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UIL boys and girls basketball state championships at Alamodome to be finals only

The location for the soccer state championships hasn’t been finalized, according to the UIL.

In the past, the final two rounds for both the boys and girls basketball state championships were played at one location.

That won’t be the case in 2021.

The University Interscholastic League confirmed Wednesday that the Alamodome in San Antonio will host the state championship finals for each classification, but not the state semifinals. The state semifinal location and times will be determined by the two teams playing, per the UIL.

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The girls state championships will be held on March 5-6, and the boys state championships will be held on March 12-13.

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The semifinal matchups will be the winner of Region I vs. Region II and the winner of Region III vs. Region IV. The winners of those games will advance to the state championships at the Alamodome.

It’s the same change that was used for the volleyball state championships at the Culwell Center in Garland. That decision, according to the UIL, was made due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Last year, the girls basketball state tournament was completed in its entirety, but the boys tournament, happening a week later on March 12, was suspended after a Class 3A semifinal game and ultimately canceled.

The UIL’s website says the state semifinals and finals will be in separate locations for boys and girls soccer, as well, though a state championship location hasn’t been finalized, per the UIL. In recent history it’s been held at Georgetown ISD’s Athletic Complex.

Here’s a look at the basketball state championship schedule at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

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Girls state championships

DateTimeClassification
March 510 a.m.1A
March 52 p.m.3A
March 57 p.m.5A
March 610 a.m.2A
March 62 p.m.4A
March 67 p.m.6A

Boys state championships

DateTimeClassification
March 1210 a.m.1A
March 122 p.m.3A
March 127 p.m.5A
March 1310 a.m.2A
March 132 p.m.4A
March 137 p.m.6A

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