Prep basketball: Boys district pairings

(photo by Tiffany Tompkins-Condie)

Tommy Bernhardt and the Braden River Pirates are the top seed heading into the Class 7A-District 11 tournament, which gets underway Monday.

Another top seed - Bradenton Christian. After Cardinal Mooney was penalized by the Florida High School Athletic Association for using ineligible players, the Panthers received an automatic bye to the championship game of the three-team district, along with a berth in the regional tournament.

Listed below are the area pairings with seeds in parentheses. The top two finishers head to the regional tournament, which gets underway Thursday, Feb. 16.

CLASS 7A-DISTRICT 11

MONDAY

Quarterfinals

(5) Charlotte at (4) Port Charlotte, 7 p.m.

(6) Manatee at (3) Sarasota, 7 p.m.

(1) Braden River, bye; (2) Venice, bye.

WEDNESDAY

Semifinals

Charlotte/Port Charlotte at (1) Braden River, 7 p.m.

Manatee/Sarasota at (2) Venice, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Championship

7 p.m. at highest remaining seed.

CLASS 6A-DISTRICT 12

MONDAY

Quarterfinals

(5) St. Petersburg Dixie Hollins at (4) Lakewood Ranch, 7 p.m.

(1) Seminole Osceola, bye.

WEDNESDAY

Semifinals

(3) Largo at (2) Palmetto, 7 p.m.

Dixie Hollins/Lakewood Ranch at (1) Seminole Osceola, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Championship

7 p.m. at highest remaining seed.

CLASS 5A-DISTRICT 12

TUESDAY

Quarterfinals

(5) Bayshore at (4) Gulfport Boca Ciega, 7 p.m.

(6) Dunedin at (3) Southeast, 7 p.m.

(1) St. Petersburg Gibbs, bye; (2) St. Petersburg Lakewood, bye.

WEDNESDAY

Semifinals

Boca Ciega/Bayshore at (1) St. Petersburg Gibbs, 7 p.m.

Southeast/Dunedin at (2) St. Petersburg Lakewood, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Championship

7 p.m. at Manatee County school unless both finalists hail from Pinellas County.

CLASS 3A-DISTRICT 10 AT CARDINAL MOONEY

TUESDAY

Semifinals

(3) Cardinal Mooney, 7 p.m. vs. (2) Out-of-Door Academy, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Championship

Out-of-Door Academy/Cardinal Mooney vs. (1) Bradenton Christian, 7 p.m.