2018 Class 1A Iowa High School Girls Basketball State Tournament
Here are the 2018 Iowa High School Girls State Basketball Tournament Class 1A pairings and results.
Class 1A quarterfinal games will be played on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The winners advance to the state semifinals on Friday, March 2. The 1A championship game is scheduled for Saturday, March 3 at 7:00 PM.
The eight-team field includes two northeast Iowa squads: AGWSR and Kee. Other qualifiers for the 2018 state tournament are: Algona Bishop Garrigan, Central Decatur, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton, Montezuma, Newell-Fonda and Springville.
Springville is the two-time defending champion and has been ranked No. 1 all season. The Orioles and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton are the only returning qualifiers from 2017.
AGWSR is in the field for the fifth time in program history. The Cougars previously made four-straight trips to state from 2006 to 2009 under current Dike-New Hartford Coach Bruce Dall, a run they capped with the championship. Kee's only previous state tournament appearance was in 2016.
2018 GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
CLASS 1A | CLASS 2A | CLASS 3A | CLASS 4A | CLASS 5A
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CLASS 1A – 2018 GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | |||||||||||
#1 Springville (21-3) | |||||||||||
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 1:30p | G1 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Springville (22-3) | ||||||||||
54-36, Recap | G5 | ||||||||||
#8 Algona Bishop Garrigan (17-7) | Friday, March 2, 1:30p | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | |||||||||||
Springville (23-3) | |||||||||||
#4 Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (23-1) | 57-41, Recap | ||||||||||
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 3:15p | G2 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (24-1) | ||||||||||
57-47, Recap | |||||||||||
#5 AGWSR (21-2) | |||||||||||
Saturday, March 3, 7:00p | G7 | ||||||||||
Springville (24-3) | |||||||||||
CHAMPION | |||||||||||
60-49, Recap | |||||||||||
#3 Newell-Fonda (24-0) | At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | ||||||||||
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 5:00p | G3 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Newell-Fonda (25-0) | ||||||||||
61-45, Recap | G6 | ||||||||||
#6 Kee (21-1) | Friday, March 2, 3:15p | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | |||||||||||
Newell-Fonda (26-0) | |||||||||||
#2 Central Decatur (24-0) | 61-49, Recap | ||||||||||
Wednesday, Feb. 28, 6:45p | G4 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Central Decatur (25-0) | ||||||||||
52-48, Recap | |||||||||||
#7 Montezuma (20-3) |