[UPDATED: 6:05 a.m. Saturday, February 27]
We're now nearing the finish line in the Texas high school basketball season. The girls playoffs are into the fourth round with three more rounds after that.
There were a number of great games played in the Regional Quarterfinals and as team move on, the games just get that much better.
Here are the matchups in the Regional Semifinals featuring teams from our area.
6A
Region I
W4 Keller (24-6) vs. W8 South Grand Prairie (23-2) - 7:30 p.m. Saturday @ Coppell HS (Coppell)
R4 Southlake Carroll (23-6) vs. W6 Plano East (20-3) - 6:30 p.m. Saturday @ Loos Field House (Dallas)
Region II
W11 DeSoto 74, W16 Langham Creek 41
R11 Duncanville (27-2) vs. Klein Oak (17-9) - 4 p.m. Saturday @ Childress HS (Childress)
5A
Region I
W4 Lubbock Cooper 59, W8 Mansfield Legacy 54
Region II
T9 Frisco Liberty 49, R13 North Forney 30
W10 Wylie East 65, W14 Red Oak 60 (OT)
4A
Region II
W11 Midlothian Heritage (23-5) vs. W15 Gilmer (24-2) - 5:30 p.m. Saturday @ Wills Point HS (Wills Point)
R12 Dallas Pinkston (25-5) vs. W14 Brownsboro (26-1) - 7:30 p.m. Saturday @ Forney
3A
Region II
W10 Ponder (27-3) vs. W13 Winnsboro (29-2) - 4 p.m. Saturday at Prosper HS (Prosper)