Article By: The Press
The East Penn Conference and Colonial League held quarterfinal basketball playoff games over the weekend.
Both leagues have semifinals and finals set for this week.
In EPC boys action, top-seeded Allen beat Bethlehem Catholic 67-58 on Friday and will take on Parkland in the semifinals. The No. 5 seed Trojans topped No. 6 East Stroudsburg South, 57-52, on Saturday afternoon.
The other half of the boys bracket has No. 2 seed Liberty squaring off against No. 3 Central Catholic. The Hurricanes beat Freedom in the first round, while the Vikings beat Easton Friday.
The Central Catholic-Liberty game is slated for Monday at 6 p.m. at the PPL Center, with the Parkland-Allen game scheduled for 7:30.
The EPC girls semifinals will be Tuesday at the PPL Center, starting with a 6 p.m. game between No. 2 Nazareth and No. 3 Stroudsburg. The Blue Eagles beat Parkland in the first round, while the Mounties defeated Pocono Mountain West, 60-56, on Saturday.
The second game of Tuesday’s girls semifinal doubleheader will have top-seeded Bethlehem Catholic facing No. 4 Freedom at approximately 7:30 p.m. The Golden Hawks beat Easton in the first round, 64-49, while the Patriots downed Northampton, 57-50.
Boys and girls EPC finals will be played Thursday evening at the PPL Center.
In the Colonial League, where two boys and two girls teams have a bye in the quarterfinal round, a boys semifinal between No. 2 Moravian Academy and No. 6 Bangor will start Tuesday’s doubleheader at 6 p.m. at Catasauqua High School. The other boys semifinal, No. 1 Southern Lehigh vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (Green Pond), is slated for 7:30 p.m.
Bangor advanced to the semifinals with a 61-60 win over No. 3 Palmerton Saturday, while the Crusaders topped No. 5 Wilson 86-59.
Colonial League girls semifinals will be held Wednesday at Catasauqua. Top-seeded Notre Dame (Green Pond) faces No. 4 Bangor, while No. 2 Northwestern takes on No. 3 Moravian Academy.
The Slaters beat No. 5 Palmerton Saturday, 47-40, while the Lions advanced with a 62-27 win over No. 6 Wilson.
Colonial League finals are scheduled for Friday night at Freedom High School.