Up to three Metro girls basketball teams have the opportunity to make it to the Class 4A state tournament next month in Des Moines.

Two Metro teams were sent to Region 3, three to Region 4 and one to Region 5.  Marion was assigned to Region 3 in the Class 3A tournament.

All three ranked Metro teams -- No. 2 Linn-Mar, No. 5 Washington and No. 11 Xavier -- received first round byes.

However, Linn-Mar and Xavier were assigned to the same region. Jefferson also is in that region, along with Dubuque Senior, Marshalltown and Newton. Linn-Mar will play the winner of the Jefferson-Dubuque senior game and Xavier the winner of the Marshalltown-Newton game in the regional semifinals on Feb. 19. The regional final is Feb. 22 at Jefferson.

Washington is in Region 5 with Davenport North, North Scott, Davenport Central, Clinton and No. 9 Pleasant Valley. The Warriors host the winner of the Davenport North-North Scott game on Feb. 19. The regional final is Feb. 22 at Prairie.

Kennedy plays at Prairie on Feb. 16 in a first-round game in Region 3. The winner plays at No. 8 Iowa City High on Feb. 19. The other three teams in the region are Des Moines North, West Des Moines Valley and No. 7 Southeast Polk. The regional final is Feb. 22 at Newton.

Marion gets a home game against Anamosa in the first round of the Class 3A tournament, but then likely would have to play at second-ranked Mount Vernon. The Mustangs won the Class 2A title last year. No. 12 Waverly-Shell Rock also is in the region.

The state tournament is Feb. 28-March 5 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Class 4A
Region 3
Wed., Feb. 16
DM North at WDM Valley
Kennedy at Prairie
Saturday, Feb. 19
Kennedy-Prairie winner at Iowa City High
DM North-WDM Valley winner at SE Polk
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Regional final at Newton

Region 4
Wed., Feb. 16
Marshalltown at Newton
Dubuque Senior at Jefferson
Saturday, Feb. 19
Jefferson-Senior winner at Linn-Mar
Marshalltown-Newton winner at Xavier
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Regional final at Jefferson

Region 5
Wed., Feb. 16
Davenport Central at Clinton
Davenport North at North Scott
Saturday, Feb. 19
Davenport Central-Clinton winner at Pleasant Valley
Davenport North-North Scott winner at CR Washington
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Regional final at C.R. Prairie

Class 3A
Region 3
Vinton-Shellsburg at Union
Independence at Waverly-Shell Rock
Anamosa at Marion
Center Point-Urbana at Mount Vernon
Saturday, Feb. 19
Vinton-Shellsburg-Union winner vs. Independence-Waverly-Shell Rock winner at Waverly
Anamosa-Marion winner vs. Center Point-Urbana-Mount Vernon winner at Mount Vernon
Tuesday, Feb. 22
Regional final at Vinton

 Pairings for all classes on the IGHSAU site>>