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State champions in six UIL classifications will be crowned on Saturday, the final day of the boys state basketball tournament weekend at San Antonio's Alamodome.

The No. 1 team in MaxPreps Texas Top 25, Plano West (Plano) will face surprising MacArthur (Irving) in a Class 6A semifinal at 7 p.m. Friday.

MacArthur debuted in the rankings at No. 8 this week after playoff upsets over Atascocita (Humble) and Richardson.

The 8:30 p.m. semifinal matches Clear Lake (Houston) and Clemens (Schertz).

Clear Lake climbed to No. 2 in the ranking with its double overtime win over Clear Creek (League City) in the Region III title game. Clemens moved to No. 7 after a dominant performance in the Region IV tournament.

The Class 5A bracket begins on Thursday evening with No. 3 Lancaster facing No. 12 Andress (El Paso). In the nightcap, No. 9 Ozen (Beaumont) meets No. 23 Cedar Park.

The 5A championship game is set for 3 p.m. Saturday and the 6A final tips at 8:30 p.m.

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1. Plano West 31-2 (1)
The Wolves rolled to the 6A-RI title with wins over Amarillo (72-42) and District 6-6A foe Allen in the title game 70-53. Texas A&M signee D.J. Hogg led the way with a combined 38 points. The closest game in a 3-0 week was a 49-43 regional quarterfinal win over Cedar Hill.

2. Clear Lake (Houston) 34-2 (6)
Bradley George scored 16 and Christian West added 15 in a 63-56 double-overtime victory over District 24-6A rival Clear Creek (League City) in the 6A-RIII title game. Orion Lewis led with 22 points in a 68-53 regional semifinal victory over Houston Math Science Tech (Houston).

3. Lancaster 32-4 (3)
Deon Barrett and Texas A&M signee Elijah Thomas helped the Tigers to three playoff wins in the week capped by a 73-45 drubbing of Woodrow Wilson (Dallas) in a 5A-RII final. McKinney was an 86-61 victim in a semifinal. In the regional quarterfinals, the Tigers eased past South Oak Cliff (Dallas) 81-76.

4. Clear Creek (League City)* 33-4 (7)
The Wildcats took Clear Lake to two overtimes in the 6A-RIII title game loss. Tyquon Jordan hit a 3-pointer to force the first overtime and Rashadre Wilson's driving shot tied the game to force a second overtime. Jared Evans scored 14 points.

5. Cedar Hill* 28-4 (5)
The Longhorns led No. 1 Plano West by 10 points in the first half and never trailed until the fourth quarter in a 49-43 6A-RI quarterfinal elimination. Kealon Clayborne led with 16 points.

6. Atascocita (Humble)* 35-2 (2)
The Eagles were stunned 79-74 by MacArthur (Irving) in the 6A-RII title game. Carsen Edwards scored 26 points and Brandon Loville added 18. Atascocita, which also lost in regional final the previous season, breezed by Berkner (Richardson) 76-54 in a semifinal.

7. Clemens (Schertz) 33-4 (10)
The Buffaloes stampeded to the 6A-RIV title with routs of McAllen (97-47) and Alexander (Laredo) (117-85) in the title game. Clark (San Antonio) lost to Clemens in a regional quarterfinal 66-62 with Frank Harris leading the Buffs with 16.

8. MacArthur (Irving) (27-8) (NR)
Junior guard Andrew Jones scored 20 points to help the Cardinals upset Atascocita (Humble) 79-74 in the 6A-RII title game. Jones was leading scorer with 16 in a 57-56 semifinal victory over McNeil (Round Rock).

9. Ozen (Beaumont) 29-3 (12)
Jordan Hunter, a New Mexico signee, was named MVP of the 5A-RIII tournament after the Panthers defeated rival Central (Beaumont) 58-52 in the title game.

10. DeSoto* 29-5 (4)
The Eagles, champion of District 8-6A, were upset by Keller 51-41 in an area playoff.

11. Beaumont Central* 31-4 (11)
In the all-Beaumont showdown for the 5A-RIII title, the Jaguars lost to Ozen (Beaumont) 58-52. Tyrin Atwood scored 18 for the Jags.

12. Andress (El Paso) 33-1 (14)
Alvin Warren's follow shot at the buzzer gave the Eagles a 62-60 victory over Palo Duro (Amarillo) in the 5A-RI title game. Rashad Still led with 16 points.

13. Brennan (San Antonio)* 31-3 (8)
Da'Shawn Key scored 26 points, but the Bears were eliminated in a 80-75 regional quarterfinal loss to Warren (San Antonio).

14. South Oak Cliff (Dallas)* 30-6 (18)
Eventual 5A-RII champion Lancaster ended the Golden Bears‘ season, 81-76 in a quarterfinal.

15. Richardson* 30-5 (9)
Brandon Averette scored 28 points in an 82-70 regional quarterfinal loss to eventual state tournament qualifier MacArthur (Irving).

16. Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City)* 27-5 (16)
The Knights' season ended with a 51-50 loss to Ozen (Beaumont) in the 5A area playoff round.

17. Dawson (Pearland)* 31-6 (24)
The Eagles gave it a battle before losing 55-51 to Clear Creek (League City) in a 6A-RIII semifinal.

18. North Shore (Houston)* 27-7 (19)
The defending champion of the state's largest classification lost 68-65 to Clear Creek (League City) in a Class 6A area playoff.

19. McNeil (Austin)* 25-11 (23)
Victor Bailey Jr., a sophomore guard, scored 23 points in a 57-56 loss to MacArthur (Irving) in a 6A-RII semifinal.

20. Amarillo* 30-4 (15)
The Sandies saw their season end in a 72-42 loss to Plano West (Plano) in a 6A-RI semifinal. Michael Dawn scored 19.

21. Bel Air (El Paso)* 32-1 (13)
An undefeated season and state title hopes ended with a 58-44 loss to Andress (El Paso) in the 5A-RI quarterfinal.

22. Prestonwood Christian (Plano)* 32-4 (25)
The Lions won their fourth straight TAPPS 5A title with a 49-32 victory over Trinity Christian (Addison). Schnider Herard led the way with 23 points.

23. Cedar Park 28-6 (NR)
Keaton Hervey scored 25 points in a 53-41 victory over Houston (San Antonio) for the 5A Region IV title and a berth in the state tournament.

24. Houston Math Science & Tech (Houston)* 30-4 (21)
The Tigers were eliminated 68-53 in a 6A-RIII semifinal by eventual regional winner Clear Lake (Houston).

25. Madison (Dallas) 27-6 (NR)
Admon Gilder scored 37 points in a 67-63 victory over Triple A Academy (Dallas) in the 4A-RII title game.

*Season over

Dropped out: No. 17 Kimball (Dallas) No. 20 Liberty (Frisco), No. 23 Skyline (Dallas).