Girl’s high school basketball teams from California, Kentucky, Virginia and Alabama will join local and regional teams for the 37th annual Andrew Johnson Bank Ladies Classic in December at Hal Henard Gym in Greeneville.
Clovis West of Fresno, California, Owensboro, Kentucky, Galax, Virginia and Guntersville, Alabama will be making the trip for the tournament scheduled December 26-31.
Local teams competing this year are North Greene, Chuckey-Doak and Greeneville.
They will be joined by area teams from Daniel Boone, Elizabethton, Dobyns Bennett, Cherokee, and Cocke County
Knoxville area teams include Christian Academy of Knoxville, Knox Catholic, Webb School, Grace Christian Academy and Sevier County.
Completing the field are Bradley Central, Coalfield and Upperman.
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One of the event organizers Tim Bowman told Greenesportszone.com “once we got our commitments, we actually had other teams that we were looking at and other teams calling wanting to get in and they’re very credible teams, but we’re full for this year and we’re looking forward to another exciting tournament”. The talent level he says is high again for the tournament again. “So much talent from all the teams, we’re pretty blessed with the number of kids that’s coming in with all these schools that have offers or have interest from various schools around the country.” And if they haven’t been discovered before they come here, he says, it’s been proven in past years it’s a great chance to do so during the tournament. “That’s actually one of our selling points to some of the coaches when we’re recruiting teams that it gives it gives a different set of eyes to some of the coaches that some of the local regional colleges here of players that may not be on their list. And we’ve had several over the past years in the history of this tournament that have signed from this tournament”.
The 20-team event will begin on Saturday, December 26 with four games beginning at 4 PM. After an off day on Sunday the tournament will resume on Monday the 28th at 9 AM with the last game of the nine-game schedule beginning at 9 PM.
Tournament action will continue on December 29 and 30th with Championship Day on Thursday, December 31 with the title game at 5 PM.
Andrew Johnson Bank has been the sponsor for the tournament for the last decade plus.
Tickets for the event will go on sale December 1 at the Eastview Recreation Center and at the downtown branch of the Andrew Johnson Bank in Greeneville.
