Both Bryant High School basketball teams have officially secured a bid to the Class 7A State[more] Tournament, which will be held at the new arena at Fayetteville High School starting Wednesday, Feb. 27.
The Hornets are currently seeded fourth in the West with two games to go. They have an outside chance at catching Bentonville for the third seed but also could fall back into the fifth seed with Van Buren trying to catch up.
The Lady Hornets are in the sixth spot going into this Friday's action. They too have an outside chance to move up. They're chasing Fayetteville for the fifth seed.
Bryant travels to Lake Hamilton on Friday before hosting El Dorado in the regular-season finale on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
The rest of the teams in Class 7A still have three games left, extending the regular season to Friday, Feb. 22.
If the season ended today, the Hornets would open State against Conway in a 4-5 game; the Lady Hornets would open against West Memphis in a 3-6 contest.
Here are the current ratings points standings, the remaining schedules, and the State tourney brackets:
CLASS 7A RATINGS
Boys
7A-WEST
x-Fayetteville (21-3) 152
x-Springdale (16-8) 106
x-Bentonville (19-6) 98
x-Bryant (17-9) 82
x-Van Buren (12-11) 66
Springdale Har-Ber (8-17) 40
Rogers (8-16) 28
Rogers Heritage (9-14) 0
7A-CENTRAL
x-North Little Rock (23-1) 148
x-Fort Smith Northside (17-8) 109
x-West Memphis (12-12) 71
x-Cabot (10-12) 65
Conway (13-10) 47
Little Rock Central (6-13) 43
Little Rock Catholic (3-15) 23
Fort Smith Southside (6-19) 12
Girls
7A-WEST
x-Bentonville (22-2) 143
x-Rogers Heritage (18-6) 110
x-Rogers (16-9) 104
x-Springdale Har-Ber (16-10) 87
x-Fayetteville (10-14) 77
x-Bryant (11-15) 55
Springdale (6-18) 18
Van Buren (5-15) 12
7A-CENTRAL
x-Little Rock Central (19-4) 148
x-Fort Smith Northside (22-3) 110
x-West Memphis (17-8) 101
x-North Little Rock (15-6) 99
x-Fort Smith Southside (18-6) 90
Cabot (13-8) 80
Conway (13-10) 32
Mount St. Mary (6-17) 10
x-clinched bid to State Tournament
Friday, Feb. 15
Bryant at Lake Hamilton
Siloam Springs at Bentonville
Springdale at Fayetteville
Rogers at Van Buren
Springdale Har-Ber at Rogers Heritage
West Memphis at Cabot
Little Rock Central at Mountain Home
North Little Rock at Marion
Fort Smith Southside at Conway
Little Rock Parkview at Fort Smith Northside
Greenwood at LR Catholic/Mount St. Mary
Tuesday, Feb. 19
El Dorado at Bryant
Bentonville at Springdale
Fayetteville at Springdale Har-Ber
Rogers Heritage at Rogers
Van Buren at Siloam Springs
Cabot at Jonesboro
Marion at Little Rock Central
Mountain Home at North Little Rock
Searcy at West Memphis
Conway at LR Catholic/Mount St. Mary
Fort Smith Northside vs. Fort Smith Southside (at UAFS)
Friday, Feb. 22
Fayetteville at Bentonville
Springdale Har-Ber at Rogers
Siloam Springs at Rogers Heritage
Springdale at Van Buren
Cabot at Searcy
North Little Rock at Little Rock Central
West Memphis at Mountain Home
Greenwood at Conway
Fort Smith Northside at Little Rock Hall
Fort Smith Southside at Little Rock Parkview
Little Rock Catholic/Mount St. Mary at Russellville
CLASS 7A STATE TOURNAMENT
At Fayetteville High School
Boys
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Game 2 — Central 4 vs. West 5, 2:30 p.m.
Game 4 — West 3 vs. Central 6, 5:30 p.m.
Game 6 — West 4 vs. Central 5, 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Game 8 — Central 3 vs. West 6, 2:30 p.m.
Game 10 — West 1 vs. game 2 winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 12 — Central 2 vs. game 4 winner, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, March 1
Game 14 — Central 1 vs. game 6 winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 16 — West 2 vs. game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
Game 18 — Game 10 winner vs. game 12 winner, 1:30 p.m.
Game 20 — Game 14 winner vs. game 16 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Championship game
Friday, March 8 or Saturday, March 9 (TBD)
At Barton Coliseum, Little Rock
Game 22 — Game 18 winner vs. game 20 winner, TBD
Girls
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Game 1 — Central 4 vs. West 5, 1 p.m.
Game 3 — West 3 vs. Central 6, 4 p.m.
Game 5 — West 4 vs. Central 5, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28
Game 7 — Central 3 vs. West 6, 1 p.m.
Game 9 — West 1 vs. game 1 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 11 — Central 2 vs. game 3 winner, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 1
Game 13 — Central 1 vs. game 5 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 15 — West 2 vs. game 7 winner, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 2
Game 17 — Game 9 winner vs. game 11 winner, 12 p.m.
Game 19 — Game 13 winner vs. game 15 winner, 6 p.m.
Championship game
Friday, March 8 or Saturday, March 9 (TBD)
At Barton Coliseum, Little Rock
Game 21 — Game 18 winner vs. game 20 winner, TBD
