PIAA Girls’ Basketball: Lourdes to play state semifinal at Martz Hall

Lourdes' Hannah Lokitis gets set to jump for the opening tip of Saturday's PIAA Class AA state quarterfinal against Delaware County Christian at Hamburg Area High School (Photo by Leroy Boyer).

Lourdes’ next stop in the PIAA Class A girls’ basketball playoffs will be the home of the Schuylkill League playoffs.

The District 4 champion Red Raiders (23-6) will take on District 3 champion Linville Hill Christian (24-2) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Martz Hall in Pottsville in a Class A girls’ state semifinal. The winner advances to the PIAA Class A state championship game set for Friday, March 28, at noon at the Giant Center in Hershey.

Saturday’s game will be the first of a doubleheader. The Linville Hill boys (22-5) will face District 4 champ Northwest Area (26-3) in a boys’ Class AA state semifinal at 2:30 p.m.

Lourdes advanced with a 54-39 victory over District 1 runner-up Delaware County Christian on Saturday afternoon at Hamburg Area High School. Linville Hill followed that Lourdes game with a 48-25 demolition of District 3 third-place finisher Greenwood in the second game of that twinbill atop Hawk Hill.

Linville Hill and Lourdes squared off in last year’s PIAA Class A playoffs with the Lancaster County school defeating the Red Raiders 47-27 in the second round.

Tickets for Saturday’s state semifinal cost $8 (plus applicable fees) and are only available online at www.piaa.org. All spectators must purchase a ticket, and no tickets will be sold at the door.