Newton High’s Cardinals will play Ankeny in the first round of the 2015 Class 4A Substate 7 basketball tournament. The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced the substate pairings Monday.
The Cardinals play Ankeny in the first game of a substate doubleheader hosted by Southeast Polk on Feb. 22. Newton’s game tips off at 6:30 p.m. followed by Southeast Polk taking on Des Moines Lincoln at 8 p.m.
The winner of the Newton vs. Ankeny game plays Class 4A third-ranked and undefeated Des Moines Hoover, which hosts the game, at 7 p.m. Feb. 27.
On the other side of the bracket, Class 4A sixth-ranked Ankeny Centennial awaits the winner of the Southeast Polk vs. Des Moines Lincoln game. That game is at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at Ankeny Centennial.
Southeast Polk will host the substate championship game at 7 p.m. on March 3 unless it is playing in the title contest then the championship game will be at Ankeny Centennial.
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