Photo by Hillary Rowe

The Class 3A state tournament journey begins tonight for the Pella boys basketball team, who hope they can make it a long week in Des Moines. In order to do so, they’ll need to open with an upset of a familiar foe in #2 ranked Waverly-Shell Rock. The two clashed in a then-Class 3A top ten showdown on February 12th at Pella High School; Waverly won that match up 86-72. The Go Hawks are making their 20th ever final eight appearance led by an impressive trio, including brothers Luke and Noah Frazell, as well as Senior Cole Marsh, who are all averaging 16 points or more per game on the 2nd best offense in the Class (75.6 PPG). Coverage of Pella’s state tournament quarterfinals game begins at 6:45 this evening on 92.1 KRLS.

Interview with Jack McGuire and Austin Schulte to preview the matchup: