Brackets for the upcoming Mid-Continent League basketball tournaments were released on Wednesday. The play-in games will begin Saturday, Jan. 13.

Girls bracket
The Smith Center Lady Red are 8-0 and earned the No. 1 seed. They will play the winner of Saturday’s feather bracket game between Plainville (4-4) and Oakley (3-5) on Monday, Jan. 15 in Smith Center.

The winner of that game will play the winner of the four vs. five matchup between Stockton (6-2) and Trego (6-2) in Plainville on Jan. 19. The losers will also play each other in Stockton on Jan. 18.

TMP earned the second seed with an 8-1 record. The will play the winner of Saturday’s feather bracket game between Ellis (5-3) and Phillipsburg (1-7) on Monday in Hays.

Hill City (5-1) is the No. 3 seed and will host Norton (6-2) on Monday with the winner of that game playing the winner of the TMP game on Jan. 19 in Plainville. The losers will also play each other in Stockton on Jan. 18.

 

Boys bracket
The Phillipsburg Panthers (7-1) are the No. 1 seed on the boy’s side and will host the winner of Saturday’s feather bracket game between Trego (2-6) and Smith Center (2-6) on Tuesday.

Oakley (5-3) is the No. 4 seed and will host Ellis (4-4) on Tuesday. The winner players the winner of the Phillipsburg game on Friday, Jan. 19 in Plainville. The losers will also play each other in Stockton on Jan. 18.

TMP earned the No. 2 seed with a 7-2 record and will play the winner of Saturday’s feather bracket game between Stockton (3-5) and Hill City (1-5).

Plainville (5-3) is the No. 3 seed and will host the six seed Norton (3-5) on Jan. 16. The winner will then play the winner of the TMP game on Jan. 19 in Plainville and the loser will also play each other in Stockton on Jan. 18.