Three local high schools prepare for state tournament quarterfinals

Both Crater boys and girls teams advanced to the 5A Quarterfinals for the second year in a row.

South Medford's girl's team is preparing for the 6A Quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Wednesday's oregon state-utah game.

South medford breezed through the opening two rounds, beating opponents by 30 points on average.

Last year, the team was knocked out in the quarterfinals and then beat in overtime in the consolation bracket the next day.

The crater girls are back where they were last year, advancing to the semifinals before losing and finishing in fifth place.

The crater boys, like the panther girls, are trying to avoid a repeat of last year's quarterfinal exit.

The crater girls will play tomorrow in the quarter finals against churchill.

The boys play wednesday against south albany.

Both games at gill coliseum in corvallis.

And for the south medford girls, they face a familiar foe.

They'll play southwest conference rival sheldon in the six-a quarter finals on wednesday