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December 19, 2021  
East Alabama Sports Today  

Here is this year’s holiday basketball tournament schedule for teams in and around Calhoun County; will be updated as brackets become available; to include your bracket email [email protected]

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Pre-Christmas Tournaments

Cherokee County Invitational, Centre

Dec. 17
Girls: Gaylesville vs. Cherokee County, 4 p.m.
Boys: Gaylesville vs. Cherokee County, 5:30 p.m.
Girls: Haralson County (Ga.) vs. Spring Garden, 7 p.m.
Boys: Haralson County (Ga.) vs. Spring Garden, 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 18
Girls: Faith Christian vs. Collinsville, 9 a.m.
Boys: Faith Christian vs. Collinsville, 10:30 a.m.
Girls: Etowah vs. Gaylesville, noon
Boys: Haralson County (Ga.) vs. Gaylesville, 1:30 p.m.
Girls: Haralson County (Ga.) vs. Cherokee County, 3 p.m.
Boys: Scottsboro vs. Cherokee County, 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Handley vs. Sand Rock, 6 p.m.
Boys: Handley vs. Sand Rock, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 20
Girls: Collinsville vs. Cedar Bluff, 9 a.m.
Boys: Collinsville vs. Cedar Bluff, 10:30 a.m.
Girls: Faith Christian vs. Sand Rock, noon
Boys: Faith Christian vs. Sand Rock, 1:30 p.m.
Girls: Handley vs. Cherokee County, 3 p.m.
Boys: Handley vs. Cherokee County, 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Etowah vs. Spring Garden, 6 p.m.
Boys: Scottsboro vs. Spring Garden, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 21
Girls: Alexandria vs. Etowah, 9 a.m.
Boys: Faith Christian vs. Handley, 10:30 a.m.
Girls: Collinsville vs. Handley, noon
Boys: Collinsville vs. Haralson County (Ga.), 1:30 p.m.
Girls: Sand Rock vs. Haralson County (Ga.), 3 p.m.
Boys: Sand Rock vs. Scottsboro, 4:30 p.m.
Girls: Cedar Bluff vs. Spring Garden, 6 p.m.
Boys: Cedar Bluff vs. Spring Garden, 7:30 p.m.

Clay Central Christmas Tournament

Dec. 16
Girls Bracket
Randolph County vs. Cleburne County, 3 p.m.
Woodland vs. Clay Central, 6 p.m.
Boys Bracket
Randolph County vs. Cleburne County, 4:30 p.m.
Woodland vs. Clay Central, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 17
Girls Bracket
Consolation game, 3 p.m.
Championship game, 6 p.m.
Boys Bracket
Consolation game, 4:30 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Gaston Christmas Classic

Dec. 20
Boys Bracket
Game 1: Springville vs. Piedmont, 11:15 a.m.
Game 2: Moody vs. Boaz, 1:15 p.m.
Game 3: Pell City vs. Ashville, 4:15 p.m.
Game 4: Southeastern vs. Gaston, 7 p.m.
Girls Bracket
Game 1: Talladega Co. Central vs. Southeastern, 10 a.m.
Game 2: Westbrook Christian vs. Piedmont, 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: Ashville vs. Ranburne, 3 p.m.
Game 4: West End vs. Gaston, 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 21
Boys Bracket
Game 5: Springville-Piedmont loser vs. Moody-Boaz loser, 11:15 a.m.
Game 6: Pell City-Ashville loser vs. Southeastern-Gaston loser, 1:15 p.m.
Game 7: Springville-Piedmont winner vs. Moody-Boaz winner, 4:15 p.m.
Game 8: Pell City-Ashville winner vs. Southeastern-Gaston winner, 7 p.m.
Girls Bracket
Game 5: TCC-Southeastern loser vs. Westbrook-Piedmont loser, 10 a.m.
Game 6: Ashville-Ranburne loser vs. West End-Gaston loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: TCC-Southeastern winner vs. Westbrook-Piedmont winner, 3 p.m.
Game 8: Ashville-Ranburne winner vs. West End-Gaston winner, 5:30 p.m.

