Districts 9 and 10 boys basketball playoffs set to start in Pennsylvania

While the WPIAL (District 7) playoffs were getting underway over the weekend, District 9 and District 10 were finalizing their playoff seedings.

In District 9, 23 boys teams and 19 girls teams will participate in three classifications, while in District 10 27 boys teams and 26 girls teams will via for the championship in four classifications.

DISTRICT 9
CLASS A
Number of teams in the field: 15
Last year's title game: DuBois Central Catholic 49, Elk County Catholic 45
Top 4 seeds: 1. Venango Catholic (Oil City) (23-0); 2. Ridgway (20-4); 3. Elk County Catholic (St. Marys) (20-4); 4. Union (Rimersburg) (17-6)
Key Players to Watch: Maxx Rynd, Venango Catholic (25.3 ppg); Brody Pollock, Union (Rimersburg) (20 ppg); Brandon Bell, Clarion-Limestone (18.9 ppg); Ryan Willison, Cranberry (18.8 ppg); Ben Guth, Venango Catholic (17.2 ppg); Eric Matheson, Ridgway (17 ppg); Chris Marshall, DuBois Central Catholic (15.4 ppg)
Final Four: Venango Catholic over Union; Elk County Catholic over DuBois Central Catholic
Title game will be: Elk County Catholic over Venango Catholic
State qualifiers will be: 1. Elk County Catholic; 2. Venango Catholic; 3. DuBois Central Catholic; 4. Union.

CLASS AA
Number of teams in the field: 4
Last year's title game: Brookville 52, Kane 48
Top seed: Brookville (20-2)
Key Players to Watch: Kyle Armagost, Moniteau (19.2 ppg); Zach Sloan, Moniteau (17 ppg); Zach Smith, Smethport (16.5 ppg); Zane Hackett, Brookville (13 ppg)
Final Four: Brookville over Brockway; Moniteau (West Sunbury) over Smethport
Title game will be: Brookville over Moniteau
State qualifiers will be: 1. Brookville 2. Smethport

CLASS AAA
Number of teams in the field: 4
Last year's title game: Bradford 56, Clearfield 28
Top seed: St. Marys (15-7)
Key Players to Watch: Logan Weaver, Punxsutawney (16.5 ppg); Dan Triponey, Punxsutawney (13.4 ppg); Dylan Reigel, St. Marys (13 ppg); Robbie Myers, Clearfield (13 ppg)
Final Four: St, Marys over Clearfield; Punxsutawney over Bradford
Title game will be: Punxsutawney over St. Marys
State qualifiers will be: 1. Punxsutawney 2. St. Marys

DISTRICT 10
CLASS A
Number of teams in the field: 8
Last year's title game: Rocky Grove over Linesville
Top Four seeds: 1. Conneaut Valley (Conneautville) (20-1); 2. Rocky Grove (Franklin) (14-7); 3. Linesville (12-8); 4. Kennedy Catholic (Hermitage) (14-5).  
Key Players to Watch: Casey Baker, Conneaut Valley (29.2 ppg); Dylan Gravatt, Rocky Grove (22.5 ppg); Christina Schiffer, Rocky Grove (16.1 ppg); Matt Gurska, Kennedy Catholic (No stats available); Justin Hering, Cochranton (10.9 ppg); Matt Dogan, West Middlesex (around 18 ppg).
Final Four: Kennedy Catholic over West Middlesex; Rocky Grove over Visionquest (Franklin)
Title game will be: Kennedy Catholic over Rocky Grove 
State qualifiers will be: 1. Kennedy Catholic; 2. Rocky Grove

CLASS AA
Number of teams in the field: 8
Last year's title game: Mercyhurst Prep over Fairview
Top Four seeds: 1. North East (16-6); 2. Sharpsville (16-6); 3. Cambridge Springs (16-5); 4. Lakeview (Stoneboro) (15-6) 
Key Players to Watch: Jason Treverton, Fairview (17.5 ppg); Bryan Landis, Union City (15.5 ppg); Austin Schmidt, Cambridge Springs (13.8 ppg); Michael Sundbert, Fairview (13.4 ppg); Aaron Wakley, North East (11.7 ppg); Cory Bailey, North East (11 ppg)
Final Four: Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) over North East; Fairview over Sharpsville
Title game will be: Mercyhurst Prep over Fairview
State qualifiers will be: 1. Mercyhurst Prep; 2. Fairview; 3. North East

CLASS AAA
Number of teams in the field: 8
Last year's title game: Erie East over Hickory
Top Four seeds: 1. Sharon (18-4); 2. East (Erie) (13-6); 3. Franklin (18-3); 4. General McLane (Edinboro) (15-4)
Key Players to Watch: Dillon King, Franklin (16 ppg); Isaiah Jordan, Franklin (14.5 ppg); Eugene Husband, Erie East (13.9 ppg); Keith Wallace, Erie East (11.6 ppg); J.R. Mountain, General McLane (no stats available); Andrea Jefferson, Sharon (around 19 ppg).
Final Four: General McLane over Sharon; Franklin over Erie East
Title game will be: General McLane over Franklin
State qualifiers will be: 1. General McLane; 2. Franklin; 3. Sharon

CLASS AAAA
Number of teams in the field: 3
Last year's title game: Erie Strong Vincent over Erie Cathedral Prep
Top seed: Cathedral Prep (Erie) (13-9)
Key Players to Watch: Adam Blazek, Erie Cathedral Prep (14.5 ppg, 4.9 apg, 5.8 rpg, 2.7 spg); Deandrye Henderson, Erie Strong Vincent (13.9 ppg, 9 rpg); Sheldon Zablotny, Erie Cathedral Prep, (11.7 ppg); Colin Kimball, Erie McDowell (around 14 ppg).
Final Four: Erie Cathedral Prep has a bye; McDowell (Erie) over Strong Vincent (Erie)
Title game will be: Erie Cathedral Prep over Erie McDowell
State qualifiers will be: 1. Erie Cathedral Prep; 2. Erie McDowell