The Wayne High boys are the No. 2 seed and the Blue Devil girls are seeded fourth for the Mid State Conference basketball tournament at begins Saturday.
The Blue Devil girls will face fifth-seeded O’Neill in a 7:45 p.m. game on Monday at Northeast Community College. The winner moves on to the semifinals and will likely face the top seed, Guardian Angels Central Catholic, on Thursday at 6:15 p.m.
The Wayne High boys will face seventh seed Battle Creek in a 7:45 p.m. game on Tuesday at Norfolk Catholic High School. The winner moves on to a Friday semifinal at 7:45 p.m. against either third-seeded Hartington Cedar Catholic or sixth-seeded Crofton.
Games for fifth, third and first place will all be played Saturday, Feb. 4 at Northeast Community College.
Brackets are as follows (seeding in parenthesis):
Boys Bracket
Saturday, Jan. 28
Play-In Game at West Point (GACC)
5 p.m. – (8) Guardian Angels CC vs. (9) Norfolk Catholic
Tuesday, Jan. 31
First Round at Northeast CC
6:15 p.m. – (1) O’Neill vs. GACC/NC winner
7:45 p.m. – (4) Boone Central/Newman Grove vs. (5) Pierce
First Round at Norfolk Catholic
6:15 p.m. – (3) Hartington Cedar Catholic vs. (6) Crofton
7:45 p.m. – (2) Wayne vs. (7) Battle Creek
Friday, Feb. 3
Consolation at Norfolk Catholic
6:15 p.m. – O’Neill/GACC/NC loser vs. BCNG/Pierce loser
7:45 p.m. – HCC/Crofton loser vs. Wayne/BC loser
Semifinals at Northeast CC
6:15 p.m. – O’Neill/GACC/NC winner vs. BCNG/Pierce winner
7:45 p.m. – HCC/Crofton winner vs. Wayne/BC winner
Saturday, Feb. 4
Trophy Games
12:45 p.m. – Fifth-place game
4:15 p.m. – Third-place game
8 p.m. – Championship
Girls Bracket
Play-In Game at Newman Grove
7 p.m. – (8) Boone Central/Newman Grove vs. (9) Norfolk Catholic
Monday, Jan. 30
First Round at Northeast CC
6:15 p.m. – (1) GACC vs. BCNG/NC winner
7:45 p.m. – (4) Wayne vs. (5) O’Neill
First Round at Norfolk Catholic
6:15 p.m. – (3) Pierce vs. (6) Battle Creek
7:45 p.m. – (2) Crofton vs. (7) Hartington Cedar Catholic
Thursday, Feb. 2
Consolation at Norfolk Catholic
6:15 p.m. – BCNG/NC/GACC loser vs. Wayne/O’Neill loser
7:45 p.m. – Pierce/BC loser vs. Crofton/HCC loser
Semifinals at Northeast CC
6:15 p.m. – BCNG/NC/GACC winner vs. Wayne/O’Neill winner
7:45 p.m. – Pierce/BC winner vs. Crofton/HCC winner
Saturday, Feb. 4
Trophy Games
11 a.m. – Fifth-place game
2:30 p.m. – Third-place game
6 p.m. – Championship
