Plenty Of Boys, Girls Basketball Games For Fans

There are six tournaments with area teams competing in boys action and four in girls play.

Effingham and Teutopolis host a holiday tournament beginning Tuesday at both EHS and T-town gymnasiums.

Members of the field include St. Antnony, Newton, Mattoon, Knoxville, Oak Lawn, Horizon SW, Chicago Brooks, Belvidere, Dixon, Pleasant Plains, Lincoln Way East, Champaign Centennial, Charleston and Lutheran North along with Effingham and T-town.

The tourney starts Tuesday and finishes out Thursday. Effingham's first contest will be Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. against Dixon at EHS while T-town's opener will be Lutheran North at 7:30 p.m. at T-town. St. Anthony will take on Champaign Centennial at 4:30 p.m and Newton faces Charleston at 6 p.m., both at Teutopolis.

The tourney will conclude Thursday with the championship game at 7:30 p.m.

The 49th Annual First National Bank Vandalia Holiday Tournament will start Monday and finish out Thursday.

Members of the tourney field include Cumberland, Teutopolis junior varsity, Shelbyville, Pana, Flora, Father McGivney, Meridian, Okaw Valley, Nokomis and host Vandalia.

The Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament begins Monday and will end Thursday. The lone local team competing in the tournament will be Altamont. The Indians are seeded No. 2 and will take on Zeigler-Royalton at 3:30 p.m. Monday.

Other teams competing are top-seeded Christopher, No. 3 Sesser Valier, No. 4 Goreville, No. 5 Cobden, No. 6 Red Bud, No. 7 Marissa-Coulterville and No. 8 Johnston City along with Sparta, Century, New Athens, Galatia, Zeigler-Royalton, Waltonville, Thompsonville and Elverado.

Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg will take part in the Tri-County Holiday Tournament. WSS is in Pool B with Chrisman, DeLand-Weldon and Tri-County. In Pool A are Argenta-Oreana, Martinsville, Paris and Westville.

The meet opens Monday where WSS will face DeLand-Weldon at 6 p.m. and finish out Wednesday.

Dieterich will host both a boys and a girls tournament. In Pool A in boys play are No. 1 South Central, No. 4 Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, No. 5 Patoka and

No. 8 Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville. In Pool B are No. 2 Dieterich, No. 3 Arcola, No. 6 Red Hill (Bridgeport) and No. 7 Sullivan.

Tournament play begins Monday and the tourney will come to a close Wednesday.

In the girls meet, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City drew the top seed and will play in Pool A along with No. 4 Arcola, No. 5 Dieterich and No. 8 Casey-Westfield. In Pool B are No. 2 South Central, No. 3 Newton, No. 6 Brownstown/St. Elmo and No. 7 North Clay (Louisville).

The tourney also opens Monday and comes to a close Wednesday.

Neoga will be the lone area team at the Monticello Holiday Hoopla in both boys and girls tourneys.

In the boys tournament, the Indians will meet Monticello at 11:30 a.m. Monday and then take on Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 6 p.m. In Tuesday play, Neoga faces Clinton at 2 p.m.

Neoga is in the Purple Pool along with Clinton, GCMS and Monticello. In the Gold Pool are Colfax Ridgeview, Paxton-Buckley-Loda, Oakwood and Tuscola.

The tourney opens Monday and will finish out Wednesday.

In the girls tourney, Neoga faces Monticello at 10 a.m. Monday and will then take on Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 7:30 p.m. Neoga will again play Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. against Clinton.

In the Purple Pool are Clinton, GCMS, Neoga and Monticello. In the Gold Pool are Colfax Ridgeview, Paxton-Buckley-Loda, Toulon Stark County and Tuscola.

The tourney opens Monday and will come to a close Wednesday.

Effingham and Teutopolis will be competing in the Charleston Holiday Girls Round Robin Tournament which opens Monday and will finish out Wednesday.
Also entered in the tourney are Tri-County, Danville and Charleston.

The Hearts will face Danville at 6 p.m. Monday, take on Tri-County at 6 p.m. Tuesday and face T-town at noon and Charleston at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

T-town will meet Charleston at 4 p.m. Monday, take on Danville at 4 p.m. Tuesday, meet EHS at noon and Tri-County at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Effingham St. Anthony and Altamont will be competing in the 42nd Annual Mattoon Tournament from Monday through Wednesday.

Both local squads are in Pool B along with Galesburg and Olney. In Pool A are Mattoon, Breese Central, Decatur Eisenhower and Mahomet-Seymour.

