VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSUVikings.com)- – The bracket for the 74th annual Barnes County Girls Basketball Tournament has been set.
Eight teams will converge on Valley City State University for the annual tournament in early December. The quarterfinals of the tournament will be played on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The semifinals are on Thursday, Dec. 6, and the tournament concludes with the championship and placing games on Saturday, Dec. 8.
All 12 games will be played at Valley City State University’s W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Radio coverage of all 12 games can be heard on Q101.1 KQDJ FM and newsdakota.com. Tournament history, records and past results can be found at www.vcsuvikings.com/bct
Enderlin High School has been named the top seed for this year’s tournament and will open with the 3 p.m. game against Griggs County Central on Dec. 4. Milnor-North Sargent is the No. 4 seed and plays No. 5 Barnes County North at 4:30 p.m.
Three-time defending champion LaMoure/Litchville-Marion is the No. 2 seed and takes on No. 7 Maple Valley at 6 p.m. in the first round. No. 3 seed Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page will play No. 6 seed Sargent Central at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4.
Games on Dec. 6 begin at 3 p.m., and Saturday’s games will start at noon. Stats and scores will be emailed after each day’s games.
LaMoure/Litchville-Marion has defeated Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page is each of the last three championship games.
Major tournament sponsors include the Valley City Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Valley City Chamber of Commerce, Valley City State University and VCSU Athletics.
Tuesday, Dec. 4
(1) Enderlin vs. (8) Griggs County Central, 3 p.m.
(4) Milnor/North Sargent vs. (5) Barnes County North, 4:30 p.m.
(2) LaMoure/Litchville-Marion vs. (7) Maple Valley, 6 p.m.
(3) Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page vs. (6) Sargent Central, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 6
3:00/4:30 p.m.: Consolation semifinals
6:00/7:30 p.m.: Championship semifinals
Saturday, Dec. 8
12 p.m. – 7th Place
1:30 p.m. – 5th Place
3 p.m. – 3rd Place
4:30 p.m. – Championship