Now that football is over, we move on to basketball season and what better way to start then Holiday Tournament action.
There are several boys basketball holiday tournaments around the area over the next couple of weeks including a handful this week.
The following is a run down of area tournaments to watch for the next couple of weeks. Keep checking this story for updated information and results.
Photo courtesy of Cliff Smelley from the Bradford Telegraph.
Hitchcock Challenge at Santa Fe
When: Dec 27-30
Teams (16): Archbishop McCarthy, Atlantic Coast, Columbia, Dixie County, Eastside, East Ridge, Hawthorne, Hillsborough, Hollywood Hills, Newberry, Paxon, Piper, Santa Fe, Seminole, Union County, Williston
Dec 27
Game 1: Union County vs Atlantic Coast (11:00)
Game 2: East Ridge vs Dixie County (12:30)
Game 3: Williston vs Paxon (2:00)
Game 4: Columbia vs Seminole (3:30)
Game 5: Newberry vs Archbishop McCarthy (5:00)
Game 6: Eastside vs Hollywood Hills (7:00)
Game 7: Hawthorne vs Piper (8:30)
Dec 28
Game 9: Loser 1 vs Loser 2 (10:00)
Game 10: Loser 3 vs Loser 4 (11:30)
Game 11: Loser 5 vs Loser 6 (1:00)
Game 12: Hillsborough vs Loser 7 (4:00)
Game 13: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 (5:30)
3 Point Contest, 7 p.m.
Game 14: Winner 3 vs Winner 4 (7:30)
Game 15: Santa Fe vs Winner 7 (9:00)
Dec 29
Game 16: TBA, 10
Game 17: TBA, 11:30
Game 18: TBA, 1
Game 19: TBA, 2:30
Game 20: TBA, 4
Game 21: TBA, 5:30
Dunk Contest, 7 p.m.
Game 22: 8:30
Dec. 30
Game 23: 13th place game (11:30)
Game 24: 11th place game (1:00)
Game 25: Ninth place game (2:30)
Game 26: Seventh place game (4:00)
Santa Fe Ford Shoot to win, 6 p.m.
Game 27: Fifth place game (5:30)
Game 28: Third place game (6:30)
Game 29: Championship game (8:00)
Arlington Lions Club Kiwanis Tournament at Parker
When: Dec 27-29
Teams: Englewood, Mandarin, Parker, Sandalwood
Dec 27
Englewood vs Sandalwood, 6 p.m.
Parker vs Mandarin, 7:30
Dec 28
Third place, 6
Championship, 7:30
St. Augustine Holiday Classic
When: Dec 28-30
Teams (8): Bolles, Crescent City, Deland, Oakleaf, Palm Coast, Ponte Vedra, St. Augustine, Windsor Forest (GA)
Dec 28
Game 1: Bolles vs Crescent City (1)
Game 2: Ponte Vedra vs Palm Coast (3)
Game 3: Oakleaf vs Windsor Forest, GA (4:30)
Game 4: St. Augustine vs Deland (7:30)
Dec 29
Game 5: Loser 1 vs Loser 2 (1:00)
Game 6: Loser 3 vs Loser 4 (3:00)
Game 7: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 (4:30)
Game 8: Winner 3 vs Winner 4 (7:30)
Dec 30
Game 9: Seventh place game (1:00)
Game 10: Fifth place game (3:00)
Game 11: Third place game (4:30)
Game 12: Championship game (7:30)
First Coast Classic at Baker County
When: Dec 28-30
Teams (8): Baker County, Glover Prep, Episcopal, Lee, Madison, Middleburg, Suwannee, Trinity
Dec 28
Game 1: Suwannee vs Trinity (2:00)
Game 3: Madison vs Glover (4:00)
Game 2: Episcopal vs Lee (6:00)
Game 4: Baker County vs Middleburg (8:00)
Dec 29
Game 5: Loser 1 vs Loser 2 (2:00)
Game 6: Loser 3 vs Loser 4 (4:00)
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs Winner 2 (6:00)
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs Winner4 (8:00)
Dec 30
Game 9: Seventh place game (2:00)
Game 10: Fifth place game (4:00)
Game 11: Third place game (6:00)
Game 12: Championship game (8:00)
5th Annual Clay Blue Devil Holiday Classic
When: Dec 28-30
Teams (8): Clay, Citrus, Cornerstone, Ed White, Fleming Island, Nease, Orange Park, Wolfson
Dec 28
Game 1: Fleming Island vs Cornerstone (3:00)
Game 2: Orange Park vs Ed White (4:30)
Game 3: Nease vs Citrus (6:00)
Game 4: Clay vs Wolfson (7:30)
Dec 29
Game 5: Loser 1 vs Loser 2 (3:00)
Game 6: Loser 3 vs Loser 4 (4:30)
Game 7: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 (6:00)
Game 8: Winner 3 vs Winner 4 (7:30)
Dec 30
Game 9: Seventh place game (10:30)
Game 10: Fifth place game (1:30)
Game 11: Third place game (4:30)
Game 12: Championship game (7:30)
Jarvis Williams Classic at Palatka
When: Dec 28-30
Teams (8): Dawson Christian, Elite Academy, Matanzas, Miami Beach, North Florida Educational Institute, Palatka, Page, Seabreeze
