Teams are preparing for Austin

The Ryan Raiders and the Argyle Eagles are busy preparing for their semifinal games at the state tournament that begins Thursday morning in Austin
In the Class 3A state semifinal, Argyle (31-8) will square off against Lubbock Estacado (27-7) at 2 p.m. Thursday. The winner will face either Waco La Vega (35-1) or Corpus Christi Miller (29-9) at 10 a.m. Saturday.
In the Class 4A state semifinal, Ryan (23-11) plays Houston Yates (32-5) at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The winner will play either San Antonio Alamo Heights (34-2) or Dallas Kimball (32-5) at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
All games will be played at the Frank Erwin Center on the campus of the University of Texas.
Adam Boedeker from our staff will be in Austin to report on both games and will be conducting online chats on Thursday for each of the games. His chat for the Arglty-Lubbock Estacado game will begin at 1:45 p.m. Thursday and then Thursday night his chat for the Ryan-Houston Yates game begins at 8:15 p.m. If you aren’t going to Austin for the tournament join us here for the game coverage.
Here is the complete lineup of games.

2012 UIL BOYS BASKETBALL STATE TOURNAMENT

Thursday-Saturday, Frank Erwin Center, Austin

CLASS 5A

SEMIFINALS

Northside Warren (35-5) vs. Fort Bend Travis (35-3), 3:30 p.m.,Friday

Lewisville Marcus (37-2) vs. Garland Naaman Forest (29-7), 8:30 p.m., Friday

CLASS 4A

SEMIFINALS

San Antonio Alamo Heights (34-2) vs. Dallas Kimball (32-5), 7 p.m. Thursday

Houston Yates (32-5) vs. Denton Ryan (23-11), 8:30 p.m. Thursday

CLASS 3A

SEMIFINALS

Lubbock Estacado (27-7) vs. Argyle (29-8), 2 p.m. Thursday

Waco La Vega (35-1) vs. Corpus Christi Miller (29-9), 3:30 p.m. Thursday

CLASS 2A

SEMIFINALS

San Antonio Cole (31-5) vs. Brock (29-7), 8:30 a.m., Friday

10:00 a.m. White Oak (35-1) vs. Idalou (30-5), 10 a.m., Friday

CLASS 1A

SEMIFINALS

Clarksville (29-5) vs. Olton (27-8), 8:30 a.m., Thursday

Mumford (36-0) vs. Kerens (24-8), 10 a.m., Thursday

FINALS
Saturday

8:30 a.m.
Conference 1A Division I FINAL

10:00 a.m.
Conference 3A FINAL

2:00 p.m.
Conference 2A FINAL

3:30 p.m.
Conference 4A FINAL

7:00 p.m.
Conference 1A Division II FINAL

8:30 p.m.
Conference 5A FINAL