Austin High will be the fourth seed in the upcoming Class AAA, Section One boys basketball tournament.
The defending Section 1AAA champs from Winona are the top seed. The Winhawks come into the tournament riding a 14-game winning streak. Waseca, seeded eighth, travels to Winona for the first round Wednesday night.
On the other side of the bracket, fifth-seeded Faribault plays at fourth-seeded Austin with a 7 p.m. tip-off at the Packer Gym. The Packers swept the Falcons in their two meetings during the regular season.
Despite the losses to Austin and an overall losing record, the Faribault boys did beat Mankato West in overtime on the second-to-last night of the regular season.
In the lower half of the section bracket, sixth-seeded Simley plays at Red Wing and seventh-seeded Albert Lea is at second-seeded New Prague on Wednesday night.
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The Section 1AAA semifinals will be on Saturday night at the home gym of the higher seeded team.
SECTION 1AAA
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 9
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Waseca (2-20) at No. 1 Winona (19-4), 7 p.m.
No. 5 Faribault (6-20) at No. 4 Austin (13-11), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Simley (3-19) at No. 3 Red Wing (13-11), 7 p.m.
No. 7 Albert Lea (3-19) at No. 2 New Prague (20-6), 7 p.m.
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SATURDAY, MAR. 12
Semifinals
(At High Seed)
Winona/WAS winner vs. Austin/FAR winner, 7 p.m.
Simley/RW winner vs. AL/NP winner, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAR. 18
Section championship
(at Mayo Civic Center)
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Semifinals winners at 6:30 p.m.