By Rich Rhoades
Another high school basketball season begins Friday night in District 9. A grand total of 57 — 28 boys and 29 girls — of the district’s 71 teams are in action with either a weekend tournament or single-game opener Friday night.
Here’s a look at where the teams are and when it all happens:
Tip-Off Tournament Schedule
(Friday pairings and times with Saturday schedule, if available, listed below)
BOYS
Non-League
Smethport at Ridgway
Cameron County at Kane
Moshannon Valley at Curwensville
Liberty at Galeton (District 4 team now playing in North Tier League)
TOURNAMENTS
Brookville Tournament
Union vs. Clarion-Limestone, 4:30 p.m.
Brookville vs. Brockway, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 3:30 p.m.; Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Cowanesque Valley Tournament
Oswayo Valley vs. Bucktail, 7 p.m.
Cowanesque Valley vs. Northern Potter, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 4:30 p.m.; Championship, 7:30 p.m.
DuBois Central Catholic Tournament
Johnsonburg vs. North Catholic, 6 p.m.
DuBois Central Catholic vs. St. Joseph’s Catholic Academy, 7:30 p.m.
East Forest Tournament
Tidioute Charter vs. West Forest, 6 p.m.
East Forest vs. Christian Life Academy, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 6 p.m.; Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Franklin Tournament
St. Marys vs. Warren, 5:30 p.m.
Franklin vs. Visionquest, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 5:30 p.m.; Championship, 8:30, p.m.
Keystone Tournament
DuBois vs. Knoch, 6:30 p.m.
Keystone vs. Venango Catholic, 8 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 6:30 p.m.; Championship, 8 p.m.
Marion Center Tournament
Punxsutawney vs. West Shamokin, 4:30 p.m.
A-C Valley vs. Marion Center, 9 p.m.
Mercer Tip-Off Tournament
Reynolds vs. North East, 6 p.m.
Moniteau vs. Mercer, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Reynolds vs. Moniteau, 6 p.m.
Mercer vs. North East, 7:30 p.m.
Portville Tournament
Port Allegany vs. Olean-Walsh, 6 p.m.
Portville vs. Bolivar-Richburg, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 12:30 p.m.; Championship, 3:30 p.m.
Olean Tournament
Bradford vs. Silver Creek N.Y., 6:30 p.m.
Olean N.Y. vs. Maple Grove N.Y., 8 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 1 p.m.; Championship, 2:30 p.m.
Portville Tournament
Port Allegany vs. Olean-Walsh, 6 p.m.
Portville vs. Bolivar-Richburg, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 12:30 p.m.; Championship, 3:30 p.m.
Rocky Grove Tournament
Cochranton vs. Cranberry, 5:30 p.m.
Maplewood vs. Rocky Grove, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 5:30 p.m.; Championship, 8:30 p.m.
Sheffield Tournament
Austin vs. Youngsville, 5:30 p.m.
Sheffield vs. Eisenhower, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 4:30 p.m.; Championship, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLS
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN LEAGUE
Ridgway at Elk County Catholic
NON-LEAGUE
Cameron County at Johnsonburg
TOURNAMENTS
Brookville Tournament
Clarion-Limestone vs. North Clarion, 3 p.m.
Brookville vs. Clearfield, 6 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 2 p.m.; Championship, 5:30 p.m.
Brockway Tournament
DuBois vs. Redbank Valley, 6:30 p.m.
Brockway vs. A-C Valley, 8 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 2:30 p.m.; Championship, 4 p.m.
Bucktail Tournament
Williamson vs. Austin
Galeton vs. Bucktail
Cowanesque Valley Tournament
Northern Potter playing, more information needed
Franklin Tournament
Keystone vs. Kennedy Catholic, 4 p.m.
Franklin vs. St. Marys, 7 p.m.
Saturday; Consolation, 4 p.m.; Championship, 7 p.m.
Freeport Tournament
Karns City vs. Riverview, 6 p.m.
East Allegheny vs. Freeport, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 6 p.m.; Championship, 7:30 p.m.
Hollidaysburg Tournament
Bellwood-Antis vs. Blairsville, 6:30 p.m.
Bradford vs. Hollidaysburg, 8 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 6:30 p.m.; Championship, 8 p.m.
Kittanning Tournament
Hickory vs. Clarion, 3:30 p.m.
Philipsburg-Osceola vs. Kittanning, 6:30 p.m.
Marion Center Tournament
Punxsutawney vs. Westmont-Hilltop, 6 p.m.
West Shamokin vs. Marion Center, 7:30 p.m.
Mohawk Tournament
Wilmington vs. Shenango, 5 p.m.
Moniteau vs. Union-New Castle, 6:30 p.m.
Mercer vs. Mohawk, 8 p.m.
Oil City Tournament
Cranberry vs. Lakeview, 6:30 p.m.
North East vs. Oil City, 8 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 6:30 pm.; Championship, 8 p.m.
Penns Manor Tournament
Bishop Carroll vs. Conemaugh Township, 6:15 p.m.
DuBois Central Catholic vs. Penns Manor 8 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 6;15 p.m.; Championship, 8 p.m.
Portville Tournament
Thursday: Portville vs. West Valley, 6 p.m.
Friday: Smethport vs. Franklinville, 6 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 11 a.m.; Championship, 2 p.m.
Rocky Grove Tournament
Venango Catholic vs. Reynolds, 4 p.m.
Rocky Grove vs. West Forest, 7 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 4 p.m.; Championship, 7 p.m.
Sheffield Tournament
Sheffield vs. Youngsville, 4 p.m.
Eisenhower vs. Port Allegany, 7 p.m.
Saturday: Consolation, 3 p.m.; Championship, 7 p.m.
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