Basketball

Unofficial District 3 basketball pairings

District 3 released its final unofficial power rankings for basketball early Saturday afternoon. The official pairings are set to be released Monday morning, but here is how the pairings look for Franklin County teams at this point:

BOYS 6A

No. 3 Chambersburg (17-4). The Trojans will receive a first-round bye, and will host the winner of No. 11 Cedar Cliff (13-9) vs. No. 6 Harrisburg (15-6). In the regular season, Chambersburg beat Harrisburg twice by a total of 3 points, and the Colts by 18. The quarterfinal game is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 23.

BOYS 5A

No. 2 Greencastle-Antrim (20-2). The Blue Devils are bunched with No. 1 Lampeter-Strasburg and No. 3 Northeastern at the top, all with identical records. G-A has lost to NE, and did not play L-S. Greencastle will host a first-round game on Monday, Feb. 19 against No. 15 Donegal (12-10), a team it beat by 18 points earlier this year.

No. 12 Shippensburg (14-7). The Greyhounds will be on the road for the first round on Monday, Feb. 21, traveling to play at Milton Hershey (18-3), the No. 5 seed. Waynesboro (11-11) just missed the playoffs, finishing in the 17th position.

GIRLS 5A

No. 11 Shippensburg (15-7). The Lady Hounds, fresh off a Mid Penn Colonial Division crown, will play its first-round game on Tuesday, Feb. 20. Ship will travel to play at No. 6 Spring Grove (15-6).