Boys basketball previews

THURSTON (17-5, 9-1)

■ Tipping off: The Colts have their final regular-season game on Friday against No. 16 Ashland (13-9, 4-6) at 7 p.m. The Colts will honor their four seniors: Lucas LaBounty, Logan Piquette, Rylan Sharp, and Malachi Perez. If the Colts beat Churchill on Tuesday, they will have clinched a league title before Friday’s game.

COTTAGE GROVE (5-16, 3-6)

■ Tipping off: The Lions finish their season at No. 6 Marist Catholic (14-7, 6-4) on Friday. The Lions have not defeated the Spartans since 2016, and lost both matchups earlier this season.

SPRINGFIELD (2-18, 1-7)

■ Tipping off: The Millers finish their season at No. 10 Crater (17-6, 6-5) on Friday. The Comets will honor their four seniors before the game. Crater will likely not get one of the Midwestern League’s three automatic playoff bids, but have a good chance at getting one of two at-large bids.