Minnesota State Boys Basketball Seeds Set in Three Classes

Class A still has a section final to be played, but the seeds are in for the other three classes in the boys state high school basketball tournament next week.

In Class 4A, all quarterfinal round games are at Target Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The top seed unbeaten Osseo Orioles play at 10AM against the Eden Prairie Eagles (16-13). At noon, No. 4 seed Maple Grove (25-4) faces No. 5 Lakeville North (24-5). At 2PM, North St. Paul (24-5) tangles with No. 2 seed Hopkins (28-1). The final 4A game Wednesday at 4PM features No. 3 seed Apple Valley (28-1) and Blaine (19-10).

Class 3A at Williams Arena on Wednesday has the day start at 10AM with the four-time defending state champion Minneapolis DeLasalle Islanders (21-4) playing against the Fridley Tigers (13-13). At noon, the No. 4 seed Chisago Lakes Wildcats (22-6) face the No. 5 Monticello Magic (19-10). At 2PM, it's the No. 2 seed Red Wing Wingers (27-2) and the Simley Spartans (14-14). The 4PM game features the Waseca BlueJays (20-9) colliding with the No. 3 seed Fergus Falls Otters (26-3).

The Class 2A Wednesday night games at 6PM are the No. 1 seed St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders (27-2) and the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels (25-5) at Target Center. And at Williams Arena, the No. 2 seed Caledonia Warriors (28-2) face the Jackson County Central Huskies (27-3). The 8PM game at Target Center will be No. 4 seed Braham Bombers (28-2) flying up against the No. 5 Maple River Eagles (27-3).

The Williams Arena final opening day game is the No. 3 seed Esko Eskomos (27-3) being challenged by the Annandale Cardinals (25-5).