Pairings Released For Girls NTC Tournament, Boys Salem Tourney

Pairings were released for the National Trail Conference Girls Basketball Touranment and the Salem Boys Basketball Tournament. Following are the pairings:

NTC Tournament

Altamont drew the No. 1 seed in the tournament followed by St. Anthony, Brownstown/St. Elmo, Neoga, Dieterich, Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, South Central and North Clay (Louisville)

The tourney will open Monday, January 15 and finish out Saturday, January 20.

Here are the pairings:

Monday, January 15

Game 1 -- South Central vs. North Clay (Louisville), 10 a.m.

Game 2 -- St. Anthony vs. Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, 11:30 a.m.

Game 3 -- Brownstown/St. Elmo vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City, 1 p.m.

Game 4 -- Neoga vs. Dieterich, 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 16

Game 5 -- Altamont vs. Winner Game 1, 6 p.m.

Game 6 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 17

Game 7 -- Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 6 p.m.

Game 8 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 6, 7:30 pp.m.

Thursday, January 18

Game 9 -- Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m.

Game 10 -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 20

Game 11 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 3:30 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 12 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4 p.m. (consolation championship)

Game 13 -- Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 10, 5:30 p.m. (third place)

Game 14 -- Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7 p.m. (championship)

Salem Tournament

Effingham is the lone area team competing in the 71st Salem Invitational Boys Basketball Tournament

The Hearts open the tourney in the first game at 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 17. EHS will take on Centralia.

The second game that evening will have Champaign Central against Salem at 7:30.

The other two first round games will be held Thursday, January 18. East St. Louis meets Carbondale at 6 and Mount Vernon takes on Charleston at 7:30.

The tournament continues Friday, January 19 and will conclude Saturday, January 20.

Following are the pairings:

Wednesday, January 17

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

Gmae 2 -- Champaign Central vs. Salem, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 18

Game 3 -- East St. Louis vs. Carbondale, 6 p.m.

Game 4 -- Mount Vernon vs. Charleston, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 19

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

Game 6 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 20

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

Game 8 -- Losre Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 12:30 p.m.

Game 9 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m. (seventh place)

Game 10 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4:30 p.m. (consolation championship)

Game 11 -- Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 6 p.m. (third place)

Game 12 -- Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 7:30 p.m. (championship)