Boys Basketball L-L Tournament bracket, dates, times and places

Now that the drama over whether or not the Bears will be in the L-L Playoffs is over, we can move forward and look at who they will be playing and when.

Here's the way the bracket shapes up:

McCaskey (19-4 overall, 16-0 league) vs. Manheim Central (15-8, 11-5)
Columbia (21-2, 15-1)/Lancaster Catholic (17-6, 15-1) vs. E-town (14-9, 9-7)
(the winner of this game gets the winner of McCaskey/Central)

Conestoga Valley (14-8, 10-6) vs. Columbia/Lancaster Catholic
Lebanon (15-7, 12-4) vs. Hempfield (17-6, 13-3)
(The winner of this game gets the winner of CV and Columbia/Catholic.

• Columbia and Lancaster Catholic will play a one-game playoff to determine the Section 4 champion on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Penn Manor.
Here are the different scenarios for who, when and where E-town will play its first round game.
1. The Bears will play on Tuesday night at Conestoga Valley, regardless of who wins the Columbia/Catholic game.
2. If Columbia wins, E-town will play Columbia at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Conestoga Valley.
3. If Catholic wins, E-town will play Catholic at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Conestoga Valley.
4. E-town will be the away team either way on Tuesday night.

• Now for the L-L semifinals. If E-town wins on Tuesday, here's what would happen.
1. They would play on Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Lampeter-Strasburg against the winner of the McCaskey/Central game.

• The League finals will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at Manheim Township High School at 2 p.m.
(note: if it snows on Friday and the league is forced to cancel the girls championship, the girls game would be moved to Saturday at 11 a.m. and the boys game would start at 3 p.m., still at Manheim Township).

• Tickets will be sold at the door ONLY. Prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students. No L-L passes will be accepted, so get there early.

There you have it. If you need clarification, feel free to comment or email me at sports.etown@gmail.com and I will do my best to clear up any confusion.