By Cort Reynolds
WAPAKONETA - The Ada boys basketball team was seeded 11th of 12 teams at the Coldwater/Bath Div. IV sectional drawings held Sunday at Wapakoneta.
The Bulldog boys (3-15) will take on New Knoxville (3-15) in a rematch Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the sectional semifinals at Coldwater. Tip-off is set for 6:15 p.m.
Ada lost a close battle at NK by a 47-44 count on Jan. 5.
"It is a great opportunity for us to redeem ourselves from a contest early in the year where we felt we did not play our best basketball," said Ada head coach Dre White.
"We have an opportunity to prove how far we have come since that point early in the year," he added.
The Ada/NK winner will then meet top-seeded St. Henry (15-3), which received a first round bye, in the sectional finals on Friday, March 1 at 6:15 p.m.
The sectional final victor then advances to the Wapakoneta district semifinals March 5.
Twelfth-seeded Waynesfield-Goshen (2-16) plays sixth-seeded Ft. Recovery (9-8) in the second Coldwater sectional semi Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. That game's winner plays third seed Minster (13-6) in the second sectional final March 1.
At Bath, fifth seed USV (12-5) plays seventh-seeded New Bremen (6-10) in the sectional semis Feb. 26 at 8 p.m.
The USV/NB winner plays fourth seed Perry (14-3) in the 8 p.m. sectional finals at Bath March 1.
Eight seed Allen East (9-8) faces ninth seed Ridgemont (8-11) Feb. 26 at 6:15 p.m. in the first round at Bath. The winner meets number two seed Marion Local (11-5) March 1 in the first Bath sectional final at 6:15.
Midwest Athletic Conference schools were voted the top three seeds, with the NWCC grabbing the fourth and fifth seeds.
Div. IV Sectional at Coldwater/Bath
At COLDWATER BRACKET
#11 Ada (3-15) vs. #10 New Knoxville (3-15), Feb. 26, 6:15 p.m.
Winner vs. #1 St. Henry (15-3), March 1, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
COLDWATER LOWER BRACKET
#12 Waynesfield (2-16) vs. #6 Ft. Recovery (9-8), Feb. 26, p.m.
Winner vs. #3 Minster (13-6), March 1, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Div. IV Sectional at LIMA BATH BRACKET
#8 Allen East (9-8) vs. #9 Ridgemont (8-11), Feb. 26, 6:15 p.m.
Winner vs. #2 Marion Local (11-5), March 1, 6:15 p.m. for sectional title
BATH LOWER BRACKET
#5 Upper Scioto Valley (12-5) vs. #7 New Bremen (6-10), Feb. 26, 8 p.m.
Winner vs. #4 Lima Perry (14-3), March 1, 8 p.m. for sectional title
Upper and lower bracket winners advance to Wapakoneta district March 5/8
