BASKETBALL (BOYS)
Records go back to 1924 making this probably the oldest team championship in District III. Over time, it has moved from a single classification to A, B and then A, B, C followed by AAA, AA, A and now the present format of AAAA, AAA, AA, A. The year 1973 was the first year of “open” District III competition. The first year of Parochial School participation was 1974.
YEAR CLASS CLASS CLASS CLASS
(Single)
1924 Harrisburg Technical
1925 York
1926 Harrisburg Technical
1927 Steelton
1928 *Williamsport
1929 Reading
1930 John Harris (Harrisburg)
1931 Steelton
1932 Steelton
1933 Lancaster (McCaskey)
1934 Reading
1935 Steelton
1936 Lebanon
1937 Steelton
1938 Steelton
1939 Reading
A B
1940 Lebanon Swatara Township
1941 Gettysburg Wrightsville
1942 Gettysburg Swatara Township
1943 Gettysburg Swatara Township
1944 Chambersburg Camp Hill
1945 Chambersburg Camp Hill
1946 Lancaster (McCaskey) Manheim Township
A B C
1947 Chambersburg Camp Hill Robesonia
1948 York Palmyra Highspire
1949 York Kutztown Scotland
1950 York Kutztown New Holland
1951 Chambersburg Kutztown Mt. Joy
1952 Reading Kutztown East Berlin
1953 John Harris (Harrisburg) Kutztown Robesonia
1954 Chambersburg Mt. Penn Mt. Joy
1955 Reading Donegal Hummelstown
1956 Reading Columbia Lykens
1957 Reading Palmyra Fleetwood
1958 York Columbia Scotland
1959 Carlisle Kutztown West Reading
1960 York Columbia West Reading
1961 Reading Kutztown West Reading
1962 Carlisle Hempfield Fleetwood
1963 Wm. Penn (Harrisburg) Kutztown Scotland
1964 Steelton East Pennsboro Upper Dauphin
1965 Steelton Columbia Lykens
1966 Reading Columbia West Reading
1967 Central Dauphin Susquehanna Twp. Upper Dauphin
1968 Steelton-Highspire Middletown Mt. Penn
1969 Steelton-Highspire Donegal Upper Dauphin
1970 Wm. Penn (Harrisburg) Camp Hill Mt. Penn
1971 York Camp Hill Mt. Penn
1972 Reading Middletown Mt. Penn
1973 Reading Middletown Millersburg
1974 Hershey Cocalico Millersburg
1975 Steelton-Highspire Wyomissing Scotland
1976 Reading East Pennsboro Millersburg
AAA AA A
1977 Reading Cocalico Millersburg
1978 Harrisburg York Catholic Upper Dauphin
1979 Reading York Catholic Littlestown
1980 York Susquehanna Twp. Milton Hershey
1981 Reading York Catholic Milton-Hershey
1982 Carlisle Susquehannock Camp Hill
1983 Reading York Catholic Camp Hill
AAAA AAA AA A
1984 Carlisle Warwick Donegal Fleetwood
1985 Carlisle York Catholic Delone Catholic Reading Central Catholic
1986 Harrisburg Bishop McDevitt Wyomissing Upper Dauphin
1987 Harrisburg York Catholic Eastern York Millersburg
1988 Carlisle York Catholic Eastern York Millersburg
1989 Manheim Township Bishop McDevitt Wyomissing Reading Central Catholic
1990 Steelton-Highspire York Catholic Columbia Fleetwood
1991 Harrisburg York Catholic Trinity Scotland
1992 Steelton-Highspire Middletown Trinity Reading Central Catholic
1993 Steelton-Highspire Kennard Dale Reading Cent. Catholic Scotland
1994 Carlisle Susquehanna Twp. Columbia Scotland
1995 York Susquehanna Twp. Reading Cent. Catholic Scotland
1996 Harrisburg Palmyra Reading Cent. Catholic Greenwood
1997 Chambersburg Lancaster Mennonite Trinity Greenwood
1998 Harrisburg Steelton-Highspire Trinity Holy Name
1999 Harrisburg Steelton Highspire York Catholic Holy Name
2000 McCaskey Steelton-Highspire Central Catholic Lebanon Catholic
2001 Chambersburg Steelton-Highspire Trinity Scotland
2002 McCaskey Lampeter Strasburg Trinity Scotland
2003 Harrisburg Lancaster Catholic Trinity Scotland
2004 Reading Steelton-Highspire Trinity Scotland
2005 Central Dauphin Steelton-Highspire Milton Hershey Lebanon Catholic
2006 Harrisburg Susquehanna Twp. Central Catholic Lebanon Catholic
2007 Harrisburg West York York Catholic Reading Central Catholic
2008
2009
2010
*Central Penn League Champion represented the District in State Playoffs