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The UIL girls basketball playoff brackets have been trimmed to 32 teams in each classification after one week of playoff games.
Those fortunate enough to score a third-round midweek victory will advance to weekend regional tournaments. From those tournaments will come the state final four field at San Antonio's Alamodome March 2-4.
The strongest districts in the playoffs in each classification
Class 6A: All four playoffs team from District 7 advanced through the first two playoff rounds. That sets up a third meeting for
Duncanville-
DeSoto, first and fourth-place finishers, and
Cedar Hill-
South Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie), third and second. The winners advance to Fort Worth for the Region I tournament.
Starr Jacobs, Duncanville
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The other three regions also have a district with three teams still alive:
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District 11 with
Tyler,
Horn (Mesquite) and
Rockwall. Tyler faces district champion Horn in a regional quarterfinal.
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District 24 with the League City trio of champion
Clear Springs (League City), third-place
Clear Creek (League City) and runner-up
Clear Falls (League City). The latter two square off in a regional quarterfinal.
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District 29 with
United (Laredo), champion
Alexander (Laredo) and
South San Antonio (San Antonio). The latter two meet in a regional quarterfinal.
Regional sites: I-Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center, Fort Worth; II-Davis Field House, Dallas; III-Merrell Center, Katy; IV-Energy Arena, Laredo.
Class 5A: Corpus Christi is well-represented with three teams still alive after two playoff rounds. District 30 champion
Carroll (Southlake) meets fourth-place finisher Veterans Memorial in one quarterfinal. The other District 30 survivor,
Flower Mound, faces District 31 champion
Cigarroa (Laredo).
Regional sites: I-Western Texas University, Snyder; II-Culwell Center, Garland; III-Delmar Fieldhouse, Houston; IV-Northside Gym, San Antonio.
Class 4A: Two districts account for six of the remaining eight teams in Region II.
*District 10 members
Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas) and
Ranchview (Irving) face off in one quarterfinal while district champ
Lincoln (Dallas) collides with District 9 winner Argyle.
*Still alive from District 15 are
Bullard and
Chapel Hill (Tyler), who will face off in a regional quarterfinal, as well as champion
Gilmer, which draws District 16 champ
Tatum.
In Region I, District 8 is flexing its muscle with three teams still alive. Runner-up
Stephenville and third-place
Glen Rose meet in the third round with champion
Godley going against District 7 champ
Kennedale.
Regional sites: I-Lubbock Christian University; II-Texas A&M-Commerce; III-Sam Houston State University, Huntsville; IV-Texas A&M-Kingsville.
Class 3A: Three teams have advanced to the regional quarterfinal round from Districts 13 and 29.
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Winnsboro and
Chapel Hill (Mount Pleasant), third and second from District 13, battle for a spot in the Region II tournament. District champion
Mt. Vernon faces District 15 runner-up
West Rusk (New London).
*District 29 runner-up
Goliad and third-place
Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore) meet in an elimination contest. District champion
Odem draws District 30 champion
San Diego.
Regional sites: I-Chaparral Center, Midland; II-Rockwall-Heath; III-Midway (Waco); IV-Seguin.
Class 2A: All eight Region II teams that remain alive are district champions. Of the upcoming 16 regional quarterfinals in 2A, 10 match district champions.
Regional sites: I-South Plains College, Levelland; II-McKinney North; III-Jewett; IV-Comal Canyon, New Braunfels.
Class 1A: District 31 foes
Nueces Canyon (Barksdale), the league champion, and
Utopia go head-to-head for a berth in the Region IV tourney.
Regional sites: I-South Plains College, Levelland; II-Abilene Christian University, Abilene; III-Mansfield High; IV-Burger Gym, Austin.
