Polk boys, girls to host Hendersonville in opening round of WHC tourney

Polk County’s boys and girls basketball teams will host Hendersonville on Tuesday in the opening round of the Western Highlands Conference tournaments.

First-round games in the tourney are being played at higher-seeded teams, with the semifinals and finals to be played at Mountain Heritage.

Tuesday’s games are set to begin at 6 p.m. Both Polk County teams enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed, with both Hendersonville teams seeded sixth.

With a win, the Polk boys would face the winner of the No. 2 Mountain Heritage-No. 7 Owen game. The Polk girls, with a win, would face either No. 2 Madison or No. 7 Mitchell.

GIRLS
Tuesday’s First Round
No. 7 Mitchell at No. 2 Madison
No. 6 Hendersonville at No. 3 Polk County
No. 5 Owen at No. 4 Avery

Thursday’s Semifinals
at Mountain Heritage
Avery/Owen winner vs. No. 1 Mountain Heritage
Mitchell/Madison winner vs. Hendersonville/Polk County winner

BOYS
Tuesday’s First Round
No. 7 Owen at No. 2 Mountain Heritage
No. 6 Hendersonville at No. 3 Polk County
No. 5 Madison at No. 4 Mitchell

Thursday’s Semifinals
at Mountain Heritage
Madison/Mitchell winner vs. No. 1 Avery
Owen/Mountain Heritage winner vs. Hendersonville/Polk County winner