Dec. 22
Boys Bracket
Game 9: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 11:15 a.m.
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1:15 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 4:15 p.m.
Game 12: Championship game, 7 p.m.
Girls Bracket
Game 9: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 3 p.m.
Game 12: Championship game, 5:30 p.m.

Pat Ball Memorial Classic, Hokes Bluff

Dec. 20
Game 1: Westbrook Christian vs. Oneonta, 5 p.m.
Game 2: New Hope vs. Saks, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 21
Game 3: Westbrook-Oneonta loser vs. New Hope-Saks loser, 5 p.m.
Game 4: Westbrook-Oneonta winner vs. Skyline, 6:30 p.m.
Game 5: New Hope-Saks winner vs. Hokes Bluff, 8 p.m.

Dec. 22
Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 5 p.m.
Game 7: Game 1 loser vs. Game 5 loser, 6:30 p.m.
Championship game: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. 

Ragland Christmas Classic

Dec. 20
Boys Bracket
Appalachian vs. B.B. Comer, 2:30 p.m.
Ragland vs. West End, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Bracket
Victory Christian vs. Wadley, 1 p.m.
Ragland vs. St. Clair County, 4 p.m.

Dec. 21
Boys Bracket
Consolation game, 2:30 p.m.
Championship game, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Bracket
Consolation game, 1 p.m.
Championship game, 4 p.m.

War Eagle Classic, Woodward Academy

Dec. 17
Oxford vs. Drew Charter

Dec. 18
Oxford vs. Chapel Hill

Post-Christmas Tournaments

Champions Boys Christmas Classic

Dec. 27
Game 1: White Plains vs. Fort Payne, 6 p.m.
Game 2: Pell City vs. Cherokee County, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 28
Game 3: White Plains-Fort Payne loser vs. Pell City-Cherokee County loser, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: White Plains-Fort Payne winner vs. Piedmont, 6 p.m.
Game 5: Pell City-Cherokee County winner vs. Alexandria, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 29
Consolation game, 6 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Cleburne County Christmas Classic

Dec. 27
Girls bracket
Game 1: Ohatchee vs. Jacksonville, 9 a.m.
Game 2: Winterboro vs. Alexandria, noon
Game 3: Glencoe vs. Clay Central, 3 p.m.
Game 4: Cleburne County vs. Ranburne, 6 p.m.
Boys bracket
Game 1: Ohatchee vs. Pleasant Valley, 10:30 a.m.
Game 2: Winterboro vs. Clay Central, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3: Munford vs. Vincent, 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: Cleburne County vs. Ranburne, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 28
Girls bracket

Game 5: Ohatchee-Jacksonville loser vs. Winterboro-Alexandria loser, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Glencoe-Clay Central loser vs. Cleburne County-Ranburne loser, noon
Game 7: Ohatchee-Jacksonville winner vs. Winterboro-Alexandria winner, 3 a.m.
Game 8: Glencoe-Clay Central winner vs. Cleburne County-Ranburne winner, 6 p.m.
Boys bracket
Game 5: Ohatchee-Pleasant Valley loser vs. Winterboro-Clay Central loser, 10:30 a.m.
Game 6: Munford-Vincent loser vs. Cleburne County-Ranburne loser, 1:30 p.m.
Game 7: Ohatchee-Pleasant Valley winner vs. Winterboro-Clay Central winner, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Munford-Vincent winner vs. Cleburne County-Ranburne winner, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 29
Girls bracke

tGame 9: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 9 a.m.
Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, noon
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 3 p.m.
Game 12: Championship game, 6 p.m.
Boys bracket
Game 9: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, 10:30 a.m.
Game 10: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 1:30 p.m.
Game 11: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4:30 p.m.
Game 12: Championship game, 7:30 p.m. 

