One Metro & Four Area schools preparing for boys basketball State Tournament

The high school boys basketball State Tournament begins Monday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with one metro and three area schools among those competing.

In Class 4A,

Top-seed Cedar Falls takes on 8-seed Dubuque Senior in the quarterfinals Monday afternoon at 12:15.

In Class 2A,

8-seed Jesup faces top-seed Western Christian in the quarterfinals Tuesday afternoon at 2:00,

7-seed Union takes on 2-seed West Lyon Tuesday evening at 5:30

and 6-seed Grundy Center battles 3-seed Unity Christian Tuesday night at 7:15.

In Class 1A,

5-seed Gladbrook-Reinbeck goes against 4-seed North Linn in the quarterfinals Wednesday morning at 10:30.