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2022 IGHSAU state basketball pairings
Girls tournament begins on Monday morning
Andy Krutsinger
Feb. 24, 2022 12:08 pm
DES MOINES - The 2022 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state basketball tournament will tip off on Monday morning. Class 5A leads things off, followed by Class 3A, 4A, 2A and 1A in that order.
Quarterfinals will last from Monday through Wednesday, with the semifinals and finals taking place on Thursday and Friday respectively.
No Union area team made the 2022 tournament, but a couple of familiar teams remain.
In Class 3A, Davenport Assumption earned the No. 8 seed after defeating Mid-Prairie 44-32 in the regional final.
In Class 1A, Burlington Notre Dame earned the No. 7 seed after beating Winfield-Mount Union 68-36 in the semifinal and thrashing English Valleys 83-22 in the regional final in Fairfield.
CLASS 5A
No. 1 Johnston (23-0) vs. No. 8 Dowling Catholic (18-6)
No. 4 Pleasant Valley (21-2) vs. #5 Iowa City High (19-4)
No. 2 Des Moines Roosevelt (20-2) vs. No. 7 #7 West Des Moines Valley (18-5)
No. 3 Ankeny Centennial (20-3) vs. No. 6 Waterloo West (21-2)
CLASS 4A
No. 1 Dallas Center-Grimes (20-3) vs. No. 8 Benton Community (19-5)
No. 4 Cedar Rapids Xavier (17-6) vs. No. 5 Central DeWitt (19-4)
No. 2 Glenwood (19-4) vs. No. 7 Bondurant-Farrar (16-7)
No. 3 Bishop Heelan (21-2) vs. No. 6 Waverly-Shell Rock (18-5)
CLASS 3A
No. 1 Unity Christian (23-1) vs. No. 8 Davenport Assumption (15-9)
No. 4 Estherville-Lincoln Central (23-2) vs. No. 5 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (20-4)
No. 2 West Lyon (23-1) vs. No. 7 Roland-Story (19-5)
No. 3 Ballard (21-3) vs. No. 6 Center Point-Urbana (21-3)
Class 2A
No. 1 Dallas Center-Grimes (20-3) vs. No. 8 South Central Calhoun (19-5)
No. 4 Panorama (24-1) vs. No. 5 Iowa City Regina (20-4)
No. 2 Denver (23-2) vs. No. 7 Underwood (22-2)
No. 3 Central Lyon (22-2) vs. Cascade (20-4)
Class 1A
No. 1 Newell-Fonda (23-1) vs. No. 8 North Mahaska (23-1)
No. 4 MMCRU (24-1) vs. No. 5 Exira-EHK (22-1)
No. 2 Bishop Garrigan (22-3) vs. No. 7 Burlington Notre Dame (23-0)
No. 3 Springville (23-1) vs. No. 6 North Linn (22-2)
Winfield-Mount Union’s Melina Oepping drives the ball to past a Notre Dame defender in the regional semifinals on Feb. 18. The Nikes defeated WMU in that game and went on to earn a spot in the Class 1A state tournament. (Andy Krutsinger/The Union)