Updated Brackets Released for NWKL Jr. High Girls Basketball Tournament
The Northwest Kansas League Junior High Basketball Tournament will be held in Sharon Springs on January 13 and 15. The tournament will be played in two divisions--A-team and B-team. St. Francis will have two teams competing in the tournament as the Lady Indians C-team will no longer play in the B-team tournament replacing Decatur Community. Seeding was completed on Monday, January 8. Rounds one and two will be played on Saturday with the finals being played on Monday.
St. Francis received the #2 seed in the A-team division with a record of 8-2. Dighton was the #1 seed with a record of 8-0. For a complete listing of the seeds see the chart below.
Seed | School | Record | Percentage |
1 | Dighton | 8-0 | 100.00 |
2 | St. Francis | 8-2 | 80.00 |
3 | Rawlins County | 6-2 | 75.00 |
4 | Decatur Community | 5-3 | 62.50 |
5 | Wallace County | 5-5 | 50.00 |
6 | Greeley County | 4-6 | 40.00 |
7 | Hoxie | 1-7 | 12.50 |
8 | Quinter | 1-9 | 10.00 |
The Lady Indians will play their first tournament game at approximately 12:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, January 13, against Hoxie. The game will be played in the Wallace County High School Gymnasium. If the team wins, they will play again on Saturday at approximately 3:00 p.m. If the team loses their first round game, their season ends.
Click this link to view the A-team tournament bracket.
B-Team
St. Francis also received the #2 seed in the B-team bracket with a record of 6-3. Dighton earned the #1 seed with a 7-1 record. See the chart below for more B-team info.
Seed | School | Record | Percentage |
1 | Dighton | 7-1 | 87.50 |
2 | St. Francis | 6-3 | 66.67 |
3 | Rawlins County | 5-3 | 62.50 |
4 | Wallace County | 4-4 | 50.00 |
5 | Hoxie | 2-6 | 25.00 |
6 | Greeley County | 1-7 | 12.50 |
7 | Quinter | 1-9 | 10;00 |
8 | St. Francis C | 0-8 | 0.00 |
The B-team will play their first tournament game at approximately 1:00 p.m. CT on Saturday, January 13, against Quinter. The St. Francis C-team will NOT play Dighton at 10:00 a.m. CT on Saturday. Due to the change in schedule, Dighton preferred a bye rather than a game. The B-team tournament games will be held in the Wallace County Grade School Gymnasium. If the B-team wins their first round contest, they will play again at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. A first round loss closes the season.
Click this link to view the B-team tournament bracket.