Lady Wildcats have decent shot at Class B district finals

Though the Wayland bMarch Madness copyoys had dreadful luck in the roll of the dice for the upcoming district basketball tournament, the Lady Wildcats didn’t fare so badly and stand a fair chance of making the finals.

The Wayland girls will play at 5 p.m. next Wednesday against Grand River Prep (3-9) in the semifinals at Wyoming Godwin Heights. If they win that encounter, they’ll take on South Christian (17-1), Kelloggsville (2-12)or Godwin (9-6) in the finals at 7 p.m. Friday, March 4. The bad news is that South Christian, one of the top five teams in the state Class B rankings, already has beaten the Lady Wildcats twice.

For those who didn’t already know, the Wayland boys, 16-1 and ranked No. 3 in the latest Associated Press Class B poll, will have to meet No. 2 ranked Godwin (15-2) in the district opener Monday evening, March 7, at South Christian.

The winner moves on to Wednesday’s semifinal against South Christian, which is 6-11 for the season.

The finals will be against Grand River Prep (11-5), West Michigan Aviation Academy (7-8) or Kelloggsville (3-13).

Hopkins

The Vikings boys will be hosts for their district tournament and despite owning a 3-15 overall record, they have a decent shot at making the finals. They’ll play Plainwell (5-12) at 5 p.m. Monday, March 7. Otsego (2-15) will play Fennville (13-3) later that evening.

If Hopkins wins in the opening round, it will take on winless Allegan (0-17) in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 9. South Haven (15-2) will play the winner of the Otsego-Fennville game in the semis later that night.

The finals will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 11.

The Lady Vikings did reasonably well in the district draw for the tourney at Allegan. They will play either Plainwell (3-16) or Allegan (8-11) in the semifinals at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2. If they can win that contest, they will be in the finals against South Haven (7-10), Fennville (2-12) or Otsego (16-3) at 7 p.m. Friday, March 4.

Martin

The district host Clipper boys’ team, like Wayland, didn’t have a lot of luck on the draw for the first round. They will take on Climax-Scotts (12-6) at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 7. The winner will move on to the semifinals against Kalamazoo Phoenix (6-5).

Kalamazoo Lakeside (1-2) and Kalamazoo Heritage Christian (13-3) are in the other bracket.

The finals will be at 7 p.m. Friday, March 11, at Martin’s gym.

The Clipper girls got a strange draw, bypassing the opening round and semifinals to play Climax-Scotts (17-2) in the finals at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Martin. The Clipper girls were listed as having a 12-6 overall record.

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