Thanksgiving Basketball Tournament Deluxe Set To Open Tonight

There won't be reason a basketball junkie can't get his or her fix this week as Thanksgiving boys and girls basketball tournaments are set to get underway around the area.

For girls, the Bob Kerans Basketball Tournament at Newton will begin tonight with Effingham, Flora, Newton, Cumberland and Altamont competing in round robin fashion.

The Cowden-Herrick Round Robin Thanksgiving Tournament begins Tuesday and teams entered include the host squad along with North Clay (Louisville),  Dieterich, Brownstown/St. Elmo, Neoga and Ramsey.

Two tournaments that began last week but will finish out Friday and Saturday are the Taylorville Thanksgiving Holiday Tournament in which the Effingham St. Anthony Bulldogs are competing. The Bulldogs went 3-0 last week and won the Purple Pool and will return to action Friday against host Taylorville at 8 p.m. and Saturday in the finals.

Teutopolis went 2-1 in the 14th Annual Salem Thanksgiving Tournament and will next face host Salem at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. If the Wooden Shoes advance, they will play for the championship at 8:30 p.m. If the squad loses, it will play for third place at 7 p.m.

In boys action, the Effingham St. Anthony Turkey Tournament is scheduled to begin tonight as the Bulldogs face Mattoon at 7:30 p.m. Robinson takes on Mount Zion in the opener at 6 p.m.

Effingham will square off against Champaign St. Thomas More at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. In Pool A are St. Anthony, Mattoon, Effingham and St. Thomas More. In Pool B are Clifton Central, Breese Central, Robinson and Mount Zion.

The Cumberland Thanksgivng Tournament opens tonight with four games on tap. In Pool A are Cumberland, Newton, Neoga and Oblong playing at the high school gym. In Pool B are Charleston, Chrisman, Dieterich and Hutsonville/Palestine playing at the middle school gym.

The Mulberry Grove Turkey Tournament, which also begins tonight, will include teams from Cowden-Herrick, Odin, Ramsey, Patoka, Sandoval and host Mulberry Grove.

Teutopolis will be competing in the Capital Classic which doesn't get underway until Friday with the Shoes facing Fairfield at 12:30 p.m. and Olney at 6:30 p.m. The tournament concludes Saturday as T-town will meet Red Hill (Bridgeport) at 10 a.m. The finals are set to begin at 3:30 p.m.

Bob Kerans Newton Girls Basketball Tournament

Monday, November 24

Game 1 -- Effingham vs. Flora, 6 p.m.

Game 2 -- Newton vs. Cumberland, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 25

Game 3 -- Effingham vs. Altamont, 6 pm..

Game 4 -- Newton vs. Flora, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 26

Game 5 -- Altamont vs. Flora, 5 p.m.

Game 6 -- Effingham vs. Cumberland, 6:30 p.m.

Game 7 -- Newton vs. Altamont, 8 p.m.

Friday, November 28

Game 8 -- Cumberland vs. Flora, noon

Game 9 -- Effingham vs. Newton, 1:30 p.m.

Game 10 -- Altamont vs. Cumberland, 3 p.m.

Cowden-Herrick Girls Round Robin Thanksgiving Tournament

Tuesday, November 25

Game 1 -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. North Clay (Louisville), 5:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Dieterich vs. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 7 p.m.

Game 3 -- Neoga vs. Ramsey, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, November 28

Game 4 -- North Clay (Louisville) vs. Neoga, 11 a.m.

Game 5 -- Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. Ramsey, 12:30 p.m.

Game 6 -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Dieterich, 2 p.m.

Game 7 -- Neoga vs. Brownstown/St.Elmo, 3:30 p.m.

Game 8 -- Dieterich vs. North Clay (Louisville), 5 p.m.

Game 9 -- Ramsey vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 29

Game 10 -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Neoga, 9 a.m.

Game 1 1-- North Clay (Louisville) vs. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 10:30 a.m.

Game 12 -- Dieterich vs. Ramsey, noon

Game 13 -- Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 1:30 p.m.

Game 14 -- Ramsey vs. North Clay (Louisville), 3 p.m.

Game 15 -- Neoga vs. Dieterich, 4:30 p.m.

St. Anthony Boys Turkey Tournament

Monday, November 24

Game 1 -- Robinson vs. Mount Zion, 6 p.m.

Game 2 – St. Anthony vs. Mattoon, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 25

Game 3 – Mount Zion vs. Breese Central, 5 p.m.

Game 4 – Effingham vs. Champaign St. Thomas More, 6:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Clifton Central vs. Robinson, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, November 26

Game 6 – Breese Central vs. Clifton Central, 5 p.m.

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

Game 8 – St. Anthony vs. Champaign St. Thomas More, 8 p.m.

Friday, November 27

Game 9 – Mount Zion vs. Clifton Central, 3 p.m.

Game 10 – Mattoon vs. Champaign St. Thomas More, 4:30 p.m.

