Four local teams will host first-round playoffs

Franklin, West St. Mary, Centerville and Hanson Memorial will all host first-round games in the 2019 LHSAA Boys Basketball Playoffs after the brackets were released Monday afternoon.
First round games must be played by Friday with the Hanson Memorial Tigers set to play its bi-district game on Wednesday at the Billy Gene Talbot Gym.
The No. 11 seeded Hanson Memorial Tigers (11-9) will play host to the No. 22 seeded St. Edmund Blue Jays (3-21) in the opening round of the Division IV game on tonight at 6 p.m. at the Billy Gene Talbot Gymnasium.
In Class 2A, the No. 9 seed Franklin Hornets (19-9) will host No.24 seed Oakdale (15-9) on Friday at the Franklin High School Gym.
Also in Class 2A, the No. 12 seed West St. Mary Wolfpack (15-8) will play host to No. 21 Capitol (17-13) on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the WSM Gymnasium,
The No. 10 Centerville Bulldogs (17-9) will host No. 23 seed Northwood-Lena in the first round of the Class A playoffs on Friday at the CHS Gym.