The SPVA tournament opened last night with the two play-in games in the girls bracket. The two higher seeds advanced with victories, as third-seeded Hershey routed Chase County 52-23 and fourth-seed Perkins County toppled Maxwell 52-43. Tonight, the two boys bracket play-in games take place at McDonald-Belton Gymnasium at North Platte Community College. At 6 PM, fourth-seeded Chase County will take on Maxwell. The Longhorns beat the Wildcats back on December 30 at the Perkins County Holiday tournament. The winner of this meeting plays St. Pat’s in the semifinals. At 7:30, it’s the third seed Sutherland battling Perkins County. The Sailors earned a 55-50 win over the Plainsmen back on January 7. The winner gets a semifinal matchup with Hershey.