With the girls championship games set for Saturday at Harrison Central, the boys path to an OVAC championship has been established.

The pairings for next week’s WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital OVAC Boys Basketball Championship were set Wednesday morning as the standings became final on Tuesday night.

The semifinals will be played on Tuesday, Feb. 8 and the championship games – also at Harrison Central – will be played on Saturday, Feb. 12.

Along with the semifinals, the schools not inside of the top four were assigned their consolation tournament matchups by the basketball committee.

CLASS 5A

Dover – a newcomer to the OVAC – has earned the top seed. The Tornadoes have been exceptional this season, reeling off victories in 16 of their 17 outings.

Set to visit Tuscarawas County is University High School. The Hawks (9-6) will make the nearly 150-mile trip after edging out Steubenville for the fourth seed.

Perennial entrant Morgantown is the second seed. The Mohigans of Coach David Tallman are seeking their fifth title in school history.

Morgantown reeled off three consecutive titles from 2014-16 and then captured the crown last season when the titles were awarded via the standings.

Set to visit Morgantown is Brooke. The Bruins are a solid 9-4 on the season.

CLASS 4A

An all Buckeye 8 final four has been established in this class.

East Liverpool, fresh off winning the league title over St. Clairsville last weekend, is 14-3 on the season and grabbed the top seed. The Potters own four conference titles in hoops, but last won one in 1999.

Slated to visit the Potter Field House is rival Beaver Local. The Beavers are seeking their second title all time. Their only championship came in 2004. For the season, Beaver Local sits at 11-6. Two of those losses came at the hands of the Potters.

In the other half of the bracket, a team coached by a Clifford is guaranteed a spot in the title game as St. Clairsville welcomes Harrison Central.

Ryan’s Red Devils are the second seed with a solid 10-5 mark, while Justin’s Huskies are the third seed at 11-5.

The Red Devils defeated the Huskies in their prior meeting this season. The two were scheduled to play this Friday, but both schools elected to move the game to later in the month foreseeing the OVAC matchup.

St. Clairsville is seeking its first conference title in boys hoops since 2013 and the Huskies haven’t won one since 2007.

CLASS 3A

River has set the pace in this division all winter long, posting victories in 16 of their 17 outings.

Coach Mark Romick’s Pilots will welcome Barnesville, which held off Martins Ferry on bonus points, in the opening round. River, which has defeated the Shamrocks twice, hasn’t won an OVAC title since 2018.