The draw for the girls basketball district tournaments was held Sunday, setting who, when and where local teams will play to begin the post season.

This season is the first season using the new format of seven divisions and the second year the seeding has been set by the OHSAA’s MaxPreps RPI format.

DIVISION III

Steubenville Big Red is the lone team in the D3 East District bracket and earned the No. 3 seed. Big Red (12-6) will open at home on Feb. 12 hosting No. 5 seed Zanesville (3-16) with a 7 p.m. opening tip.

The winner of that game will travel to No. 2 seed Dover (12-4) on Feb. 15 at 1 p.m. in the district semis.

Dresden Tri-Valley (17-2) is the top seed and will host No. 4 New Philadelphia (12-6) in the other semifinal on Feb. 15.

The district final is Feb. 19 at a site TBD.

DIVISION IV

Indian Creek finished as the No. 2 seed in the district and will be the highest seed in the East 2 side of the bracket. The Redskins (11-8) will begin their tournament run hosting No. 13 seed River View (5-13) on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m.

The winner of that game will host No. 14 St. Clairsville (2-16) in the district semis on Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.

The district final will be played Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at a site TBD.

Carrollton (14-5), the defending champion of what was then the Division II district tournament under the old format last year, is the top seed and is in the other bracket, East 1.

DIVISION V

There are three local teams in two brackets in D5, two of which will take on another in the opening round.

Edison (15-4) earned the No. 4 seed and, in the East 1 bracket, will open up hosting No. 5 seed Harrison Central (14-5) at 7 p.m. on Feb. 13. The teams are also in the OVAC Class 4A tournament this week and could potentially meet in the conference championship if they win their semifinal match ups today.

The winner of their sectional game will advance to host No. 6 West Muskingum (12-6) on Feb. 19.

In the East 2 bracket, Buckeye Local (3-15) is the No. 11 seed and will take on the winner of No. 1 seed Union Local (16-4) and No. 12 Coshocton (0-18) on Feb. 19.

The district finals are set for Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at sites TBD.

DIVISION VII

Two local teams that are set to meet today in the OVAC Class 2A semifinals will meet again in a rematch with even more on the line in the opening round of the D7 East District tournament.

Catholic Central (11-7) earned the No. 5 seed and will host No. 8 Toronto (8-10) on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. inside the Mickey Barber Gymnasium. The Crusaders and Red Knights are the No. 1 and 4 seeds in the OVAC tournament.

The winner of the rematch will advance to test No. 1 Hiland (16-3) on the road on Feb. 15.

The district semis are Feb. 19 and the final on Feb. 22.