Local teams set for holiday tournaments

Published 9:35 am Thursday, December 27, 2018

With presents unwrapped and Christmas came and gone, local basketball teams are suiting up and hitting the road for some holiday hoops action. 

Both Elizabethton teams were on the road Wednesday as they headed down to Dayton, Florida, where they are slated to begin play in the 29th Annual Sunshine Classic at Atlantic High School today. The Elizabethton teams will be in Daytona through Saturday. 

In the past, the tournament has seen teams from 16 states compete in the classic along with squads from Canada, Bahamas, and Puerto Rico. 

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While the Cyclones are down in the Sunshine State, the Cloudland and Happy Valley boys won’t be traveling as far as they head over to Sullivan North High School in Kingsport. The Warriors will take on Cherokee at 3:30 p.m. today, while the Highlanders face West Greene at 5 p.m in tournament play.

The Lady Warriors will also see some holiday action as they head to Charleston, South Carolina, to play in the Carolina Invitational from today through Saturday. Today, the Lady Warriors will play Cross High School at 6 p.m. inside James Island School. 

The Hampton Bulldogs are set to play in the Harriman High School Tournament today through Saturday while the Lady Bulldogs will compete in the Cleveland High School tournament the same days. 

The Unaka teams will also get in some Christmas-break play with the Rangers playing at the Berean Christian tournament while the Lady Rangers compete in the York Christmas Tournament in Jamestown.