The playoff pairings for the Class A and Class B high school girls basketball playoffs have been announced, with games being played between Feb. 19-22. The two semifinal winners in each class advance to the Round of 16 state-qualifying games March 1 at neutral sites around the state. (Sites and dates for the Region 6A and 7A tournaments were not available early Saturday. This post will be updated with those brackets when they are available.)
Class A
Region 5A
Quarterfinals - Feb. 20
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At Wagner
No. 5 Mount Vernon/Plankinton vs. No. 4 Parkston, 6 p.m.
No. 6 Bon Homme vs. No. 3 Wagner, 8 p.m.
At Parker
No. 7 Platte-Geddes at No. 2 Parker, 7 p.m.
Semifinals - Feb. 22
MVP/Parkston winner at No. 1 McCook Central/Montrose, 7 p.m., in Salem
Bon Homme/Wagner winner vs. Platte-Geddes/Parker winner, 7 p.m., at high seed.
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Class B
Region 3B
First round - Feb. 19
No. 9 Wessington Springs at No. 8 Estelline, 7 p.m.
No. 10 James Valley Christian at No. 7 Arlington, 7 p.m.
No. 11 Iroquois at No. 6 Wolsey-Wessington, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals - Feb. 20
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Upper bracket
Wess. Springs/Estelline winner at No. 1 Castlewood, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Lake Preston at No. 4 Hitchcock-Tulare, 7 p.m.
Lower bracket
JVC/Arlington winner at No. 2 De Smet, 7 p.m.
Iroquois/W-W winner at No. 3 Deubrook Area, 7 p.m., in White
Semifinals - Feb. 22
At Madison H.S.
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Region 4B
Quarterfinals and semifinals at Huron Arena
First round - Feb. 19
No. 9 Colman-Egan at No. 8 Mitchell Christian, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Oldham-Ramona/Rutland at No. 7 Dell Rapids St. Mary, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals - Feb. 20
Upper bracket
Colman-Egan/MCS winner vs. No. 1 Hanson, 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 Sanborn Central/Woonsocket vs. No. 4 Elkton-Lake Benton, 5 p.m.
Lower bracket
ORR/DRSM winner vs. No. 2 Ethan, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 Chester Area vs. No. 3 Howard, 8 p.m.
Semifinals - Feb. 22
Upper bracket winners, 6:30 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 8 p.m.
Region 5B
First round - Feb. 19
No. 9 Freeman Acad./Marion at No. 8 Gayville-Volin, 7 p.m., in Gayville
No. 10 Centerville at No. 7 Viborg-Hurley, 7 p.m., in Hurley.
Quarterfinals - Feb. 20
All games at Cimpl Arena at Mount Marty
Upper bracket
FAM/G-V winner vs. No. 1 Irene-Wakonda, 3:30 p.m.
No. 5 Alcester-Hudson vs. No. 4 Bridgewater-Emery, 5 p.m.
Lower bracket
Centerville/Viborg-Hurley winner vs. No. 2 Freeman, 6:30 p.m.
No. 6 Canistota vs. No. 3 Menno, 8 p.m.
Semifinals - Feb. 22
Games at Summit Center, Yankton H.S.
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 7:30 p.m.
Region 6B
First round - Feb. 19
No. 9 Colome at No. 8 Scotland, 7 p.m.
No. 10 Gregory at No. 7 Marty, 7 p.m.
Quarterfinals - Feb. 20
Upper bracket
Colome/Scotland winner at No. 1 Avon, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Kimball/White Lake at No. 4 Burke/South Central, 7 p.m., in Burke.
Lower bracket
Gregory/Marty winner at No. 2 Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 7 p.m.
No. 6 Andes Central/Dakota Christian at No. 3 Corsica-Stickney, 7 p.m., in Corsica
Semifinals - Feb. 22
Games at Cimpl Arena at Mount Marty
Upper bracket winners, 6:30 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 8 p.m.
Region 7B
First round - Feb. 19
No. 9 Edgemont at No. 8 Oelrichs, TBD
No. 10 Crazy Horse at No. 7 White River, TBD.
No. 11 Jones County at No. 6 Lyman, TBD, in Presho.
Quarterfinals - Feb. 20
Upper bracket
Oelrichs/Edgemont winner at No. 1 Lower Brule, TBD
No. 5 Wall at No. 4 Philip, TBD
Lower bracket
White River/Crazy Horse winner at No. 2 New Underwood, TBD
Jones Co./White River winner at No. 3 Kadoka Area, 7 p.m.
Semifinals - Feb. 22
Games at Goodell Gym, SD Mines, Rapid City
Upper bracket winners, 6 p.m.
Lower bracket winners, 8 p.m.
