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Boys Basketball State Previews

We're down to the State Finals, all of which will unfold Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Here are the remaining matchups for the UIL Texas high school boys basketball season.

Eight DFW-area teams are in contention in five of the state's classifications with a few rematches in this year's semifinals from last year's state championships.

6A State Semifinals: Cypress Creek vs. Duncanville


Game information

8:30 p.m., Friday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

Dickinson
TEAM
Wylie
2
STATE RANK
UR
32-5
RECORD
32-7
W22
STREAK
W20
1 (1955)
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
None
None
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
None
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
Houston Alief Hasting
(76-50)
BI-DISTRICT
Plano
(55-39)
Galena Park North Shore
(59-45)
AREA
Rockwall
(57-56)
Humble Atascocita
(75-49)
REGIONAL QUARTERS
Waco Midway
(48-44)
Katy Morton Ranch
(83-69)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Round Rock Westood
(43-29)
Houston Bellair
(70-61)
REGIONAL FINALS
Killeen Ellison
(50-42)

6A State Semifinals:  Northside Brandies vs. Duncanville


Game information

7 p.m., Friday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

Northside Brandeis
TEAM
Duncanville
22
STATE RANK
1
33-3
RECORD
31-3
W11
STREAK
W27
None
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
6 (2019)
None
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
4 (2019)
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
San Antonio Churchill
(86-55)
BI-DISTRICT
Plano
(55-39)
Austin Bowie
(53-50)
AREA
Rockwall
(57-56)
Austin Anderson
(56-39)
REGIONAL QUARTERS
Waco Midway
(48-44)
Los Fresnos
(64-52)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Round Rock Westwood
(43-29)
Converse Judson
(75-68)
REGIONAL FINALS
Killeen Ellison
(50-42)

5A State Semifinals: Lancaster vs. Fort Bend Hightower


Game information

8:30 p.m., Thursday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

Lancaster
TEAM
Fort Bend Hightower
1
STATE RANK
2
36-1
RECORD
33-5
W34
STREAK
W15
6 (2016)
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
5 (2011)
2 (2016)
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
None
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
Cleburne
(96-32)
BI-DISTRICT
Houston Sharpstown
(87-56)
Texarkana Texas
(85-44)
AREA
Port Arthur Memorial
(70-57)
Sulphur Springs
(44-38)
REGIONAL QUARTERS
Crosby
(86-71)
Dallas Highland Park
(62-34)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Montgomery Lake Creek
(82-63)
Dallas Kimball
(90-69)
REGIONAL FINALS
Alvin Shadow Creek
(71-62)

5A State Semifinals: San Antonio Wagner vs. Mansfield Timberview


Game information

7 p.m., Thursday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

San Antonio Wagner
TEAM
Mansfield Timberview
5
STATE RANK
16
35-5
RECORD
29-8
W17
STREAK
W9
4 (2019)
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
3 (2019)
None
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
2 (2019)
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
Austin Travis
(77-33)
BI-DISTRICT
Fort Worth Eastern Hills
(58-45)
San Antonio Alamo Heights
(63-43)
AREA
Denton Braswell
(40-36)
Kerrville Tivy
(64-43)
REGIONAL QUARTERS
Mansfield Legacy
(41-40)
Laredo Martin
(58-47)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Wichita Falls Rider
(50-41)
Northside Harlan
(64-48)
REGIONAL FINALS
Burleson Centennial
(64-62)

4A State Semifinals: Houston Yates vs. Oak Cliff Faith Family


Game information

3 p.m., Friday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

Houston Yates
TEAM
Oak Cliff Faith Family
1
STATE RANK
3
32-5
RECORD
24-13
W22
STREAK
W15
7 (2019)
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
1 (2019)
4 (2014)
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
1 (2019)
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
Bay City
(134-63)
BI-DISTRICT
Fort Worth Western Hills
(105-43)
Hardin-Jefferson
(102-54)
AREA
Dallas Hutchins
(62-60)
La Marque
(117-67)
REGIONAL QUARTERS
Dallas Lincoln
(61-47)
China Spring
(75-46)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Tyler Chapel Hill
(60-49)
Waxahachie Life
(117-80)
REGIONAL FINALS
Paris
(56-45)

4A State Semifinals: Argyle vs. Stafford


Game information

1:30 p.m., Friday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

Argyle
TEAM
Stafford
8
STATE RANK
18
33-4
RECORD
32-9
W6
STREAK
W19
3 (2017)
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
6 (2010)
1 (2012)
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
1 (1992)
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
Stephenville
(74-43)
BI-DISTRICT
La Grange
(48-29)
Snyder
(44-28)
AREA
Fredericksburg
(57-49)
Krum
(45-35)
REGIONAL QUARTERS
Wharton
(58-56)
Clint
(36-31)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Pleasanton
(58-54)
Pampa
(45-29)
REGIONAL FINALS
Boerne
(49-48)

3A State Semifinals: Coldspring-Oakhurst vs. Dallas Madison


Game information

1:30 p.m., Thursday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

Coldspring-Oakhurst
TEAM
Dallas Madison
4
STATE RANK
1
36-4
RECORD
22-12
W19
STREAK
W18
None
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
10 (2019)
None
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
4 (2019)
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
East Bernard
(87-38)
BI-DISTRICT
Alba-Golden
(105-63)
Kountze
(85-66)
AREA
Gunter
(90-49)
Nacogdoches Central Heights
(89-55)
REGIONAL QUARTERS
Mineola
(68-53)
Crockett
(76-65)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Dallas Jefferson
(72-43)
Diboll
(67-57)
REGIONAL FINALS
Whitesboro
(65-54)

1A State Semifinals: Jayton vs. Slidell


Game information

10 a.m., Friday at Alamodome (San Antonio)

Tale of the Tape

Jayton
TEAM
Slidell
8
STATE RANK
5
31-3
RECORD
32-7
W7
STREAK
W4
1 (2019)
STATE APPEARANCES
(MOST RECENT)
6 (2019)
None
STATE TITLES
(MOST RECENT)
3 (2019)
PLAYOFF JOURNEY
Aspermont
(43-29)
AREA
Dodd City
(49-28)
Westbrook
(48-39)
REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS
Saltillo
(62-40)
Mertzen Irion County
(43-31)
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
Clyde Eula
(58-33)
Paducah
(49-36)
REGIONAL FINALS
Graford
(53-47)