Basketball Junkies Get Ready, Holiday Boys Tournaments Are Set

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Published on December 24 2014 3:31 am
Last Updated on December 24 2014 3:31 am
Written by Millie Lange

If you're a basketball junkie, then get ready. Christmas basketball tournaments for boys are in abundance starting Friday. Tournaments will continue on Saturday with some going Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Fans don't have to travel far because the Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Tournament for boys will be held Friday and end Saturday. Both Effingham and Teutopolis will play twice Friday. The Hearts take on Mattoon at 11:30 a.m. and Chicago Brooks at 6 p.m. The Shoes face Charleston at 2 p.m. and Oak Lawn at 8 p.m.

In Saturday action, T-town meets Al Raby at 10 a.m. and Effingham squares off against Mount Vernon at noon. The tournament comes to a close with the championship game scheduled for 8 p.m.

The Effingham St. Anthony boys team will compete in the 43rd Annual Vandalia Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. The Bulldogs meet St. Elmo/Brownstown at 12:30 p.m. Friday and go against Vandalia at 8 p.m. The Bulldogs then compete Saturday at 3:30 p.m. against Maroa-Forsyth. In Monday's action, St. Anthony takes on Flora at 6:30 p.m.

Other area teams entered are Altamont, South Central and St. Elmo/Brownstown. Altamont takes on Greenville at 6:30 p.m. Friday, meets Shelbyville at 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Pana at 8 p.m. In Monday action,  Altamont squares off against South Central at 11 a.m. South Central's other games include Greenville at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Pana at 9;30 a.m. Saturday, Altamont Monday and Shelbyville at 3:30 p.m. Monday. St. Elmo/Brownstown will meet St. Anthony Friday at 12:30 p.m. then take on Flora at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Eagles meet Maroa-Forsyth at 12:30 p.m. Monday and Vandalia at 5 p.m. Monday.

The tourney comes to a close Tuesday with the title contest at 8 p.m.

Neoga's boys will be competing in the Monticello Holiday Hoopla. In action Friday, Neoga meets Gibson City at 10 a.m. and will compete in the final game of the day at 7:30 p.m. against Monticello. Neoga then squares off against Argenta-Oreana Saturday at 2 p.m. The tournament comes to a close Monday with the championship game set for 7:30 p.m.

The Dieterich Tournament opens play Friday and finishes out with the title contest at 8 p.m. Monday.

In opening round play Friday, Beecher City faces Dieterich at 11:30 a.m. followed by North Clay (Louisville) against Arcola at 1 p.m. Newton squares off against Centralia Christ Our Rock Lutheran at 4 p.m. and Dieterich faces Christ Our Rock Lutheran in the final game at 7 p.m.

In Saturday play, area teams, North Clay meets Red Hill (Bridgeport) at 11:30 a.m., Beecher City faces Christ Our Rock Lutheran at 1 p.m., North Clay then faces Oblong at 2:30, Newton takes on Beecher City at 4 and Dieterich finishes out against Newton at 7.

Stewardson-Strasburg, Cumberland and Windsor will be competing in the Kansas Tri-County Holiday Tournament. The event begins Saturday. Windsor faces Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond at 10:30 a.m. Stew-Stras meets Tri-County at noon. Cumberland takes on Paris at 1:30 followed by Windsor and Westville at 3. Stew-Stras then faces Paris at 6 p.m. and Cumberland ends the opening day against Tri-County at 7:30.

Monday's competition finds Windsor against Hutsonville/Palestine at 3 and Cumberland takes on Stew-Stras at 4:30. The tournament comes to a close Tuesday with the championship at 7:30 p.m.


Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Tournament

Friday, December 26

At Effingham

Game 1 – Effingham vs. Mattoon, 11:30 a.m.

Game 2 – Mount Vernon vs. Brooks, 1 p.m.

Game 5 – Brooks vs. Effingham, 6 p.m.

Game 6 – Mattoon vs. Mount Vernon, 7:30 p.m.

At Teutopolis

Game 3 – Oak Lawn vs. Al Raby, 12:30 p.m.

Game 4 – Charleston vs. Teutopolis, 2 p.m.

Game 7 – Al Raby vs. Charleston, 6:30 p.m.

Game 8 – Teutopolis vs. Oak Lawn, 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 27

At Teutopolis

Game 9 – Teutopolis vs. Al Raby, 10 a.m.

Game 10 – Charleston vs. Oak Lawn, 11:30 p.m.

At Effingham

Game 11 —Mattoon vs. Brooks, 10:30 a.m.

Game 12 – Effingham vs. Mount Vernon, noon

Game 13 – Fourth Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B

Game 14 -- Third Place Pool A vs. Third Place Pool B

Game 15 – Second Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B

Game 16 -- First Place Pool A vs. First Place Pool B


Vandalia Holiday Tournament

Friday, December 26

Game 1 – South Central vs. Greenville, 9:30 a.m.

Game 2 – Vandalia vs. Maroa-Forsyth, 11 a.m.

Game 3 – St. Anthony vs. St. Elmo/Brownstown

Game 4 – Pana vs. Shelbyville, 3:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Maroa-Forsyth vs. Flora, 5 p.m.

