DES MOINES — Two state championships will be decided tonight as the girls state basketball tournament starts to wrap up in Des Moines:
== Class 5A semifinals Thursday & championship tonight
#1 Johnston 62, #4 Ankeny Centennial 41
#2 West Des Moines Dowling 52, #3 Waukee Northwest 47
6:00 PM – Johnston (25-0) vs. West Des Moines Dowling (22-3)
== Class 3A semifinals Thursday & championship tonight
#1 Mount Vernon 35, #5 Estherville Lincoln Central 34
#2 Dubuque Wahlert 52, #3 Williamsburg 34.
8:00 PM — Mount Vernon (25-1) vs. Dubuque Wahlert (21-4)
== Class 4A semifinals Thursday & championship Saturday
#8 Cedar Rapids Xavier 70, #4 Norwalk 60
#2 North Polk 52, #6 Dallas Center-Grimes 30
2:30 PM Saturday – Cedar Rapids Xavier (21-4) vs. North Polk (24-2)
== Class 2A semifinals today & championship Saturday
10:00 AM – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (25-0) vs. Central Lyon (20-4)
11:45 AM – Iowa City Regina (24-1) vs. Hinton (24-0)
4:45 PM Saturday — 2A championship
== Class 1A semifinals today & championship Saturday
1:30 PM – Council Bluffs St. Albert (24-1) vs. Bishop Garrigan (23-3)
3:15 PM – North Linn (24-1) vs. Newell-Fonda (21-4)
7:00 PM Saturday — 1A championship
