Three area girls teams have earned No. 1 seeds in the upcoming District 11 basketball playoffs.

The three - Marian, Palmerton and Jim Thorpe - are part of 13 Times News area squads that have qualified for the tournament, which begins Tuesday with a Class 6A girls first round game between Pleasant Valley and Liberty.

The Olympians, fresh off their Schuylkill League title run, are the top seed in Class 4A and have earned a bye into the semifinals. Northwestern, which upset the Blue Bombers in the Colonial League finals, is the second seed and will face an area foe in seventh-seeded Lehighton in the quarterfinal round.

Despite the loss to the Tigers in the CL title game, Palmerton’s rating in Class 3A puts Dan Beck’s club in the top spot. The Bombers, like Thorpe, won’t open play until the semifinal round.

Northern Lehigh, meanwhile, is also part of the 3A field, but will be playing a quarterfinal contest. The Bulldogs, seeded sixth, meet third-seeded Pine Grove on Friday.

In Class 1A, the Fillies are the only team with a winning record to easily claim the No. 1 seed. Marian faces a familiar Times News area opponent in the semifinals - Weatherly - on March 1.

While eight area girls teams will be competing for district gold, only five boys clubs will have a shot at earning a championship. They include Jim Thorpe, Marian, Northwestern, Palmerton and Panther Valley.

The Olympians and Tigers are part of a six-team Class 4A field. Thorpe, seeded fourth, takes on league rival North Schuylkill in the quarterfinals on Friday. Northwestern, the No. 6 seed, will be in action the same night when it takes on Bethlehem Catholic.

Palmerton and Panther Valley will also be participating in the same class - 3A - and both are slated to play quarterfinal contest. The Blue Bombers are seeded fourth and meet league foe Salisbury on Saturday. The sixth-seeded Panthers take on Notre Dame-Green Pond, hoping to advance to the semis.

The Colts are part of a four-team Class 2A field and will be off until the semifinal round starts on March 1. John Patton’s team is seeded third and takes on second-seeded Tri-Valley.

The championship and consolation rounds are scheduled for the weekend of March 4-5. The PIAA state playoffs open on March 8-9.

Below are the matchups, seeds and dates for the upcoming District 11 tournament. Records in parenthesis are only from regular season games.

BOYS BASKETBALL

CLASS 1A

Saturday, Feb. 26

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Forest City Regional (8-13) vs. No. 4 Roberto Clemente Charter School (11-11) at Northern Lehigh, 1 p.m.

No. 6 Lehigh Christian Academy (6-11) vs. No. 3 Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School (16-6) at Northern Lehigh, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2

Semifinals

Roberto Clemente Charter School/Forest City winner vs. No. 1 Nativity (17-5), TBA

Lehigh Christian Academy/Lincoln Leadership Academy winner vs. No. 2 Notre Dame of East Stroudsburg (15-6), TBA

Saturday, March 5

Finals and consolation

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 2A

Tuesday, March 1

Semifinals

No. 4 Mahanoy Area (7-15) vs. No. 1 Shenandoah Valley (19-3), TBA

No. 3 Marian Catholic (15-7) vs. No. 2 Tri-Valley (18-4), TBA

Friday, March 4

Finals

Mahanoy Area/Shenandoah Valley winner vs. Marian Catholic/Tri-Valley winner, TBA

CLASS 3A

Saturday, Feb. 26

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Salisbury (12-10) vs. No. 4 Palmerton (16-6) at Catasauqua, 1 p.m.

No. 6 Panther Valley (12-10) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame of Green Pond (17-5) at Catasauqua, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2

Semifinals

Palmerton/Salisbury winner vs. No. 1 Executive Education Academy Charter School (11-7), TBA

Panther Valley/Notre Dame GP winner vs. No. 2 Dock Mennonite (19-3), TBA

Saturday, March 5

Finals and consolation

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 4A

Friday, Feb. 25

Quarterfinals

No. 5 North Schuylkill (12-10) vs. No. 4 Jim Thorpe (15-7) at Lehighton, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Northwestern (12-10) vs. No. 3 Bethlehem Catholic (16-5) at Catasauqua, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 1

Semifinals

North Schuylkill/Jim Thorpe winner vs. No. 1 Wilson (15-6), TBA

Northwestern/Bethlehem Catholic winner vs. No. 2 Allentown Central Catholic (19-3), TBA

Friday, March 4

Finals and consolation

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 5A

Friday, Feb. 25

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Bangor (12-10) vs. No. 4 Blue Mountain (13-9) at Martz Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 1

Semifinals

Bangor/Blue Mountain winner vs. No. 1 Pottsville (15-6), TBA

No. 3 East Stroudsburg South (16-6) vs. No. 2 Southern Lehigh (18-4), TBA

Friday, March 4

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 6A

Saturday, Feb. 26

Quarterfinals

No. 8 Freedom (10-12) vs. No. 1 Parkland (15-7) at Easton, 4 p.m.

