The Boys State High School basketball tournament tipped off, yesterday, at Wells Fargo Arena, in Des Moines.
In Class 1A …
Top seeded Danville trounced 8th-seeded Wapsie Valley Fairbank, 78-46.
4th seeded St. Mary’s, Storm Lake knocked off five-seed Riverside, Oakland, 73-51.
Seventh-seeded Boyden-Hull advanced to the second round with a 58-54 win over Number-two seed Lone Tree.
Third seeded North Tama, Traer edged six-seed Ankeny Christian Academy, 47-45.
In Class 2A, yesterday …
Top-seed West Fork, Sheffield topped eighth-seeded Dike-New Hartford, 45-36.
Fifth seeded M-F-L, Marmac beat four-seed North Cedar, Stanwood, 67-64.
Class 2A action continues today, and Class 3A gets started today.
