The Marian and Palmerton girls earned No. 1 seeds for the upcoming District 11 basketball tournament. The Fillies were the top seed in Class 2A, while the Bombers were seeded first in Class 3A.

The pairings, matchups, sites and times were released yesterday for the tournament that will open on Wednesday with a pair of games in Class 4A girls and wraps up with championship games across all six classes in both boys and girls play on Feb. 28, March 1, and March 2.

This year’s field features a total of 75 teams, including 14 for the Times News area.

Lehighton, Marian, Palmerton, Panther Valley, Northwestern and Tamaqua all have both boys and girls teams in the tournament. They are joined by the Weatherly boys and the Northern Lehigh girls.

The tournament features nine brackets with only District 11 teams and three brackets - Class 1A boys, Class 1A girls and Class 3A boys - that are combined with another district to form a subregional.

DISTRICT 11 PLAYOFFS

BOYS BASKETBALL

CLASS 1A

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

No. 5 Forest City Regional at No. 4 Susquehanna Community, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Weatherly at No. 3 MMI Prep, 7 p.m.

Semifinals

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Forest City/Susquehanna Community winner vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-ES, TBA

Weatherly/MMI Prep winner vs. No. 2 Bethlehem Christian, TBA

Finals and Consolation

Friday, March 1

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Feb. 24

No. 8 Williams Valley vs. No. 1 Mahanoy Area at Martz Hall, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Minersville vs. No. 4 Tri-Valley at Blue Mountain, 2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Marian Catholic vs. No. 3 Lincoln Leadership at Northern Lehigh, 1 p.m.

No. 7 Nativity vs. No. 2 Schuylkill Haven at Martz Hall, 2:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Minersville/Tri-Valley winner vs. Williams Valley/Mahanoy Area winner, TBA

Marian/Lincoln Leadership winner vs. Nativity/Schuylkill Haven winner, TBA

Finals and consolation

Saturday, March 2

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Feb. 24

No. 8 Catasauqua vs. No. 1 Executive Education Academy at Easton, 2:30 p.m.

No. 5 Salisbury vs. No. 4 Saucon Valley at Allen, 1 p.m.

No. 6 Panther Valley vs. No. 3 Palmerton at Allen, 2:30 p.m.

No. 7 MaST Community Charter vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-GP at Easton, 1 p.m.

Semifinals

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Catasauqua/Executive Education winner vs. Salisbury/Saucon Valley winner, TBA

Panther Valley/Palmerton winner vs. MaST Community Charter/Notre Dame-GP winner, TBA

Finals and consolation

Saturday, March 2

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

No. 8 Wilson vs. No. 1 Blue Mountain at Martz Hall, 8 p.m.

No. 5 Northwestern vs. No. 4 North Schuylkill at Martz Hall, 6:30 p.m.

No. 6 Lehighton vs. No. 3 Pottsville at Blue Mountain, 5 p.m.

No. 7 Tamaqua vs. No. 2 Allentown Central Catholic at Allen, 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Wilson/Blue Mountain winner vs. Northwestern/North Schuylkill winner, TBA

Lehighton/Pottsville winner vs. Tamaqua/Allentown Central Catholic winner, TBA

Finals and consolation

Friday, March 1

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 5A

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

No. 5 Bangor vs. No. 4 Pocono Mountain East at Pleasant Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Bangor/PM East winner vs. No. 1 Pocono Mountain West, TBA

No. 3 East Stroudsburg North vs. No. 2 Whitehall, TBA

Finals

Saturday, March 2

Bangor/PM East/PM West winner vs. ES North/Whitehall winner, TBA

CLASS 6A

Quarterfinals

Saturday, Feb. 24

No. 5 Stroudsburg vs. No. 4 Northampton at Allen, 4 p.m.

No. 6 Nazareth vs. No. 3 Liberty at Easton, 4 p.m.

Semifinals

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Stroudsburg/Northampton winner vs. No. 1 Parkland, TBA

Nazareth/Liberty winner vs. No. 2 Emmaus, TBA

Finals and consolation

Friday, March 2

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

GIRLS BASKETBALL

CLASS 1A

Semifinals

Wednesday, Feb. 28

No. 4 Nativity at No. 1 Mountain View, 7 p.m.

No. 3 Susquehanna Community vs. No. 2 Bethlehem Christian, TBA

Finals

Saturday, March 2

Nativity/Mountain View winner vs. Susquehanna/Bethlehem Christian winner, TBA

Consolation

Saturday, March 2

Nativity/Mountain View loser vs. Susquehanna/Bethlehem Christian loser, TBA

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

No. 5 Williams Valley vs. No. 4 Northern Lehigh at Blue Mountain, 6:30 p.m.

No. 6 Lincoln Leadership Academy vs. No. 3 Schuylkill Haven at Blue Mountain, 8 p.m.

No. 7 Panther Valley vs. No. 2 Minersville at Martz Hall, 5 p.m.

Semifinals

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Williams Valley/Northern Lehigh winner vs. No. 1 Marian, TBA

Lincoln Leadership/Schuylkill Haven winner vs. Panther Valley/Minersville winner, TBA

Finals and consolation

Friday, March 1

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

No. 5 Executive Education vs. No. 4 Catasauqua at Whitehall, 5 p.m.

Semifinals

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Executive Education/Catasauqua winner vs. No. 1 Palmerton, TBA

No. 3 Pen Argyl vs. No. 2 Notre Dame-GP, TBA

Finals

Friday, March 1

Executive Education/Catasauqua/Palmerton winner vs. Pen Argyl/Notre Dame-GP winner, TBA

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, Feb. 21

No. 5 Tamaqua vs. No. 4 Northwestern at Catasauqua, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Lehighton vs. No. 3 Allentown Central Catholic at Catasauqua, 7:30 p.m.

Semifinals

Saturday, Feb. 24

Tamaqua/Northwestern winner vs. No. 1 Blue Mountain at Martz Hall, 1 p.m.

Lehighton/Allentown Central Catholic winner vs. No. 2 North Schuylkill at Blue Mountain, 1 p.m.

Finals and consolation

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 5A

Semifinals

Wednesday, Feb. 28

No. 4 East Stroudsburg South vs. No. 1 Bethlehem Catholic, TBA

No. 3 Whitehall vs. No. 2 Bangor, TBA

Finals

Saturday, March 2

ES South/Bethlehem Catholic winner vs. Whitehall/Bangor winner,TBA

CLASS 6A

Quarterfinals

Friday, Feb. 23

No. 8 Stroudsburg vs. No. 1 Parkland at Allen, 6 p.m.

No. 5 Emmaus vs. No. 4 Pocono Mountain West at Pleasant Valley, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Liberty vs. No. 3 Nazareth at Whitehall, 6:30 p.m.

No. 7 Dieruff vs. No. 2 Easton at Whitehall, 8 p.m.

Semifinals

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Stroudsburg/Parkland winner vs. Emmaus/PM West winner, TBA

Liberty/Nazareth winner vs. Dieruff/Easton winner, TBA

Finals and consolation

Friday, March 1

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA