The CHSAA is officially in playoff mode.
The AA diocesan tournaments get underway on Sunday and Monday. Results determine the seeding for the upcoming Intersectional championship. Stepinac is the No. 1 seed and has a bye. The Crusaders will begin their title defense on Tuesday. Iona Prep is seeded fourth and will be playing Monsignor Scanlan on Sunday.
Admission for the games is $10 for adults and $5 for students.
Archdiocesan Tournament
First round
Sunday, Feb. 15 at Mount St. Michael
No. 1 Stepinac (20-4) bye
No. 5 Monsignor Scanlan (11-13) vs. No. 4 Iona Prep (14-9), 1 p.m.
No. 7 St. Peter’s (11-11) vs. No. 2 Cardinal Hayes (17-7), 2:45 p.m.
No. 6 Mount St. Michael (9-14) vs. No. 3 St. Raymond (10-14), 4:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Mount St. Michael
Final
Saturday, Feb. 21 at Mount St. Michael
Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan Tournament
First round
Monday, Feb. 16 at Molloy
No. 7 Bishop Loughlin (4-19) vs. No. 2 St. Francis Prep (18-5), 1 p.m.
No. 6 Molloy (10-13) vs. No. 3 Christ the King (14-9), 2:45 pm
No. 5 Holy Cross (11-13) vs. No. 4 Xaverian (13-11), 4:30 p.m.
No. 1 Nazareth (18-6) bye
Semifinals
Weds., Feb. 16 at St. Francis Prep
Final
Friday, Feb. 20 at St. Francis Prep
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Stepinac earns top seed for Archdiocesan AA basketball tournament
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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