(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)
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Twenty-two teams. Ten boys’ rosters. Twelve girls’ rosters.

One golden goal.

The 2024 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs are set to get underway on Friday night, and nearly two dozen local teams will be tested among the rest of the top teams from District 7 for a chance to qualify for the PIAA playoffs and to participate in the WPIAL Championships–which take place from February 29 through March 2 at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

The first-round matchups are listed below, with local teams listed in boldface.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Class 5A
#10 Moon at #7 Indiana 7:00 PM Tue 2/20
#13 Penn-Trafford at #4 Lincoln Park 7:00 PM Tue 2/20

Class 4A
#10 West Mifflin at #7 Central Valley 7:00 PM Tue 2/20
#9 Hopewell at #8 Greensburg-Salem 7:00 PM Tue 2/20
#12 Quaker Valley at #5 Laurel Highlands 7:00 PM Tue 2/20
#1 Blackhawk BYE

Class 3A
#10 Ellwood City vs #7 OLSH 12:00 PM Sat 2/17 (at Avonworth)
#14 McGuffey at #3 Beaver Falls 12:00 PM Sat 2/17

Class 2A
#9 Rochester at #8 Burgettstown 7:00 PM Fri 2/16
#12 South Side at #5 Chartiers-Houston 7:00 PM Fri 2/16
#10 Clairton at #7 Freedom 7:00 PM Fri 2/16
#15 California at #2 Aliquippa 7:00 PM Fri 2/16

BOYS’ BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS

Class 5A
#1 Moon vs #16 Trinity/#17 Woodland Hills 7:00 PM Mon 2/19

Class 4A
#9 Beaver at #8 Knoch 7:00 PM Fri 2/16
#16 Freeport at #1 Lincoln Park 7:00 PM Fri 2/16
#15 Central Valley at #2 Hampton 7:00 PM Fri 2/16
#13 Quaker Valley at #4 Uniontown 7:00 PM Fri 2/16

Class 3A
#9 Ellwood City vs #8 Washington 7:00 PM Mon 2/19
#14 Beaver Falls at #3 Shady Side Academy 7:00 PM Mon 2/19

Class 2A
#16 Nazareth Prep at #1 Aliquippa 7:00 PM Tue 2/20
#11 Sewickley Academy at #6 Jeannette 7:00 PM Tue 2/20

Class 1A
#14 Saint Joseph at #3 Rochester 7:00 PM Fri 2/16