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High school basketball tournaments took a bit of a hit during winter break a year ago thanks to the pandemic. But they’re on the rebound this season. Here are some of the upcoming Tampa Bay varsity tournaments. (Times/teams subject to change.)
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Girls
Hoops4Sportsmanship Classic
Where: Carrollwood Day
Dec. 18: Sickles vs. Tampa Prep, 12:45 p.m.; Bloomingdale vs. Carollwood Day, 6 p.m.
Greg O’Connell Holiday Shootout
Where: Springstead High
Dec. 20: Calvary Christian vs. Gaither, 11 a.m.; West Feliciana vs. Mitchell, 2 p.m.; Weeki Wachee vs. Springstead, 5 p.m.
Dec. 21: Mitchell vs. Weeki Wachee, 11 a.m.; Calvary Christian vs. West Feliciana, 12:30 p.m.; Gaither vs. Springstead, 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 22: West Feliciana vs. Gaither, 11 a.m.; Weeki Wachee vs. Calvary Christian, 12:30 p.m.; Mitchell vs. Springstead, 2 p.m.
Jaguar Holiday Tournament
Where: Academy of the Holy Names
Dec. 28: Land O’Lakes vs. St. Petersburg, noon.; Berkeley Prep vs. East Lake, 1:45 p.m.; Robinson vs. Riverview, 3:30 p.m.; River Ridge vs. Holy Names, 5: 15 p.m.
Dec. 29: Semifinals, 3:30 and 5:15 p.m.; Consolation games, noon and 1:45 p.m.
Dec. 30: Final, 5:15 p.m.; Consolation games, noon, 1:45 and 3 p.m.
Suncoast Classic
Where: Keswick Christian
Dec. 28: Seminole vs. Canterbury, 10 a.m.; Tarpon Springs vs. Keswick Christian, 11:30 a.m.; Bishop Kenny vs. Gaither, 4 p.m.; Berean Christian vs. Tampa Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 29: Semifinals, 7 and 8:30 p.m. Consolation games, 1 and 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 30: Final, 7 p.m. Consolation games, 10 a.m., 1 and 4 p.m.
Tampa Bay Christmas Invitational
Where: Wiregrass Sports Complex (host: Seffner Christian)
Anna Maria Island bracket
Dec. 29: Science Hill (Tenn.) vs. Bloomingdale, 3 p.m.; Notre Dame Academy (Ohio) vs. Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.; Western vs. Elizabethton (Tenn.), 6 p.m.; Ramsay (Ala.) vs. Cocoa, 7:30 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.
Caladesi Island bracket
Dec. 29: Christian Academy of Knoxville (Tenn.) vs. Armwood, 1:30 p.m.; Charles Page (Okla.) vs. Fort Myers, 3 p.m.; Lexington Catholic (Ky.) vs. Eustis, 4:30 p.m.; South Fort Myers vs. Calvary Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Semifinals, 6 and 7:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 3 and 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 1:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 a.m., 10:30 and noon
Clearwater Beach bracket
Dec. 29: Westminster Academy vs. Union (Okla.), 9 a.m.; Bishop O’Connell (Va.) vs. Clearwater, 10:30 a.m.; Cookeville (Tenn.) vs. Gulf Coast, noon; Carrollwood Day vs. Cincinnati Country Day (Ohio), 7:30 p.m.
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Jan. 1: Final, 6 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
Davis Islands bracket
Dec. 29: Victory Christian vs. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 10:30 a.m.; Palmetto vs. Hillsborough, noon; Zephyrhills vs. Alonso, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Games, 9, 10:20 and 11:40 a.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 5 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
ENG Sports bracket
Dec. 29: Cardinal Mooney vs. Mount Carmel (Md.), 1:30 p.m.; DME Academy vs. Saddle River Day School (N.J.), 3 p.m.; Example Academy (Ill.) vs. King’s-Edgehill (Canada), 4:30 p.m.; Central Point vs. W.E. Boswell (Texas), 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.
