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Boys Basketball: Here are the first-round matchups for the 30 teams from District 3 competing in the state playoffs

District 3 champs Mechanicsburg, Eastern York, and Linville Hill are in action Friday, with Cumberland Valley, Columbia, and Lancaster Mennonite following Saturday.

YORK, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from Feb. 29, 2024.

The state playoffs begin this weekend in high school basketball, and a total of 30 District 3 schools will be gunning for the gold.

The action begins Friday night, with PIAA matchups in Class 5A, 4A, and 1A. Saturday's slate includes schools from Class 6A, Class 3A and Class 2A.

Here's the first-round schedule for all 30 District 3 boys' teams (click on the link at each class to find the full brackets).

All first-round games are held at the home of the higher seed, unless otherwise noted.

Friday, March 8

Class 5A

Warwick (17-8) at Franklin Regional (23-3), 5 p.m.

Gateway (18-8) at Mechanicsburg (20-5), 6 p.m.

Bethel Park (13-13) at Hershey (21-3), 6 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson (21-4) at York Suburban (20-6), 6 p.m.

Manheim Central (19-7) at Unionville (23-2), 7 p.m.

Exeter Township (18-8) at Upper Dublin (21-4), 7 p.m.

Greencastle-Antrim (20-6) at Shaler Area (23-3)

Muhlenberg (15-9) at Selinsgrove (17-7), 7 p.m.

Class 4A

South Allegheny (18-8) at Eastern York (18-7), 6 p.m.

Littlestown (18-7) vs. Neuman-Goretti (22-3), 7 p.m. at Father Judge HS, Philadelphia

Berks Catholic (21-3) at Blue Mountain (23-4), 7 p.m.

Fleetwood (20-4) at Scranton Prep (16-9) 7 p.m.

Archbishop Carroll (17-8) at Big Spring (19-6), 7 p.m.

Octorara (18-7) at Danville Area (20-7), 7:30 p.m.

Class 1A

Lancaster Country Day (16-9) at Notre Dame East Stroudsburg (17-9), 6 p.m. at Pocono Mountain West HS, Pocono Summit

Northumberland Christian (15-6) at Linville Hill (20-1), 7 p.m. at Lancaster County Christian HS, Lancaster

High Point Baptist (16-7) at Chester Charter Scholars (14-10), 7 p.m. at Upper Merion HS, King of Prussia

Phil-Mont Christian (18-5) at Greenwood (16-8), 7 p.m.

Lancaster County Christian (16-9) at Bucktail (14-11), 7 p.m. at Central Mountain HS, Mill Hall

Saturday, March 9

Class 6A 

Central Dauphin (18-8) at Upper St. Clair (20-5), 1 p.m.

Cedar Crest (18-7) at Lower Merion (25-1), 1 p.m.

Reading (17-9) at Chester (20-4), 1 p.m.

Bensalem (19-7) at Cumberland Valley (22-3), 3 p.m.

Central Bucks East (19-7) at Chambersburg (19-6), 5 p.m.

Emmaus (20-7) at Red Lion (18-8), 5 p.m.

Class 3A

Pickett Mastery (7-15) at Columbia (19-4), 1 p.m. at Hempfield High School

Delone Catholic (19-6) at Devon Prep (10-13), 3 p.m.

Troy (26-1) at Trinity (18-5), 3 p.m.

Class 2A

Halifax (21-3) at Dock Mennonite (20-4), 1 p.m.

St. John Neumann (14-11) at Lancaster Mennonite (17-7), 1 p.m.

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