FARGO, N.D. – (NewsDakota.com) – Fargo will be the hot spot for Class A basketball over the next three days as the State Super A Tournament begins at the Fargodome and the Scheels Center.

The Girls tournament begins at 1:00pm at the Fargodome as Bismarck Century faces West Fargo Sheyenne. At 3:00pm, Grand Fork Red River plays Bismarck St.Mary’s. Fargo Davies plays defending state champion Bismarck Legacy at 5 and the day concludes with Mandan and Devils Lake at 7pm.

The boys tournament will be at the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex. The day begins with Bismarck Century and Grand Forks Red River at 2pm. Fargo Shanley will play Mandan at 4pm. Mandan knocked off three time defending state champion Minot in a state qualifying game at the West Region tournament. West Fargo Sheyenne and Bismarck St.Mary’s play at 6pm

The final game of the day pits West Fargo versus Jamestown. The Blue Jays are making their first appearance at the State Tournament since 2015. The was also the last time the Jays played West Fargo. Jamestown went into the West Region tournament losing five of their last seven games but first year head coach Jacoby Lloyd says the reason for the strong showing in West Region is simple.

 

 

The Blue Jays have not played the Packers this season, but Lloyd knows the key to success is controlling the tempo.

 

 

West Fargo is third in the state in scoring averaging 80 points per game. They scored over 100 twice and 80 or more 12 times. Jamestown reached the 80 point plateau only twice. Tipoff is set for 8pm with the pregame at 7:45 on 1400 ESPN Jamestown and NewsDakota.com