Fort DeSoto bracket
Dec. 29: Riverview vs. Viera, 10:30 a.m.; Eagles Landing (Ga.) vs. Lakewood Ranch, noon; Franklin Road Academy (Tenn.) vs. Sarasota, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Games 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 6 p.m.; Consolation games, noon and 3 p.m.
Indian Rocks Beach bracket
Dec. 29: Denmark (Ga.) vs. Lennard, 3 p.m.; Warren County (Tenn.) vs. Wesley Chapel, 4:30 p.m.; Okeechobee vs. Braden River, 6 p.m.; Auburndale vs. Newsome, 7:30 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.
Pass-A-Grille bracket
Dec. 29: Heritage vs Durant 3 p.m.; Booker T. Washington (Tenn.) vs. University Christian, 4:30 p.m.; Booker vs. Orange Park, 6 p.m.; Cumberland County (Tenn.) vs. North Port, 8 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.
Sand Key Beach bracket
Dec. 29: Patel vs. Wharton, 3 p.m.; Burgin (Ky.) vs. Fivay, 4:30 p.m.; Gibbs vs. Southeast Bradenton, 6 p.m.
Dec. 31: Games 1, 2:20 and 3:40 p.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 7:40 p.m.; Consolation games, 10:20 a.m. and 2:20 p.m.
She’s Got Game bracket
Dec. 29: St. John Vianney (N.J.) vs. Lake Highland Prep, 1:30 p.m.; Montverde vs. Bearden (Tenn.), 3 p.m.; Bishop McNamara (Md.) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 6 p.m.; Long Island Lutheran (N.Y.) vs. Centennial (Nev.), 7:30 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.
Siesta Key Beach bracket
Dec. 29: Spruce Creek vs. Kaukauna (Wisc.), 9 a.m.; Colonial vs. Millington Central (Tenn.), 10:30 a.m.; Warren Area High (Pa.) vs. Seffner Christian, noon; Farragut (Tenn.) vs. Faith Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Semifinals, noon and 1:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 6 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
St. John’s Pass bracket
Dec. 29: Cardinal Newman vs. Mount Zion (Ga.), 9 a.m.; Dobyns Bennett (Tenn.) vs. Steinbrenner, 10:30 a.m.; The King’s Academy vs. Assumption (Ky.), noon; Dougherty Comprehensive (Ga.) vs. Nease, 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Semifinals, noon and 1:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 6 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
St. Pete Beach bracket
Dec. 29: Kathleen vs. Reavis (Ill.), 10:30 a.m.; Tampa Prep vs. Vanguard, noon; Bartow vs. Sunlake, 1:30 p.m.; Ridge View (S.C.) vs. East Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Semifinals, noon and 1:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 an 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 6 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m.
Treasure Island bracket
Dec. 29: Lakewood vs. Lake Gibson, 10:30 a.m.; Central Point Regional vs. The Villages, noon; Bolles vs. Providence Christian (Tenn.), 6 p.m.; Example Academy Regional (Ill.) vs. The Rock, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 31: Semifinals, noon and 1:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 9 and 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 1: Final, 7:30 p.m.; Consolation games, 3, 4:30 and 6 p.m.
Cross-bracket games
Dec. 30: Bartow vs. Patel, 10 a.m.; Gibbs vs. Viera, 10 a.m.; Fivay vs. Reavis, 10 a.m.; Central Point vs. King’s-Edgehill, 10 a.m.; Centennial vs. W.E. Boswell, 10 a.m.; Bolles vs. Hillsborough, 11:30 a.m.; Calvary Christian vs. Central Pointe Regional, 11:30 a.m.; Faith Christian vs. Bishop O’Connell, 11:30 a.m.; Colonial vs. Clearwater, 11:30 a.m.; Tampa Prep vs. Armwood, 1 p.m.; Ridge View vs. Riverview, 1 p.m.; Southeast Bradenton vs. Lennard, 2:30 p.m.; Wharton vs. Zephyrhills, 2:30 p.m.; University Christian vs. Upper Arlington, 4 p.m.
