Sandburg Men Open Region 4 Tourney Thursday at McHenry Co.

GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College men’s basketball team will hit the road Thursday to open the postseason.

 

The Chargers finished the regular season as the No. 13 seed in Region 4 Division II and will open the District A tournament with a quarterfinal matchup at 7 p.m. Thursday at fourth-seeded McHenry County.

 

Sandburg (14-16) played at McHenry County on Dec. 21, and the Scots (22-8) came away with a 90-76 victory.

 

The winner of Thursday’s contest advances to the semifinals at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rock Valley against the winner between No. 5 Waubonsee and No. 12 Olive-Harvey. The tournament championship is scheduled for noon March 9, also at Rock Valley.

 

The winner of the Region 4 Division II District A tournament qualifies for the NJCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship, which will take place March 18-23 in Danville.

 

REGION 4 DIVISION II DISTRICT A MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
Feb. 29
Game 1 — No. 16 Madison at No. 1 South Suburban
Game 2 — No. 9 Illinois Valley at No. 8 Moraine Valley
Game 3 — No. 12 Olive-Harvey at No. 5 Waubonsee
Game 4 — No. 13 Sandburg at No. 4 McHenry County, 7 p.m.
March 3 at Rock Valley
Game 5 — Winner 1 vs. winner 2, noon
Game 6 — Winner 3 vs. winner 4, 2 p.m.
Championship
Noon March 9 at Rock Valley