St. Anthony will start the tourney off Monday morning in the first game at 8:30 against Olney and play Altamont at 7:30 p.m. in the final game of the day. Altamont meets Galesburg at 1 p.m. and takes on St. Anthony at 7:30.

In Tuesday actrion, St. Anthony faces Galesburg at 10 a.m. and Altamont takes on Olney at 11:30. From there, the tourney goes into what teams place first thorugh fourth in the pools and the finals are set for Wednesday.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Effingham/Teutopolis Holiday Tournament

Tuesday, December 28

At Effingham

Game 2 – Mattoon vs. Knoxville, 3 p.m.

Game 4 – Oak Lawn vs. Horizon SW, 4:30 p.m.

Game 6 – Brooks vs. Belvidere, 6 p.m.

Game 7 – Dixon vs. Effingham, 7:30 p.m.

At Teutopolis

Game 1 – Pleasant Plains vs. Lincoln Way East, 3 p.m.

Game 3 – Champaign Centennial vs.  St. Anthony, 4:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Newton vs. Charleston, 6 p.m.

Game 7 – Lutheran North vs. Teutopolis, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

At Effingham

Game 10 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 9 a.m.

Game 12 – Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 10:30 

Game 14 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, noon

Game 16 – Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 8, 1:30 p.m.

Game 18 – Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 12, 4:30 p.m.

Game 19 – Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 4:30 p.m. (Auxiliary Gym)

Game 21 – Loser Game 10 vs. Loser Game 12, 6 p.m.

Game 22 – Loser Game 14 vs. Loser Game 16, 6 p.m. (Main Gym)

Game 24 – Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 16, 7:30 p.m.

At Teutopolis

Game 9 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 9 a.m.

Game 11 – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, 10:30 a.m.

Game 13 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, noon

Game 15 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 1:30 p.m.

Game 17 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 4:30 p.m.

Game 20 – Loser Game 13 vs. Loser Game 15, 6 p.m.

Game 23 – Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 15, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 30

At Effingham

Game 25 – Loser Game 19 vs. Loser Game 21, 10 a.m. (Auxiliary Gym, 15th/16th Place)

Game 26 – Loser Game 17 vs. Loser Game 18, 11:30 a.m. (Main Gym, 11th-12th Place)

Game 27 – Winner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 21, 10 a.m. (Main Gym, 13th-14th Place)

Game 28 – Loser Game 20 vs. Loser Game 22, 1 p.m. (7th-8th Place)

Game 29 – Winner Game 20 vs. Winner Game 22, 3 p.m. (5th-6th Place)

Game 30 – Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18, 4:30 p.m. (Main Gym, Consolation Championship)

Game 31 -- Loser Game 23 vs. Loser Game 24, 6 p.m. (Third Place)

Game 32 – Winner Game 23 vs. Winner Game 24, 7:30 p.m. (Championship)

Dieterich Holiday Tournament

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Sullivan vs. Dieterich, 11:30 a.m.

Game 2 – Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville, 1 p.m.

Game 3 – Red Hill (Bridgeport) vs. Arcola, 2:30 p.m.

Game 4 – Patoka vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 4 p.m.

Game 5 – Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville vs. South Central, 5:30 p.m.

Game 6 – Dieterich vs. Red Hill (Bridgeport), 7 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Game 7 – Oblong/Palestine/Hutsonville vs. Patoka, 11:30 a.m.

Game 8 – Sullivan vs. Red Hill (Bridgeport), 1 pm..

Game 9 – Patoka vs. South Central, 2:30 p.m.

Game 10 – Arcola vs. Sullivan, 4 p.m.

Game 11 – South Central vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 5:30 p.m.

Game 12 – Dieterich vs. Arcola, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Game 13 – Fourth Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B, 1 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 – Third Place Pool A vs. Third Place Pool B, 2:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 – Second Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B, 4 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 – First Place Pool a vs. First Place Pool B, 8 p.m. (championship)

Vandalia Holiday Tournament

Monday, December 27

Session 1

Game 1 – Shelbyville vs. Pana, 9:30 a.m.

Game 2 – Flora vs. Father McGivney, 11 a.m.

Game 3 – Meridian vs. Teutopolis Junior Varsity, 12:30 p.m.

Session 2

Game 4 – Father McGivney vs. Shelbyville, 3:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Okaw Valley vs. Cumberland, 5 p.m.

Game 6 – Pana vs. Nokomis, 6:30 p.m.

Game 7 – Vandalia vs. Meridian, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Session 3

Game 8 – Cumberland vs. Vandalia, 9:30 a.m.

Game 9 – Flora vs. Shelbyville, 11 a.m.

