Published on December 24, 2025 8:57 am
Last Updated on December 24, 2025 8:58 am
BY MILLIE LANGE
Boys high school basketball teams will be competing in tournament play around the area.
Effingham and Teutopolis host a Christmas Classic with Effingham St. Anthony and Newton taking part along with many other teams. The tourney will open Monday, run Tuesday and will finish out Wednesday.
The Dieterich Tournament will play host to area teams Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City and South Central along with six other teams. The tourney will open Friday and run Saturday and end Monday with the finals.
Neoga takes part in the Monticello Holiday Hoopla. The Indians will meet Monticello at 11:30 a.m. Friday and then face Ridgeview at 6 p.m. that day. In the other first round contest, Neoga will face Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 2 p.m. Saturday. Finals are scheduled Monday.
Cumberland will be competing in the Vandalia Tournament beginning Friday. The Pirates play the first game against Macon Meridian at 10 a.m. and will finish the day with a 6 p.m. contest against Shelbyville. Saturday’s game will be at 1 p.m. against Pana. The tourney continues Monday and will finish out Tuesday with the finals.
Altamont heads to the Sesser-Valier Tournament. The Indians will open the tourney as the first game of the day Friday at 3 p.m. against New Athens. The tourney continues Saturday and will finish play Monday with the finals.
Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will be at the Kansas Tri-County Tournament beginning Saturday. Windsor/Stew-Stras faces Paris at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Hatchets will meet Martinsville at 2:30 p.m. Monday. The team will play two games Tuesday in the final day. The Hatchets face Chrisman at 1 p.m. and then take on host Tri-County at 5:30 p.m.
EFFINGHAM/TEUTOPOLIS CHRISTMAS CLASSIC
Monday, December 29
At Teutopolis
Game 1 — Charleston vs. Champaign Centennial, 3 p.m.
Game 3 — St. Anthony vs. Chicago Brooks, 4:30 p.m.
Game 5 — Newton vs. Oregon, 6 p.m.
Game 7 — Pleasant Plains vs. Teutopolis, 7:30 p.m.
At Effingham
Main Gym
Game 2 — Dixon vs. Lawrenceville, 3 p.m.
Game 4 — Mattoon vs. Lutheran North, 4:30 p.m.
Game 6 — Central A&M vs. Tolono Unity, 6 p.m.
Game 8 — Belvidere vs. Effingham, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 30
At Teutopolis
Game 9 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9:30 a.m.
Game 11 — Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 11 a.m.
Game 13 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 12:30 p.m.
Game 15 — Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 2 p.m.
Game 17 — Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 4:30 p.m.
Game 20 — Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 15, 6 p.m.
At Effingham
Main Gym
Game 10 — Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 9:30 a.m.
Game 12 — Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 11 a.m.
Game 14 — Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 12:30 p.m.
Game 16 — Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 8, 2 p.m.
Game 18 — Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 12, 4:30 p.m.
Game 22 — Loser Game 14 vs. Loser Game 16, 6 p.m.
Auxiliary Gym
Game 19 — Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 4:30 p.m.
Game 21 — Loser Game 10 vs. Loser Game 12, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31
At Teutopolis
Game 23 — Winner Game 13 vs. Winne Game 15, 7:30 p.m.
At Effingham
Auxiliary Gym
Game 25 — Loser Game 19 vs. Loser Game 21, 8:30 a.m.
Game 26 — Loser Game 17 vs. Loser Game 18, 11:30 a.m. (11th-12th place)
Game 27 — Winner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 21, 10 a.m. (13th/14th place)
Main Gym
Game 24 — Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 16, 7:30 p.m.
Game 28 — Loser Game 20 vs. Loser Game 22, 8:30 a.m. (7th-8th place)
Game 29 — Winner Game 20 vs. Winner Game 22, 10 a.m. (5th-6th place)
Game 30 — Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 11:30 a.m. (consolation championship)
Game 31 — Loser Game 23 vs. Loser Game 24, 1 p.m. (third place)
Game 32 — Winner Game 23 vs. Winner Game 24, 2:30 p.m. (championship)
DIETERICH TOURNAMENT
Friday, December 26
Game 1 – Ramsey vs. Dieterich, 11:30 a.m.
Game 2 – Grayville vs. South Central, 1 p.m.
Game 3 – Red Hill vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 2:30 p.m.
Game 4 – Robinson vs. Grayville, 4 p.m.
Game 5 – South Central vs. Sullivan, 5:30 p.m.
Game 6 – Dieterich vs. Red Hill, 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 27
Game 7 – Ramsey vs. Red Hill, 11:30 a.m.
Game 8 – Sullivan vs. Grayville, 1 p.m.
