The people of Pleasantville and Valhalla will be very happy when they read this post.

As the semifinals proved — and as we’ve said all season — the Class B and C tournaments are going to be completely unpredictable. It’s made it fun to watch but impossible to predict. But, of course, I will try anyway:

Class B championship
No. 5 Lincoln Hall (17-6) vs. No. 7 Pleasantville (15-7)
When: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
How they got here: Pleasantville beat Edgemont in the opening round, upset No. 2 Dobbs Ferry in the quarters and outlasted Croton-Harmon 50-43 in the semifinals. Lincoln Hall edged Irvington in the first round, won at Nanuet in the quarters and knocked off top-seeded Albertus Magnus, 58-51, in the semifinals.
Regular season meetings: Pleasantville beat Lincoln Hall three times this season: a 41-38 nailbiter the on Dec. 13; a smooth 53-46 victory on Dec. 22 and a comeback 54-47 victory on Jan. 23.
Key matchup: Jack Bramswig of Pleasantville vs. Tysean Saigo of Lincoln Hall. The Panthers need their biggest and most versatile defender to stick with Saigo, who burned Albertus for three 3-pointers, and still be able to rebound. Bramswig is that type of athlete. It will be up to Saigo to make him work for everything he gets.
How Pleasantville can win: Let Lincoln Hall play into your hands. Yes, Pleasantville has beaten the Hall three times this season. What’s incredible is that the three games were so drastically different. All three centered around discipline and trusting the offense. The Panthers aren’t flashy. They just sit back, hope to keep it close until the fourth quarter and wait for you to make a mistake. As good as Lincoln Hall was versus Albertus, it made plenty of them.
How Lincoln Hall can win: Get out running. The best way to beat a zone defense is to not let the opponent get into it. Lincoln Hall should be scoring more points than it does. It has to use their superior athleticism and the large court to its advantage. The Panthers are going to find a way to put bodies on Saigo and Sir Aaron Taylor. The key will be how much Jonathan Bryant and Zach Alston get out in the open floor and finish.
Who will win: In the preseason I picked Albertus to win the title. But many of you felt Pleasantville was “my team.” The Panthers took a windy route to get to the final and Lincoln Hall took the toughest. Yes, Pleasantville beat the United three times already this season. But who’s playing the best basketball right now? Lincoln Hall is.
Prediction: Lincoln Hall 54, Pleasantville 51

Class C championship
No. 2 Valhalla (18-4) vs. No. 4 North Salem (12-10)
When: Saturday, noon
How they got here: Valhalla beat Hawthorne-CK in the quarters before knocking off Hamilton, 60-49, in the semifinals. North Salem defeated Children’s Village first and then upset top-seeded Blind Brook, 49-42, to reach the final.
Regular season meetings: Valhalla won at North Salem, 58-54, on Dec. 9. It was the first game of the season for North Salem, which had seven guys making their varsity debut. Yet it nearly rallied back in the fourth thanks to poor Valhalla free-throw shooting.
Key matchup: Christopher Wood and Trevor Sherman of North Salem vs. James Jensen of Valhalla. As great as the North Salem guards are, North Salem cannot win if Jensen controls the interior.
How Valhalla can win: Play with poise. What impressed me most about Valhalla in its win over Hamilton was how calm and cool it played in the second half. It wasn’t rattled by Rich Anikote draining five 3s in the third quarter, and even went from trailing at the half to leading into the fourth. And in that fourth quarter, the Vikings knocked down free throws to close out the win. Blind Brook couldn’t do those things against North Salem and lost because of it.
How North Salem can win: Let the vets lead you. The way Josh O’Neill and Greg Shea complement each other on the court is beautiful to watch. O’Neill is always in attack-mode and Shea quietly deliver the daggers. As long as those two guys are on their games — and why wouldn’t they be given what they’ve done the last two years – the  Tigers are in good hands.
Who will win: The Class C team with the best player always wins. Next year that will be James Jensen. This year, though, it’s Josh O’Neill. North Salem has drastically improved thanks to a brutal schedule and is playing good basketball. Either way, this could be a classic.
Prediction: North Salem 58, Valhalla 54