Semifinals are set for ACAC tourney

The semifinals are set.

The Patriots get the Tigers, and a pair of county rivals will square off against one another.

The opening round of the Allen County Athletic Conference tournament took place Tuesday night, setting the stage for Friday’s semifinal round.

Bluffton’s boys and girls teams both defended their home court in knocking off Woodlan, including the girls in overtime. The Tigers will host Jay County, which received a bye to the semifinal round, on Friday.

Jay County’s boys are 3-3 on the year, while the girls are 12-3.

The Tiger boys (4-5) beat Woodlan (3-7) by a 53-52 margin, just three days after topping the Warriors on the road. Bluffton’s girls (9-7) edged Woodlan 40-38 in overtime.

In Berne at Stardome, the South Adams Starfires swept the visiting Southern Wells Raiders. The Starfire boys (5-4) raced past the 2-10 Raiders 89-63, and the SAHS girls (6-8) did the same with a 58-39 victory.

In Monroe, the Adams Central Jet squads held off the Heritage Patriots to set up a semifinal against county rival South Adams at The Hangar. The Jet boys (7-5) beat the 5-5 Patriots 43-35, then the ACHS girls (10-7) topped Heritage 58-52.

Boys semifinal games will begin at 6 p.m. Friday and the girls contests will follow. The championships, which will be played at South Adams, are set for 3 p.m. (boys) and 7 p.m. (girls) at South Adams.