Decatur Orthopaedic Clinic Girls Classic

Dec. 27
Decatur vs. Buckhorn, 9 a.m.
Austin vs. Brewer, 10:30 a.m.
Hartselle vs. Athens, noon
Grissom vs. Oxford, 1:30 p.m.
Bob Jones vs. Good Hope, 3 p.m.
Madison Academy vs. Fairview, 4:30 p.m.

Play continues Dec. 28-29

Greater Gadsden Christmas Tournament

Dec. 27
Gadsden City vs. Gaston, 4:45 p.m.
Etowah vs. Glencoe, 7:15 p.m.

Dec. 28
Consolation game, 6 p.m.
Championship game, 7:15 p.m.

39th Huntsville City Classic

Dec. 27
Upper Bracket
Game 1: Sparkman vs. Columbia, 9 a.m.
Game 3: Buckhorn vs. Oxford, noon
Game 5: Huntsville vs. Spanish Fort, 3 p.m.
Game 7: Hazel Green vs. Jacksonville, 6 p.m.
Lower Bracket
Game 2: Lee-Huntsville vs. Madison Academy, 10:30 a.m.
Game 4: James Clemens vs. Enterprise, 1:30 p.m.
Game 6: Grissom vs. Bob Jones, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8: Mae Jemison vs. Anniston, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 28
Losers Bracket, Aux Gym

Game 9: Huntsville-Spanish Fort loser vs. Hazel Green-Jacksonville loser, 9 a.m.
Game 11: Sparkman-Columbia loser vs. Buckhorn-Oxford loser, 10:30 a.m.
Game 13: Lee Huntsville-Madison Academy loser vs. James Clemons-Enterprise loser, noon
Game 15: Grissom-Bob Jones loser vs. Mae Jemison-Anniston loser, 1:30 p.m.
Game 17: Game 9 winner vs. Game 11 winner, 5 p.m.
Game 19: Game 13 winner vs. Game 15 winner, 6:30 p.m.
Winners Bracket, Aux Gym
Game 10: Huntsville-Spanish Fort winner vs. Hazel Green-Jacksonville winner, 9 a.m.
Game 12: Sparkman-Columbia winner vs. Buckhorn-Oxford winner, 10:30 a.m.
Game 14: Lee Huntsville-Madison Academy winner vs. James Clemons-Enterprise winner, noon
Game 16: Grissom-Bob Jones winner vs. Mae Jemison-Anniston winner, 1:30 p.m.
Game 18: Game 10 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 6 p.m.
Game 20: Game 14 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 7:30 p.m.

Play continues Dec. 29

JCA Thunder Holiday Classic

Dec. 27
Girls bracket
Wellborn vs. Donoho, 1 p.m.
Weaver vs. Jacksonville Christian, 4 p.m.
Boys bracketWellborn vs. Donoho, 2:30 p.m.
Weaver vs. Jacksonville Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 28
Girls bracket

Consolation game, 1 p.m.
Championship game, 4 p.m.
Boys bracketConsolation game, 2:30 p.m.
Championship game, 5:30 p.m.

46th Hilburn-Patterson Haralson County Invitational

Dec. 28
Girls Bracket
Cedartown vs. East Paulding, 3 p.m.
Bremen vs. Rockmart, 6 p.m.
Boys Bracket
Cedartown vs. Temple, 1:30 p.m.
Bowdon vs. Rockmart, 4:30 p.m.
Harverster Christian vs. Bremen, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 29
Girls Bracket
Cedartown-East Paulding winner vs. Piedmont, 3 p.m.
Bremen-Rockmart winner vs. Haralson County, 6 p.m.
Boys Bracket
Cedartown-Temple loser vs. Bowdon-Rockmart loser, 1:30 p.m.
Cedartown-Temple winner vs. Bowdon-Rockmart winner, 4:30 p.m.
Harvester Christian-Bremen winner vs. Haralson County, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 30
Girls Bracket
Fifth-place game, noon
Third-place game, 3 p.m.
Championship game, 6 p.m.
Boys Bracket
Fifth-place game, 1:30 p.m.
Third-place game, 4:30 p.m.
Championship game, 7:30 p.m.

