HELENA — Helena fans will have two teams to cheer for at the Class AA state basketball tournament in Billings.
The Helena High boys and girls punched their state-tournament tickets Friday night over crosstown rival Capital. Both contests were state tournament play-in games.
Watch the video to hear from the Bengal boys and girls:
Helena High boys, girls advance to state tournament
The Jefferson girls narrowly missed out on a Class B state-tournament berth Saturday morning. The Panthers dropped a loser-out game at the Southern B divisional tournament 40-27 against Big Timber.
The East Helena boys and girls both fell short of Class A state-tournament berths at the Eastern A divisional tournament in late February.
The Class AA state tournament tips off Thursday at the MetraPark in Billings.
