NEVC boys hope to make a run at district tourney
By Jason Peake
Daily Mail Sports Editor
District play begins next week for area high school basketball teams.
Northeast Vernon County and Hume will both compete at the Class 1, District 7 tourney at Drexel.
NEVC's teams will be in action on Monday, while Hume will begin district play the next night.
NEVC's boys are the second seed in the district. They'll take on seventh-seed Frontier School of Excellence Monday at 5:45.
A win in that game would put the Knights into the semifinals against either Montrose or Hume. Both of those teams have struggled to get wins this season.
NEVC just rolled past Hume on Tuesday.
NEVC Coach Brian Sprouse said he hopes his boys can make a run at the district title.
"I feel pretty good going in," Sprouse said Tuesday night. "But we have to play the games."
Drexel is the top seed and will be playing on its home court.
"Hopefully we'll win the first two and see Drexel in the title game," Sprouse said. "That would be a very tough game."
Hume's girls are the second-seed, with undefeated Montrose the top seed and clear favorite.
Montrose handled Hume a couple of weeks ago in the title game of the Golden Valley/Vernon County Conference Tournament.
Hornets Coach Delanya Thompson noted many of her players were dealing with the flu that week, but added Montrose is a tough team.
District 7 at Drexel
BOYS BRACKET
Feb. 27 games
(4) Miami (2-15) vs. (5) Ballard (2-20), 8:15
(2) NEVC (14-9) vs. (7) Frontier (4-13), 5:45
Feb. 28 game
(3) Montrose (3-19) vs. (6) Hume (3-18), 7 p.m.
March 1 games
(1) Drexel (17-4) vs. MIA-BAL winner, 5:45
NEVC-FRON winner vs. MON-HUM winner, 8:15
March 3 game
Title game, 7
GIRLS BRACKET
Feb. 27 games
(4) Ballard (6-12) vs. (5) NEVC (3-20), 7
(2) Drexel (9-11) vs. (7) Frontier, 4:30
Feb. 28 game
(3) Hume (18-3) vs. (6) Miami (0-17), 5:45
March 1 games
(1) Montrose (24-0) vs. BAL-NEVC winner, 4:30
DREX-FRON winner vs. HUM-MIAM winner, 7.
March 3 game
Title game, 6
District 5 at Willard
BOYS BRACKET
Feb. 28 games
(1) Thomas Jefferson (14-5) vs. (8) Bronaugh (10-12), 4 p.m.
(4) Everton (13-9) vs. (5) Dadeville (7-14), 5:30 p.m.
(2) Walnut Grove (12-11) vs. (7) Golden City (4-10), 7 p.m.
(3) Sheldon (17-6) vs. (6) Lockwood (4-18), 8:30 p.m.
March 2 schedule
TJ-BRON winner vs. EVE-DAD winner, 6 p.m.
WAL-GOL winner vs. SHE-LOC winner, 7:30 p.m.
March 3
Title game, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BRACKET
Feb. 27 games
(4) Everton (11-10) vs. (5) Lockwood (7-15), 5
(2) Dadeville (17-6) vs. (7) Bronaugh (6-14), 6:30
(3) Sheldon (13-10) vs. (6) Golden City (1-12), 8
March 1 games
(1) Walnut Grove (20-3) vs. EVER-LOCK winner, 6 p.m.
DAD-BRON winner vs. SHEL-GOLD winner, 7:30
March 3
Title game, 5 p.m.