#24 Quinton Ray is introduced before Middle Creek High School's victory over Green Hope High School on Friday, Jan. 14. (photo by Will Okun)
Feb 12, 2011
The Tri-Nine Conference released the official conference tournament brackets on Saturday morning.
First round games for both boys and girls will be held on Tuesday at the higher seed. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m. Where there are double-headers, girls will play at 5:30 p.m., and boys at 7 p.m.
Semifinal games for boys and girls will be held at Athens Drive High School on Wednesday.
The championship games will be held at Athens Drive on Friday. Girls will play at 6 p.m., followed by boys at 7:30 p.m.
Last season, the Tri-Nine had a play-in game for the eighth and ninth seeds, however that game was abolished this season. The ninth seeded team does not make the conference tournament and the season is officially over for them.
Panther Creek and Apex boys finished tied in the conference standings for third after both teams pulled upsets on Friday night. The two teams split during the season, but Apex had a larger margin of victory so the Cougars get the third seed. Panther Creek will be the fourth seed.
There was also a tie for second place in the girls between Middle Creek and Holly Springs. Again, both teams split during the regular season, but neither team had a best win over the other.
To break the tie, the Tri-Nine looked at both teams' games with Green Hope, but neither beat the Falcons this season. The next tie-breaker was the record of both teams against the next best team - Cary. Middle Creek swept Cary while Holly Springs split with the Imps, so the Mustangs got the No. 2 seed over the Hawks. No random draw took place.
Game 1: (1) Middle Creek vs. (8) Fuquay-Varina - Tuesday, 7:00
Game 2: (4) Panther Creek vs. (5) Green Hope - Tuesday, 7:00
Game 3: (2) Cary vs. (7) Holly Springs - Tuesday, 7:00
Game 4: (3) Apex vs. (6) Lee County - Tuesday, 7:00
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - Wednesday @ Athens Drive
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - Wednesday @ Athens Drive
Game 7: Championship Game - Friday @ Athens Drive, 7:30 PM
Game 1: (1) Green Hope vs. (8) Fuquay-Varina - Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Game 2: (4) Cary vs. (5) Panther Creek - Tuesday, 5:30 PM
Game 3: (2) Middle Creek vs. (7) Athens Drive - Tuesday, 5:30
Game 4: (3) Holly Springs vs. (6) Apex - Tuesday, 7:00
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - Wednesday @ Athens Drive
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - Wednesday @ Athens Drive
Game 7: Championship Game - Friday @ Athens Drive, 6:00 PM
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