Boys high schoool basketball state tournament pairings

By Mike Conley

March 09, 2008, 11:29PM

(AP) -- Pairings for the 2008 boys high school basketball state tournament this week at Ohio State's Value City Arena:

DIVISION I

Lakewood St. Edward (21-4) vs. Cin. St. Xavier (23-2), Friday, 5:15 p.m.; Tol. Whitmer (19-5)/Canton Timken (24-0) vs. Newark (22-4), Friday, 8:30 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

DIVISION II

St. Paris Graham (26-0) vs. Tol. Libbey (23-2), Thursday, 10:45 a.m.; Chillicothe (23-2) vs. Poland Seminary (25-0), Thursday, 2 p.m.

Championship: Saturday: 10:45 a.m.

DIVISION III

Cleve. VASJ (21-4) vs. Sugarcreek Garaway (23-3), Friday, 10:45 a.m.; Ottawa-Glandorf (21-5) vs. Anna (25-1), Friday, 2 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.

DIVISION IV

Worthington Christian (25-1) vs. Bedford Chanel (17-8), Thursday, 5:15 p.m.; Haviland Wayne Trace (21-4) vs. New Knoxville (25-0), Thursday, 8:30 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.