Path to the Pete: Freedom Area, Quaker Valley eye WPIAL basketball titles on Thursday – The Times

The WPIAL basketball championship finals have arrived. After more than two months of regular-season action and almost two weeks of WPIAL playoff battles, 24 teams 12 on the boys side and 12 on the girls side have concluded their paths to the Petersen Events Center for their respective classifications title games. Now, its time to crown some winners.

Championship games for all classifications for boys and girls teams will be spread across three days Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Thursday features title games for Class 3A girls and Class 1A and Class 4A boys the Freedom Area girls (Class 3A) and Quaker Valley boys (Class 4A) teams will compete this day.

Heres a preview of Thursdays Day 1 of the WPIAL basketball championships for the two games that feature teams from The Timescoverage area.

Matchup: No. 3 Freedom Area (18-4) vs. No. 1 North Catholic (18-5)

Game information:7 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, at the Petersen Events Center

Scouting Freedom Area

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Scouting North Catholic

Matchup: No. 1 Quaker Valley (22-0) vs. No. 2 Montour (20-4)

Game information:9 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, at the Petersen Events Center

Scouting Quaker Valley

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Scouting Montour

Contact Parth Upadhyaya at pupadhyaya@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @pupadhyaya_.

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Path to the Pete: Freedom Area, Quaker Valley eye WPIAL basketball titles on Thursday - The Times