2023 District Tournament field is set
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:49 pm
After three months on the hardwood we are down to just 20 teams remaining when the 2023 Southeast District boys basketball tournament gets underway this week. With their 65-44 win over Manchester on Friday, the Federal Hocking Lancers will be the lone TVC representative and will face 7th seeded Beaver Eastern at Athens High School on Monday at 6PM. Federal Hocking earned the No. 2 seed in the DIV tournament after finishing the regular season with an impressive 19-3 overall record that included an 18-game winning streak. The winner of Monday’s game will play the winner of (3) South Webster and (6) Notre Dame for a district championship at the Convocation Center on Thursday March 2nd at 8:15.
Around the district: home teams (higher seed) went an astounding (45-4) during the two rounds of sectional play, which is a stark contrast compared to when sectional tournaments were played at neutral locations prior to 2020. The lone upsets were by #17 Hillsboro, #18 Portsmouth, #14 Circleville and #9 Lynchburg which knocked off #8 Northwest. There is only one undefeated team, Fairfield (23-0), which is the overall No. 1 seed in DIV. The top conference by far is the SOC II, which has a whopping 5 teams participating in this year’s tournament. One-fourth of the entire 20 team field are from the Southern Ohio conference down along the river. South Webster (15-8) and Beaver Eastern (12-11) will be competing in DIV, while Minford (21-1), Valley (18-6) and Wheelersburg are in the DIII tournament. The SOC I, SHAC and OVC each have three teams.
There are 7 teams with at least 20 wins, including Fairfield, Federal Hocking, Minford, Zane Trace, Court House, New Lex and Fairfield Union. The DIV district semi-finals are Monday, DIII Tuesday and DII will be Wednesday on neutral courts. Championship games begin Thursday at the Convo.
List of teams by seed – record – league
DIV
#1 Fairfield (23-0) – SHAC
#2 Fed Hock (20-3) – TVC
#3 South Webster (15-8) – SOC II
#4 Paint Valley (17-6) – SVC
#5 Green (18-5) – SOC I
#6 Notre Dame (18-5) – SOC I
#7 Beaver (12-11) – SOC II
#8 Western (13-9) – SOC I
DIII
#1 Minford (21-1) – SOC II
#2 South Point (19-3) – OVC
#3 Zane Trace (20-3) – SVC
#4 North Adams (19-4) – SHAC
#5 Valley (18-6) – SOC II
#6 Wheelersburg (18-6) – SOC II
#7 Fairland (16-8) – OVC
#9. Lynchburg (15-9) – SHAC
DII
#1 Court House (20-4) – FAC
#2 Fairfield Union (21-3) – MSL
#4 New Lex (20-4) – MVL
#6 Gallia (18-6) - OVC
Around the district: home teams (higher seed) went an astounding (45-4) during the two rounds of sectional play, which is a stark contrast compared to when sectional tournaments were played at neutral locations prior to 2020. The lone upsets were by #17 Hillsboro, #18 Portsmouth, #14 Circleville and #9 Lynchburg which knocked off #8 Northwest. There is only one undefeated team, Fairfield (23-0), which is the overall No. 1 seed in DIV. The top conference by far is the SOC II, which has a whopping 5 teams participating in this year’s tournament. One-fourth of the entire 20 team field are from the Southern Ohio conference down along the river. South Webster (15-8) and Beaver Eastern (12-11) will be competing in DIV, while Minford (21-1), Valley (18-6) and Wheelersburg are in the DIII tournament. The SOC I, SHAC and OVC each have three teams.
There are 7 teams with at least 20 wins, including Fairfield, Federal Hocking, Minford, Zane Trace, Court House, New Lex and Fairfield Union. The DIV district semi-finals are Monday, DIII Tuesday and DII will be Wednesday on neutral courts. Championship games begin Thursday at the Convo.
List of teams by seed – record – league
DIV
#1 Fairfield (23-0) – SHAC
#2 Fed Hock (20-3) – TVC
#3 South Webster (15-8) – SOC II
#4 Paint Valley (17-6) – SVC
#5 Green (18-5) – SOC I
#6 Notre Dame (18-5) – SOC I
#7 Beaver (12-11) – SOC II
#8 Western (13-9) – SOC I
DIII
#1 Minford (21-1) – SOC II
#2 South Point (19-3) – OVC
#3 Zane Trace (20-3) – SVC
#4 North Adams (19-4) – SHAC
#5 Valley (18-6) – SOC II
#6 Wheelersburg (18-6) – SOC II
#7 Fairland (16-8) – OVC
#9. Lynchburg (15-9) – SHAC
DII
#1 Court House (20-4) – FAC
#2 Fairfield Union (21-3) – MSL
#4 New Lex (20-4) – MVL
#6 Gallia (18-6) - OVC