Game 6 – Altamont vs. Greenville, 6:30 p.m.

Game 7 – St. Anthony vs. Vandalia, 8 p.m.

Saturday, December 27

Game 8 – South Central vs. Pana, 9:30 a.m.

Game 9 – Flora vs. St. Elmo/Brownstown, 11 a.m.

Game 10 – Altamont vs. Shelbyville, 12:30 p.m.

Game 11 – St. Anthony vs. Maroa-Forsyth, 3:30 p.m.

Game 12 – Vandalia vs. Flora, 5 p.m.

Game 13 – Shelbyville vs. Greenville, 6:30 p.m.

Game 14 – Altamont vs. Pana, 8 p.m.

Monday, December 29

Game 15 – Altamont vs. South Central, 11 a.m.

Game 16 – St. Elmo/Brownstown vs. Maroa-Forsyth, 12:30 p.m.

Game 17 – South Central vs. Shelbyville, 3:30 p.m.

Game 18 – Vandalia vs. St. Elmo/Brownstown, 5 p.m.

Game 19 – St. Anthony vs. Flora, 6:30 p.m.

Game 20 – Greenville vs. Pana, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, December 30

Game 21 – Ninth Place Game, 2 p.m.

Game 22 – Seventh Place Game, 3:30 p.m.

Game 23 – Fifth Place Game, 5 p.m.

Game 24 – Third Place Game, 6:30 p.m.

Game 25 – Championship Game, 8 p.m.


Monticello Holiday Hoopla Tournament

Friday, December 26

Game 1 – Gibson City vs. Neoga, 10 a.m.

Game 2 – Monticello vs. Argenta-Oreana, 11;30 a.m.

Game 3 – Tuscola vs. Niantic Sangamon Valley, 2 p.m.

Game 4 – Farmer City Blue Ridge vs. Colfax Ridgeview, 3:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Argenta-Oreana vs. Gibson City, 6 p.m.

Game 6 – Neoga vs. Monticello, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 27

Game 7 – Farmer City Blue Ridge vs. Niantic Sangamon Valley, 10 a.m.

Game 8 – Colfax Ridgeview vs. Tuscola, 11:30 a.m.

Game 9 – Argenta-Oreana vs. Neoga, 2 p.m.

Game 10 – Monticello vs. Gibson City, 3:30 p.m.

Game 11 – Niantic Sangamon Valley vs. Colfax Ridgeview, 6 p.m.

Game 12 – Tuscola vs. Farmer City Blue Ridge, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, December 29

Game 13 – Fourth Place Purple Pool vs. Fourth Place Gold Pool, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 – Third Place Purple Pool vs. Third Place Gold Pool, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 – Second Place Purple Pool vs. Second Place Gold Pool, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 – First Place Purple Pool vs. First Place Gold Pool, 7:30 p.m. (championship)


Dieterich Holiday Tournament

Friday, December 26

Game 1 -- Beecher City vs. Dieterich, 11:30 a.m.

Game 2 -- North Clay vs. Arcola, 1 p.m.

Game 3 -- Red Hill vs. Oblong, 2:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Christ Our Rock Lutheran vs. Newton, 4 p.m.

Game 5 -- Arcola vs. Red Hill, 5:30 p.m.

Game 6 -- Dieterich vs. Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 7 p.m.

Saturday, December 27

Game 7 -- North Clay vs. Red Hill, 11:30 a.m.

Game 8 -- Beecher City vs. Christ Our Rock Lutheran, 1 p.m.

Game 9 -- Oblong vs. North Clay, 2:30 p.m.

Game 10 -- Newton vs. Beecher City, 4 p.m.

Game 11 -- Arcola vs. Oblong, 5:30 p.m.

Game 12 -- Dieterich vs. Newton, 7 p.m.

Monday, December 29

Game 13 -- Seventh Place, 1 p.m.

Game 14 -- Fifth Place, 2:30 p.m.

Game 15 -- Third Place, 4 p.m.

Game 16 -- First Place, 8 p.m.

 

Tri-County Tournament

Saturday, December 27

Game 1 – Westville vs. Hutsonville/Palestine, 9 a.m.

Game 2 – Windsor vs. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 10:30 a.m.

Game 3 – Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Tri-County, noon

Game 4 – Cumberland vs. Paris, 1:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Windsor vs. Westville, 3 p.m.

Game 6 – Hutsonville/Palestine vs. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, 4:30 p.m.

Game 7 – Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Paris, 6 p.m.

Game 8 – Cumberland vs. Tri-County, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, December 29

Game 9 – Windsor vs. Hutsonville/Palestine, 3 p.m.

Game 10 – Cumberland vs. Stewardson-Strasburg, 4:30 p.m.

Game 11 – Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond vs. Westville, 6 p.m.

Game 12 – Tri-County vs. Paris, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 30

Game 13 – Fourth Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 – Third Place Pool A vs. Third Place Pool B, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 – Second Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 – First Place Pool A vs. First Place Pool B, 7:30 p.m. (championship)