Pairings Released for Salem Invitational Tournament

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Published on January 9 2018 1:49 pm
Last Updated on January 10 2018 1:12 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

Pairings were announced Tuesday morning for the Salem Invitational Tournament. 

The tourney will take place Wednesday through Saturday, January 17-20 in B.E. Gum Gynasium at Salem High School.

The tournament has a new contestant, as the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes join the field. The Effingham Flaming Hearts are also back for another year at Salem.

Both local schools play on Opening Night, Wednesday, January 17. Effingham will take on Centralia at 6:30pm, followed by Teutopolis and Mt. Vernon at 8pm. Thursday will feature Salem against Triad at 6:30pm, followed by Edwardsville and Thornton Fractional North at 8pm.

The Wednesday winners will play Friday at 6:30pm, followed by the Thursday winners at 8pm.

The Wednesday losers will play Saturday at 11:30am, followed by the Friday losers at 1pm.

The two early losers Saturday will play for 7th place at 4pm Saturday. The two early winners Saturday will play for the consolation championship at 7pm Saturday.

The Friday night losers will play for third place at 5:30pm Saturday. The Friday night winners will play for the tournament championship at 8:30pm Saturday.

We will broadcast the Effingham and Teutopolis games from Salem on 979XFM and www.979xfm.com

Salem Invitational Tournament

Wednesday, January 17

Game 1 -- Centralia vs. Effingham, 6:30 p.m.

Game 2 -- Teutopolis vs. Mount Vernon, 8 p.m.

Thursday, January 18

Game 3 -- Salem vs. Triad, 6:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Edwardsville vs. T.F. North, 8 p.m.

Friday, January 19

Game 5 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 6:30 p.m.

Game 6 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 8 p.m.

Saturday, January 20

Game 7 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:30 a.m.

Game 8 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m.

Game 9 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 4 p.m. (Seventh Place)

Game 10 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 5:30 p.m. (Third Place)

Game 11 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m. (Consolation Championship)

Game 12 -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 8:30 p.m. (Championship)