Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team will take on the Cathedral Prep Ramblers in the second round of the 2022-2023 PIAA Class 5A Boys Varsity Basketball Championship at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, at Westminster College (New Wilmington, Pa.)

The Fightin’ Planets bested the Manheim Central Barons 61-49 in the first round of the PIAA playoffs March 10. The team advanced to the PIAA playoffs, after taking sixth place in the 2022-2023 WPIAL Class 5A Boys Varsity Basketball Championship. 

The Planets ended the 2022-2023 regular season with an overall record of 14-8 and 6-4 in Section 4-5A.

Tickets for all PIAA playoff games are $8 and may be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. No tickets will be sold at the gate.

For more information, visit www.piaa.org.