PIERRE, S.D. – The pairings are now set for the Class A and B Boys Basketball Tournaments to be played next week in Rapid City and Aberdeen. The Class A State tournament will be played at the Rushmore Civic Center and Ice Arena in conjunction with the Class A State Girls Basketball Tournament. Crow Creek is the central South Dakota squad in the Field. The Tournament will be played March 19 through the 21st. Here are the first round pairings.
No. 1 St. Thomas More (19-2) vs. No. 8 Madison (17-5), 4 p.m., in Barnett Arena.
No. 4 Crow Creek (20-2) vs. No. 5 Dakota Valley (18-5), 8 p.m., in Barnett Arena.
No. 2 Sioux Valley (21-1) vs. No. 7 Dell Rapids (17-5), 4 p.m., in Ice Arena
No. 3 Sioux Falls Christian (17-5) vs. No. 6 Tiospa Zina (19-3), 8 p.m., in Ice Arena
The Class B Boys Basketball tournament will be played March 19-21 at the Barnett Center on the campus of Northern State University. White River and Sully Buttes are both in the tournament.
No. 1 De Smet (21-2) vs. No. 8 Faith (20-3), noon
No. 4 Platte-Geddes (20-3) vs. No. 5 White River (20-3), 1:45 p.m.
No. 2 Aberdeen Christian (21-2) vs. No. 7 Canistota (19-4), 6 p.m.
No. 3 Viborg-Hurley (19-3) vs. No. 6 Sully Buttes (20-2), 7:45 p.m.