Area basketball roundup: SEISC Shootout pairing released

Highland girls basketball and Hillcrest Academy boys basketball will be the top seeds for the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North at this year’s SEISC Shootout. The Huskies and Ravens both finished first in the division and will face the best team from the SEISC South on Saturday.

The Huskies achieved their first place finish in historic fashion. Highland’s 63-59 double-overtime win over Louisa-Muscatine secured a 19-2 regular season, including a 16-0 record in conference play, the first undefeated SEISC campaign in program history.

Highland’s SEISC Shootout opponent is Class 3A No. 9 Mediapolis. The Huskies will host a Bulldogs team that not only didn’t drop a conference game, but is yet to lose this season.

On the boys side, Hillcrest finished 15-1 in conference play with a lone defeat to Pekin. The Ravens repeated as champions of the North division after a 14-2 campaign last season.

Hillcrest will face 1A No. 3 Burlington Notre Dame in the SEISC Shootout. The Nikes are 19-1 and 14-0 in the SEISC South.

Here are the full pairings for the SEISC boys and girls shootouts.

Girls shootout

Feb. 5

Host: WACO

No. 8 seeds: Hillcrest vs. New London — 6 p.m.

No. 7 seed game: WACO vs. Notre Dame — 7:30 p.m.

Host: Pekin

No. 6 seed game: Wapello vs. Holy Trinity Catholic — 6 p.m.

No. 5 seed game: Pekin vs. Central Lee — 7:30 p.m.

Host: Louisa-Muscatine

No. 4 seed game: Columbus vs. Van Buren County — 6 p.m.

No. 3 seed game: Louisa-Muscatine vs. West Burlington — 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 7 — Host: Highland

No. 2 seed game: Lone Tree vs. Danville — 1 p.m.

No. 1 seed game: Highland vs. Mediapolis — 2:30 p.m.

Boys shootout

Feb. 6

Host: Van Buren County

No. 8 seed game: New London vs. Lone Tree — 6 p.m.

No. 7 seed game: Van Buren County vs. Highland — 7:30 p.m.

Host: Holy Trinity Catholic

No. 6 seed game: Danville vs. Wapello — 6 p.m.

No. 5 seed game: Holy Trinity vs. Columbus — 7:30 p.m.

Host: Central Lee

No. 4 seed game: West Burlington vs. WACO — 6 p.m.

No. 3 seed game: Central Lee vs. Pekin — 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 7 — Host: Burlington Notre Dame

No. 2 seed game: Mediapolis vs. Winfield-Mt. Union — 6 p.m.

No. 1 seed game: Notre Dame vs. Hillcrest — 7:30 p.m.

Small school scoreboard

Girls basketball scores

Feb. 2

Columbus 66, Winfield-Mt. Union 56

Cardinal 54, New London 24

Highland 63, Louisa-Muscatine 59 (2OT)

Keota 47, Montezuma 45

Feb. 3

Columbus 37, Pekin 35

Winfield-Mt. Union 40, WACO 34

Keota 63, Iowa Valley 34

Clarke Community 47, Cardinal 34

Holy Trinity 36, New London 15

Lone Tree 52, Hillcrest 38

Boys basketball scores

Feb. 2

Winfield-Mt. Union 61, Columbus 50

New London 78, Cardinal 44

Highland 74, Louisa-Muscatine 65

Keota 63, Montezuma 62

Feb. 3

Pekin 60, Columbus 49

Winfield-Mt. Union 54, WACO 31

Hillcrest 85, Lone Tree 61

Iowa Valley 63, Keota 45

Clarke Community 73, Cardinal 55