If you’re interested in basketball this holiday season, we’ve got a slew of tournaments in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Hernando counties over the next few weeks. Am I missing your local tournament? Hit me up on Twitter, @Biggamebobby.
Hornets Christmas Classic
Location: Weeki Wachee
Dec. 20: Hudson vs. Tarpon Springs, 4; Lecanto vs. Umatilla, 5:30; Weeki Wachee vs. Chiefland, 7
Dec. 21: Umatilla vs. Chiefland, 4; Lecanto vs. Hudson, 5:30; Weeki Wachee vs. Tarpon Springs, 7
Dec. 22: No. 5 vs. No. 6, 4; No. 3 vs. No. 4, 5:30; No. 1 vs. No. 2, 7 (seedings will be determined by record and scores against common opponents)
Greg O’Connell Holiday Shootout
Where: Springstead
Dec. 20: Seffner Christian vs. Land O’Lakes, 12:30p.m. Clearwater vs. Cambridge Christian, 3:30 p.m.; Mitchell vs. Orlando Bishop Moore, 6:30 p.m.; Leto vs. Springstead, 8 p.m.
Dec. 21: Semifinals, 6:30 and 8 p.m.; Consolation games, 2 and 5 p.m
Dec. 22: Final, 8 p.m.; Consolation games, 3:30, 5 and 6:30 p.m.
Frank L. Griffin Tournament
Where: Dunedin
Dec. 20: Hollins vs. Dunedin, noon; Anclote vs. Largo, 1:30; Northeast vs. Boca Ciega, 3; Osceola vs. Gibbs, 4:30; Pinellas Park vs. Seminole, 6; Lakewood vs. Countryside, 7:30
Dec. 21: Winner’s bracket games, 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30; Loser’s bracket games, noon, 3 and 6.
Dec. 22: Final, 7:30; Consolation games, noon, 1:30, 3, 4:30 and 6.
City of Tampa Championship
Location: Tampa Prep
Dec. 21: Tampa Catholic vs. Lennard, noon: Plant vs. Brandon Academy, 1:30; Robinson vs. Hillsborough, 3; Jefferson vs. Tampa Prep, 4:30
Dec. 22: Semifinals, 3 and 4:30; loser’s bracket games, noon and 1:30
Dec. 23: Final, 4:30; consolation games, noon, 1:30 and 3
Nature Coast Christmas Tournament
Bracket I
Dec. 27: Merritt Island vs. Sickles, 2:30; Wiregrass Ranch vs. Bloomingdale, 3:30; Sebring vs. Fivay, 6:30; Ferguson vs. Lakeland George Jenkins, 8
Dec. 28: Semifinals, 6:30 and 8 p.m.; loser’s bracket games, 12:30 and 2 p.m.
Dec. 29: Final, 8 p.m.; consolation games, 11 a.m., 2 and 5
Bracket II
Dec. 27: Brecksville (Ohio) vs. Land O’ Lakes, 9:30 a.m.; ECS vs. Plant City, 11; Zephyrhills vs. Jefferson, 12:30; Sunlake vs. Nature Coast, 5
Dec. 28: Semifinals, 3:30 and 5 p.m.; loser’s bracket games, 9:30 and 11 a.m.
Dec. 29: Final, 6:30 p.m.; consolation games, 9:30 a.m., 12:30 and 3:30
Sun Bash Tampa
Location: Northside Christian
Dec. 28: Berkeley Prep vs. East Lake, 10 a.m.; Calvary Christian vs. Auburndale, 11:30; Lake Highland Prep vs. Winter Haven, 1; Alonso vs. St. Petersburg, 2:30; Riviera Beach Suncoast vs. Clearwater, 4; Bishop Snyder vs. North Broward, 5:30; Southwest Florida Christian vs. Northside Christian, 7; Orlando Olympia vs. Choctaw, 8:30
Dec. 29: Winter Haven vs. North Broward, 10 a.m.; Berkeley Prep vs. Southwest Florida Christian, 11:30; Orlando Olympia vs. Riviera Beach Suncoast, 1; Choctaw vs. Bishop Snyder, 2:30; East Lake vs. Alonso, 4; Auburndale vs. Northside Christian, 5:30; Clearwater vs. Calvary Christian, 7; Lake Highland vs. St. Petersburg, 8:30
Dec. 30: Riviera Beach Suncoast vs. Choctaw, 10 a.m.; Southwest Florida Christian vs. Alonso, 11:30; Auburndale vs. Lake Highland Prep, 1; Bishop Snyder vs. Orlando Olympia, 2:30; North Broward vs. Clearwater, 4; St. Petersburg vs. Winter Haven, 5:30; Northside Christian vs. Berkeley Prep, 7; Calvary Christian vs. East Lake, 8:30
Keswick Suncoast Classic
Dec. 28: Plant vs. Lakeside Christian, 1; Umatilla vs. Tampa Prep, 2:30; Keswick Christian vs. Berean Christian, 7; Academy at the Lakes vs. Hollins, 8:30
Dec. 29: Semifinals, 4 and 5:30; loser’s bracket games, 10 and 11:30 a.m.
Dec. 30: Final, 8:30 p.m.; consolation games, 11:30 a.m., 2:30 and 5:30
Shorecrest Holiday Tournament
Where: Shorecrest Prep
Dec. 28: Bradenton Manatee vs. Clearwater Central Catholic, 11 a.m.; Sarasota Out-of-Door vs. Palm Harbor University, 1 p.m.; Shorecrest vs. Sarasota Military Academy, 3 p.m.; Braden River vs. Northeast, 5 p.m.
Dec. 29: Semifinals, 3 and 5 p.m.; Consolation games, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Dec. 30: Final, 5 p.m.; Consolation games, 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m.
Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational
Where: Wiregrass Sports Complex (host: Seffner Christian)
Ben T. Davis Beach bracket
Dec. 30: Elizabethton (Tenn.) Seffner Christian, 11:30 a.m.; Knox Central (Ky.) vs. Booker T. Washington, 1 p.m.; Dougherty Comprehensive (Ga.) vs. Brooks DeBartolo, 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Games, 10:30 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 6 p.m.; Consolation games, noon and 3 p.m.
Lido Key Beach bracket
Dec. 30: Woodward (Ohio) vs. Boyd-Anderson, 1 p.m.; Cambridge Christian vs. Farragut (Tenn.), 2:30 p.m.; Winthrop College Prep vs. New Hope (Md.), 4 p.m.; Saddle River Day School (N.J.) vs. SLAM Academy, 6 p.m.
Dec. 31: Semifinals, 6 and 7:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 3 and 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 7:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.
Sunset Beach bracket
Dec. 30: Patel vs. Atlantic Shores Christian (Va.), 1 p.m.; Canterbury vs. North Florida Christian, 2:30 p.m.; Lake Howell vs. Cumberland County (Tenn.), 4 p.m.
Dec. 31: Games, 5, 6:30 and 7:40 p.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 6:20 p.m.; Consolation games, 11:40 a.m. and 3:40 p.m.
Cross-bracket games
Dec. 29: Lake Howell vs. Patel, noon; Knox Central vs. Winthrop College Prep, 1:30 p.m.; Seffner Christian vs. Booker T. Washington, 3 p.m.; New Hope vs. Brooks DeBartolo, 4:30 p.m.
