It's section championship week in Minnesota boys high school basketball
While the girls will be playing in the state tournament March 13-16 in Minneapolis, the boys section championships will be taking place around Minnesota before the brackets for next week's state tournament are unveiled on Saturday.
Here's where things stand in the section playoffs for all four classes. Unless otherwise noted, games listed below are championship matchups.
Class 4A section playoffs
Section 1: #1 Lakeville North vs. #2 Farmington – March 15, 6 p.m.
Section 2: #1 Minnetonka vs. #2 Shakopee – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 3: #1 Eagan vs. #6 Eastview – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 4: #1 Cretin-Derham Hall vs. #3 Tartan – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 5: #1 Park Center vs. #2 Maple Grove – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 6: #1 Wayzata vs. #2 Hopkins – March 12, 7 p.m.
Section 7: #1 Forest Lake vs. #2 Coon Rapids – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 8: #1 Rogers vs. #2 St. Michael-Albertville – March 15, 7 p.m.
Class 3A section playoffs
Section 1: #1 Stewartville vs. #2 Byron – March 15, 8 p.m.
Section 2: #1 Mankato East vs. #3 New Ulm – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 3: #1 Minneapolis South vs. #2 St. Thomas Academy – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 4: #1 DeLaSalle vs. #2 Columbia Heights– March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 5: #1 Totino-Grace vs. #2 Fridley – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 6: #1 Benilde-St. Margaret's vs. #3 Orono – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 7: #1 Hermantown vs. #2 Chisago Lakes – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 8: #1 Alexandria vs. #3 St. Cloud Tech – March 14, 7 p.m.
Class 2A section playoffs
Section 1: #1 Lake City vs. #3 Cannon Falls – March 14, 7 p.m.
Section 2: #1 Belle Plaine vs. #2 Waseca – March 14, 8 p.m.
Section 3: #2 Jackson County Central vs. #4 Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta – March 14, 8 p.m.
Section 4 semifinals Tuesday: #1 St. Paul Academy vs. #4 St. Agnes; #2 Minnehaha Academy vs. #3 St. Croix Lutheran
Section 5 semifinals Wednesday: #1 Breck vs. #5 Blake; #2 Minneapolis North vs. #3 Holy Family Catholic
Section 6 semifinals Wednesday: #1 Albany vs. #4 Spectrum; #2 Annandale vs. #6 Osakis
Section 7 semifinals Wednesday: #1 Esko vs. #4 Moose-Lake/Willow River; #2 Pequot Lakes vs. #6 Staples-Motley
Section 8 semifinals Wednesday: #1 Pelican Rapids vs. #5 East Grand Forks; #2 Park Rapids vs. #3 Wadena-Deer Creek
Class 1A section playoffs
Section 1: #1 Blooming Prairie vs. #6 Goodhue – March 14, 6 p.m.
Section 2: #1 Mt. Lake Area-Comfrey vs. #4 Lester Prairie – March 14, 6 p.m.
Section 3: #3 Central MN Christian vs. #3 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton – March 14, 5 p.m.
Section 4 semifinals Tuesday: #1 Heritage Christian Academy vs. #4 Avail Academy; #2 Christ's Household of Faith vs. #3 West Lutheran
Section 5 semifinals Wednesday: #1 East Central vs. #2 Upsala; #1 Nevis vs. #2 Browerville
Section 6 semifinals Wednesday: #1 Henning vs. #2 Ada-Borup-West; #1 Minnewaska Area vs. #2 Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Section 7 semifinals Wednesday: #1 Carlton-Wrenshall vs. #2 Mountain Iron-Buhl; #1 Cherry vs. #2 Fon du Lac Ojibwe
Section 8 semifinals Wednesday: #1 Fertile-Beltrami vs. #2 Warren-Alvarado-Oslo; #3 Red Lake vs. #4 Mahnomen/Waubun
