Monday night’s District 11 Class 5A boys basketball semifinals at Pleasant Valley were unkind to Lehigh Valley schools.

No. 7 Central Catholic dropped a 41-39 thriller to No. 6 East Stroudsburg North and in the nightcap, top-seeded Bangor couldn’t match No. 4 Pottsville’s physicality in a 48-35 loss.

The Timberwolves and Crimson Tide will square off in Thursday’s 7 p.m. championship at Blue Mountain High School.

Follow the links below for full coverage:

Bangor boys basketball’s playoff plans cut short in D-11 5A semis

In twist of fate, Central Catholic boys hoops falls late in D-11 5A semis

WATCH: Postseason darling E.S. North pulls off another thriller over Central

Rapid recap: Bangor boys basketball falls to Pottsville in D-11 5A semifinals

Tournament bracket

Greg Joyce may be reached at gjoyce@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @GJoyce9. Find Lehigh Valley high school sports on Facebook.

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