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Area high school basketball holiday tournament schedules - more than a dozen tournaments included

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Here's a rundown of high school holiday basketball tournaments involving area teams.

SOUTH GRANVILLE INVITATIONAL
At South Granville High
WAKE FOREST PHYSICAL THERAPY BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 — Fayetteville Victory Christian vs. (Durham) Cresset Christian, 9 a.m
GAME 2 — Haliwa-Saponi Tribal vs Ridgecroft School, 10:30 a.m.
GAME 3 — Fayetteville Village Christian vs Kestrel Heights, noon
GAME 4 — Charlotte CountryDay vs Wake Christian 1:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 9 a.m.
GAME 6 — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 10:30 a.m.
GAME 7 — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, noon
GAME 8 — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 9 a..
GAME 10 — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, noon
GAME 11 — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 4 p.m.
GAME 12 — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 7 p.m.
BOJANGES BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 — Green Hope vs Warren County, 4 p.m.
GAME 2 — Sanderson vs Ravenscroft, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 3 — Athens Drive vs Southern Vance, 7 p.m.
GAME 4 — Louisburg vs South Granville, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 4 p.m.
GAME 6 — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 7 — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 7 p.m.
GAME 8 — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 10:30 a.m.
GAME 10 — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 11 — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 12 — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 8:30 p.m.

HOLIDAY HOOPLA
At Eastern Alamance High
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 — Sanderson vs Southern Alamance, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 2 — Cary vs Burlington Williams, 3 p.m.
GAME 3 — Green Hope vs Cedar Ridge, 5 p.m.
GAME 4 — Riverside vs Eastern Alamance, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 6 — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 3 p.m.
GAME 7 — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 5 p.m.
GAME 8 — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 10 — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 3 p.m.
GAME 11 — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 5 p.m.
GAME 12 — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 6:30 p.m.

YELLOW JACKET INVITATIONAL
At Lee County High
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (Main Gym) — Northwood vs Piedmont, 2 p.m.
GAME 2 (Main Gym) — East Chapel Hill vs Cary, 4 p.m.
GAME 3 (Main Gym) — Jordan vs Western Harnett, 6 p.m.
GAME 4 (Main Gym) — Lee County vs Union Pines, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 6 p.m.
GAME 6 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 8 p.m.
GAME 7 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 6 p.m.
GAME 8 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (Packard Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 6 p.m.
GAME 10 (Main Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 4 p.m.
GAME 11 (Packard Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 8 p.m.
GAME 12 (Main Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 8 p.m.
GIRLS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (Packard Gym) — Northwood vs Southern Lee, 2 p.m.
GAME 2 (Packard Gym) — Union Pines vs Chatham Central 4 p.m.
GAME 3 (Packard Gym) — Lee County vs Hoke County, 6 p.m.
GAME 4 (Packard Gym) — Northern Vance vs Apex, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 2 p.m.
GAME 6 (Packard Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 4 p.m.
GAME 7 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 2 p.m.
GAME 8 (Main Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (Packard Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 2 p.m.
GAME 10 (Main Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 2 p.m.
GAME 11 (Packard Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, 4 p.m.
GAME 12 (Main Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 6 p.m.

VISION SPORTING GOODS HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
at Cary Academy
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (SEA Gym) — Norfolk Academy vs Cary Academy, 2:30 p.m.
GAME 2 (SEA Gym) — Southern Durham vs Elon School, 4 p.m.
GAME 3 (SEA Gym) — Durham Academy vs St. David's, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 4 (SEA Gym) — Cary Christian vs Fayetteville Christian, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (SEA Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 1:30 p.m.
GAME 6 (FC Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 4 p.m.
GAME 7 (FC Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 5:30 p.m.
GAME 8 (FC Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (SEA Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 11:30 a.m.
GAME 10 (SEA Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 2:30 p.m.
GAME 11 (FC Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, noon
GAME 12 (FC Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 3 p.m.
GIRLS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
GAME 1 (SEA Gym) — St. David's vs South Granville, 1 p.m.
GAME 2 (FC Gym) — Fayetteville Christian vs Leesville Road, 5 p.m.
GAME 3 (FC Gym) — Durham Academy vs Southern Durham, 6:30 p.m.
GAME 4 (FC Gym) — Cary Christian vs Middle Creek, 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
GAME 5 (SEA Gym) — Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 3 p.m.
GAME 6 (SEA Gym) — Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4, 4:30 p.m.
GAME 7 (SEA Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, 6 p.m.
GAME 8 (SEA Gym) — Semifinals — winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
GAME 9 (SEA Gym) — Seventh-place game — loser of game 5 vs. loser of game 6, 10 a.m.
GAME 10 (SEA Gym) — Fifth-place game — winner of game 5 vs. winner of game 6, 1 p.m.
GAME 11 (FC Gym) — Third-place game — loser of game 7 vs. loser of game 8, noon
GAME 12 (FC Gym) — Championship — winner of game 7 vs. winner of game 8, 1:30 p.m

ATHENS DRIVE GIRLS TOURNAMENT
at Athens Drive High School
(list does not include JV boys' game that same day)
Thursday, Dec. 27
Athens Drive vs Southeast Raleigh, 4 p.m.
Cardinal Gibbons vs Heritage, 5:30 p.m.
Fuquay-Varina vs Northern Durham, 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 28
Athens Drive vs Cardinal Gibbons, 4 p.m.
Fuquay-Varina vs Southeast Raleigh, 5:30 p.m.
Northern Durham vs Heritage, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 29
Athens Drive vs Northern Durham, 4 p.m.
Heritage vs Fuquay-Varina, 5:30 p.m.
Cardinal Gibbons vs Southeast Raleigh, 8:30 p.m.

SECOND ANNUAL CORINTH HOLDERS HOLIDAY CLASSIC
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
Enloe vs. Smithfield-Selma, 4:30
East Wake vs. Corinth Holders, 7:30
Friday, Dec. 28
Consolation Game, 4:30
Championship Game, 7:30
GIRLS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
Enloe vs. Smithfield-Selma, 3
North Lenoir vs. Corinth Holders, 6
Friday, Dec. 28
Consolation Game, 3
Championship Game, 6

ROBERSONVILLE SOUTH CREEK ROUND ROBIN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
BOYS BRACKET
Thursday, Dec. 27
Edenton Holmes vs. Princeton, 5:30
Creswell vs. South Creek, 8:30
Friday, Dec. 28
Edenton Holmes vs. Creswell, 5:30
Princeton vs. South Creek, 8:30

BUNN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT - ROUND ROBIN
BOYS
Thursday, Dec. 27
Chapel Hill vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 4:30
Bunn vs. Fuquay-Varina, 6
Friday, Dec. 28
Wake Forest-Rolesville vs. Fuquay-Varina, 4:30
Bunn vs. Chapel Hill, 7:30
Saturday, Dec. 29
Fuquay-Varina vs. Chapel Hill, 4:30
Bunn vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 7:30
GIRLS
Thursday, Dec. 27
Chapel Hill vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 3
Bunn vs. Kinston, 6
Friday, Dec. 28
Wake Forest-Rolesville vs. Kinston, 3
Bunn vs. Chapel Hill, 7:30
Saturday, Dec. 29
Kinston vs. Chapel HIll, 3
Bunn vs. Wake Forest-Rolesville, 6

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D. Clay Best has served as the sports editor of The Herald since 1997 and has covered high school sports since 1992. He's gone through many neighborhoods of NFL-fandom including the Cowboys, Raiders and Patriots and is in limbo right now. If that's not enough to require therapy, he also has way too much brain space filled with useless info on the legendary '80s TV series "Miami Vice."
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