PIAA BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1920-2020) TEAM CHRONOLOGIES Beginning in 2016-2017, PIAA grouped boys’ basketball in six classifications – 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A. The number and designation of classifications have changed several times throughout the years. Here is the chronology of the classifications: 1920 through 1944: One classification, historically called Class A 1945 through 1950: Two classifications, the larger called Class A and the smaller called Class B 1951 through 1983: Three classifications The largest was called Class A from 1951 through 1975, then rebranded Class AAA from 1976 through 1983 The middle class was called Class B from 1951 through 1975, then rebranded Class AA from 1976 through 1983 The smallest class was called Class C from 1951 through 1975, then rebranded Class A from 1976 through 1983 No Class C state championship games were conducted from 1948 through 1950. The first official PIAA Class C Boys Basketball championship game was conducted in 1951 1984 through 2016: Four classifications The largest was called Class AAAA, the second-largest Class AAA, the third-largest Class AA and the smallest Class A from 1984 through the 2015-2016 school year. 2017 forward: Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, PIAA expanded basketball to six classifications. Those classifications are identified as 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A. PIAA has decided as a matter of consistency to rebrand the historical classes from the first tournament in 1920 through 1983. As a result, the largest class is designated as Class 3A, the second-largest as Class 2A and the smallest as Class 1A. From 1984 through 2016, the designations Class 4A, Class 3A, Class 2A and Class 1A are used. NOTE: Allentown’s 1946 and 1947 AAA titles were vacated when it was discovered post-tournament that the school had used an ineligible player both years. PIAA has ruled that while the titles were vacated, the results of Allentown’s 1946 and 1947 PIAA playoff games will stand. The titles were vacated administratively; therefore the games played by Allentown in 1946 and 1947 are recorded as wins and losses. Such games are noted below by an asterisk (*). The team chronologies of the PIAA Boys Basketball Championship qualifiers begin below with schools listed in alphabetical order from letter M through letter Y: MAHANOY AREA [MAHANOY CITY] MAHANOY CITY 1-0 W Kingston 66-53 1965 3A quarterfinal 0-1 L Reading 54-27 1921 3A quarterfinal 1-1 L Steelton-Highspire 63-42 1965 3A semifinal 1-1 W Newport Twp. (2) 64-28 1922 3A quarterfinal 2-1 W Forest City 82-78 OT 1983 1A first round 2-1 W Mount Union 26-25 1922 3A semifinal 2-2 L Northwest Area 69-56 1983 1A second round 3-1 W Harrisburg Tech 22-17 1922 3A championship 3-2 W Forest City 59-49 1990 1A first round 4-1 W Gettysburg 33-14 1941 3A first round 3-3 L Lourdes Regional 61-40 1990 1A second round 4-2 L Luzerne 45-43 1941 3A quarterfinal 4-3 W Holy Name 70-50 1991 1A first round 5-3 W Forest City 73-60 1991 1A second round MANHEIM CENTRAL [MANHEIM] 6-3 W Loyalsock Township 83-61 1991 1A quarterfinal 0-1 L Archbishop Carroll (12) 57-35 2014 3A first round 6-4 L Scotland 83-79 1991 1A semifinal 1-1 W GAR Memorial 35-32 2015 3A first round 7-4 W Elk Lake 61-44 1992 1A first round 1-2 L Neumann-Goretti (12) 72-44 2015 3A second round 7-5 L Central Catholic (3) 43-41 1992 1A second round 1-3 L East Stroudsburg No. 58-55 2017 5A first round 7-6 L Loyalsock Township 87-44 1993 1A first round 7-7 L Sleighton 65-63 1995 1A first round MANHEIM TOWNSHIP [NEFFSVILLE] 8-7 W Lebanon Catholic 49-36 1997 1A first round 1-0 W Weatherly 26-21 1946 2A quarterfinal 8-8 L Holy Name 59-48 1997 1A second round 1-1 L Fell Twp. 38-24 1946 2A semifinal 9-8 W Scotland 70-61 1998 1A first round 1-2 L Ridley 65-47 1989 4A first round 9-9 L Northwest Area 73-48 1998 1A second round 1-3 L Norristown 59-52 1998 4A first round 9-10 L Mount Carmel 58-55 1999 1A first round 1-4 L Chester 81-54 