That lengthy highway to the dome makes a cease near house for 3 native highschool basketball groups.
The Washington Interscholastic Actions Affiliation’s event seeding committee introduced opening spherical pairings for the girls and boys state basketball tournaments on Sunday.
Whereas the realm’s highest-seeded groups have been assigned video games out of the realm, Columbia River boys, Mountain View women and Woodland women will play at Battle Floor on Friday or Saturday.
Since these will likely be loser-out video games, all three will gladly take any benefit that comes with not travelling.
The highest eight seeds in every event are assured passage to not less than the Spherical of 12 within the Tacoma Dome (Class 4A and 3A) or the Yakima Valley SunDome (Class 2A and 1A).
For everybody else, subsequent weekend’s opening-round video games are loser-out. That’s the place No. 11 Mountain View, No. 11 Columbia River and No. 9 Woodland discover themselves.
The 3A Higher St. Helens League champ Mountain View women clinched their first state berth in 24 years on Friday. The Thunder face both No. 14 Shorecrest or No. 19 Garfield, which play Tuesday within the first spherical of the 20-team 3A event.
Columbia River boys, which received a winner-to-state, loser-out sport Thursday, face No. 14 Renton.
The Woodland women, which likewise received a district loser-out sport, face No. 16 Sultan.
Class 4A
With losses Saturday within the bi-district championship to Auburn, the Camas girls and boys presumably missed a top-four seed and the possibility to play near house.
As an alternative, the Camas boys are the No. 5 seed and can face No. 4 Richland within the Tri-Cities. The No. 7 seed Camas women tackle No. 2 Lake Washington within the Seattle space.
4A Higher St. Helens League champion Union women, which misplaced to Camas within the bi-district semifinals, are the No. 5 seed and face No. 4 Woodinville within the Seattle space.
Class 3A
3A GSHL champ Prairie boys received a troublesome draw. The No. 17 seed Falcons journey to Spokane for a Tuesday first-round sport towards No. 16 Central Valley. The winner advances to a loser-out sport towards No. 9 Eastside Catholic within the Seattle space.
If the Mountain View women win this weekend, the Thunder would face No. 3 White River or No. 6 Lakeside on March 5 within the Tacoma Dome.
Class 2A
Although a web site hasn’t been introduced, the No. 2 seed R.A. Lengthy boys may also be a part of the occasion in Battle Floor. The Lumberjacks (22-1) will face No. 7 Foster with the winner clinching a spot within the quarterfinals March 6 in Yakima.
2A GSHL runner-up Mark Morris boys are the No. 8 seed and faces top-seeded Lynden in Bellingham.
Whereas the Rapids boys get to remain near house, the 2A GSHL’s fourth state qualifier Ridgefield is the No. 15 seed and travels to central Washington to face No. 10 Prosser.
On the ladies facet, 2A GSHL champ Columbia River avoids a loser-out opening spherical sport because the No. 7 seed. However the Rapids face undefeated No. 2 seed Ellensburg, the second consecutive yr River has confronted the powerhouse Bulldogs within the opening spherical.
If the No. 9 Woodland women win this weekend, the Beavers would face the loser of No. 8 Bainbridge vs. top-seeded Lynden within the Spherical of 12.
Class 1A
Keen the District 4 tournaments earned each the Seton Catholic girls and boys a top-eight seed.
The Cougars boys head to Bellingham because the No. 6 seed to face No. 3 Lynden Christian. The Seton women, additionally a No. 6 seed, head east to face No. 3 Zillah.
Two different Trico League boys qualifiers are additionally on the highway for loser-out video games. No. 13 Fort Vancouver, making its first state look since 1990, faces No. 12 Bellevue Christian within the Seattle space. No. 14 La Heart head headed to north-central Washington to face No. 11 Cashmere.
The King’s Approach Christian women, which punched their state ticket in a loser-out sport Saturday, head to central Washington to face No. 11 Wapato.
Class 1B
The Columbia Adventist boys, which received the 1B Columbia Valley league and are 18-4, earned the No. 16 seed. The Kodiaks host a loser-out sport Tuesday towards No. 17 Sound Christian.
First spherical dates, places and occasions will likely be introduced all through Sunday and Monday.
