Host West Johnston downed South Johnston 44-20 on Tuesday night in the first round of the Greater Neuse 3-A Conference varsity girls basketball tournament.

The Lady Trojans were 2-21 for the 2017-18 season, but first-year South coach Latissa Hampton has a lot of young players who gained valuable experience coming back.

Smithfield-Selma topped Cleveland 49-28 on Tuesday night in other first-round girls game.

The semifinals are at East Wake on Thursday night with West Johnston facing second-seeded Clayton and Smithfield-Selma opposing top-seeded East Wake.

Greater Neuse 3-A Conference
Boys Tournament
Monday, Feb. 12, at Cleveland
First Round
West Johnston 71, Smithfield-Selma 61
Cleveland 51, South Johnston 44
Wednesday, Feb. 14, at Clayton
Semifinals
Cleveland 55, East Wake 46
Clayton 73, West Johnston 51
Friday, Feb. 16
Championship
7:30 p.m. — No. 3 seed Cleveland (11-15) at No. 1 Clayton (17-6)
Girls Tournament
Tuesday, Feb. 13, at West Johnston
First Round
Smithfield-Selma 49, Cleveland 28
West Johnston 44, South Johnston 20
Thursday, Feb. 15, at East Wake
Semifinals
6 p.m. — No. 2 Clayton vs. No. 3 West Johnston
7:30 — No. 1 East Wake vs. No. 4 Smithfield-Selma
Friday, Feb. 16
Championship
6 p.m. — Thursday winners at Clayton.