2005 4A first round 9-11 L Antietam 53-45 2001 1A first round 1-5 L Lower Merion 88-86 2018 6A first round 9-12 L Bishop Neumann (4) 52-45 2002 1A first round 1-6 L Mount Lebanon 67-57 2019 6A first round 9-13 L Prep Charter 49-39 2005 2A first round 9-14 L Mansfield 49-41 2011 1A first round MANSFIELD 9-15 L St. John Neumann (4) 46-44 2012 1A first round 0-1 L Lansford 22-8 1920 3A first round 10-15 W Muncy 58-44 2013 1A first round 1-1 W Clarks Summit 52-24 1948 2A first round 10-16 L Church Farm 42-36 2013 1A second round 1-2 L Swoyersville 56-40 1948 2A quarterfinal 11-16 W Galeton 57-20 2014 1A first round 1-3 L Tunkhannock 65-52 1958 2A first round 11-17 L Church Farm 56-52 2014 1A second round 2-3 W Montrose 43-41 1962 2A quarterfinal 12-17 W Wellsboro 42-40 2015 2A first round 2-4 L Darby 69-62 1962 2A semifinal 12-18 L Conwell-Egan 82-31 2015 2A second round 2-5 L Swoyersville 69-43 1963 2A first round 12-19 L Mastery Charter North 66-38 2016 2A first round 2-6 L Montrose 80-57 1964 2A quarterfinal 2-7 L Montrose 61-59 1967 2A first round PIAA BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1920-2020) TEAM CHRONOLOGIES MANSFIELD (cont.) MARIAN CATHOLIC [HOMETOWN] (cont.) 3-7 W Montrose 76-56 1968 2A quarterfinal 13-18 L Math, Civics & Science 71-45 2011 1A first round 3-8 L Middletown 65-53 1968 2A semifinal 13-19 L Masterman 70-62 2017 2A first round 4-8 W Dunmore 74-65 1969 2A first round 5-8 W Honesdale 90-41 1969 2A quarterfinal MARION CENTER 6-8 W Oxford 89-55 1969 2A semifinal 1-0 W Shanksville 81-64 1961 2A first round 7-8 W Frazier 65-43 1969 2A championship 1-1 L Fort Cherry 60-59 1961 2A quarterfinal 8-8 W Tunkhannock 104-63 1970 2A first round 1-2 L Quaker Valley 83-63 1972 2A first round 9-8 W Dunmore 97-67 1970 2A quarterfinal 2-2 W Kane 60-41 1979 2A first round 9-9 L Avon Grove 66-63 1970 2A semifinal 2-3 L Girard (10) 78-77 1979 2A second round 9-10 L Carbondale 67-43 1972 2A first round 2-4 L Springdale 82-52 1985 2A first round 9-11 L Sacred Heart (2) 58-52 OT 1984 1A first round 2-5 L Albert Gallatin 60-56 1986 2A first round 9-12 L Upper Dauphin 54-46 1986 1A first round 2-6 L Washington (7) 81-45 1990 2A first round 10-12 W Fleetwood 58-56 OT 1987 1A first round 2-7 L Serra Catholic 73-62 1993 2A first round 11-12 W Freeland 79-73 1987 1A second round 3-7 W Waynesburg 78-56 1999 3A first round 11-13 L Millersburg 67-59 1987 1A quarterfinal 3-8 L Blackhawk 81-36 1999 3A second round 11-14 L Scotland 60-55 OT 1988 1A first round 11-15 L Scotland 92-45 2002 1A first round MARS 12-15 W Bishop O’Hara 47-41 2007 1A first round 1-0 W Oliver 66-42 2012 3A preliminary 13-15 W Camp Hill 60-48 2007 1A second round 1-1 L Greater Johnstown 69-53 2012 3A first round 13-16 L Scotland 56-44 2007 1A quarterfinal 1-2 L Girard (10) 66-62 2013 3A first round 14-16 W Old Forge 50-39 2009 1A first round 1-3 L Central Valley 67-56 2014 3A first round 14-17 L Central Catholic (3) 67-36 2009 1A second round 2-3 W Somerset 78-48 2015 3A first round 15-17 W Pius X (11) 61-51 2010 1A first round 3-3 W Beaver Falls 69-66 2015 3A second round 15-18 L Lebanon Catholic 51-47 OT 2010 1A second round 3-4 L Cathedral Prep 62-56 2015 3A quarterfinal 16-18 W Mahanoy Area 49-41 2011 1A first round 4-4 W Clearfield 68-60 2016 3A first round 16-19 L Constitution 67-53 2011 1A second round 5-4 W Strong Vincent 58-56 2016 3A second round 6-4 W Natrona Hts. Highlands 77-48 2016 3A quarterfinal MAPLETOWN 7-4 W Bishop McDevitt (3) 80-62 2016 3A semifinal 1-0 W Sparta 75-68 1972 1A first round 7-5 L Neumann-Goretti (12) 99-66 2016 3A championship 1-1 L Karns City 63-55 1972 1A second round 8-5 W Hampton 85-81 2017 5A first round 9-5 W Cathedral Prep 72-61 2017 5A second round MAPLEWOOD [GUYS MILLS] 9-6 L Meadville 53-46 2017 5A quarterfinal 1-0 W Cameron County 45-39 1980 1A first round 10-6 W Hampton 68-47 2018 5A first round 1-1 L Bishop Carroll (6) 53-50 1980 1A second round 11-6 W Trinity Area (7) 49-40 2018 5A second round 1-2 L Cornell 53-41 1981 1A first round 12-6 W Natrona Hts.