Supreme Courts Holiday Tournament, Guntersville

Dec. 27
Girls Games
Asbury vs. Whiteside Christian, 10:15 a.m. (1)
Holly Pond vs. DAR, 12:45 p.m. (1)
Hokes Bluff vs. Arab, 12:45 p.m. (3)
Briarwood Christian vs. Sardis, 2 p.m. (1)
Muscle Shoals vs. Scottsboro, 2 p.m. (3)
Ider vs. Pelham, 3:30 p.m. (3)
Sand Rock vs. Plainview, 4:30 p.m. (2)
Skyline vs. Creek Wood (Tenn.), 5 p.m. (1)
Addison vs. Fyffe, 5 p.m. (3)
Boys Games
Asbury vs. Whitesburg Christian, 9 a.m. (3)
Valley Head vs. Westbrook Christian, 4:30 P.M. (GMS)
Boaz vs. New Hope, 6:30 p.m. (3)
Hokes Bluff vs. Fyffe, 6 p.m. (GMS)
Sand Rock vs. Ider, 6 p.m. (2)
Sardis vs. Collinsville, 6:30 p.m. (1)
Skyline vs. Brindlee Mountain, 7:45 p.m. (1)

Dec. 28
Girls Games
Ider vs. Whitesburg Christian, 10:15 a.m. (1)
Addison vs. Holly Pond, 11:30 a.m. (1)
Creek Wood (Tenn.) vs. Muscle Shoals, 12:45 p.m. (2)
Sand Rock vs. Briarwood Christian, 1:30 p.m. (3)
DAR vs. Fyffe, 2 p.m. (1)
Pelham vs. Susan Moore, 2 p.m. (2)
Hokes Bluff vs. Skyline, 5 p.m. (1)
Sardis vs. Arab, 6:15 p.m. (2)
Boaz vs. Cherokee County, 6:30 p.m. (1)
Scottsboro vs. Plainview, 7:45 p.m. (2)
Boys Games
Valley Head vs. Appalachian, noon (3)
Whitesburg Christian vs. Collinsville, 3:30 p.m. (1)
Sardis vs. Sand Rock, 4:45 p.m. (2)
Hokes Bluff vs. New Hope, 5:15 p.m. (3)
Skyline vs. Fyffe, 6:45 p.m. (3)
Ider vs. Brindlee Mountain, 7 p.m. (GMS)

Dec. 29
Girls Games
Sand Rock vs. Locust Fork, 10:15 a.m. (1)
Sardis vs. Fyffe, 11:30 a.m. (1)
Pelham vs. Creek Wood (Tenn.), 12:15 p.m. (3)
DAR vs. Hokes Bluff, 12:45 p.m. (1)
Addison vs. Whitesburg Christian, 3:15 P.M. (3)
Boaz vs. Scottsboro, 2 p.m. (1)
Holly Pond vs. Ider, 2:15 p.m. (2)
Plainview vs. Arab, 6 p.m. (3)
Skyline vs. Muscle Shoals, 6:30 p.m. (1)
Boys Games
Fyffe vs. Collinsville, 9:30 a.m. (3)
Sand Rock vs. New Hope, 3:30 p.m. (1)
Westbrook Christian vs. Ider, 4:30 p.m. (3)
Sardis vs. Brindlee Mountain, 5 p.m. (1)
Valley Head vs. Susan Moore, 5 p.m. (2)
Hokes Bluff vs. Boaz, 6:30 p.m. (2)
Skyline vs. Whitesburg Christian, 8 p.m. (1)

JV boys, JV girls and 9th Grade Boys also have games

Talladega Holiday Round Robin

Dec. 27-29
Pairings not determined  [**read more]

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