Tournament Preview: Holiday Hoops Classic
Date: December 28-29
Host: Columbia City/Huntington North
Teams: Bellmont, Columbia City, Hamilton Southeastern, Huntington North, Lake Central, Leo, Lighthouse CPA, Indianapolis Scecina, Merrillville, New Haven, Norwell, Whitko,
2018 Prospects: Nick Bowman (HSE), Chaz Birchfield (HSE), Jeremy Davison (Leo), Jonquell Dawson (Lighthouse CPA), Kobe Clancy (Scecina), Cobie Dillard (Scecina), Jaylon Holmes (Merrillville), Johnny Bernard (Merrillville), James Gardner Jr. (New Haven), Brecar Clack (New Haven), River West (Whitko)
2019 Prospects: Noah Smith (HSE), Aaron Etherington (HSE), Hank Pulver (Huntington North), Sawyer Stoltz (Huntington North), Jayvon Hatton (Scecina), Manuel Brown (Scecina), Spencer Sroufe (Whitko)
2020 Prospects: Mitchell Wilson (Columbia City), Kyle Shank (HSE), Mabor Majak (HSE), Chris Grubbs (HSE)
2021 Prospects: Landon Morris (HSE), Blake Davison (Leo), Thomas Latham (New Haven)
Thoughts: This has long been a good tournament with four games for each team and this year we see some new teams. Bellmont, Indianapolis Scecina and Whitko are among the new entries with Scecina being the best. Fort Wayne Blackhawk and Horizon Christian were two really good teams who dropped out and are pursing other winter tournaments. HSE is always solid and should be the frontrunner to win but Scecina is going to contend for the 2A crown and will make things tough on whoever they play. The bad part about this is these two teams meet each other in Pool D. Merrillville and Lake Central should also be a tough out and Whitko could play spoiler. Whitko’s River West is regarded as a very underrated player and this tournament should show us how good he really is.
Schedule:
DATE | GM | SCHEDULE (EASTERN TIME) | SITE | ROUND |
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Dec. 28 | 1 | New Haven vs. Merrillville, 10 am | Columbia City | Pool B |
Dec. 28 | 2 | Norwell vs. Hamilton Southeastern, 10 am | Huntington North | Pool D |
Dec. 28 | 3 | Bellmont at Columbia City, noon | Columbia City | Pool A |
Dec. 28 | 4 | Whitko at Huntington North, noon | Huntington North | Pool C |
Dec. 28 | 5 | Lighthouse CPA vs. New Haven, 2 pm | Columbia City | Pool B |
Dec. 28 | 6 | Indianapolis Scecina vs. Norwell, 2 pm | Huntington North | Pool D |
Dec. 28 | 7 | Bellmont vs. Lake Central, 4 pm | Columbia City | Pool A |
Dec. 28 | 8 | Whitko vs. Leo, 4 pm | Huntington North | Pool C |
Dec. 28 | 9 | Merrillville vs. Lighthouse CPA, 6 pm | Columbia City | Pool B |
Dec. 28 | 10 | Hamilton Southeastern vs. Indianapolis Scecina, 6 pm | Huntington North | Pool D |
Dec. 28 | 11 | Lake Central at Columbia City, 8 pm | Columbia City | Pool A |
Dec. 28 | 12 | Leo at Huntington North, 8 pm | Huntington North | Pool C |
Dec. 29 | 13 | Pool B 3rd place vs. Pool A 3rd place, 10 am | Crestview MS | Consolation |
Dec. 29 | 14 | Pool D 3rd place vs. Pool C 3rd place, 10 am | Huntington North | Consolation |
Dec. 29 | 15 | Pool B 2nd place vs. Pool A 2nd place, noon | Crestview MS | Consolation |
Dec. 29 | 16 | Pool D 2nd place vs. Pool C 2nd place, noon | Huntington North | Consolation |
Dec. 29 | 17 | Pool B 1st place vs. Pool A 1st place, 2 pm | Crestview MS | Semifinal |
Dec. 29 | 18 | Pool D 1st place vs. Pool C 1st place, 2 pm | Huntington North | Semifinal |
Dec. 29 | 19 | Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14, 4 pm | Huntington U. | 11th place |
Dec. 29 | 20 | Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 4 pm | Huntington North | 9th place |
Dec. 29 | 21 | Loser Game 15 vs. Loser Game 16, 6 pm | Huntington U. | 7th place |
Dec. 29 | 22 | Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16, 6 pm | Huntington North | 5th place |
Dec. 29 | 23 | Loser Game 17 vs. Loser Game 18, 8 pm | Huntington U. | 3rd place |
Dec. 29 | 24 | Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 8 pm | Huntington North | Championsh |