Class 2A regional play opens Saturday

Class 2A postseason girls' basketball begins Saturday. The winners of eight regions will advance to the state tournament in Des Moines.

The Van Buren and Cardinal girls? basketball teams have both landed in Class 2A Region 4 to open postseason play. Van Buren previously beat first-round opponent Davis County this season, while Cardinal will need to get by Central Lee, a squad that has won big against the Comets twice.

Pekin, the one area Class 2A team missing from Region 4, has drawn Region 5 this postseason. The Panthers (14-7) will face Eddyville-Blakesburg (11-9) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Eddyville. Assuming Pekin makes it past the Rockets, they?ll face either Albia (5-16) or Pella Christian (16-3) at Pella in round two.

Regional admission is $5 per person.