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Pairings for the 2014-15 PIAA H.S Basketball Championships were released on Sunday. Both the Holy Redeemer boys and girls teams are headed to states.

The girls, who are the No. 2 seed out of District 2, begin their march to states on Friday at the Shikellamy Fieldhouse in Sunbury. The Royals, who advanced to the state semifinals last year at Class 3A, will face the No. 1 seed out of District 4, Central Columbia, in the first round of Class 2A action.

Fresh off their first district title in girls basketball in school history, Pittston Area will face North Penn, the No. 1 seed out of District 7 on Friday at Wyoming Area H.S. at 7:30 p.m.

In boys’ action, Holy Redeemer will travel to Enola to face Trinity, the No. 1 seed out of District 3, at East Pennsboro H.S. on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

In Class 3A, GAR will play the No. 4 seed out of District 3, Manheim Central on Friday at Wyoming Area at 6 p.m.

PIAA Championships

Girls basketball

District 2 opening round schedule:

* Class 1A: Old Forge vs. Millville (District 4), Saturday 2:30 p.m. at Marywood University

*Class 2A: Dunmore vs. Mt. Carmel Area (District 4), Friday 7 p.m., Scranton H.S.

* Class 2A: Holy Cross vs. York Catholic (District 3), Friday 7 p.m. Red Lion H.S.

* Class 2A: Holy Redeemer vs. Central Columbia (District 4), Friday 6 p.m., Shikellamy Fieldhouse, Sunbury

* Class 3A: Scranton Prep vs. Lewisburg Area (District 4), Saturday 3:30 p.m., Williamsport H.S.

* Class 3A: Honesdale vs. Allentown Central Catholic (District 11), Saturday 4 p.m., Marywood University

* Class 3A: North Pocono vs. West York (District 3), Saturday 1 p.m. Marywood University

* Class 4A: Abington Heights vs. Red Lion (District 1), Friday 6:30 p.m., Council Rock South

* Class 4A: Pittston Area vs. North Penn (District 1), Friday 7:30 p.m., Wyoming Area H.S.

Boys basketball

District 2 opening round schedule:

* Class 1A: Old Forge vs. Meadowbrook Christian (District 4), Friday 6 p.m., Lackawanna College

* Class 2A: Mid Valley vs. Towanda (District 4), Saturday 1 p.m., Lackawanna College

* Class 2A: Holy Cross vs. Loyalsock (District 4), Saturday 5 p.m., Williamsport Area H.S.

* Class 2A: Holy Redeemer vs. Trinity (District 3), Saturday 2:30 p.m., East Pennsboro H.S.

* Class 3A: Scranton Prep vs. Shamokin Area (District 4), Friday 7:30 p.m., Lackawanna College

* Class 3A: Valley View vs. Pottsville (District 11), Friday 7 p.m., Blue Mountain H.S.

* Class 3A: GAR vs. Manheim Central (District 3), Friday 6 p.m., Wyoming Area H.S.

* Class 4A: Abington Heights vs. Central York (District 3), Saturday 2:30 p.m., Lackawanna College