Game 11 – Breese Central vs. Robinson, 6 p.m.

Game 12 – St. Anthony vs. Effingham, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 28

Game 13 -- Pool A No. 4 vs. Pool B No. 4, 3 p.m.

Game 14 -- Pool A No. 3 vs. Pool B No. 3, 4:30 p.m.

Game 15 -- Pool A No. 2 vs. Pool B No. 2, 6 p.m.

Game 16 -- Pool A No. 1 vs. Pool B No. 1, 7:30 p.m.

Cumberland Boys Thanksgiving Tournament

Monday, November 24

Game 1 – Newton vs. Oblong, 6 p.m. (HS Gym)

Game 2 – Dieterich vs. Hutsonville/Palestine, 6 p.m. (MS Gym)

Game 3 – Cumberland vs. Neoga, 7:30 p.m. (HS Gym)

Game 4 – Chrisman vs.  Charleston, 7:30 p.m. (MS Gym)

Tuesday, November 25

Game 5 – Cumberland vs. Oblong, 6 p.m. (HS Gym)

Game 6 – Hutsonville/Palestine vs. Chrisman, 6 p.m. (MS Gym)

Game 7 – Neoga vs. Newton, 7:30 p.m. (HS Gym)

Game 8 – Charleston vs. Dieterich, 7:30 p.m. (MS Gym)

Friday, November 28

Game 9 – Neoga vs. Oblong, 11 a.m. (HS Gym)

Game 10 – Charleston vs. Hutsonville/Palestine, 11 a.m. (MS Gym)

Game 11 – Cumberland vs. Newton, 12:30 p.m. (HS Gym)

Game 12 – Chrisman vs. Dieterich, 12:30 p.m. (MS Gym)

Game 13 – Fourth Place Pool A vs. Third Place Pool B, 3:30 p.m.

Game 14 – Third Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B, 5 p.m.

Game 15 – Second Place Pool A vs. First Place Pool B, 6:30 p.m.

Game 16 – First Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B, 8 p.m.

Saturday, November 29

Game 17 – Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 14, 3 p.m. (Seventh Place)

Game 18 – Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 4:30 p.m. (Fifth Place)

Game 19 – Loser Game 15 vs. Loser Game 16, 6 p.m. (Third Place)

Game 20 – Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16, 7:30 p.m. (Championship)

Mulberry Grove Boys Turkey Tournament

Monday, November 24

Game 1 – Odin vs. Cowden-Herrick, 5:15 p.m.

Game 2 – Ramsey vs. Patoka, 6:45 p.m.

Game 3 – Mulberry Grove vs. Sandoval, 8:15 p.m.

Tuesday, November 25

Game 4 – Cowden-Herrick vs. Ramsey, 5:15 p.m.

Game 5 – Sandoval vs. Odin, 6:45 p.m.

Game 6 – Patoka vs. Mulberry Grove, 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday, November 26

Game 7 – Ramsey vs. Odin, 5:15 p.m.

Game 8 – Sandoval vs. Patoka, 6:45 p.m.

Game 9 – Mulberry Grove vs. Cowden-Herrick, 8:15 p.m.

Friday, November 28

Game 10 – Cowden-Herrick vs. Sandoval, 5:15 p.m.

Game 11 -- Odin vs. Patoka, 6:45 p.m.

Game 12 – Ramsey vs. Mulberry Grove, 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, November 29

Game 13 – Sandoval vs. Ramsey, 4 p.m.

Game 14 – Cowden-Herrick vs. Patoka, 5:30 p.m.

Game 15 – Mulberry Grove vs. Odin, 7 p.m.

Capital Classic Boys Tournament

Friday, November 28

At Red Hill

Game 1 -- Red Hill (Bridgeport) vs. Olney, 11 a.m.

Game 2 -- Teutopolis vs. Fairfield, 12:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- Teutopolis vs. Olney, 6:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Red Hill (Bridgeport) vs. Fairfield, 8 p.m.

At Lawrenceville

Game 1 -- Mount Carmel vs. Marshall, 11 a.m.

Game 2 -- Lawrenceville vs. Pinckneyville, 12:30 p.m.

Game 3 -- Lawrenceville vs. Marshall, 6:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Pinckneyville vs. Mount Carmel, 8 p.m.

Saturday, November 29

At Red Hill

Game 5 -- Teutopolis vs. Red Hill (Bridgeport), 10 a.m.

Game 6 -- Olney vs. Fairfield, 11:30 a.m.

At Lawrenceville

Game 5 -- Lawrenceville vs. Mount Carmel, 10 a.m.

Game 6 -- Pinckneyville vs. Marshall, 11:30 a.m.

Game 7 -- Seventh-place, 3:30 p.m.

Game 8 -- Fifth-place, 5 p.m.

Game 9 -- Third-place, 6:30 p.m.

Game 10 -- Championship, 8 p.m.