WCAC Basketball Playoff Brackets Updated After Play-In Games, Quarterfinals Set

Bishop Ireton, Archbishop Carroll boys, as well as Holy Cross and Good Counsel girls advance in WCAC tournament; quarterfinals tip off February 22
Bishop Ireton kicked off the WCAC boys basketball tournament on Thursday with a win over Good Counsel. The 8th-seeded Cardinals will meet top-seeded Paul VI Catholic on Saturday in the semifinals.
Bishop Ireton kicked off the WCAC boys basketball tournament on Thursday with a win over Good Counsel. The 8th-seeded Cardinals will meet top-seeded Paul VI Catholic on Saturday in the semifinals. / Bishop Ireton Hoops Instagram

The Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) boys and girls basketball playoff brackets have been updated following Thursday’s play-in games.

In the boys tournament, No. 8 Bishop Ireton defeated No. 9 Good Counsel, while No. 7 Archbishop Carroll advanced past No. 10 St. Mary’s Ryken.

On the girls side, No. 9 Holy Cross edged No. 8 St. Mary’s Ryken, and No. 7 Good Counsel dominated No. 10 Archbishop Carroll.

Quarterfinals – February 22

  • No. 8 Bishop Ireton at No. 1 Paul VI – 3 p.m.
  • No. 5 St. John’s College at No. 4 Bishop O’Connell – 2 p.m.
  • No. 7 Archbishop Carroll at No. 2 Gonzaga College – 6 p.m.
  • No. 6 Bishop McNamara at No. 3 DeMatha – 1 p.m.

Semifinals – February 23 at American University

  • TBD vs. TBD – 4:30 p.m.
  • TBD vs. TBD – 6:15 p.m.

Championship – February 24 at American University

  • TBD vs. TBD – 8 p.m.

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Harry Lichtman
HARRY LICHTMAN

Harry Lichtman is a sports reporter based in Montgomery County, MD and the DC area. He also writes for Capitals Outsider and LastWordOnSports, and previously wrote for MLB Report, The Sports Pulse, the Baltimore Jewish Times, the Montgomery County Sentinel, and The Bottom Line newspaper at Frostburg State University. In 2020, Harry won an MDDC Press award for a story about former high school lacrosse head coach Jeff Fritz. Harry has been writing since 2016.