Brownsboro, Brook Hill, Frankston, Alto hosting basketball tournaments

Published 12:32 pm Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Multiple area schools will host basketball tournaments this weekend.

There will be the Great East Texas Shootout in Brownsboro, the Brook Hill Invitational in Bullard, the Holladay and McCoy Insurance Frankston Invitational in Frankston and the Cody Sell Invitational in Alto.

The Great East Texas Shootout in Brownsboro will do scheduled showcase games on Thursday before doing bracket play Friday and Saturday.

Thursday’s boys showcase schedule is Van vs. Henderson, 8:15 a.m.; Sunnyvale vs. Bullard, 9:30 a.m.; Van Alstyne vs. Grand Saline, 10:45 a.m.; Community vs. Longview, 10:45 a.m.; Brownsboro vs. Henderson, noon; Anna vs. Van, noon; Bullard vs. Mineola, 1:15 p.m.; Carthage vs. Canton, 2:30 p.m.; Grand Saline vs. Palestine Westwood, 2:30 p.m.; Sunnyvale vs. Tyler HEAT, 3:45 p.m.; McKinney North vs. Longview, 3:45 p.m.; Community vs. Van Alstyne, 6:15 p.m.; Palestine Westwood vs. Carthage, 6:15 p.m.; Mineola vs. Brownsboro, 7:30 p.m.; and Tyler HEAT vs. McKinney North, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday’s girls showcase schedule is Lone Oak vs. Gilmer, 8:15 a.m.; Bullard vs. Edgewood, 9:30 a.m.; Mineola vs. Palestine, 9:30 a.m.; Brownsboro vs. Gladewater, 10:45 a.m.; Gilmer vs. Corsicana, noon; Sulphur Springs vs. Lone Oak, 1:15 p.m.; Martin’s Mill vs. Kaufman, 1:15 p.m.; Gladewater vs. Rusk, 2:30 p.m.; Burnet vs. Mineola, 3:45 p.m.; Palestine vs. Martin’s Mill, 5 p.m.; Corsicana vs. Bullard, 5 p.m.; Edgewood vs. Sulphur Springs, 5 p.m.; Kaufman vs. Brownsboro, 6:15 p.m.; and Rusk vs. Burnet, 7:30 p.m.

Girls first-round bracket games for Friday Bullard vs. Gilmer, 8:15 a.m.; Sulphur Springs vs. Kaufman, 8:15 a.m.; Burnet vs. Gladewater, 9:30 a.m.; Brownsboro vs. Rusk, 10:45 a.m.; Corsicana vs. Edgewood, noon; Martin’s Mill vs. Mineola, 1:15 p.m.; and Palestine vs. Lone Oak, 2:30 p.m.

Boys first-round bracket games for Friday are Canton vs. Palestine Westwood, 8:15 a.m.; Tyler HEAT vs. Carthage, 9:30 a.m.; Henderson vs. Grand Saline, 9:30 a.m.; Anna vs. Mineola, 10:45 a.m.; Longview vs. Van Alstyne, 10:45 a.m.; Brownsboro vs. Community, noon; McKinney North vs. Bullard, 1:15 p.m.; and Sunnyvale vs. Van, 1:15 p.m.

The girls championship is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Saturday, and the boys championship is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

At the Brook Hill Invitational, Thursday’s girls schedule is Bishop Gorman vs. Henderson, 9 a.m.; Troup vs. Tyler HEAT, noon; Pioneer Tech & Arts Academy vs. Laneville, 1:30 p.m.; Troup vs. Bishop Gorman, 4:30 p.m.; Cumberland Academy vs. PTAA, 6 p.m.; and Henderson vs. Brook Hill, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s boys schedule is All Saints vs. Bishop Gorman, 10:30 a.m.; Troup vs. All Saints, 3 p.m.; Troup vs. PTAA, 7:30 p.m.; and Rusk vs. Brook Hill, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s girls schedule is Tyler HEAT vs. Cumberland Academy, 9 a.m.; Brook Hill vs. PTAA, 10:30 a.m.; Henderson vs. Laneville, 1:30 p.m.; Tyler HEAT vs. Bishop Gorman, 4:30 p.m.; Troup vs. Laneville, 6 p.m.; and Cumberland Academy vs. Brook Hill, 6 p.m.

Friday’s boys schedule is Brook Hill vs. PTAA, noon; Rusk vs. Troup, 3 p.m.; All Saints vs. Rusk, 7:30 p.m.; and Bishop Gorman vs. Brook Hill, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s girls schedule is Cumberland Academy vs. Laneville, 10:30 a.m.; Troup vs. Henderson, noon; PTAA vs. Bishop Gorman, 3 p.m.; and Tyler HEAT vs. Brook Hill, 6 p.m.;

Saturday’s boys schedule is Rusk vs. Bishop Gorman, 9 a.m.; PTAA vs. Bishop Gorman, 1:30 p.m.; All Saints vs. PTAA, 4:30 p.m.; and Troup vs. Brook Hill, 7:30 p.m.

The Holladay and McCoy Insurance Frankston Invitational will be pool play for boys all three days. The girls will have pool play Thursday and early Friday before going into bracket play.

