Hill-Murray at Simley
7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 20

A Hill-Murray loss to Simley could make seeding in Class 3A, Section 4 a muddled mess.

The Pioneers and Spartans are 3-1 against section opponents, while New Prague is 2-0 and recently defeated Hill-Murray 71-43. Simley also lost to the Pioneers 54-31 on Jan. 23.

No. 7-3A Hill-Murray (17-5, 10-1) is led by senior guards Lindsey Malecha (21.1 ppg) and Olivia Graskewicz (13.5 ppg). Junior forward Sami Schneider (10.2 ppg) is the top scorer in the frontcourt. 

Junior forward Abby Kain (16.9 ppg) and senior guard Katie Aitkin (11.8 ppg) power the Spartans (15-8, 7-4), who sit just three games behind the first-place Pioneers in the Metro East Conference standings.