Centralia Boys Tournament Pairings

Effingham High School will be competing in the Centralia Holiday Boys Basketball Tournament. Pairings were released recently.

The Hearts will face Alton at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 27. If the Hearts win they will play at 2 p.m. Friday, December 28. If they lose they will play at 10 a.m. Friday.

Other teams entered in the field are Belleville West, Salem, Mount Vernon, Oak Lawn Richards, Cahokia, Champaign Central, McCluer North, Memphis Raleigh-Egypt, Chicago Maris, O'Fallon, Centralia, Burbank St. Laurence, Jacksonville and Blue Island Eisenhower.

The tournament will come to a close Saturday, December 29 with the fifth place game at 4:30 p.m., the consolation championship at 6 p.m., the third place game at 7:30 and the championship at 9.

Centralia Holiday Tournament

Thursday, December 27

Game 1 -- Belleville West vs. Salem, 8:30 a.m.

Game 2 -- Mount Venron vs. Oak Lawn Richards, 10 a.m.

Game 3 -- Cahokia vs. Champaign Central, 12:30 p.m.

Game 4 -- Effingham vs. Alton, 2 p.m.

Game 5 -- McCluer North vs. Memphis Raleigh-Egypt, 3:30 p.m.

Game 6 -- Chicago Marist vs. O'Fallon, 6:15 p.m.

Game 7 -- Centralia vs. Burbank St. Laurence, 7:45 p.m.

Game 8 -- Jacksonville vs. Blue Island Eisenhower, 9:15 p.m.

Friday, December 28

Game 9 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 8:30 a.m.

Game 10 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 10 a.m.

Game 11 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 12:30 p.m.

Game 12 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 2 p.m.

Game 13 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 3:30 p.m.

Game 14 -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner  Game 6, 6:15 p.m.

Game 15 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 7:45 p.m.

Game 16 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 9:15 p.m.

Saturday, December 29

Game 17 -- Loser Game 11 vs. Loser Game 12, 8:30 a.m.

Game 18 -- Loser Game 14 vs. Loser Game 15, 8:30 a.m.

Game 19 -- Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 10 a.m.

Game 20 -- Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 16, 10 a.m.

Game 21 -- Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 12:30 p.m.

Game 22 -- Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 15, 2 p.m.

Game 23 -- Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 24 -- WInner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 20, 6 p.m. (consolation championship)

Game 25 -- Loser Game 21 vs. Loser Game 22, 7:30 p.m. (third place)

Game 26 -- Winner Game 21 vs. Winner Game 22, 9 p.m. (championship)