The Creston Panthers boys basketball team got a glimpse of its future Monday, when the Iowa High School Athletic Association announced the district and substate pairings for Class 3A.

The fifth-ranked Panthers (16-2) start the postseason journey at 7 p.m. on Feb. 18 at home against a Winterset (9-8) team that the Panthers defeated 67-52 on Monday (see related story).

Creston is seeded third, and sits in a District 15 with top-seeded Class 2A second-ranked Atlantic (17-1), which opens at home against ADM, Adel (3-15).