DES MOINES — The Gazette’s predictions for the 2020 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament:
Class 5A
Quarterfinals
Iowa City High 66, Cedar Rapids Prairie 59
Johnston 59, Southeast Polk 54
Waukee 63, Sioux City East 47
Cedar Falls 57, Waterloo West 50
Semifinals
Iowa City High 61, Johnston 56
Waukee 58, Cedar Falls 52
Championship
Iowa City High 56, Waukee 55
Class 4A
Quarterfinals
North Scott 57, Clear Creek Amana 45
Center Point-Urbana 46, Waverly-Shell Rock 42
Glenwood 61, Gilbert 52
Ballard 50, Lewis Central 44
Semifinals
North Scott 50, Center Point-Urbana 42
Glenwood 54, Ballard 52
Championship
North Scott 61, Glenwood 56
Class 3A
Quarterfinals
Dike-New Hartford 52, Jesup 39
North Polk 52, Red Oak 47
Clear Lake 50, Davenport Assumption 45
Sioux City Heelan 58, Des Moines Christian 44
Semifinals
North Polk 50, Dike-New Hartford 49
Sioux City Heelan 53, Clear Lake 46
Championship
North Polk 54, Sioux City Heelan 51
Class 2A
Quarterfinals
Cascade 54, Denver 38
West Branch 48, Osage 43
West Hancock 56, Logan-Magnolia 40
North Linn 53, Western Christian 52
Semifinals
Cascade 49, West Branch 43
West Hancock 52, North Linn 49
Championship
Cascade 51, West Hancock 46
Class 1A
Quarterfinals
Newell-Fonda 68, Council Bluffs St. Albert 42
Montezuma 55, Saint Ansgar 42
Bellevue Marquette 53, Le Mars Gehlen 40
Algona Garrigan 63, Martensdale-St. Marys 39
Semifinals
Newell-Fonda 59, Montezuma 47
Algona Garrigan 54, Bellevue Marquette 45
Championship
Newell-Fonda 61, Algona Garrigan 49
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