{"id":1090,"date":"2024-12-24T06:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2024-12-24T06:01:35","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T12:01:35","slug":"high-school-boys-basketball-tournament-pairings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/1090-high-school-boys-basketball-tournament-pairings\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Boys Basketball Tournament Pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>BOYS CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>EFFINGHAM\/TEUTOPOLIS CLASSIC<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, December 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Teutopolis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 1 &#8212; Mattoon vs. Lawrenceville, 3 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 3 &#8212; Pleasant Plains vs. Dixon, 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 5 &#8212; Belvidere vs. Champaign Centennial, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 7 &#8212; Charleston vs. Teutopolis, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Effingham<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 2 &#8212; Lutheran North vs. Tolono Unity, 3 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 4 &#8212; Newton vs. Lincoln Way East, 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 6 &#8212; Oregon vs. St. Anthony, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 8 &#8212; Chicago Brooks vs. Effingham, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Teutopolis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 9 &#8212; Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 11 &#8212; Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 10:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 13 &#8212; Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, noon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 15 &#8212; Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 1:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 17 &#8212; Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 20 &#8212; Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 15, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 23 &#8212; Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 15, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Effingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 10 &#8212; Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 9 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 12 &#8212; Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 10:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 14 &#8212; Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, noon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 16 &#8212; Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 8, 1:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 18 &#8212; Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 12, 4:30 p.m. (Main Gym)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 19 &#8212; Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 4:30 p.m. (Aux. Gym)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 21 &#8212; Loser Game 10 vs. Loser Game 12, 6 p.m. (Aux. Gym)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 24 &#8212; Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 16, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Effingham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 25 &#8212; Loser Game 19 vs. Loser Game 21, 10 a.m. (Aux. Gym), 15th Place<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 26 &#8212; Loser Game 17 vs. Loser Game 18, 10 a.m. (Main Gym), 11th Place<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 27 &#8212; Winner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 21, 11:30 a.m. (Aux. Gym), 13th Place<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 28 &#8212; Loser Game 20 vs. Loser Game 22, 11:30 a.m. (Main Gym), 7th Place<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 29 &#8212; Winner Game 20 vs. Winner Game 22, 3 p.m. (Main Gym), 5th Place<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 30 &#8212; Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 4:30 p.m. (Main Gym), consolation championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 31 &#8212; Loser Game 23 vs. Loser Game 24, 6 p.m. (Main Gym), 3rd Place<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 32 &#8212; Winner Game 23 vs. Winner Game 24, 7:30 p.m. (Main Gym), championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>DIETERICH HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, December 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 1 \u2013 Grayville vs. Dieterich, 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 2 \u2013 Red Hill (Bridgeport) vs. Ramsey, 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 3 \u2013 South Central vs. Grayville, 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 4 \u2013 Ramsey vs. Arcola, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 5 \u2013 Sullivan vs. Red Hill (Bridgeport), 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 6 \u2013 Dieterich vs. Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City, 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 7 \u2013 Ramsey vs. Sullivan, 11:30 am.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 8 \u2013 Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City vs. Grayville, 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 9 \u2013 Sullivan vs. Arcola, 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 10 \u2013 South Central vs. Cowden-Herrick\/Beecher City, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 11 \u2013 Arcola vs. Red Hill (Bridgeport), 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 12 \u2013 Dieterich vs. South Central, 7 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 13 \u2013 Seventh Place, 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 14 \u2013 Fifth Place, 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 15 \u2013 Third Place, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 16 \u2013 Championship, 8 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>MONTICELLO HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, December 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 1 \u2013 Tuscola vs. Oakwood, 10 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 2 \u2013 Monticello vs. Ridgeview, 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 3 \u2013 Clinton vs. Neoga, 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 4 \u2013 Paxton-Buckley-Loda vs. Gibson City\/Melvin-Sibley, 3:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 5 \u2013 Ridgeview vs. Tuscola, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 6 \u2013 Oakwood vs. Monticello, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 7 \u2013 Paxton-Buckley-Loda vs. Clinton, 10 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 8 \u2013 Gibson City\/Melvin-Sibley vs. Neoga, 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 9 \u2013 Oakwood vs. Ridgeview, 2 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 10 \u2013 Monticello vs. Tuscola, 3:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 11 \u2013 Neoga vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 12 \u2013 Clinton vs. Gibson City\/Melvin-Sibley, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 13 \u2013 Fourth Place Purple vs. Fourth Place Gold, 10 a.m. (seventh place)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 14 \u2013 Third Place Purple vs. Third Place Gold, 11:30 a.m. (fifth place)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 15 \u2013 Second Place Purple vs. Second Place Gold, 3:30 p.m. (third place)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 16 \u2013 First Place Purple vs. First Place Gold, 7:30 p.m. (championship)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>SESSER VALIER TOURNAMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, December 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 1 \u2013 Altamont vs. New Athens, 3 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 2 \u2013 Goreville vs. Red Bud, 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 3 \u2013 Marissa Coulterville vs. DuQuoin, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 4 \u2013 Waltonville vs. Sesser-Valier, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 5 \u2013 Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 6 \u2013 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 7 \u2013 Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 8 \u2013 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 9 \u2013 Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, noon (seventh place)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 10 \u2013 Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 1:30 p.m. (consolation championship)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 11 \u2013 Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m. (third place)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 12 \u2013 Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m. (championship)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>TRI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Kansas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, December 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 1 \u2013 Westville vs. Martinsville, 10 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 2 \u2013 Chrisman vs. Tri-County, 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 3 \u2013 Paris vs. Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg, 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 4 \u2013 Martinsville vs. Chrisman, 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 5 \u2013 Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Westville, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 6 \u2013 Tri-County vs. Paris, 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 7 \u2013 Paris vs. Chrisman, 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 8 \u2013 Martinsville vs. Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg, 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 9 \u2013 Tri-County vs. Westville, 4 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, December 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 10 \u2013 Paris vs. Westville, 10 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 11 \u2013 Tri-County vs. Martinsville, 11:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 12 \u2013 Chrisman vs. Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg, 1 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 13 \u2013 Martinsville vs. Paris, 2:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 14 \u2013 Windsor\/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Tri-County, 5:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>VANDALIA TOURNAMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, December 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 1 &#8212; Macon Meridian vs. Pana, 9:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 2 &#8212; Cumberland vs. Flora, 11 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 3 &#8212; Okaw Valley vs. Greenville, 12:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 4 &#8212; Shelbyville vs. Mulberry Grove, 3:30 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 5 &#8212; Pana vs. Nokomis, 5 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Game 6 &#8212; Vandalia vs. Cumberland, 6:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span 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