Game 10 – Okaw Valley vs. Teutopolis Junior Varsity, 12:30 p.m.

Session 4

Game 11 – Pana vs. Father McGivney, 3:30 p.m.

Game 12 – Meridian vs. Cumberland, 5 p.m.

Game 13 – Vandalia vs. Okaw Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Game 14 – Nokomis vs. Flora, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Session 5

Game 15 – Father McGivney vs. Nokomis, 11 a.m.

Game 16 – Teutopolis Junior Varsity vs. Vandalia, 12:30 p.m.

Session 6

Game 17 – Nokomis vs. Shelbyville, 3:30 p.m.

Game 18 – Cumberland vs. Teutopolis Junior Varsity, 5 p.m.

Game 19 – Meridian vs. Okaw Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Game 20 – Pana vs. Flora, 8 p.m.

Thursday, December 30

Session 7

Game 21 – Fifth Place A vs. Fifth Place B, 2 p.m. (Ninth Place)

Game 22 – Fourth Place A vs. Fourth Place B, 3:30 p.m. (Seventh Place)

Game 23 – Third Place A vs. Third Place B, 5 p.m. (Fifth Place)

Game 24 – Second Place a vs. Second Place B, 6:30 p.m. (Third Place)

Game 25 – First Place A vs. First Place B, 8 p.m. (Championship)

Sesser-Valier Holiday Tournament

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Johnston City vs. Sparta, 9 a.m.

Game 2 – Christopher vs. Century, 10:30 a.m.

Game 3 – Cobden vs. New Athens, noon

Game 4 – Goreville vs. Galatia, 1:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Altamont vs. Zeigler-Royalton, 3:30 p.m.

Game 6 – Marissa-Coulterville vs. Waltonville, 5 p.m.

Game 7 – Sesser-Valier vs. Thompsonville, 6:30 p.m.

Game 8 – Red Bud vs. Elverado, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Game 9 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9 a.m.

Game 10 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 10:30 a.m.

Game 11 – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, noon

Game 12 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 1:30 p.m.

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

Game 14 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 5 p.m.

Game 15 – Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 6:30 p.m.

Game 16 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Game 17 – Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11, 10:30 a.m.

Game 18 – Loser Game 10 vs. Loser Game 12, noon

Game 19 – Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 12, 1:30 p.m.

Game 20 – Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 15, 5 p.m.

Game 21 – Loser Game 14 vs. Loser Game 16, 6:30 p.m.

Game 22 – Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 16, 8 p.m.

Thursday, December 30

Game 23 – Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 20, noon (consolation championship)

Game 24 – Winner Game 18 vs. Winner Game 21, 1:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 25 – Loser Game 19 vs. Loser Game 22, 3 p.m. (third place)

Game 26 – Winner Game 19 vs. Winner Game 22, 7 p.m. (championship)

Tri-County Tournament

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Argenta-Oreana vs. Westville, 3 p.m.

Game 2 – Martinsville vs. Paris, 4:30 p.m.

Game 3 – DeLand-Weldon vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 6 p.m.

Game 4 – Chrisman vs. Tri-County, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Game 5 – Argenta-Oreana vs. Paris, 9 a.m.

Game 6 – Westville vs. Martinsville, 10:30 a.m.

Game 7 – DeLand-Weldon vs. Tri-County, noon

Game 8 – Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg vs. Chrisman, 1:30 p.m.

Game 9 – Martinsville vs. Argenta-Oreana, 3 p.m.

Game 10 – Paris vs. Westville, 4:30 p.m.

Game 11 – Chrisman vs. DeLand-Weldon, 6 p.m.

Game 12 – Tri-County vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Game 13 – Pool A Fourth Place vs. Pool B Fourth Place, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 – Pool A Third Place vs. Pool B Third Place, 4:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 – Pool A Second Place vs. Pool B Second Place, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 – Pool A First Place vs. Pool B First Place, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Gibson City vs. Clinton, 10 a.m.

Game 2 – Monticello vs. Neoga, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 – Tuscola vs. Oakwood, 2 p.m.

Game 4 – Colfax Ridgeview vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 3:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Neoga vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 6 p.m.

Game 6 – Clinton vs. Monticello, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Game 7 – Tuscola vs. Colfax Ridgview, 10 a.m.

Game 8 – Oakwood vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 11:30 a.m.

Game 9 – Clinton vs. Neoga, 2 p.m.

Game 10 – Monticello vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 3:30 p.m.

Game 11 – Colfax Ridgeview vs. Oakwood, 6 p.m.

