Tournament Time: Boys' Cagers Finish Season This Week, Districts Start Monday

The boys’ basketball teams are finishing up their regular seasons, and the tournaments begin next Monday, March 7.

Saline plays in MHSAA District 13-A at Monroe. There won’t be any strangers in this district filled with Southeastern Conference teams. Saline opens against Ypsilanti. On Jan. 25, the Hornets lost 52-50 to Ypsilanti in a game that went down to the wire. Saline lost both of its SEC games to Bedford. The Hornets defeated Adrian, Monroe and Ypsilanti-Lincoln this season. Saline finishes its regular season with at Ann Arbor Huron Tuesday and at home to Ann Arbor Pioneer Thursday.

Here's how the tournament shapes up:

March 7, 5:30 p.m., Ypsilanti-Lincoln vs. Monroe

March 7, 7 p.m., Saline vs. Ypsilanti

March 9, 5:30 p.m., Adrian vs. Monroe or Lincoln

March 9, 7 p.m., Bedford vs. Saline or Ypsilanti

March 11, 7 p.m., District Championship Game.

The Big Reds play in District 37-B at Onsted. Early in the season, the Big Reds had no trouble with the Wildcats, winning 66-43. The only other district foe Milan has faced is Tecumseh. Milan won that affair, 44-34. Milan finishes its regular season at Dundee on Tuesday and is at home to Airport on Thursday.

Here’s how Milan’s district shapes up:

March 7, 6 p.m., Ida vs. Chelsea

March 7, 7:30 p.m., Onsted vs. Milan

March 9, 6 p.m., Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard vs. Ida or Chelsea

March 9, 7:30 p.m., Tecumseh vs. Onsted or Milan

March 11, 7 p.m., District Championship Game.