Game 9 – South Central vs. Robinson, 2:30 p.m.
Game 10 – Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Ramsey, 4 p.m.
Game 11 – Robinson vs. Sullivan, 5:30 p.m.
Game 12 – Dieterich vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 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 – Championship, 8 p.m.
MONTICELLO HOLIDAY HOOPLA
Friday, December 26
Game 1 – Ridgeview vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 10 a.m.
Game 2 – Monticello vs. Neoga, 11:30 a.m.
Game 3 – Clinton vs. Fithian Oakwood, 2 p.m.
Game 4 – Tuscola vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 3:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Neoga vs. Ridgeview, 6 p.m.
Game 6 – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Monticello, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 27
Game 7 – Fithian Oakwood vs. Tuscola, 10 a.m.
Game 8 – Clinton vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 11:30 a.m.
Game 9 – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Neoga, 2 p.m.
Game 10 – Monticello vs. Ridgeview, 3:30 p.m.
Game 11 – Paxton-Buckley-Loda vs. Fithian Oakwood, 6 p.m.
Game 12 – Tuscola vs. Clinton, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, December 29
Game 13 – Fourth Place Purple vs. Fourth Place Gold, 10 a.m. (seventh place)
Game 14 – Third Place Purple vs. Third Place Gold, 11:30 a.m. (fifth place)
Game 15 – Second Place Purple vs. Second Place Gold, 3:30 p.m. (third place)
Game 16 – First Place Purple vs. First Place Gold, 7:30 p.m. (championship)
VANDALIA TOURNAMENT
Friday, December 26
Game 1 – Cumberland vs. Macon Meridian, 10 a.m.
Game 2 – Nokomis vs. Greenville, 11:30 a.m.
Game 3 – Pana vs. Shelbyville, 1 p.m.
Game 4 — Vandalia vs. Greenville, 4:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Shelbyville vs. Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Game 6 – Nokomis vs. Flora, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 27
Game 7 – Shelbyville vs. Macon Meridian, 10 a.m.
Game 8 – Flora vs. Vandalia, 11:30 a.m.
Game 9 – Cumberland vs. Pana, 1 p.m.
Game 10 – Greenville vs. Flora, 4:30 p.m.
Game 11 – Macon Meridian vs. Pana, 6 p.m.
Game 12 — Vandalia vs. Nokomis, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, December 29
Game 13 – Pool A-3 vs. Pool B-4, 2:30 p.m.
Game 14 – Pool B-3 vs. Pool A-4, 4 p.m.
Game 15 – Pool A-1 vs. Pool B-2, 5:30 p.m.
Game 16 – Pool B-1 vs. Pool A-2, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, December 30
Game 17 – Pool A-4 vs. Pool B-4, 2:30 p.m.
Game 18 – Pool A-3 vs Pool B-3, 4 p.m.
Game 19 – Loser Game 15 vs. Loser Game 16, 5:30 p.m. (third place)
Game 20 – Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16, 7 p.m. (championship)
SESSER-VALIER TOURNAMENT
Friday, December 26
Game 1 – Altamont vs. New Athens, 3 p.m.
Game 2 – Waltonville vs. Marissa Coulterville, 4:30 p.m.
Game 3 – DuQuoin vs. Sesser-Valier, 6 p.m.
Game 4 – Goreville vs. Red Bud, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 27
Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3 p.m.
Game 6 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:30 p.m.
Game 7 – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6 p.m.
Game 8 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, December 29
Game 9 – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, noon (seventh place)
Game 10 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 1:30 p.m. (consolation championship)
Game 11 – Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m. (third place)
Game 12 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m. (championship)
KANSAS TRI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Saturday, December 27
Game 1 – Westville vs. Martinsville, 10 a.m.
Game 2 – Chrisman vs. Tri-County, 11:30 a.m.
Game 3 – Paris vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 1 p.m.
Game 4 – Martinsville vs. Chrisman, 2:30 p.m.
Game 5 — Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Westville, 4 p.m.
Game 6 – Tri-County vs. Paris, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, December 29
Game 7 – Paris vs. Chrisman, 1 p.m.
Game 8 – Martinsville vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 2:30 p.m.
Game 9 – Tri-County vs. Westville, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, December 30
Game 10 – Paris vs. Westville, 10 a.m.
Game 11 – Tri-County vs. Martinsville, 11:30 a.m.
Game 12 – Chrisman vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 1 p.m.
Game 13 – Martinsville vs. Paris, 2:30 p.m.
Game 14 – Westville vs. Chrisman, 4 p.m.
Game 15 – Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Tri-County, 5:30 p.m.