Sixteen local high school basketball teams are bound for state tournaments and they now know their matchups for the regional round.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association announced seedings and matchups for boys and girls tournaments Sunday.
Six area teams are guaranteed berths into next week’s Hardwood Classics by virtue of top-eight seeds. The remaining 10 will play in loser-out games. Regional games take place Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at various locations.
The Class 4A, 2A, 1A and 2B tournaments feature 16 teams. The 3A and 1B tournaments have 20. Each bracket’s Nos. 1-8 seeds face off Friday or Saturday with a chance to advance into Thursday, Feb. 29’s state quarterfinals. The losers start in the round of 12 the previous day. In the 4A, 2A, 1A and 2B tournaments, the Nos. 9-16 seeds matchup Friday or Saturday for a spot in the round of 12. In 3A and 1B, the Nos. 13-20 seeds matchup in the opening round Tuesday with a chance to advance into second-round matchups against seeds 9-12 on Friday or Saturday. The winners in the second round advance to the round of 12.
Here’s a look at the state regional matchups involving local teams:
BOYS
CLASS 4A
Opening Round
No. 5 Davis vs. No. 4 Glacier Peak at Shorewood High School, Friday, 6 p.m.
No. 15 Puyallup vs. No. 10 Jackson at Shorewood High School, Friday, 8 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Opening Round
No. 19 Marysville Getchell at No. 14 Kelso, Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Second Round
No. 5 Mountlake Terrace vs. No. 4 O’Dea at Bellevue College, Friday, 8 p.m.
No. 19 Marysville Getchell/No. 14 Kelso winner winner at Arlington, Saturday 6 p.m.
CLASS 1A
Opening round
No. 16 Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) vs. No. 9 King’s at Shorewood High School, Saturday, 4 p.m.
No. 13 Sultan vs. No. 12 Motesano at Tumwater High School, Saturday, 4 p.m.
CLASS 1B
Second round
No. 17 Mount Vernon Christian/No. 16 Columbia Adventist winner vs. No. 9 Tulalip Heritage at Arlington High School, Saturday, 8 p.m.
GIRLS
CLASS 4A
Opening round
No. 16 Skyview vs. No. 9 Lake Stevens at Arlington High School, Friday, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Kamiak vs. No. 11 Emerald Ridge at Auburn High School, Saturday, 8 p.m.
CLASS 3A
Opening round
No. 18 Monroe at No. 15 Roosevelt, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Second round
No. 6 Garfield vs. No. 3 Snohomish at Arlington High School, Friday, 8 p.m.
No. 5 Arlington at No. 4 Auburn, Friday, 6 p.m.
No. 18 Monroe/No. 15 Roosevelt winner vs. No. 10 Lincoln (Tacoma) at Tacoma Community College, Saturday, 8 p.m.
No. 20 Seattle Prep/No. 13 Timberline winner vs. No. 12 Everett at Shorewood High School, Saturday, noon
CLASS 2A
Opening round
No. 6 Archbishop Murphy at No. 3 W.F. West, Friday, 8 p.m.
CLASS 1A
Opening round
No. 5 Wapato vs. No. 4 King’s at Shorewood High School, Saturday, 2 p.m.
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