The times, dates, and brackets for the Girls’ Region 2 Basketball Tournament next week at Christian County were set Saturday morning in a Zoom meeting with Region 2 athletic directors and coaches.
The tournament will begin Monday night at 6 p.m. with region favorite and District 6 champion Henderson County meeting District 5 runner-up Lyon County. The Lady Colonels (24-5) defeated the Lady Lyons (21-9) last month 66-49.
The other game in the top portion of the bracket will feature District 7 champion Hopkins County Central (19-13) against District 8 runner-up Hopkinsville (10-12) at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Storm 68-53 in mid-January. Airtime for the F&M Bank Pregame Show will be around 7:30 p.m. on 95.3 The Farm.
In the bottom portion of the bracket, District 8 champion and tournament host Christian County (17-9) will take on District 7 runner-up Madisonville-North Hopkins (15-10) at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The Lady Colonels defeated the Lady Maroons 68-44 in their only matchup this season in December. Airtime for the F&M Bank Pregame Show will be at 5:45 p.m. on 95.3 The Farm.
The last game of the first round will be played at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday and feature District 5 champion Crittenden County (21-7) against District 6 runner-up Union County (16-11). The Lady Rockets defeated the Bravettes 58-41 in their only meeting this year in December.
The tournament semifinals are scheduled for 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday and the championship game is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 8. Airtime for the F&M Bank Pregame Show for the semifinals and finals will be 5:45 p.m. on 95.3 The Farm.
All tickets will be $10 and will be sold online at GoFan. Children ages 5-and-under will be admitted free. All fans must pass through metal detectors upon entry and no bags or purses will be allowed in the gym.
Should there be inclement weather and the tournament games be postponed, they would be delayed by one day.