High School - Girls Varsity Basketball PIAA Playoff Game (Semifinals)
- What
- High School - Girls Varsity Basketball PIAA Playoff Game (Semifinals)
- When
- 3/24/2018, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
- Where
- State College Area High School (State College, Pa.)
Mars Area High School Girls Varsity Basketball Team will take on the Archbishop John Carroll Patriots in semifinal round of the 2017-2018 PIAA Class 5A Girls Varsity Basketball Championship Semifinal at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, at State College Area High School (State College, Pa.).
Note: The semifinal game was originally scheduled on March 20, then March 22; but was postponed because of inclement weather.
The Lady Planets trounced the Gateway Gators 50-38 in the PIAA quarterfinals on March 17; tamed the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars 61-53 in the second round of the playoffs on March 14; and grounded the Obama Academy Eagles 60-33 in the first round on March 10. Despite a 48-44 loss to the Oakland Catholic Eagles in the WPIAL semifinals on Feb. 28, the team placed fourth overall and qualified for the state playoffs.
The team defeated the Hampton Talbots 48-41 in the WPIAL quarterfinals on Feb. 24 and routed the Uniontown Red Raiders 54-33 in the first round of play on Feb. 16. The Planets ended the 2017-2018 regular season with an overall record of 17-5 and 11-1 in section play, tying with Hampton for the Section 4-5A title.
Tickets for all PIAA semifinal games are $8 for adults and $4 for students and are available for purchase from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Mars Area High School’s Athletic Office. (Note: No student tickets will be sold at the gate.)
For more information, call (724) 625-9380 or visit www.piaa.org.