Thursday’s boys schedule is Grace Community vs. Woden, 11:20 a.m.; New Summerfield vs. Grace Community, 12:40 p.m.; Woden vs. Frankston, 3:20 p.m.; East Chambers vs. New Summerfield, 4:40 p.m.; and Frankston vs. Eustace 7:20 p.m.

Friday’s boys schedule is East Chambers vs. Woden, 11:20 a.m.; Eustace vs. New Summerfield, 12:40 p.m.; East Chambers vs. Grace Community, 2:30 p.m.; Woden vs. New Summerfield, 3:50 p.m.; and Frankston vs. Grace Community, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday’s boys schedule is Eustace vs. East Chambers, 10 a.m.; New Summerfield vs. Frankston, 11:20 a.m.; Woden vs. Grace Community, 11:20 a.m.; Grace Community vs. Eustace, 2 p.m.; and Frankston vs. East Chambers, 4:40 p.m.

Thursday’s girls schedule is Elkhart vs. Arp, 10 a.m.; Grace Community vs. Chapel Hill, 10 a.m.; Malakoff vs. Groveton, 11:20 a.m.; Arp vs. Frankston, 2 p.m.; Chapel Hill vs. Malakoff, 2 p.m.; Groveton vs. Grace Community, 3:20 p.m.; and Frankston vs. Elkhart, 6 p.m.

Friday’s girls pool play schedule is Chapel Hill vs. Groveton, 9 a.m.; and Malakoff vs. Grace Community, 10:20 a.m. Girls bracket play will begin at 2:30 p.m., and the championship game will be at 3:20 p.m. Saturday.

At the Cody Sell Invitational, Thursday’s girls games are Alto vs. Kennard, noon; Zavalla vs. Wells, noon; Zavalla vs. Alto, 4:30 p.m.; and Kennard vs. Alto JV, 4:30 p.m.

Friday’s girls games are Alto JV vs. Zavalla, noon; and Alto vs. Wells, noon. Saturday’s girls games are Wells vs. Alto, JV, 9 a.m.; Zavalla vs. Kennard, 10:30 a.m.; Kennard vs. Wells, noon; and Alto vs. Alto JV, 3 p.m.

Thursday’s boys schedule is Kennard vs. Zavalla, 9 a.m.; Cayuga vs. Elkhart, 9 a.m.; Arp vs. Alto Gold, 10:30 a.m.; Groveton vs. Wells, 10:30 a.m.; Alto vs. Kennard, 1:30 p.m.; Lovelady vs. Elkhart, 1:30 p.m.; Hudson JV vs. Groveton, 3 p.m.; and Apple Springs vs. Arp, 3 p.m.

Friday’s pool play boys schedule is Wells vs. Hudson JV, 9 a.m.; Alto Gold vs. Apple Springs, 9 a.m.; Zavalla vs. Alto, 10:30 a.m.; and Cayuga vs. Lovelady, 10:30 a.m. Boys bracket play will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday, and the championship is at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

There will also be tournaments at Harleton, Gary and Union Hill.

The Harleton Varsity Holiday Hoop Fest is an eight-team, bracket play event for girls.

Thursday games feature East Texas Home School vs. Beckville at 10:15 a.m., followed by Pittsburg vs. Hughes Springs at 12:45 p.m. and Ore City vs. De Kalb at 3:15 p.m. Harleton will take on the Ore City/De Kalb winner at 9 a.m. Friday.

The championship game is set for 5:45 p.m. Saturday.

Gary will host a tournament for boys and girls at the new and old gymnasiums.

First-round boys games are Gary vs. Winona at 9:15 a.m. (new), Claiborne Academy vs. Corrigan-Camden at 11:45 a.m. (new), Joaquin vs. Redwater at 10:30 a.m. (old), Martin’s Mill vs. Elysian Fields at 1 p.m. (old), Central vs. San Augustine at 2:15 p.m. (new), Garrison vs. Kilgore JV at 8 a.m. (old), Chireno vs. West Rusk at 3:30 p.m. (old) and Martinsville vs. Shelbyville at 4:45 p.m. (new).

First-round girls games are Joaquin vs. Overton at 8 a.m. (new), Woden vs. West Rusk at 9:15 a.m. (old), San Augustine vs. Gary at 10:30 a.m. (new), Brookeland vs. Elysian Fields at 11:45 a.m. (old), Jefferson vs. Shelbyville at 1 p.m. (new), Chireno vs. Kilgore at 2:15 p.m. (old), Waskom vs. Palestine JV at 3:30 p.m (new) and Central vs. Claiborne Academy at 4:45 p.m. (old).

Union Hill’s girls will host a six-team round robin event, with three games Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Thursday’s schedule is Union Grove vs. Longview Christian School at 8:30 a.m., Avery vs. New Summerfield at 11:30 a.m. and Union Hill vs. St. Mary’s at 1 p.m.

On Friday, it’s Avery vs. Union Grove at 8:30 a.m., New Summerfield vs. Union Hill at 11:30 a.m. and St. Mary’s vs. LCS at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday’s schedule has New Summerfield vs. Union Grove at 8:30 p.m., St. Mary’s vs. Avery at 11:30 a.m. and Union Hill vs. LCS at 2 p.m.

Jack Stallard contributed to this story.