By Cort Reynolds

The Ada girls basketball team received a first round bye and was seeded 12th out of 12 teams at the Allen East/Bath Div. IV super sectional drawing held Sunday afternoon.

The Lady Bulldogs (1-17) will face the first round winner between top-seeded Arlington and 11th-seeded Hardin Northern Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6:15 p.m. in Harrod at Allen East.

Ada and fifth-seeded Leipsic both got first round byes for the six-team half of the sectional at AE. 

Third seed Bluffton will meet 10th seed Pandora-Gilboa in the second sectional semifinal at AE. The winner then plays Leipsic in the other sectional final Saturday, Feb. 23.

Second seed Columbus Grove and fourth seed Holgate received first round byes in the Bath half of the 12-team bracket.

"We will do our best," said Ada head coach Morgan Bass.

Div. IV Girls Basketball Sectionals at AE

BRACKET at Allen East (seeds in parentheses)

(11) Hardin Northern vs. (1) Arlington

Winner vs. (12) Ada, Feb. 23, 6:15 for sectional title

AE BRACKET

(3) Bluffton vs. (10) Pandora-Gilboa

Winner advances to face (5) Leipsic in sectional finals, Feb. 23

The Ada makeup game at Ridgemont scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4, has been cancelled due to the death of a Lady Gopher player.

Ada hosts league foe Lincolnview Thursday, Feb. 7.