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Peetz boys will start regional play Saturday

The Peetz High boys’ basketball team, winners of the 1A District 4 third-place game last week against Heritage Christian, has been inserted as the sixth seed in the upcoming 1A Colorado Basketball Regional Tournament.

The Bulldogs (13-9) will open up in Region 2, Bracket 1 against No. 7 Flagler (8-13) at Brush High School on Friday. The tip is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Should the Bulldogs win, they would face top seeded Arickaree/Woodlin on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.

Region 2 has three sub-brackets with the top three seeds, Arickaree/Woodlin, Fleming and Prairie all receiving first-round byes. In addition to Peetz and Flagler, the others in Region 2 are No. 4 Genoa-Hugo/Karval, No. 5 Hi-Plains, No. 8 Edison and No. 9 Idalia. The top three finishers in Region 2 will qualify for the state tournament.

 

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