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Entering the third round of the UIL boys basketball state playoffs, the strength of certain districts becomes apparent by the number of surviving teams.
The brackets have been reduced to 32 teams in each classification after one week of playoff games. Winners of regional quarterfinal games advance to weekend regional tournaments. Regional champs will punch their ticket to the state final four field at San Antonio's Alamodome March 9-11.
The accumulation of talented teams is especially noticeable in Class 5A with three districts going into the third round with three representatives.
Here's a look at the districts that are proving the strongest so far in the playoffs in each classification:
Class 6A
Two teams are still alive from 10 districts.
* In Region IV, District 29 in represented by runner-up
United (Laredo) and
United South (Laredo), the last remaining fourth-seed in 6A. District 25 teams
Westlake (Austin) and
Lake Travis (Austin) will face off with District 27 opponents
Steele (Cibolo) and
Wagner (San Antonio).
*Region II also has three districts with a pair of teams, District 9
Dallas Jesuit (Dallas) and
Skyline (Dallas), District 15
Klein Forest (Houston) and
Klein, and District 16
Spring Westfield (Houston) and
Spring Dekaney (Houston).
*So far in Region I, District 4 with
North Crowley (Fort Worth) and
Bowie (Arlington) and District 8 with
Shoemaker (Killeen) and
Ellison (Killeen) have been the standard bearers. The same can be said in Region III for District 21
Kingwood and
Atascocita (Humble) as well as District 23 with
Pearland and
Dawson (Pearland).
Regional sites: I-Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, Fort Worth; II-Davis Field House, Dallas; III-Berry Center, Cypress; IV-Energy Arena, Laredo.

Darius McNeal, Fort Bend Westfield
Photo by Roddy Johnson
Class 5A
Districts 10, 18 and 23 all have three teams alive.
*In Region II, two-time defending state champion
Lancaster from District 10 is joined by regional quarterfinal opponent
Mansfield Timberview (Arlington) and
Midlothian.
*Region III is dominated by District 18 with
Rudder (Bryan),
A&M Consolidated (College Station) and
University (Waco) as well as District 23 with
Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City), fourth-seed
Manvel and
Fort Bend Marshall (Missouri City).
Regional sites: I-Western Texas University, Snyder; II-Culwell Center, Garland; III-Delmar Center, Houston; IV-Northside Gym, San Antonio.
Class 4A
Bragging rights so far belong to Districts 2 and 17.
*In Region I, three of the remaining eight teams are from District 2:
Seminole,
Estacado (Lubbock) and
Lampasas, the fourth-place finisher.
*Dominant in Region III are the Waco schools in District 17 with champion
La Vega (Waco, Texas) and
Connally (Waco) along with
Lorena.
*Defending state champion
Lincoln (Dallas) is still alive along with District 10 runner-up
Carter (Dallas).
Regional sites: I-Lubbock Christian University; II-Texas
A&M-Commerce; III-Sam Houston State University, Huntsville; IV-Texas
A&M-Kingsville.
Class 3A
Eleven districts still have two entries, but of those only District 26 has the distinction of still having two after the elimination of its champion.
*Still playing from District 26 are third-place
Poth and fourth-seed
Fox Tech (San Antonio).
*Two teams with rich traditions,
Brock and
Buna, are champions of District 7 and 23, respectively.
*Defending Class 2A state champion
Canadian from District 1 also remains alive.
Regional sites: I-Chaparral Center, Midland; II-Rockwall-Heath; III-Midway (Waco); IV-Seguin.
Class 2A
Two districts still have three teams.
*In Region II,
Electra,
Petrolia and
Seymour have advanced from District 9 with champion
Electra facing fourth-place Seymour in a regional quarterfinal.
*District 22 is well represented in Region III with champion
Tenaha, runner-up
Shelbyville and fourth-seed
San Augustine. Tenaha and San Augustine meet again in the next round.
Regional sites: I-South Plains College, Levelland; II-McKinney North; III-Jewett; IV-Comal Canyon, New Braunfels.
Class 1A
Three teams from Districts 15 and 30 forge ahead.
*In Region II, District 15 champion
Eula (Clyde) is joined by
May and
Cross Plains, Eula's next opponent.
*Region IV is loaded with three entries from District 30, champion
Dime Box, next opponent
Moulton as well
Waelder in the other half of the bracket.
Regional sites: I-South Plains College, Levelland; II-Abilene Christian University, Abilene; III-Mansfield High; IV-Burger Gym, Austin.