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Area high school boys basketball teams begin district action next Monday at various sites around the area. All will be vying for a championship trophy that will be awarded next Friday.

From there, the survivors will head off to regionals with games being played March 14 and 16.

The field will be whittled down to eight in each of the four division for quarterfinal action on March 22. The semifinals are scheduled for March 24, 25 and the state finals, at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University will be March 26.

How will area teams fare?

Stay tuned to LocalSportsJournal.com for complete coverage beginning next Monday.

High School
Boys district basketball pairings

Division 1

At Muskegon
Monday, March 7
Mona Shores at GR Kenowa Hills
G.R. Union at Coopersville
Grand Haven at Reeths-Puffer 

How far can Muskegon coach Keith Guy and the Big Reds go in the tournament?

Wednesday, March 9
At Muskegon
Muskegon vs Mona Shores-Kenowa Hills winner, 5:30 p.m.
GR Union-Coopersville winner vs Reeths-Puffer-Grand Haven winner, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Final, 7 p.m.

Division 2
Sparta
(All games at Sparta)

Monday, March 7
Sparta vs. Comstock Park, 7 p.m.

Can 1st year coach Adam Bowen and his Fremont Packers make a run at winning a district title?

Wednesday, March 9
Grant vs. Sparta-Comstock Park winner, 5:30 p.m.
Fremont vs. Newaygo, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 9
Finals, 7 p.m.

Division 2
Spring Lake
(All games at Spring Lake)

Monday, March 7
Orchard View vs Spring Lake, 5:30 p.m.
Fruitport vs. Montague, 7 p.m.

Can Bill Core win a district title in his 35th year of coaching?

Wednesday, March 9
Whitehall vs OV-Spring Lake winner, 5:30 p.m.
Oakridge vs Fruitport-Montague winner, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Finals, 7 p.m.

Division 2
Manistee
(All games at Manistee)

Monday, March 7
Reed City vs Ludington, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 9
Big Rapids vs Ludington-Reed City winner, 5:30 p.m.

Can Ludington coach Thad Shank get his Orioles back to the Breslin Center?


Cadillac vs Manistee, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Finals, 7 p.m.

Division 3
McBain
(All games at McBain)

Monday, March 7
Mason County Central vs Harrison, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 9
Evart vs Mason County Central-Harrison winner, 5:30 p.m.
McBain vs Pine River, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Finals, 7 p.m.

Division 3
White Cloud

Can the Kent City Eagles under the direction of David Ingles win the the district title in White Cloud?


(All games at White Cloud

Monday, March 7
Morley Stanwood vs White Cloud, 5:30 p.m.
Kent City vs Lakeview, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 9
|Blanchard-Montabella vs Morley Stanwood-White Cloud winner, 5:30 p.m.
Ravenna vs Kent City-Lakeview winner, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Finals — 7 p.m.

Division 4
Western Michigan Christian
(All games at WMC)

Monday, March 7
Western Michigan Christian vs North Muskegon, 5:30 p.m.
Hart vs Hesperia, 7 p.m.

Can “The Dean of West Michigan High School Basketball Coaches” Rick Zoulek in his 37th year lead his Shelby Tigers to another district championship title?

Wednesday, March 9
Shelby vs WMC-North Muskegon winner, 5:30 p.m.
Holton vs Hart-Hesperia winner, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Finals — 7 p.m.

Division 4
McBain Christian

Monday, March 7
Pentwater at Marion
Mason County Eastern at Big Rapids Crossroads
Walkerville at Baldwin

Wednesday, March 9
(At McBain Christian)
McBain NMC vs Pentwater- Marion winner, 5:30 p.m.
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MCE-Big Rapids Crossroads winner vs. Walkerville-Baldwin winner, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Finals, 7 p.m.

Division 4
Fruitport Calvary Christian

Can coach Brad Richards and Fruitport Calvary Christian win the first boys district basketball title in school history?


(All games at Fruitport Calvary)

Wednesday, March 9
Muskegon Catholic vs Muskegon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Fruitport Calvary vs Hudsonville Libertas, 7 p.m.

Friday, March 11
Finals — 7 p.m.