LHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships get underway Monday with six area teams participating

With the girls championships completed in Hammond, the LHSAA boys state championships get underway Monday with Marsh Madness in Lake Charles at Burton Coliseum, running through Saturday.

There are five semifinal games Monday, none involving area teams.

The first area team to hit the floor will be top seed Newman in the Select Division III semifinals Tuesday at 1:15 p.m. against No. 4 seed Dunham.

Fourth seed St. Martin’s Episcopal plays its Select Division IV semifinal game Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. against top seed Northwood-Lena.

The other four area teams will play on Thursday.

At 1:15 p.m. in the Select Division IV semifinals, No. 3 Crescent City Christian battles No. 2 Lincoln Prep.

At 3 p.m., No. 5 Archbishop Shaw takes on top seed and defending state champion Madison Prep in the Select Division II semifinals.

At 4:45 p.m., defending state champion Carver, the sixth seed, takes on No. 2 Peabody.

At 6:15 p.m., No. 3 Ponchatoula takes on No. 2 Ruston in the Non-Select Division I semifinals.

There will be five state championship games Friday and five Saturday.

MARSH MADNESS SCHEDULE

Semifinals
Monday
Division V select: No. 1 Avoyelles Charter (34-1) vs. No. 4 JS Clark (20-13), 1:15 p.m.

Division V select: No. 2 Family Christian (24-14) vs. No. 3 Rapides (23-12), 3 p.m.

Division III select: No. 1 Calvary Baptist (24-5) vs. No. 10 Catholic-New Iberia (20-9, 4:45 p.m.

Division V nonselect: No. 1 Zwolle (32-2) vs. No. 4 Gibsland-Coleman (23-7), 6:15 p.m.

Division V nonselect: No. 2 Anacoco (36-5) vs. No. 3 Fairview (31-5), 8 p.m.

Tuesday
Division III select: No. 1 Newman (30-6) vs. No. 4 Dunham (20-8), 1:15 p.m.

Division IV nonselect: No. 1 East Feliciana (24-7) vs. No. 4 North Central (22-12), 3 p.m.

Division II nonselect: No. 1 Wossman (29-4) vs. No. 4 Bossier (22-10), 4:45 p.m.

Division IV nonselect: No. 2 White Castle (26-9) vs. No. 3 Franklin (20-5), 6:15 p.m.

Division II nonselect: No. 2 Iowa (28-4) vs. No. 2 Carroll (24-11), 8 p.m.

Wednesday
Division IV select: No. 1 Northwood-Lena (27-7) vs. No. 4 St. Martin’s Episcopal (21-9), 1:15 p.m.

Division I select: No. 1 Scotlandville (31-3) vs. No. 4 Huntington (24-8), 3 p.m.

Division III nonselect: No. 1 Port Allen (27-4) vs. No. 4 Patterson (22-4), 4:45 p.m.

Division III nonselect: No. 2 French Settlement (29-4) vs. No. 3 Winnfield (25-4), 6:15 p.m.

Division I select: No. 2 St. Thomas More (32-4) vs. No. 3 Catholic-BR (26-6), 8 p.m.

Thursday
Division IV select: No. 2 Lincoln Prep (23-4) vs. No. 3 Crescent City (22-4), 1:15 p.m.

Division II select: No. 1 Madison Prep (31-2) vs. No. Archbishop Shaw (22-5), 3 p.m.

Division II select: No. 2 Peabody (25-6) vs. No. 6 G.W. Carver (22-10), 4:45 p.m.

Division I nonselect: No. 2 Ruston (29-3) vs. No. 3 Ponchatoula (27-7), 6:15 p.m.

Division I nonselect: No. 1 New Iberia (29-3) vs. No, 4 Walker (29-5), 8 p.m.

Finals
Friday
Division V select: Noon

Division III select: 2 p.m.

Division IV nonselect: 4 p.m.

Division II nonselect: 6 p.m.

Division V nonselect: 8 p.m.

Saturday
Division IV select: noon

Division II select: 2 p.m.

Division III nonselect: 4 p.m.

Division I select: 6 p.m.

Division I nonselect: 8 p.m.