2018 Class 2A Iowa High School Boys Basketball State Tournament
Here are the 2018 Iowa High School Boys State Basketball Tournament Class 2A pairings and results.
Class 2A quarterfinal games will be played on Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6. The winners advance to the state semifinals on Wednesday, March 7. The 2A consolation final is set for Thursday, March 8 at 12:15 PM, while the championship game is scheduled for Friday, March 9 at 3:45 PM.
The eight-team field includes Aplington-Parkersburg. Other qualifiers for the 2018 state tournament are: Cascade, Kuemper Catholic of Carroll, Sheldon, South Hamilton, Treynor, Van Meter and Wapello.
Although half of the field from 2017 is returning to this year's tournament, a new Class 2A state champion will be crowned. Defending titlist Western Christian of Hull among the eight teams competing for the 2018 championship. The returning qualifiers include: Cascade, Kuemper Catholic, South Hamilton and Van Meter.
Aplington-Parkerburg is making its sixth state tournament appearance as a combined program and is seeking its first title. The Falcons finished fourth in 2015 and third in 1997. They also qualified 1996, 1998 and 2004.
Prior to merging with Parkersburg, Aplington made four state tournament appearances as a solo program and brought home the top prize twice. (1929, 1990-3rd, 1991-1st, 1992-1st).
2018 BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2018 CLASS-2A BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | |||||||||||
#1 Treynor (24-0) | |||||||||||
Monday, March 5, 4:30 PM | G1 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Treynor (25-0) | ||||||||||
59-53 | G5 | ||||||||||
#8 Wapello (23-1) | Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 PM | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | |||||||||||
Treynor (26-0) | |||||||||||
#4 South Hamilton, Jewell (24-0) | 75-66 | ||||||||||
Monday, March 5, 6:30 PM | G2 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Aplington-Parkersburg (24-1) | ||||||||||
54-51 | |||||||||||
#5 Aplington-Parkersburg (23-1) | |||||||||||
Friday, March 9, 3:45 PM | G8 | ||||||||||
Cascade, Western Dubuque (26-1) | |||||||||||
CHAMPION | |||||||||||
49-38 | |||||||||||
#2 Sheldon (21-3) | At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | ||||||||||
Monday, March 5, 8:15 PM | G3 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Sheldon (22-3) | ||||||||||
63-50 | G6 | ||||||||||
#7 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (15-8) | Wednesday, March 7, 8:15 PM | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | |||||||||||
Cascade, Western Dubuque (25-1) | |||||||||||
#3 Van Meter (23-1) | 65-43 | ||||||||||
Tuesday, March 6, 9:30 AM | G4 | ||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Cascade, Western Dubuque (24-1) | ||||||||||
60-47 | |||||||||||
#6 Cascade, Western Dubuque (23-1) | |||||||||||
Aplington-Parkersburg (24-2) | |||||||||||
G7 | |||||||||||
Thursday, March 8, 12:15 PM | |||||||||||
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines | Aplington-Parkersburg (25-2) | ||||||||||
Sheldon (22-4) |