Girls state basketball tournament gets underway today with Class 5A, 3A quarterfinals

DES MOINES — The Girls State Basketball Tournament starts its six-day run at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines this morning with quarterfinal-round games in Classes 5A and then later in the day in Class 3A:

== Class 5A quarterfinals (numbers are seeds):
10:00 AM — #1 Johnston (23-0) vs. #8 Iowa City Liberty (17-6)
11:45 AM — #4 Ankeny Centennial (16-7) vs. #5 Pleasant Valley (19-4)
1:30 PM — #2 West Des Moines Dowling (20-3) vs. #7 Davenport North (19-4)
3:15 PM — #3 Waukee Northwest (18-4) vs. #6 Cedar Rapids Prairie (20-4)

== Class 3A quarterfinals
5:00 PM — #1 Mount Vernon (23-1) vs. #8 West Marshall (19-5)
6:45 PM — #4 Cherokee (21-3) vs. #5 Estherville Lincoln Central (20-3)
8:30 PM — #2 Dubuque Wahlert (19-4) vs. #7 Spirit Lake (17-7)
10:00 AM Tuesday — #3 Williamsburg (23-2) vs. #6 Des Moines Christian (21-3)