No. 5 Emmaus (16-6) vs. No. 4 Nazareth (17-4) at Easton, 1 p.m.

No. 6 Allen (14-8) vs. No. 3 Northampton (17-5) at Easton, 2:30 p.m.

No. 7 Liberty (11-11) vs. No. 2 Pocono Mountain West (17-4) at Pleasant Valley, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2

Semifinals

Freedom/Parkland winner vs. Emmaus/Nazareth winner, TBA

Northampton/Allen winner vs. Liberty/PM West winner, TBA

Saturday, March 5

Finals and consolation

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

GIRLS BASKETBALL

CLASS 1A

Tuesday, March 1

Semifinals

No. 4 Weatherly (6-16) vs. No. 1 Marian Catholic (18-4), TBA

No. 3 Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School (6-14) vs. No. 2 Nativity (8-14), TBA

Friday, March 4

Finals

Weatherly/Marian winner vs. Lincoln Leadership Academy Charter School/Nativity winner, TBA

CLASS 2A

Wednesday, March 2

Semifinals

No. 4 Moravian Academy (9-13) vs. No. 1 Tri-Valley (15-7), TBA

No. 3 Minersville (11-11) vs. No. 2 Mahanoy Area (13-9), TBA

Saturday, March 5

Finals

Moravian Academy/Tri-Valley winner vs. Minersville/Mahanoy Area winner, TBA

CLASS 3A

Friday, Feb. 25

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Executive Education Academy Charter School (14-7) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame-Green Pond (14-7) at Catasauqua, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Northern Lehigh (12-10) vs. No. 3 Pine Grove (13-9) at Martz Hall, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 1

Semifinals

Executive Education/Notre Dame-GP winner vs. No. 1 Palmerton (20-1), TBA

Northern Lehigh/Pine Grove winner vs. No. 2 MaST Community Charter (15-4), TBA

Friday, March 4

Finals and consolation

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 4A

Saturday, Feb. 26

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Wilson (15-7) vs. No. 4 North Schuylkill (19-3) at Panther Valley, 1 p.m.

No. 6 Pen Argyl (13-9) vs. No. 3 Allentown Central Catholic (18-4) at Whitehall, 1 p.m.

No. 7 Lehighton (11-11) vs. No. 2 Northwestern (18-4) at Whitehall, 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 2

Semifinals

Wilson/North Schuylkill winner vs. No. 1 Jim Thorpe (21-1), TBA

Lehighton/Northwestern winner vs. Pen Argyl/Allentown Central Catholic winner, TBA

Saturday, March 5

Finals and consolation

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA

CLASS 5A

Saturday, Feb. 26

Quarterfinals

No. 5 Pottsville (13-8) vs. No. 4 Blue Mountain (15-7) at Tamaqua, 1 p.m.

No. 6 Selinsgrove (14-6) vs. No. 3 Bangor (16-6) at Pleasant Valley, 1 p.m.

No. 7 East Stroudsburg South (11-11) at No. 2 Shikellamy (16-6), TBA

Wednesday, March 2

Semifinals

Pottsville/Blue Mountain winner vs. No. 1 Bethlehem Catholic (14-7), TBA

Selinsgrove/Bangor winner vs. ES South/Shikellamy winner, TBA

Saturday, March 5

Finals

Semifinal winners, TBA

CLASS 6A

Tuesday, Feb. 22

First Round

No. 9 Pleasant Valley (11-11) at No. 8 Liberty (10-12), 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 25

Quarterfinals

Pleasant Valley/Liberty winner vs. No. 1 Easton (22-0) at Northampton, 7:30 p.m.

No. 5 Parkland (14-7) vs. No. 4 Pocono Mountain West (17-4) at Northampton, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Emmaus (12-10) vs. No. 3 Nazareth (16-6) at Whitehall, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Freedom (11-11) vs. No. 2 Northampton (18-4) at Whitehall, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, March 1

Semifinals

Quarterfinal winners, TBA

Friday, March 4

Finals and consolation

Semifinal winners and losers, TBA