Monday's Class 3A substate final boys' basketball games

VINTON-SHELLSBURG (19-4) vs. WESTERN DUBUQUE (21-2)

When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Cedar Falls (McLeod Center)

Scouting Report: This is a matchup of Wamac Conference divisional champions. No. 5 WD tied with Mount Vernon for a share of the Eastern Division and has won 15 games in a row. The Bobcats are led in scoring by junior guard T.J. Lake, who averages 17.6 points per game. He had 38 in a district final win over Dubuque Wahlert. Vinton-Shellsburg won the Western Division despite having just nine players on its roster. Three Vikings average double figures in scoring, led by forward Grant Sagan (18.7). These teams met very early in the regular season, with Western Dubuque winning at home, 72-47.

WAUKON (13-10) vs. WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK (22-1)

When: 8 p.m.

Where: Cedar Falls (McLeod Center)

Scouting Report: This is David versus Goliath, for sure. Goliath is Waverly, which is ranked second and swept through the Northeast Iowa Conference, beating Waukon twice (57-41 and 78-52) in the regular season. The Go-Hawks were state runners-up last season, with their only loss this season coming to Class 4A third-ranked Cedar Falls. Waukon has won six of its last seven games, including upsets of Crestwood and New Hampton in district play. The Indians have relied heavily on 6-foot-6 center Christian Fahey and sophomore forward Parker Hesse, as the two combine to average 34 points per game.

SOLON (14-9) vs. DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION (20-3)

When: 7 p.m.

Where: Iowa City West

Scouting Report: Another supposed David versus Goliath matchup, though Solon is in a substate final game for the eighth consecutive season. The Spartans have nine losses, but seven have been by single digits. Their worst loss was by 13 to fifth-ranked Western Dubuque. Solon will rely on its unique 1-3-1 zone defense and the offense of leading scorers Joe Weeks (12.1 ppg) and Turner Wentzien (13.3). Fourth-ranked Assumption had a perfect season in the otherwise-4A Mississippi Athletic Conference and is on a 16-game win streak. Six-foot-five junior center Billy Daniel leads the Knight with a 15.4 scoring average, shooting 58 percent from the field.