The Class 6A boys basketball state tournament kicked off on Wednesday with the first round of playoff games. The action will continue on Saturday in the second round, with games still played at the high seed.

Led by sophomore Johnny Lackaff, the Sailors will face the Windermere Wolverines in the Class 7A state semifinal. The winner will advance to the championship game on Saturday against either the Miami Columbus Explorers or the Sanford Seminole Seminoles.

The stakes are getting higher, and once again, NJ.com will bring you to much of the best boys basketball action, with live and on-demand video - all for free. Starting with Thursday’s North Jersey, Non-Public A sectional semi,

II championships as Narragansett plays East Providence in the girls game and Moses Brown plays West Warwick in the boys game.

Check out Wednesday's scores from the Round of 12 at the Washington boys and girls state basketball tournaments along with Thursday's quarterfinal matchups.

NSAA Girls State Basketball Championships began as scheduled Wednesday, despite the winter storm that moved through Tuesday.

The TSSAA basketball playoffs have reached the sectional round for Division I boys and girls programs. Here are the Tennessee high school basketball pairings for the final round before teams advance to the TSSAA basketball championships at Middle Tennessee State in Murfreesboro.