Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Class AA regional matchups set

KEYSER — The Keyser Golden Tornado will host Webster County on Wednesday for a berth in next week’s state boys’ basketball tournament in Charleston.
Keyser won the Region II, Section I title with a 46-35 victory over Petersburg on Friday.
Webster County, looking to qualify for the state tournament for the first time since 1990, lost their sectional final to Philip Barbour, 56-44, Saturday night.
In the other game in Region II, Petersburg travels to Philip Barbour.
The other six spots in the state tournament will also be handed out Wednesday.
In Region I, Point Pleasant visits Weir and Magnolia travels to Ravenswood.
In Region III, Wyoming East hosts Pikeview and Oak Hill is at James Monroe.
And in Region IV, Scott travels to Sissonville and Poca visits Tug Valley.
The state tournament begins on March 19 at the Civic Center.
All four Class AA quarterfinals are on Thursday: the No. 3 vs. No. 6 game tips at 9:30 a.m.; the 2-7 game is at 1:00 p.m.; the No. 1 vs. No. 8 game is at 5:30 p.m., and the 4-5 game is the nightcap at 9:00 p.m.
The semifinals are on Friday, and the championship game is set for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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