The first round of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state tournament continues Thursday with four first-round games involving District 2 teams. The games were postponed Wednesday because of weather.
The third and final day of PIAA first-round action includes one game each in Class 2A boys as well as Class 5A, 4A and A girls.
The PIAA is using home courts in most cases for first-round games this season.
NEPABasketball.com editor Tom Robinson, who covers and writes about District 2 basketball for the website, is once again predicting the outcomes of games throughout the state tournament after also picking all the games in the District 2 tournament.
His predictions for the Wednesday games are below.
PIAA PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS
By Tom Robinson
(Home team in CAPS)
CLASS 2A FIRST-ROUND BOYS GAME
Old Forge by 1 over WYALUSING VALLEY
CLASS 5A FIRST-ROUND GIRLS GAME
ABINGTON HEIGHTS by 12 over Twin Valley
CLASS 4A FIRST-ROUND GIRLS GAME
BERKS CATHOLIC by 7 over Lake-Lehman
CLASS A FIRST-ROUND GIRLS GAME
Jenkintown by 3 over SUSQUEHANNA
WHAT TO EXPECT
District 2 teams are 10-7 so far in the first round after going 5-2 Wednesday. The district needs just one win to finish the first round with a winning record. The Abington Heights girls look like the best bet to produce that win, but a win or wins could also come from elsewhere.
RECAP
The only incorrect pick Wednesday was when the Pittston Area girls, predicted to win by four, lost by one on the road at Bangor.
Wednesday PIAA boys picks: 4-0 (100.0 percent)
Wednesday PIAA girls pick: 2-1 (66.7 percent)
Wednesday total PIAA picks: 6-1 (85.7 percent)
PIAA state boys picks: 7-2 (77.8 percent)
PIAA state girls picks: 6-2 (75.0 percent)
PIAA state total picks: 13-4 (76.5 percent).
Total postseason boys picks: 34-6 (85.0 percent)
Total postseason girls picks: 36-4 (90.0 percent)
Total postseason picks: 70-10 (87.5 percent)
