High School - Boys Varsity Basketball PIAA Playoff Game (FINAL)
- What
- High School - Boys Varsity Basketball PIAA Playoff Game (FINAL)
- When
- 3/27/2018, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Where
- The Giant Center (Hershey, Pa.)
Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team will take on the Abington Heights Comets in the 2017-2018 PIAA Class 5A Boys Varsity Basketball Championship Final at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, at the Giant Center (Hershey, Pa.).
Note: The PIAA Championship Final was originally scheduled on March 23.
The Fightin’ Planets suppressed the Milton Hershey Spartans 62-61 in the PIAA semifinals on March 19; routed the Highlands Golden Rams 60-51 in the quarterfinals on March 16; topped the Trinity Area Hillers 49-40 in the second round on March 13; and defeated the Hampton Talbots 68-47 in the first round on March 9. The team earned its first-ever WPIAL title with a 54-44 win over the Franklin Regional Panthers in the final game of the 2017-2018 WPIAL Class 5A Boys Varsity Basketball Championship on March 2.
The team trounced the Trinity Area Hillers 56-39 in the WPIAL semifinals on Feb. 27 and defeated the Hampton Talbots 70-51 in the quarterfinals on Feb. 23. The Planets ended the 2017-2018 regular season with an overall record of 18-4 and 11-1 in section play, earning Section 2-5A title.
Tickets for the PIAA Final are $8 for adults and $4 for students and are available for purchase from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Mars Area High School’s Athletic Office. (Note: No student tickets will be sold at the gate.)
For more information, call (724) 625-9380 or visit www.piaa.org.
GAME TO LIVE STREAM ON PCN SPORTS
Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) Sports will live stream the 2017-2018 PIAA Class 5A Boys Varsity Basketball Championship Final. For details, visit https://pcntv.com/ or click on the following: