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By Jim Wieners

While District Basketball Tournaments are beginning to wrap up in Classes Four and Five Lutheran High School North looks to secure an ABC League title in Boys Basketball before beginning the Class Three, District Six Tournament Feb. 28 as the number one seed.

Lutheran North — who took a 15-7 overall record, 7-1 in the ABC League, to Principia on Feb. 22 — will visit John Burroughs (14-8, 7-2) Feb. 24 for a 6 p.m. game. Regardless of the outcome at Principia Lutheran North can secure the outright ABC League title with a win over Burroughs.

Securing the ABC League title is something LHSN Coach Brent Rueter says the Crusaders were aiming at. So after the Feb. 18 win over Priory, 65-51 Rueter says the season was still up in the air.

Securing a top seed in Districts was another goal and the Crusaders got the number one seed in Class Three District Six in a Feb. 19 meeting. Lutheran North will be playing at Whitfield and open District Six play Feb. 28 with a 3:30 p.m. game against Lutheran High-St. Charles County. The winner will play March 2 at 5:30 against Orchard Farm or Principia.

Also in Class Three, District Six, at Whitfield North County Tech will take on John Burroughs Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. and the winner will play March 2, 7 p.m. against Whitfield, third in state last year, or Northwest Academy of Transportation and Law, with Big Picture Alternate.

The championship game is March 4, at 8 p.m. The District Six winner will play the District Five winner March 9, 6 p.m. at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley. District Five includes defending state champion Cardinal Ritter.

Rueter says Class Three; District Six is close and believes four of the eight teams competing will win it. North Tech coach Jeffrey McCaw, who coached the now-defunct Wellston-Eskridge to a third-place finish in Class Two state last year before the school closed, said following a North Tech win Feb. 19 at O’Fallon (Mo.) Christian, 73-58, “If we perform well we can go as far as we can.”

IN GIRLS CLASS THREE, DISTRICT SIX, North Tech, state quarterfinalist last year, and Lutheran North will play March 1, 6:30, at The Principia and the winner to play Whitfield or Orchard Farm, March 3, 7 p.m. The championship game is March 4, 6 p.m. and the District Six champion plays the District Five champion March 9, 7:45 at STLCC-Florissant Valley and 2009 champion Cardinal Ritter is in District Five.

CLASS FIVE GIRLS — The Class Five, District Two championship will be played Feb. 26, at  2:30 at Hazelwood Central. The host Hawks, the district’s top seed, or McCluer will play McCluer North or Riverview Gardens. Games on Feb. 22 will decide the Feb. 26 game pairing. The District Two champion will play the District One winner March 2, 7:45 at Farmington Civic Center with that winner playing March 5, 2:45 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Hazelwood Central went 7-0 for the fourth year in a row in winning the Suburban North Conference title.

In the Class Five, District Five semifinals defending state champion Incarnate Word Academy will play at 5 p.m. against the winner of the Feb. 22 game between Parkway North and Ritenour while Hazelwood West will play at 6:30 against the winner of the other Feb. 22 game between Pattonville and Parkway Central. The district title game is Feb. 26 at 1 p.m., that winner plays March 2 at STLCC-Meramec at 7:45 and that winner plays March 5, 7:45 at UMSL.

CLASS FIVE BOYS — The Class Five, District Two championship will be played Saurday,  Feb. 26, at  noon at Hazelwood Central. The host Hawks, the district’s top seed, or Normandy will play McCluer or McCluer North and the Feb. 23 games will decide the Feb. 26 game. The District Two winner will play the District One winner March 2, 6 p.m. at Farmington Civic Center with the winner advancing to the March 5 game, 1 p.m. at UMSL.

Hazelwood Central went 7-0 in Suburban North Conference play in winning the league title. The Hawks only lost to CBC, defeated DeSmet three times while beating Vianney and St. Charles West twice each.

The Class Five District Five championship game is Feb. 26, 4:30, at DeSmet and the host Spartans, the tourney’s top seed or Parkway North will take on Hazelwood West or Parkway Central. The games on Feb. 23 will determine the Feb. 26 game. The District Five winner plays the District Six winner March 2, 6 p.m., at STLCC-Meramec and that winner plays March 5, 6 p.m. at UMSL

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