WARREN, Pa. – The District 10 Class 2A and 3A quarterfinal round takes place on Friday, with Franklin the top seed in Class 3A and Kennedy Catholic the No. 1 seed in 2A.
Here’s a look at each game.
CLASS 3A QUARTERFINALS
(1) FRANKLIN vs. (8) ERIE FIRST CHRISTIAN at Oil City HS
Records: Franklin 20-2; EFC 7-15
Top Players: Franklin – Easton Fulmer 21.5 ppg., Damon Curry 15.3 ppg., Luke Guth 13.6 ppg.; EFC – Evan Montefiori 14.4 ppg., Sam Gonzalez 10.9 ppg., Jesse Jong 9.2 ppg.
Winner Gets: 4 North East/5 Mercyhurst Prep winner in semifinals
Notable: Franklin did not lose to a D10 opponent this season.
(2) SENECA vs. (7) NORTHWESTERN at HFEC
Records: Seneca 17-5; Northwestern 10-10
Top Players: Seneca – Jacob Young 13.0 ppg., Logan Kibbe 12.1 ppg., Bobby Yost 8.9 ppg.; Northwestern – Eric Steinle 12.9 ppg., Ryan Tewell 11.4 ppg., Cam Perkins 9.7 ppg.
Winner Gets: 3 Girard/6 Greenville winner in semifinals
Notable: Seneca won both meetings this season by 21 and 22 points.
(3) GIRARD vs. (6) GREENVILLE at Meadville HS
Records: Girard 14-8; Greenville 9-13
Top Players: Girard – Dylan McDonald 12.0 ppg., Austin Shady 10.6 ppg., JJ Lehman 8.8 ppg.; Greenville – Jalen Ritzert 17.1 ppg., Logan Lentz 11.4 ppg., Noah Philson 7.6 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Seneca/7 Northwestern winner in semifinals
Notable: Girard won both meetings this season by an average of 14.5 ppg.
(4) NORTH EAST vs. (5) MERCYHURST PREP at HFEC
Records: North East 13-7; Mercyhurst Prep 9-13
Top Players: North East – Ryan Mayes 16.5 ppg., Noah Crozier 14.0 ppg., Owen Kemp 7.8 ppg.; Mercyhurst Prep – Dewey Byrd 12.2 ppg., Trey Battle 10.5 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 Franklin/8 EFC winner in semifinals
Notable: North East won both meetings this season by eight and 11 points.
CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS
(1) KENNEDY CATHOLIC vs. (8) COCHRANTON at Farrell HS
Record: Kennedy Catholic 18-4, Cochranton 11-11
Top Players: Elijah Harden 19.2 ppg., Malik Lampkins-Rudolph 17.5 ppg., Gio Magestro 14.0 ppg.; Cochranton – Jaiben Walker 13.7 ppg., Chase Miller 13.5 ppg., Wyatt Barzak 9.9 ppg., Landon Homa 9.9 ppg.
Winner Gets: 4 Cambridge Springs/5 Eisenhower winner in semifinals
Notable: Cochranton has won seven of its last eight games. Kennedy Catholic has scored at least 61 points in each of its last eight win.
(2) ROCKY GROVE vs. (7) MERCER at Oil City HS
Records: Rocky Grove 17-5; Mercer 11-11
Top Players: Isaac Clayton 17.4 ppg., D’Andre Whitman 12.0 ppg., Reece Henderson 6.9 ppg.; Mercer – Jake Mattocks 10.8 ppg., Logan Turton 10.6 ppg., Woody Nickel 9.6 ppg.
Winner Gets: 3 Saegertown/6 West Middlesex winner in semifinals
Notable: Rocky Grove won both meetings by 13 and 14 points this season.
(3) SAEGERTOWN vs. (6) WEST MIDDLESEX at Farrell HS
Records: 17-5; West Middlesex 12-10
Top Players: Saegertown – Brady Greco 13.4 ppg., Jaden Wilkins 13.0 ppg., Henry Shaffer 10.2 ppg.; West Middlesex – Richie Preston 18.4 ppg., Gio Rococi 9.6 ppg., Tanner Shick 9.5 ppg.
Winner Gets: 2 Rocky Grove/ 7 Mercer winner in semifinals
Notable: Saegertown is 8-1 in its last nine games. West Middlesex comes in on a three-game winning streak.
(4) CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS vs. (5) EISENHOWER at Meadville HS
Records: Cambridge Springs 12-10; Eisenhower 13-9
Top Players: Cambridge Springs – Nathan Held 14.7 ppg., Josh Reisnauer 11.4 ppg., Ethan Counasse 9.4 ppg; Eisenhower – Wyatt Lookenhouse 16.0 ppg., Curt Darling 11.9 ppg., Kyler Black 6.9 ppg., Kael Hunt 6.9 ppg.
Winner Gets: 1 Kennedy Catholic/8 Cochranton winner in semifinals
Notable: Teams split during the regular season, each winning on their home floor.