Game 12 – Paxton-Buckley-Loda vs. Tuscola, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Game 13 – Fourth Place Purple vs. Fourth Place Gold, 10 a.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 – Third Place Purple vs. Third Place Gold, 11:30 a.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 – Second Place Purple vs. Second Place Gold, 3:30 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 – First Place Purple vs. First Place Gold, 7:30 p.m. (championship)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Charleston Tournament

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Tri-County vs. Danville, 2 p.m.

Game 2 – Charleston vs. Teutopolis, 4 p.m.

Game 3 – Effingham vs. Danville, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Game 4 – Charleston vs. Tri-County, 2 p.m.

Game 5 – Teutopolis vs. Danville, 4 p.m.

Game 6 – Tri-County vs. Effingham, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Game 7 – Teutopolis vs. Effingham, noon

Game 8 – Charleston vs. Danville, 2p.m.

Game 9 – Teutopolis vs. Tri-County, 4 p.m.

Game 10 – Charleston vs. Effingham, 6 p.m.

Mattoon Tournament

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Olney vs. St. Anthony, 8:30 a.m.

Game 2 – Mahomet-Seymour vs. Breese Central, 10 a.m.

Game 3 – Mattoon vs. Decatur Eisenhower, 11:30 a.m.

Game 4 – Altamont vs. Galesburg, 1 p.m.

Game 5 – Decatur Eisenhower vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 3 p.m.

Game 6 – Galesburg vs. Olney, 4:30 p.m.

Game 7 – Breese Central vs. Mattoon, 6 p.m.

Game 8 – St. Anthony vs. Altamont, 7:30 p.m.

Game 9 – Breese Central vs. Decatur Eisenhower, 8:30 a.m.

Game 10 – St. Anthony vs. Galesburg, 10 a.m.

Game 11 – Olney vs. Altamont, 11:30 a.m.

Game 12 – Mattoon vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 1 p.m.

Game 13 – Third Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B, 4 p.m.

Game 14 – Fourth Place Pool a vs. Third Place Pool B, 5:30 p.m.

Game 15 – First Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B, 7 p.m.

Game 16 – Second Place Pool A vs. First Place Pool B, 8:30 p.m. 

Wednesday, December 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. (first place)

Dieterich Holiday Tournament

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Casey-Westfield vs. Dieterich, 10 a.m.

Game 2 – North Clay (Louisville) vs. South Central, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 – Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. Newton, 1 p.m.

Game 4 -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Casey-Westfield, 2:30 p.m.

Game 5 – South Central vs. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 4 p.m.

Game 6 – Dieterich vs. Arcola, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Game 7 – North Clay (Louisville) vs. Brownstown/St. Elmo, 10 a.m.

Game 8 – Arcola vs. Casey-Westfield, 11:30 a.m.

Game 9 – Newton vs. North Clay (Louisville), 1 p.m.

Game 10 -- Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City vs. Arcola, 2:30 p.m.

Game 11 – South Central vs. Newton, 4 p.m.

Game 12 – Dieterich vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Game 13 – Fourth Place Pool A vs. Fourth Place Pool B, 1 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 – Third Place Pool A vs. Third Place Pool B, 2:30 p.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 – Second Place Pool A vs. Second Place Pool B, 4 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 – First Place Pool A vs. First Place Pool B, 6 p.m. (championship)

Monticello Holiday Hoopla

Monday, December 27

Game 1 – Monticello vs. Neoga, 10 a.m.

Game 2 – Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley vs. Clinton, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 – Colfax Ridgeview vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 2 p.m.

Game 4 – Tuscola vs. Toulon Stark County, 3:30 p.m.

Game 5 – Clinton vs. Monticello, 6 p.m.

Game 6 – Neoga vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, December 28

Game 7 – Toulon Stark County vs. Paxton-Buckley-Loda, 10 a.m.

Game 8 – Tuscola vs. Colfax Ridgeview, 11:30 a.m.

Game 9 – Monticello vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley, 2 p.m.

Game 10 – Clinton vs. Neoga, 3:30 p.m.

Game 11 – Paxton-Buckley-Loda vs. Tuscola, 6 p.m.

Game 12 – Colfax Ridgeview vs. Toulon Stark County, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 29

Game 13 – Fourth Place Purple vs. Fourth Place Gold, 10 a.m. (seventh place)

Game 14 – Third Place Purple vs. Third Place Gold, 11:30 a.m. (fifth place)

Game 15 – Second Place Purple vs. Second Place Gold, 2 p.m. (third place)

Game 16 – First Place Purple vs. First Place Gold, 6 p.m. (championship)