Boys Basketball: Tampa Hoops Classic schedule released

Posted Dec 9, 2009 by Nick Williams

Updated Dec 9, 2009 at 01:55 PM

The following is the schedule for the 3rd annual McDonald’s Tampa Hoops Classic, which will be played in Tampa Dec. 26-31. Blake, Newsome, Oldsmar Christian, King and Plant will compete in the first ever Florida Elite Series, a shootout between various Florida programs not competiting in the actual tournament. Those games are marked ***

SATURDAY, December 26 (4 games)
AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL, 2415 South Himes Avenue
*** 3:00 p.m. (Game 1): Lithia Newsome vs. Gainesville Buchholz ***
4:45 p.m. (Game 2): Clearwater vs. Pembroke Pines Flanagan
*** 6:30 p.m. (Game 3): Tampa Plant vs. North Port ***
8:15 p.m. (Game 4): St. Pete Lakewood vs. Jersey City St. Anthony (N.J.)

MONDAY, December 28 (10 games)
AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
1:00 p.m. (Game 5): Orlando Dr. Phillips vs. Norfolk Christian (Va.)
2:45 p.m. (Game 7): Bartow vs. Brooklyn Lincoln (N.Y.)
*** 4:30 p.m. (Game 9): Tampa Blake vs. Cocoa ***
6:15 p.m. (Game 11): Miami Norland vs. Arlington Country Day
8:00 p.m. (Game 13): Quarterfinal: Gm 4 winner vs. Gm 2 winner

AT TAMPA PREP HIGH SCHOOL, 727 West Cass Street
1:00 p.m. (Game 6): Consolation: Gm 2 loser vs. Gm 4 loser
2:45 p.m. (Game 8): Winter Springs vs. Queens Forest Hills (N.Y.)
*** 4:30 p.m. (Game 10): Woods Haven Prep vs. Tampa King ***
6:15 p.m. (Game 12): Baton Rouge Christ. Life (La.) vs. Miami Dr. Krop
8:00 p.m. (Game 14): Tampa Prep vs. Arlington Grace Prep (Texas)

TUESDAY, December 29 (9 games)
AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
1:00 p.m. (Game 15): Consolation: Gm 8 loser vs. Gm 12 loser
2:45 p.m. (Game 16): Consolation: Gm 7 loser vs. Gm 11 loser
*** 4:30 p.m. (Game 18): Tampa Plant vs. Melbourne ***
6:15 p.m. (Game 20): Quarterfinal: Gm 8 winner vs. Gm 12 winner
8:00 p.m. (Game 22): Quarterfinal: Gm 7 winner vs. Gm 11 winner

AT TAMPA PREP HIGH SCHOOL
*** 2:45 p.m. (Game 17): Oldsmar Christian vs. Woods Haven Prep ***
*** 4:30 p.m. (Game 19): Tampa King vs. Palm Bch Gardens Dwyer ***
6:15 p.m. (Game 21): Consolation: Gm 14 loser vs. Gm 5 loser
8:00 p.m. (Game 23): Quarterfinal: Gm 14 winner vs. Gm 5 winner

WEDNESDAY, December 30 (10 games)
AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
1:00 p.m. (Game 24): Gm 16 loser vs. Gm 6 loser
2:45 p.m. (Game 26): Gm 22 loser vs. Gm 13 loser
*** 4:30 p.m. (Game 28): Palm Bch Gardens Dwyer vs. Tampa Blake ***
6:15 p.m. (Game 30): Semifinal: Gm 23 winner vs. Gm 22 winner
8:00 p.m. (Game 32): Semifinal: Gm 13 winner vs. Gm 20 winner
9:30 p.m.: McDonald’s Tampa Hoops Classic Slam-Dunk Contest

AT TAMPA PREP HIGH SCHOOL
12:00 noon (Game 25): Gm 6 winner vs. Gm 15 winner
1:45 p.m. (Game 27): Gm 21 loser vs. Gm 15 loser
*** 3:30 p.m. (Game 29): Nature Coast vs. Punta Gorda Charlotte ***
5:15 p.m. (Game 31): Gm 21 winner vs. Gm 16 winner
7:00 p.m. (Game 33): Gm 23 loser vs. Gm 20 loser

THURSDAY, December 31 (8 games)
AT PLANT HIGH SCHOOL
1:45 p.m. (Game 37): Gm 25 winner vs. Gm 31 winner
3:30 p.m. (Game 39): Gm 33 winner vs. Gm 26 winner
5:15 p.m. (Game 40): THIRD PLACE!! Gm 32 loser vs. Gm 30 loser
7:00 p.m. (Game 41): TAMPA HOOPS CHAMPIONSHIP!!
Gm 32 winner vs. Gm 30 winner

AT TAMPA PREP HIGH SCHOOL
10:00 a.m. (Game 34): Gm 27 loser vs. Gm 24 loser
11:45 a.m. (Game 35): Gm 27 winner vs. Gm 24 winner
1:30 p.m. (Game 36): Gm 25 loser vs. Gm 31 loser
3:15 p.m. (Game 38): Gm 33 loser vs. Gm 26 loser