Only one of the 11 area varsity boys basketball teams came home from its respective tournament draw with a top-four seed Sunday.
Coach Rob Pisano’s Lakeside Dragons (13-3) are the No. 3 seed at the Euclid sectional-district tournament.
Geneva (7-11), Madison (4-14) and Riverside (4-13) are seeded ninth, 11th and 12th, respectively at Euclid.
The Dragons will face a familiar foe in a sectional semifinal March 2 in sixth-seeded North (9-8), which Lakeside just defeated, 54-49, in a Premier Athletic Conference clash Friday night at Lakeside Gymnasium.
The winner of that contest will meet coach John Marhefka’s Geneva squad March 6 for a sectional championship.
Coach Pat Moran’s Madison Blue Streaks will play eighth-seeded Glenville in a sectional semifinal March 1, while coach Rick Durkovic’s Riverside Beavers drew a first-round matchup with top-seeded and state-ranked Mentor (15-2) in a sectional semifinal March 3.
Brush and Shaw (10-5) are the second and fourth seeds, while Solon (10-7) is fifth, Mayfield seventh and South (5-14) is 10th.
In the Lakeland Division II tournament, Edgewood (9-7) earned the highest seed — sixth — while area squads Conneaut (8-9), Perry (5-12) and Jefferson (4-12) received the ninth, 11th and 13th seeds, respectively.
Coach Kevin Andrejack’s Warriors will play seventh-seeded West Geauga (8-9) in a sectional semifinal March 1.
Coach Tim Tallbacka’s Spartans (8-9) will tangle with 12th-seeded Cleveland East (4-12) in a sectional semifinal Feb. 26, with the winner moving on to a sectional final against third-seeded Lake Catholic (11-5) on March 2.
Coach Chad Frazier’s Pirates (5-12) and coach Steve Locy’s Falcons (4-12) — who will play a regular-season game Tuesday night in Falcon Gymnasium — will match up in a sectional semifinal Feb. 26.
The top seed at Lakeland is Collinwood (13-5), while John Hay (12-5) is seeded second and Harvey (9-8) fourth.
Rounding out the seeds there are East Tech at five, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (7-9) at eight and Beachwood (8-10) is 10th.
In Division III action at Howland, the area’s two representatives — Grand Valley and Pymatuning Valley — are seeded sixth and seventh, respectively, and, you guessed it, will play in a sectional semifinal on March 1.
The winner between coach Luke Strohm’s Mustangs (11-7) and coach Ryan Fitch’s Lakers (11-6) will move on to tangle with third-seeded Berkshire (12-5) in a sectional championship game March 5.
Newton Falls (15-3), LaBrae (12-6), Brookfield (9-7) and Cardinal (11-6) round out the top five seeds.
The rest of the field includes Mineral Ridge (6-11), Girard (4-13), Champion (4-13), Lakeview (3-15), Liberty (4-15) and winless Garfield (0-16) at eight through 13.
In Division IV play, SS. John and Paul will play Windham in a sectional semifinal in Warren.
Coach Tom Penna’s 14th-seeded Heralds (1-15) and the fifth-seeded Bombers (7-9) will tangle March 2.
Mathews (14-2), Maplewood (13-4), Bloomfield (12-4), and Mogadore (9-7) are the top seeds at the tournament.
Rounding out the six through 13 seeds are Lordstown (6-10), Bristol (5-12), Newbury (5-12), Southington (4-13), Warren JFK (2-15), Ledgemont (2-15), Badger (1-15) and Fairport (1-16).
Brackets for all four tournaments will appear this week.
