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One thing that is clear is that the PIAA Basketball State Championships have an attendance problem. Will this get the attention of the PIAA to look at making some changes? PIAA State Championship basketball attendance 2026-10,997 2025-17,634 2024-19,167 2023-20,205 As a reference, from 2004-06 attendance was over 33,000 each year. (Before Philadelphia teams and only 4 classes)

2026 PIAA basketball championship attendance: Girls/Boys 1A: 865/450 2A: 560/460 3A: 755/782 4A: 305/430 5A: 515/1350 6A: 1,025/3500 Total: 4,025/6,972 Overall Total: 10,997 (916 per game on average)

Your 6A state champions: @CDAthletics

FINAL: Central Dauphin 54 New Castle 43 Rams advance to their first state semifinal since 2012, led by Shakur Starling’s 19 points. CD will take on Upper St. Clair on Tuesday for a berth in the 6A title game.

Central Dauphin scoring in the 54-43 win vs New Castle-Shakur Starling 19 Khalil Roberts 10 Jelani Easter 10 Jared Dolimpio 8 Jaxson Davenport 5 Kameron DeVan 2 @ShakurStarling @JelaniEaster_21 @jared_dolimpio2 @JDavenport2026 @CentralPA_Hoops @717Hoops @Khalilroberts10

PA HS hoops: Old Forge defeated Delone Catholic 51-38 in a PIAA Class 2A state championship tournament quarterfinal. Trialing by 10 at the beginning of the 3rd quarter, OF launched an 18-2 run. OF made 5 3s in the 2nd half @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @richflanagan33

The Rosters for the 50th Annual Mid-State Roundball All Star Game on March 25th at Steel-High are now posted at: Mid-stateroundball.org

My preview of the PIAA Class 6A bracket is posted on LLhoops.com @richflanagan33 @Owen_McCue @CentralPA_Hoops @EastPASportsnet @dan_sostek @717Hoops @PaulRobertsCuse @BadgleyBruce @thebullp_n @pennhoops @chickg3 @BillBeckner @BREAL412 @PeteDLN @TomMoorePhilly

My preview of the PIAA Class 3A bracket is posted on the LLhoops.com website @richflanagan33 @PaulRobertsCuse @dan_sostek @Owen_McCue @BoytimMichael @RiseAndStine @BillBeckner @BREAL412 @BadgleyBruce @CentralPA_Hoops @paD3hoops @717Hoops @toomraider1 @ByTimGross

My preview of the PIAA state championship tournament Class 1A bracket is posted at LLhoops.com @richflanagan33 @Owen_McCue @BadgleyBruce @Sankofa_sports @woahh_Nafis @PaulRobertsCuse @ross_burman @ADRobinson3 @PeteDLN @CentralPA_Hoops @717Hoops @BREAL412 @BillBeckner

Final @MHSATHLETICS4 75 @EP_Panthers 37 Your Milton Hershey Spartans are moving on!!! The Spartans will be taking on Spring Grove in the next round after they defeated Northern York.

Cocalico scoring in the 67-51 win vs Solanco-Timmy Hambright 22 Josh Becker 10 Ty Wealand 9 Ethan Stradling 7 Jackson Matos 7 Karter Deering 6 Luke Wass 6 @LLhoops @CocalicoSports @TimmyHambright1 @ethans214 @tywealand22 @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @PrepHoopsPA @paD3hoops

Final @OctBball 69 @RL_BoysHoops 46 Red Land has one last chance to secure the final spot in the state playoffs, against the loser of the Cocalico/Solanco matchup.

PA HS basketball: my article on last night’s thrilling Lancaster-Lebanon League playoff semifinal in which Lancaster Mennonite defeated Hempfield in OT is posted on the LLhoops.com website in the “Kehler on Hoops” section @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @paD3hoops

@bob_ostroski @LLhoops @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @KMorganArchive Both teams were very deliberate on offense and both had difficulty finding the range from beyond the arc. Lancaster Catholic’s 15 turnovers also were a factor.

Hempfield scoring in their 45-34 win vs Lancaster Catholic-Spencer Troyer 19 Tate Guthrie 11 Cayden Auker 6 Sean Forsyth 6 Jayzen Gant 3 @LLhoops @HSDSportsScores @auker_11_hooper @Jayzen_Gant1 @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @KMorganArchive

PA HS hoops: visiting Milton Hershey led almost all the way & defeated crosstown rival Hershey 57-39. Milton Hershey is now 20-2; Hershey is now 18-2. Rebounds-MH 39 H 23 Turnovers-MH 19 H 3 FTs-MH 12/17 H 7/10 3s-MH 2 H 3 @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @paD3hoops @PaulRobertsCuse

PA HS hoops: at halftime in a wide open game between the top 2 Class 5A teams in PIAA District 3, Milton Hershey leads host Hershey 23-21. MH has a 23 to 15 edge on the boards, but MH has committed 11 turnovers. MH is 19-2 & H is 18-1. @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @paD3hoops

Pennsylvania HS basketball: my article on Lancaster Mennonite’s great non-conference schedule is posted on the LLhoops.com website in the “Kehler on Hoops” section. @717Hoops @CentralPA_Hoops @paD3hoops @PrepHoopsPA @PaulRobertsCuse @ross_burman @Owen_McCue @LLhoops

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