2003

EC To Host Annual Academy Basketball Tourney

WEEK OF f)t{ Dec ~

at 8,30 p.m Saturday, De– cciribcr 29. The \\inner of the consolation bracket will be determined earl ie r in a 2:30 p.m. contest. The Starkville girls arc also the top seed, followed by Leake, Kemper, Indi· anola. ~'Licon Central Washmgton. Lamar, New– ton an untverSlty Christian Tournament acnon got underway at 1 p.m. Wedne::.day, December 26, when Uruversity Christian and Newton met at 1 p.m. Other first-round game::. in· elude Macon Central and Indianola at 4 p.m., fol– lo\•:ed by Lamar and Leake at 7 p.m. Kemper and 'v\'a::.hington battled at 4 p.m. Thursday, December 28, \\.lth Starkville takmg omhe University Chris– tian Newton \.vinner at 7 p.m Semi-finals are sched– uled at 4 and 7 p.m. Friday, December 28. Pmals inteh champton bracket will be held at 7 p.m Saturday, December 29. The consolation bracket championship gets under– way at 1 p.m. for more information con· tact ECCC basketball coaches Brad Hodge (et, 372) or Billy Smith (~.:xt. 243), Phone 63~1

Ten boy"- teams and rune girls squad are set to battle for the championship tro– phy m theu respective d i– visiOn when the annual Misstssippi Private School Assoctation Mississippi Classic tipped off Decem– ber 26 in the Brackeen– Wood gym CJ\ the ECCC campus in Decatur. Competing in the boys' bracket, according to seed– ing, are Starkville, Leake, University Christian, Wa– shington, Winston, lndt– anola, Lamar, Newton Heidelberg and Kemper 1n first-round action, la– mar and Kemper will tan· gle at 11·30 a.m., followed by matchups featunng Hetdelberg and ~ewton a l 2:30 p.m., \-\'mston and Washington at 5:30 p.m., and Univer-.1ty Christlan and indianola a ~:30 p.m. Leake \~til play the winn~r of the Kcmper-Lamar con– test at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, December 21. and Stark– vtlle begins tourr.ament play b> takmg en the Hei– delberg-l':ewton tctor at 8:30 p.m. Thursda} Decem· ber27 Semt-finals are sched– uled at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. fridav, December 2S. Finals in the champton· sh1p brae et will be held

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