Morgan Academy hosts the class 3A junior high state tournament Saturday. The first tournament game begins at 10 a.m., and games are scheduled to take place throughout the day.

The Morgan junior high boys (9-1) play Lee Scott in the first round of the tournament at 11:15 a.m. in the new gym. The winner of that game goes on to play the winner of Pike Liberal Arts and Autauga Academy.

The other four junior high boys’ teams in attendance will be Glenwood, Escambia Tuscaloosa and Kingwood.

The Morgan junior high girls (5-5) will face Tuscaloosa in the first round at 12:30 p.m. in the old gym.

The winner of that matchup plays the winner of Glenwood and Coosa Valley.

The other four teams in attendance in the junior high girls’ tournament are Autauga, Fort Dale, Lee Scott and Hooper.

Junior high boys’ and girls’ head coach Lee Tate said both the Lee Scott boys and Tuscaloosa girls will be challenging first-round games for his teams. Still, Tate believes the field is wide open, and he is excited to see a strong turnout for the tournament.

“There’s eight teams there that could win it, and eight teams that could go home in the first round,” Tate said. “It’s anybody’s tournament and we’ll see.”