The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) announced Monday that the Meadville-Uniontown boy's basketball game on Friday, Mar. 7 has been recorded as a forfeit following an altercation that took place in the stands during the fourth quarter.

The PIAA has censured both schools for their actions during the game. Uniontown and Meadville have been removed from the PIAA Basketball Tournament. 

Both schools are also removed from the 2025-26 PIAA Basketball Tournament  unless the following provisions are met: 

  1. 1. A plan of action will be submitted to the PIAA detailing what processes are in place to prevent situations like this from occurring in the future. The plans are due by Wednesday, Mar. 18th, 2025.
  2. All players for the 2025-26 school year will complete the NFHS Sportsmanship Module.
  3. All coaches in the 2025-26 basketball program will complete the NFHS sportsmanship and the teaching and modeling behavior modules.
  4.  The identified spectators from each school whose identities are known to the school administration, are to be banned from attendance at any and all school sponsored activities until June 15, 2026.

     

  5. Each school is reprimanded for not addressing the unsportsmanlike behavior of their spectators which is a direct violation of the PIAA Bylaws as detailed in Article I, Section 5.