Preview capsules for eight local teams in state basketball tournaments

Class 4A boys

No. 8 Battle Ground (18-9) vs. No. 9 Kentridge (20-7)

When: 2 p.m. Wednesday (loser-out game)

The matchup: Battle Ground lost to Union 56-37 in regional play. Kentridge beat Mariner 74-50. This is a rematch of the fifth-place game in the bi-district tournament, which Battle Ground 56-44. Kentridge was the Cascade Division champion of the North Puget Sound League. Kentridge has lost three times in the postseason – to Federal Way in the NPSL playoffs, to Mount Rainier in the bi-district quarterfinals and to Battle Ground.

Next for winner: Quarterfinal game vs. No. 2 Gonzaga Prep (22-2), 2 p.m. Thursday.

Other teams in bracket: No. 3 Federal Way, No. 5 Richland, No. 13 Mount Rainier

No. 1 Union (24-1) vs. TBD

When: 10:30 a.m. Thursday (quarterfinal)

The matchup: Union faces the winner of No. 10 Glacier Peak and No. 7 Curtis. Glacier Peak beat Issaquah 56-49 in the regional round; Curtis lost to Gonzaga Prep 65-47. Curtis was the bi-district runner-up, beating both Battle Ground (63-56) and Skyview (74-63) along the way. Curtis was the South Puget Sound League champion. Glacier Peak is the 4A Wesco Conference runner-up. Glacier Peak reached the semifinals of the District 1-2 tournament, losing to Mount Si.

Other teams in bracket: No. 4 Mount Si, No. 6 Jackson, No. 11 Puyallup.

Class 3A boys

No. 7 Prairie (17-8) vs. No. 10 Ingraham (17-7)

When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (loser-out game)

The matchup: Prairie lost to Mount Spokane 71-52 in the regional round; Ingraham beat Shadle Park 68-58. Prairie is the 3A Greater St. Helens League co-champion and 3A bi-district champion. Ingraham beat top-seeded Eastside Catholic in the quarterfinals of the District 2 tournament before falling to Rainier Beach in the championship game.

Next for winner: The winner faces No. 1 Eastside Catholic (23-2), 5:30 p.m. Thursday.

Other teams in bracket: No. 4 Marsyville-Pilchuck, No. 6 Lincoln, No. 11 O’Dea.

Class 3A girls

No. 1 Prairie (22-2) vs. TBD

When: 10:30 a.m. Thursday (quarterfinal)

The matchup: Prairie will play the winner of No. 7 Bethel (20-4) and No. 15 Edmonds-Woodway (14-9). Bethel lost to Mt. Spokane 63-32 in the regional round; Edmonds-Woodway beat Gig Harbor 48-45. Bethel beat Prairie 54-37 in the semifinals of the bi-district tournament before beating Peninsula 58-47 in the title game. Bethel was the Pierce County League champion. Edmonds-Woodway was the fifth-place team in the 3A Wesco, the league topped by Arlington. Prairie beat Arlington in the regional round.

Other teams in bracket: No. 4 Kamiakin, No. 6 Seattle Prep, No. 11 Snohomish.

Class 2A boys

No. 2 Columbia River (21-3) vs. No. 10 Anacortes (16-8)

When: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday (loser-out game)

The matchup: Columbia River lost to Selah 66-61 in the regional round; Anacortes beat Black Hills 44-38. Columbia River was the 2A Greater St. Helens League and District 4 champion. River beat Black Hills 75-40 in the district title game. Anacortes was second-place Northwest Conference team among 2A teams. Lynden was No. 1. Anacortes lost to Lynden 67-35 in the District 1 title game.

Next for winner: No. 1 Lynden (23-1), 10:30 a.m. Thursday (quarterfinal)

Other teams in bracket: No. 5 Pullman (20-5), No. 6 Clarkston (15-8), No. 14 Liberty (16-9)

Class 2A girls

No. 7 Washougal (20-4) vs. TBD

When: 9 p.m. Thursday (quarterfinal)

The matchup: Washougal will play the winner of No. 9 Burlington-Edison (20-4) or No. 8 W.F. West (17-7). Washougal was the 2A Greater St. Helens League and District 4 champion, beating W.F. West 54-48 in the district title game. Washougal has won 14 in a row after beating East Valley of Spokane 52-45 in the regional round. Burlington-Edison beat Renton 53-42 in the regional round; WF lost to Lynden 66-45.

Other teams in bracket: No. 3 Clarkston (23-2), No. 5 Archbishop Murphy (19-4), No. 13 Black Hills (17-8)

Class 1A boys

No. 11 King’s Way Christian (16-8) vs. No. 6 Cashmere (17-6)

When: 3:45 p.m. Wednesday (loser-out game)

The matchup: King’s Way Christian beat Overlake 71-52 in the regional round; Cashmere lost Zillah 84-56. King’s Way Christian was the runner-up in the Trico League and District 4. Cashmere was the Caribou Trail League co-champion with Okanogan. Cashmere beat Okanogan in the CTL championship game before beating Lakeside in a district crossover.

Next for winner: No. 5 Seattle Academy (19-3), 3:45 p.m. Thursday

Other teams in bracket: No. 1 Lynden Christian (24-0), (7) Deer Park (20-3), No. 10 King’s (19-5).

No. 2 La Center (22-2) vs. TBD

When: 9 p.m. Thursday (quarterfinal)

The matchup: La Center will play the winner of No. 8 Connell (19-5) and No. 9 Royal (19-5). La Center beat Deer Park 63-46 in the regional round. Royal beat Cascade Christian 57-45 in the regional round; Connell lost to Lynden Christian 79-53. Connell was the South Central Athletic Conference runner-up, losing to Zillah 86-51 in the conference final. Royal advanced to state through SCAC consolation bracket, losing to Zillah 92-54 in the semifinals.

Other teams in bracket: No. 3 Zillah (23-1), No. 4 Okanogan (18-6) No. 12 Bellevue Christian (16-7).