District Basketball Preview: 1A semifinals

Two area teams are back in action Tuesday night as they compete in the district semifinals.

In District 14, the match-up of the night will take place in Tabor when the Stanton Vikings take on Fremont-Mills.

It's the fourth meeting between hte two schools this season. All three prior match-ups have gone to Fremont-Mills.

With the game taking place in Tabor and Fremont-Mills fans likely being in festive moods after the girls basketball team qualified for state Monday night, the environment will no doubt be tough for Stanton.

The Vikings defeated Nishnabotna in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Fremont-Mills defeated Heartland Christian in the quarterfinals.

Stanton-FM is expected to tip off at 8 p.m.

The other semifinal game in Tabor features Sidney against Clarinda Academy. That game will tip off at 6:30 p.m.

Clarinda Academy reached the semifinals when they stunned East Mills 50-45, last week. Sidney meanwhile struggled early against Riverside, but pulled away in the fourth quarter to get a 56-36 win.

The semifinal winners are scheduled to face off Thursday night in Shenandoah at 7 p.m.

In District 13, Griswold will be in action when they take on Nodaway Valley. The game will tip off at 8 p.m. in Guthrie Center.

Griswold reached the semifinals with their 53-40 win over Exira-EHK. Nodaway Valley, the district champion last season, reached the semifinals after they defeated Glidden-Ralston 75-42, last week.

The other semifinal in District 13 features Paton-Churdan taking on Adair-Casey. That game will tip off first at 6:30 p.m.

The semifinal winners will face off Thursday night in Panora.

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