CHARLESTON- After watching the ladies make a run to the state semifinals, the James Monroe Mavericks boys basketball team will compete for their third consecutive Class A state championship under head coach Matt Sauvage.
The Mavs beat Greenbrier West 70-36 last week to claim the regional title and will face Webster County in the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Wednesday night, March 13 at 9:00 PM. If the 5th-seeded Mavericks beat Webster Co., the 4-seed, they would play again on Friday, March 15 at 11:15 AM against the winner of Tucker County and Huntington St. Joes. All championship games are on Saturday.
Stay tuned to the WVDN Facebook page beginning Wednesday night for updates and pics from the game with Webster.
The full WVSSAC boys state basketball tournament schedule (in MetroNews format) is as follows with James Monroe’s game and potential future games in bold:
Tuesday, March 12
Game 1 – (Class AAA Quarterfinal): No. 3 Nitro vs. No. 6 Sissonville, 9:30 a.m.
Game 2 – (Class AAAA Quarterfinal): No. 4 Jefferson vs. No. 5 South Charleston, 11:15 a.m.
Game 3 – (Class AAA Quarterfinal): No. 2 Shady Spring vs. No. 7 North Marion, 1 p.m.
Game 4 – (Class AAA Quarterfinal): No. 1 Fairmont Senior vs. No. 8 Hampshire, 5:30 p.m.
Game 5 – (Class AAAA Quarterfinal): No. 1 Spring Mills vs. No. 8 Woodrow Wilson, 7:15 p.m.
Game 6 – (Class AAA Quarterfinal): No. 4 East Fairmont vs. No. 5 Logan, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, March 13
Game 7 – (Class A Quarterfinal): No. 3 East Hardy vs. No. 6 Cameron, 9:30 a.m.
Game 8 – (Class AAAA Quarterfinal): No. 3 Huntington vs. No. 6 Spring Valley, 11:15 a.m.
Game 9 – (Class A Quarterfinal): No. 2 Tug Valley vs. No. 7 Doddridge County, 1 p.m.
Game 10 – (Class A Quarterfinal): No. 1 Tucker County vs. No. 8 Huntington St. Joseph’s, 5:30 p.m.
Game 11 – (Class AAAA Quarterfinal): No. 2 Morgantown vs. No. 7 Wheeling Park, 7:15 p.m.
Game 12 – (Class A Quarterfinal): No. 4 Webster County vs. No. 5 James Monroe 9 p.m.
Thursday, March 14
Game 13 – (Class AA Quarterfinal): No. 3 Chapmanville vs. No. 6 Ravenswood, 9:30 a.m.
Game 14 – (Class AAA Semifinal): Nitro/Sissonville winner vs. Shady Spring/North Marion winner, 11:15
Game 15 – (Class AA Quarterfinal): No. 2 Charleston Catholic vs. No. 7 Trinity, 1 p.m.
Game 16 – (Class AA Quarterfinal): No. 1 Bluefield vs. No. 8 Braxton County, 5:30 p.m.
Game 17 – (Class AAA Semifinal): Fairmont Senior/Hampshire winner vs. East Fairmont/Logan winner, 7:15 p.m.
Game 18 – (Class AA Quarterfinal): No. 4 Wheeling Central Catholic vs. No. 5 Williamstown, 9 p.m.
Friday, March 15
Game 19 – (Class AAAA Semifinal): Huntington/Spring Valley winner vs. Morgantown/Wheeling Park winner, 9:30 a.m.
Game 20 – (Class A Semifinal): Tucker County/Huntington St. Joseph’s winner vs. Webster County/James Monroe winner 11:15 a.m.
Game 21 – (Class AAAA Semifinal): Spring Mills/Woodrow Wilson winner vs. Jefferson/South Charleston winner, 1 p.m.
Game 22 – (Class AA Semifinal): Bluefield/Braxton County winner vs. Wheeling Central Catholic/Williamstown winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 23 – (Class A Semifinal): East Hardy/Cameron winner vs. Tug Valley/Doddridge County winner, 7:15 p.m.
Game 24 – (Class AA Semifinal): Chapmanville/Ravenswood winner vs. Charleston Catholic/Trinity winner, 9 p.m.
Saturday, March 16
Game 25 – Class AAA final, 10 a.m.
Game 26 – Class AAAA final, 12:30 p.m.
Game 27 – Class A final, 5 p.m.
Game 28 – Class AA final, 7:30 p.m.
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