Basketball: Early look at district tournament matchups for 2A, 1A, 2B, 1B teams

Postseason basketball begins this week -- and as early as Monday -- for 2A, 1A, 2B and 1B boys and girls basketball teams. The 2A Evergreen Conference regular-season wraps up Tuesday, so spots will be finalized on the boys and girls side following Tuesday’s games. Here’s an early look at this week’s first-round games of various district tournament games:

2A Southwest District IV tournament
GIRLS
Friday’s first-round matchups (double-elimination)
Game 1: Hockinson/Washougal at River Ridge (14-4)
Game 2: Centralia/Aberdeen at Mark Morris (18-2)
Game 3: Black Hills (14-6) at Hockinson/Washougal
Game 4: Centralia/Aberdeen at WF West (16-3)

BOYS
Saturday’s first-round matchups (double-elimination)
Game 1: Hockinson (10-9) at Capital/River Ridge (both 13-6)
Game 2: Centralia (13-6) at Mark Morris (15-5)
Game 3: Capital/River Ridge (both 13-6) at Washougal (13-6)
Game 4: Tumwater (6-12) at WF West (15-5)

1A District IV tournament
BOYS
Monday’s first-round matchups (single-elimination games)
Game 1: Castle Rock (12-8) at Montesano (11-9)
Game 2: Elma (3-18) at La Center (13-7)
Game 3: Rochester (5-15) at Woodland (12-8)
Game 4: King’s Way Christian (7-13) at Forks (14-6)

Thursday’s games (double-elimination)
At Kelso
Game 5: Kalama (17-3) v. Montesano/Castle Rock winner
Game 8: Toledo (19-1) v. Forks/King’s Way Christian winner

At WF West
Game 6: Hoquiam (17-3) v. La Center/Elma winner
Game 7: Tenino (15-4) v. Woodland/Rochester winner

GIRLS
Tuesday’s first-round matchups (single-elimination games)
Game 1: Stevenson (11-8) at Rainier (10-10)
Game 2: Forks (2-16) at La Center (14-6)
Game 3: Montesano (12-8) at Ilwaco (13-7)
Game 4: Kalama (10-10) at Rochester (13-7)

Friday’s games (double-elimination)
At Kelso
Game 5: Castle Rock (20-0) v. Rainier/Stevenson winner
Game 8: Woodland (18-2) v. Rochester/Kalama winner

At Centralia
Game 6: Hoquiam (13-7) v. La Center/Forks winner
Game 7: Elma (16-4) v. Ilwaco/Montesano winner

2B District IV tournament
GIRLS
Northwest Christian (12-8) v. Toutle Lake (11-8), 8 p.m. Wednesday at Montesano

1B divisional playoffs Thursday’s games (winners-to- District IV/V bi-district, loser-out)
Girls: Mary M. Knight v. Taholah, 6 p.m. (location TBD), Oakville v. Lake Quinault, 6 p.m. (location TBD)
Boys: Mary M. Knight v. Taholah, 8 p.m. (location TBD), Oakville v. Lake Quinault, 8 p.m. (location TBD)