CLASS 4A QUARTERFINAL
2-1 SCRANTON PREP (22-5) VS. 12-4 DEVON PREP (7-18)
When: Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Bethlehem Liberty High School.
Tickets: Tickets are $9 for advance online purchases and $10 day-of-game online purchases. Tickets at the door are $10, cash only, and exact change is required. Please note that due to capacity limits, tickets may not be available for purchase at the door. Pre-kindergarten children are admitted free of charge.
How they got here: Scranton Prep beat 3-3 Schuylkill Valley, 65-48, and 11-3 Salisbury, 57-42; Devon Prep defeated 11-1 Allentown Central Catholic, 68-47, and 2-3 Valley View, 61-41.
Up next: Winner advances to semifinals Monday to play winner of 3-2 Bishop McDevitt vs. 4-1 Lewisburg game.
Players to watch: Scranton Prep- Packy Doherty (6-2, Senior, 22.0), Brody Martin (6-1, Senior, 11.7), Chicky Skoff (5-10, Sophomore, 9.6), Max McGrath (6-3, Junior, 5.5), Charlie Skoff (6-1, Junior, 5.1); Devon Prep- Jaden Craft (Junior, 10.2), Cooper Fairlamb (Junior, 8.5), John Doogan (Junior, 7.5), Owen Raymond (Senior, 6.5), Braedan Fisher (Senior, 5.8).
Noteworthy: Scranton Prep won its eighth District 2 Class 4A championship since 2016-17. … Scranton Prep is 31-26 all-time in the state playoffs. … Scranton Prep senior Packy Doherty has more than 1,000 career points. He scored 25 points with five 3-pointers in a win over Schuylkill Valley in the first round, and had 18 in the win over Salisbury. … Former University of Scranton standout Jason Fisher is the head coach at Devon Prep, which is the defending Class 4A state champion. Devon Prep lost to Scranton Prep, 73-58, and Abington Heights, 54-49, this season. During Fisher’s career, Devon Prep has won PIAA championships in 2022, 2024, and 2025.
— JOBY FAWCETT