she scored 33 straight St. Mary's Area points.  She has 1,928 career points and  is only a junior.  She is the real deal. 
Note: St. Mary's Area is a public school, not a private school.

Who will take the final shot this year?
"I'll make it." from the movie Hoosiers


 

PENNSYLVANIA
Boys' State 2010 Basketball Playoff Brackets
PIAA: AAAA | AAA | AA | A |

Girls' State 2010 Basketball Playoff Brackets
PIAA: AAAA | AAA | AA | A |

(Brackets credit:  Penn Live)

 

Championship Performances
Billy Owens Jr.
Carlisle scored 53 on Pittsburgh Central Catholic  in the 1988 AAAA State Championship Game.

Greg Manning of Steelton-Highspire scored 57 points against Nanticoke in the state quarter finals  at the Farm Show Building in Harrisburg on March 19 1977.

Gerry McNamara, Scranton Bishop Hannan scored  55 points in the AA Eastern Finals in an 83-76 win over Trinity  at Martz Hall in Pottsville in 2002. He had 41 the first half!!!

Find all individual high scoring efforts in Pennsylvania history HERE
Who were the past champions?


PIAA Champions  HERE
PCIAA (1943-1974) HERE
PIAA state boys’ basketball tournament:
Preview and predictions
By Rick O’Brien, Philadelphia Inquirer

Class AAAA-Final Four: Penn Wood (District 1, No. 1 seed) vs. Hempfield (3-2); and Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-2) vs. Mt. Lebanon (7-1). Semifinal winners: Penn Wood and Plymouth Whitemarsh. Champion: In a rematch of last week's District 1 final, won in overtime by the Patriots, the Colonials triumph, 71-66, and bring home their first state crown since 1997.

 
Class AAA-Final Four: Eastern York (3-1) vs. Neumann-Goretti (12-1); and Chartiers Valley (7-1) vs. Hampton (7-2). Semifinal winners: Neumann-Goretti and Chartiers Valley. Champion: The Saints, beyond focused after losing in the quarterfinals last year, race past Wayne Capers and the Colts, 74-53.
 
Class AA-Final Four: Imhotep Charter (12-1) vs. Hughesville (4-1); and South Fayette (7-3) vs. Rochester (7-2). Semifinal winners: Hughesville and South Fayette. Champion: Playing the Cinderella role right to the end, South Fayette surprises Hughesville, 54-53, in overtime.
 
Class A-Final Four: Reading Central Catholic (3-1) vs. Greenwood (3-2); and Sewickley Academy (7-1) vs. Serra Catholic (7-4). Semifinal winners: Reading Central Catholic and Sewickley. Champion: Sewickley brings home its first title since 1997 with a 73-61 victory.

Which PIAA District is your team in?- find it HERE

Statewide notes
--This is the final season for  Pius X  (AA)— the school will be merged with Kennedy-Kenrick for the 2010-11 academic year.  (Pottstown Mercury)

STATE AAAA CHAMPIONSHIP WINS LEADERS
7  Farrell Steelers (’52 ’54 ’56 ’59 ’60 ’69 ‘72 )
6 Chester Clippers (83, 89, 94, 2000, 2005, 2008)
6 Lower Merion Aces (’33 ’41 ’42 ’43 ’96 ‘06 )
6 Steelton-Highspire Steamrollers (’27 ’92 ’98 ’00 ’05 ‘08)
5 Pittsburgh Schenley (’66 ’71 ’75 ’78 ‘07)
5 Allentown Canaries (’35 ’45’ 46 ’47 ’51)  
(Courtesy Dave Burman)