Johnson's picks for boys' state basketball tournament

DES MOINES — Gazette sportswriter Jeff Johnson predicts the outcomes for the boys' state basketball tournament:

CLASS 4A

Quarterfinals

Pleasant Valley over Dubuque Senior

Cedar Falls over Council Bluffs Lincoln

Iowa City West over Des Moines Hoover

West Des Moines Valley over West Des Moines Dowling

Semifinals

West Des Moines Valley over Pleasant Valley

Iowa City West over Cedar Falls

Championship

Iowa City West over West Des Moines Valley

Who will win the Class 4A state championship?

CLASS 3A

Quarterfinals

Chariton over Solon

Pella over Perry

Cedar Rapids Xavier over Spirit Lake

Dubuque Wahlert over MOC-Floyd Valley

Semifinals

Dubuque Wahlert over Chariton

Pella over Cedar Rapids Xavier

Championship

Dubuque Wahlert over Pella

Who will win the Class 3A state championship

CLASS 2A

Quarterfinals

Pella Christian over Dike-New Hartford

Western Christian over Carroll Kuemper

Anamosa over Des Moines Christian

Cascade over Osage

Semifinals

Cascade over Pella Christian

Western Christian over Anamosa

Championship

Western Christian over Cascade

Who will win the Class 2A state championship?

CLASS 1A

Quarterfinals

Danville over Council Bluffs St. Albert

South O'Brien over Grand View Christian

Gladbrook-Reinbeck over Jesup

IKM Manning over West Hancock

Semifinals

IKM Manning over Danville

Gladbrook-Reinbeck over South O'Brien

Championship

IKM Manning over Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Who will win the Class 1A state championship

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