The Oliver Ames boys' and girls' basketball teams received the news they've been waiting for Friday when the pairings for the South Sectional Tournament were announced.

The boys earned a 9 seed and the girls earned a 4 seed.

The No. 9 boys will begin their tournament run Tuesday night. The Tigers will travel to No. 8 Berkley-Somerset, who went 12-8 on the year and placed third in the Eastern Athletic Conference.

A win would mean a shot at the No. 1 seed: Falmouth.

The good news? Falmouth is coming off a loss to 3-10 Sharon, who the Tigers beat twice this year.

OA has had an up and down season. The Tigers finished the year with a 12-8 record; good enough for second in the Davenport Division of the Hockomock League.

Playing in a difficult league, they've faced top-notch opponents all season. OA has edged No. 4 Stoughton and narrowly lost to No. 3 King Philip and Div. 1 Mansfield.

Shorthanded and without their starting center, the Tigers are coming off a loss in the Harry Lehmann Tournament Finals against No. 13 Duxbury.

The girls were ranked 4th and received a first round bye. They'll play host to 13th ranked Fontbonne Academy (13-7) on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.

The girls' team is riding high after a miraculous come-from-behind victory over then-undefeated Medfield (No. 2) Wednesday night to capture the Rebel Hoop Classic title in Walpole.

Oliver Ames (18-2) suffered two losses on the season, both close match-ups against Div. 1 Franklin on the road. A win Wednesday would mean a match-up between either No. 5 Somerset-Berkley or No. 12 O'Bryant.

For a full view of the brackets, click here.