VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSUVikings.com) – The bracket for the 102nd annual Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament has been set.

Eight teams will converge on Valley City State University for the annual tournament in early January. The quarterfinals of the tournament will be played on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The semifinals are on Thursday, Jan. 10, and the tournament concludes with the championship and placing games on Saturday, Jan. 12.

All 12 games will be played at Valley City State University’s W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Radio coverage of all 12 games can be heard on Q101.1 KQDJ FM and www.newsdakota.com. Tournament history, records and past results can be found at www.vcsuvikings.com/bct

Enderlin High School has been named the top seed for this year’s tournament and will open with the 3 p.m. game against Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page on Jan. 8. Griggs County Central is the No. 4 seed and faces defending tournament champion Maple Valley at 4:30 p.m. in the opening round.

On the other half of the bracket, LaMoure/Litchville-Marion is the No. 2 seed and takes on No. 7 Sargent Central at 6 p.m. Milnor/North Sargent is seeded No. 3 and plays No. 6 Barnes County North at 7:30 p.m.

Games on Jan. 10 begin at 3 p.m., and Saturday’s games will start at noon. Maple Valley defeated LaMoure/Litchville-Marion in last year’s championship game, 57-41.

The Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament began in 1917 and has been played each year continuously since 1920.

2019 BARNES COUNTY BOYS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE 
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Game 1 – 3 p.m.: #1 Enderlin vs. #8 Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page
Game 2 – 4:30 p.m.: #4 Griggs County Central vs. #5 Maple Valley
Game 3 – 6 p.m.: #2 Lamoure-LM vs. #7 Sargent Central
Game 4 – 7:30 p.m.: #3 Milnor-North Sargent vs. #6 Barnes County North

Thursday, Jan. 10
Consolation Semifinals
Game 5 – 3:00 p.m.: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 6 – 4:30 p.m.: Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Championship Semifinals
Game 7 – 6:00 p.m.: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Game 8 – 7:30 p.m.: Winner game 3 vs Winner Game 4

Saturday, Jan. 12
7th place game – 12:00 p.m.
5th place game – 1:30 p.m.
3rd place game – 3:00 p.m.
Championship – 4:30 p.m.