EAST LANSING, MI (WTVB) – The pairings and seedings for the upcoming Michigan High School Athletic Association Boys Basketball District Tournament were posted Sunday, and as far as Branch County teams are concerned, the top seeds are for the birds.
The Coldwater Cardinals are the #1 seed for the MHSAA Boys Basketball Division One district at Battle Creek Lakeview. The Cardinals will face Kalamazoo Loy Norrix at 5:00 p.m. Monday, March 9 in the first game of a doubleheader.
The second game at 7:00 p.m. will have second seeded Gull Lake against Battle Creek Central. The winner of the Coldwater-Loy Norrix game will face Lakeview at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11.
The winner of the Gull Lake-Battle Creek Central game will play Sturgis in the second Wednesday night semifinal. The finals on Friday, March 13 will start at 7:00 p.m..
The Quincy Orioles are the #1 seed for the MHSAA Division Three Boys Basketball District tournament on the Orioles home court. In the five team district, Union City will face second seeded Centreville in the only game on Monday, March 9 at 6:00 p.m..
The winner plays Bronson on Wednesday, March 11th at 5:30 p.m. followed by Quincy against White Pigeon at 7:30 p.m.. The finals on Friday, March 13 will start at 6:00 p.m..
Tekonsha will be in the MHSAA Division Four District tournament at Litchfield. After a first round bye, Tekonsha will face either Pansophia Academy or Hillsdale Academy in the semifinals.
Under a seeding format which is being used for the first time by the MHSAA, the top two seeds are in opposite brackets which guarantees they won’t face each other until the district finals. A random draw is held for the teams not seeded first or second.
The top two seeds are determined by a computer formula called the Michigan Power Rankings which is just like the RPI rankings used in college basketball.
