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By SCOTT FERTAL; Times Leader Sports Correspondent
 Tuesday, February 21, 1995 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 6B 





DURYEA -- If the seedings hold true to form, the District 2 boys basketball
playoffs will be a showcase for the Wyoming Valley Conference. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The WVC secured the No. 1 seed in all four classifications for the district
tourney, which starts Friday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hazleton Area, Meyers, GAR and Bishop O'Reilly earned the top seeds in
Class AAAA, AAA, AA and A, respectively. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Advanced tickets will be available for all district games with adult
tickets at $3 and student tickets at $2. All tickets at the door will be $3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Here's a rundown of the tournament by each classification: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Class AAAA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Class AAAA tournament starts on Friday, Feb. 24 with two games. No. 4
seed Abington Heights will play the No. 5 seed West Scranton at 7 p..m. at
Valley View High School. No. 3 seed Honesdale will face Pittston Area, the No.
6 seed, 7 p.m. at Dunmore High School. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Top-seeded Hazleton Area will play the Abington-West Scranton winner 6:30
p.m. Tuesday, Feb 28 at King's College. Coughlin, the No. 2 seed, will play
the Pittston-Honesdale winner at 7 p.m. that day at Wilkes University. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The championship game will be Saturday, March 4 at 1 p.m. at Wilkes
University. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Class AAA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Class AAA action starts Friday, Feb. 24. In a doubleheader at King's
College, Hanover Area, the No. 4 seed will play the No. 5 seed, Dallas at
6:30, followed by No. 3 Nanticoke and No. 6 Berwick at 8 p.m. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The second round will be Tuesday, Feb 28 with No. 1 seed Meyers playing the
Hanover-Dallas winner 8 p.m. at King's College. Second-seeded Valley View will
face the Nanticoke-Berwick winner at 7 p.m. at the University of Scranton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The tournament concludes on Friday, March 3 at the Scranton CYC. The
consolation game is at 1 p.m., followed by the championship game at 3 p.m. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Class AA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Class AA tournament starts Friday, Feb. 24 with a doubleheader at the
Scranton CYC. No. 4 seed Bishop Hoban will play No. 5 Riverside at 6:30, while
Bishop Hannan will play Dunmore, No. 3 seed, at 8 p.m. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The next round will be Tuesday, Feb. 28 with a doubleheader at the Scranton
CYC. Top-seeded GAR will play the Bishop Hoban-Riverside winner at 8 p.m.
Carbondale, the No. 2 seed, will face the Hannan-Dunmore at 6:30. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The consolation game is 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 3 at the Scranton CYC,
followed by the championship game at 3 p.m. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Class A &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Class A tournament starts Tuesday, Feb. 28 with a doubleheader at
Wyoming Area High School. Wyoming Seminary, the third seed, will face No. 2
seed Bishop O'Hara at 6:30. Top-seeded Bishop O'Reilly takes on Northwest Area
at 8 p.m. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The winners will play in the championship game, Friday, March 3 at 7 p.m.
at Wyoming Area High School. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Wvc Sweeps Top Seeds For District Tourney