The two remaining 3-3A boys teams in the playoffs advanced Friday, with Denver City getting past Dimmitt and Merkel stopping Littlefield.<p></b></i></u>
The Mustangs topped the Bobcats, 57-49, behind 21 points from post Ryan Ochesky and 20 from Kelsey Hinson.<p></b></i></u>
The win sets up a regional quarterfinal showdown with second-ranked Midland Greenwood, which pummeled Lubbock Cooper, 75-50.<p></b></i></u>
The teams will tip-off at 7:45 tonight at Odessa College.<p></b></i></u>
The district champion and 10th-ranked Badgers took care of Littlefield, 48-39, with guard Riley Lambert hitting a game-high 23.<p></b></i></u>
Merkel will play number eight Canyon at 7 tonight at Lubbock Cooper High School.<p></b></i></u>
In the Region I girls finals, top-ranked Canyon hammered Muleshoe, 42-26, to advance to the state tournament. Winnsboro, Groesbeck and Liberty Hill also advanced to play at the Erwin Center on the University of Texas campus in Austin.<p></b></i></u>
Winnsboro and Liberty Hall are slated to start at 2 p.m. Thursday, with Canyon and Groesbeck getting underway at 3:30.<p></b></i></u>
The girls state championship game is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Saturday.</b></u></i><P ALIGN LEFT><hr>