Boys
Hoops4Sportsmanship Classic
Where: Carrollwood Day
Dec. 18: Zephyrhills vs. Robinson, 2:30 p.m.; Plant City vs. Wharton, 4:15 p.m.; Alonso vs. Carrollwood Day, 7:45 p.m.
Greg O’Connell Holiday Shootout
Where: Springstead High
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.
City of Tampa
Where: Tampa Prep
Dec. 21: Tampa Catholic vs. Lennard, noon; Plant vs. Brandon Academy, 1:30 p.m.; Robinson vs. Hillsborough, 3 p.m.; Jefferson vs. Tampa Prep, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 22: Semifinals, 3 and 4:30 p.m.; Consolation games, noon and 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 23: Final, 4:30 p.m.; Consolation games, noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m.
Nature Coast Christmas Tournament
Where: Nature Coast Tech
Bracket I
Dec. 27: Merritt Island vs. Sickles, 2 p.m.; Wiregrass Ranch vs. Bloomingdale, 3:30 p.m.; Sebring vs. Fivay, 6:30 p.m.; Miami Ferguson vs. Lakeland George Jenkins, 8 p.m.
Dec. 28: Semifinals, 6:30 and 8 p.m.; Consolation games, 12:30 and 2 p.m.
Dec. 29: Final, 8 p.m.; Consolation games, 11 a.m., 2 and 5 p.m.
Bracket II
Dec. 27: Ohio Brecksville vs. Land O’Lakes, 9:30 a.m.; Fort Myers Evangelical Christian vs. Plant City, 11 a.m.; Zephyrhills vs. Jefferson, 12:30 p.m.; Sunlake vs. Nature Coast, 5 p.m.
Dec. 28: Semifinals, 3:30 and 5 p.m.; Consolation 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 p.m.
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.
Suncoast Classic
Where: Keswick Christian
Dec. 28: Plant vs. Lakeside Christian, 1 p.m.; Umatilla vs. Tampa Prep, 2:30 p.m.; Berean Christian vs. Keswick Christian, 7 p.m.; Academy at the Lakes at Hollins, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 29: Semifinals, 4 and 5:30 p.m. Consolation 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 p.m.
Sun Bash Tampa
Where: Northside Christian
Dec. 28: Berkeley Prep vs. East Lake, 10 a.m.; Calvary Christian vs. Auburndale, 11:30 a.m.; Lake Highland Prep vs. Winter Haven, 1 p.m.; Alonso vs. St. Petersburg, 2:30 p.m.; Riviera Beach Suncoast vs. Clearwater, 4 p.m.; Jacksonville Bishop Snyder vs. North Broward, 5:30 p.m.; Southwest Florida Christian vs. Northside Christian, 7 p.m.; Olympia vs. Choctaw, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 29: Winter Haven vs. North Broward, 10 a.m.; Berkeley Prep vs. Fort Myers Southwest Florida Christian, 11:30 a.m.; Olympia vs. Suncoast, 1 p.m.; Choctaw vs. Bishop Snyder, 2:30 p.m.; East Lake vs. Alonso, 4 p.m.; Auburndale vs. Northside Christian, 5:30 p.m.; Clearwater vs. Calvary Christian, 7 p.m.; Lake Highland vs. St. Petersburg, 8:30 p.m.
Dec. 30: Suncoast vs. Choctaw, 10 a.m.; Southwest Florida Christian vs. Alonso, 11:30 a.m.; Auburndale vs. Lake Highland, 1 p.m.; Bishop Snyder vs. Olympia, 2:30 p.m.; North Broward vs. Clearwater, 4 p.m.; St. Petersburg vs. Winter Haven, 5 p.m.; Northside Christian vs. Berkeley Prep, 7 p.m.; Calvary Christian vs. East Lake, 8:30 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.
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