Dec 28
Game 1: North Fla Educational vs Matanzas (10:30)
Game 2: Dawson Christian vs Elite Academy (1:30)
Game 3: Seabreeze vs Page (4:30)
Game 4: Palatka vs Miami Beach (7:30)
Dec 29
Game 5: Loser 1 vs Loser 2 (10:30)
Game 6: Loser 3 vs Loser 4 (1:30)
Game 7: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 (4:30)
Game 8: Winner 3 vs Winner 4 (7:30)
Dec 30
Game 9: Seventh place game (10:30)
Game 10: Fifth place game (1:30)
Game 11: Third place game (4:30)
Game 12: Championship game (7:30)
Northwest Classic at Jackson
When: Dec 29-30
Teams: Raines, Ribault, Jackson, First Coast
Dec 29
Game 1: Raines vs Ribault (6:00)
Game 2: First Coast vs Jackson (7:30)
Dec 30
Game 3: Loser ` vs Loser 2, 6
Game 4: Winner 1 vs Winner 2, 7:30
St. Johns Country Day New Year Tournament
When: Dec 29-30
Teams: Aucilla Christian, John Paul II, Munroe Day, St. Francis, St. Joseph, St. Johns Country Day
Dec 29
Game 1: Aucilla vs St. Johns (12)
Game 2: Munroe vs St. Joseph (1:30)
Game 3: John Paul II vs St. Francis (3:00)
Game 4: John Paul II vs Aucilla (4:30)
Game 5: St. Johns vs John Paul II (6:00)
Dec. 30
Game 6: St. Johns vs Munroe (12)
Game 7: Aucilla vs St. Francis (1:30)
Game 8: St. Joseph vs John Paul II (3:00)
Game 9: Munroe vs St. Francis (4:30)
Bernard Wilkes Classic at Ribault
When: Jan. 3-4
Teams: Bolles, Paxon, Ponte Vedra, Providence, Raines, Ribault,
MLK Classic at Jackson
When: Jan 6-7
Teams: Jackson, Paxon, Providence, Raines
MLK at Raines
When: Jan 7
Teams: Raines, Savannah, Trinity
MLK Classic at Ribault
When: Jan 10
Teams: Ribault, Providence
North Florida Athletic Conference tourney at St. Francis
When: Jan 13-14
Teams: St. Francis, St. Joseph, Oak Hall, John Paul II, Florida Deaf, St. Johns Country Day, Rocky Bayou, Munroe Day, Aucilla
MLK Classic at FCCJ
When: Jan 14-16
Teams: Baker County, Episcopal, Ribault, Trinity
Gateway Conference Tournament
When: Jan 17-20
Teams: Atlantic Coast, Baldwin, Ed White, Englewood, First Coast, Fletcher, Jackson, Lee, Mandarin, Paxon, Raines, Ribault, Sandalwood, Stanton, Westside, Wolfson
65th Annual Mason-Dixon Deaf Tourney at Florida Deaf
When: Jan 26-28
Teams: Alabama, Eastern North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
COMPLETED TOURNEYS
Lake Area Kiwanis McDonalds Classic at Bradford
When: Dec 15-18
Teams (8): Bishop Snyder, Bradford, Cornerstone, Fleming Island, Keystone, Oakleaf, Stanton, Union County
Dec. 15
Game 1: Oakleaf 67 , Cornerstone 51
Game 2: Bishop Snyder 76, Keystone Heights 34
Game 3: Fleming Island 64, Stanton 46
Game 4: Bradford 65, Union County 47
Dec 16
Game 5: Cornerstone 67, Keystone Heights 28
Game 6: Stanton 42, Union County 37
Game 7: Bishop Snyder 48, Oakleaf 47
Game 8: Fleming Island 57, Bradford 55
Dec 17
Game 9: Keystone Heights 65, Union County 55
Game 10: Cornerstone 79, Stanton 59
Game 11: Oakleaf 52, Bradford 49
Game 12: Bishop Snyder 84, Fleming Island 75
Providence Christmas Classic
When: Dec 16-17
Teams: Episcopal, Florida Prep Academy, Lake Highland Prep, Marianna, Providence, Ribault
Dec 16
Game 1: Marianna XX, Episcopal XX ?
Game 2: Providence 61, Lake Highland Prep 43
Dec 17
Game 3: Lake Highland Prep 61, Marianna 43
Game 4: Ribault XX, Fletcher XX
Game 5: Florida Prep Academy 56, Providence 46
Florida State Catholic Christmas Classic at St. Joseph
When: Dec 17-19
Teams: Bishop Kenny, Bishop Moore, Champagnat, St. Francis, St. Joseph
Dec 17
Game 1: Champagnat 57, Bishop Kenny 46
Game 2: St. Francis 77, St. Joseph 38
Dec 18
Game 3: Bishop Moore 69, St. Francis 63
Game 4: Bishop Kenny 67, St. Joseph 42
Game 5: Bishop Moore 59, Champagnat 56
Dec 19
Game 6: Champagnat 62, St. Francis 55
Game 7: Bishop Moore 46, Bishop Kenny 42
JT Smith Memorial Classic at Fernandina Beach
When: Dec 22-23
Teams: Fernandina Beach, Ridgeview, Yulee, West Nassau
Dec 22
Game 1: West Nassau vs Ridgeview (6)
Game 2: Fernandina Beach vs Yulee (7:30)
Dec. 23
Game 3: Loser 1 vs Loser 2 (6)
Game 4: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 (7:30)
