Muhlenberg and Reading both earn home games in the opening round of the District 3 Class 6A boys basketball tournament.
No. 4 Muhlenberg entertaining No. 13 Cedar Crest in a barn-burner. The Falcons get the better of things early and take a 18-16 lead after a high-scoring first quarter.
The hosts would battle back and enjoy a 35-31 advantage at intermission. That was the way it would go for the rest of regulation and the score would be tied at 54-all after 32 minutes.
Jemar Pauleus led all scorers with 23 points and Cedar Crest wins 66-60 in overtime. Justin Armstrong and Eli Hemmings combine for 35 points but the Muhls season comes to end with a 16-8 record.
No. 5 seed Reading taking on No. 12 York in a rematch of their Dec. 6 game won by the Red Knights 70-60.
The Bearcats start quick in this one, jumping out to a 7-0 lead early en route to a 22-10 lead after the first quarter.
Jostin DeCastro would try to keep Reading in it with a team-high 20 points, but the hosts would find it difficult to get the deficit to single digits.
Nasir Barnes scored 23 of his game-high 33 points in the second half and York wins it 86-69.
The Red Knights season comes to a close with an 18-8 record.