File photo by Rick Nation
The Bryant High School and freshman basketball teams return to action with holiday tournaments beginning on Monday, Dec. 28.
The Lady Hornets varsity team, which played last at Watson Chapel on Dec. 15, will open play in the Beebe Christmas Tournament with a game against Brookland at 10 a.m., while the varsity Hornets, which also played at Chapel on Dec. 15, returns in the annual Coke Classic in Forth Smith. They’ll take on North Little Rock at 4:10 p.m., at the Stubblefield Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.
Both freshman team will be competing in the annual Kameron Hale “Kam’s Kids” Invitational Tournament at Lake Hamilton. The boys play at 11:15 a.m., against Malvern. The girls play White Hall at 12:30 p.m., in the old Lake Hamilton High School gym.
The freshman teams last played at Russellville on Monday, Dec. 14.
Each tourney is a three-day event. Here are the brackets:
2015 BEEBE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
At Beebe High School
Monday, Dec. 28
Game 1 — Bryant vs. Brookland, 10 a.m.
Game 3 — Blytheville vs. Riverview, 1 p.m.
Game 5 — Searcy vs. Harding Academy, 4 p.m.
Game 7 — Beebe vs. Marianna, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Game 9 — Game 1 loser vs. game 3 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 11 — Game 5 loser vs. game 7 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 13 — Game 1 winner vs. game 3 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 15 — Game 5 winner vs. game 7 winner, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Game 17 — Game 9 loser vs. game 11 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 19 — Game 9 winner vs. game 11 winner, 1 p.m.
Game 21 — Game 13 loser vs. game 15 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 23 — Game 13 winner vs. game 15 winner (championship game), 7 p.m.
2015 COKE CLASSIC
Hosted by Fort Smith Northside
At UAFS Stubblefield Center
Monday, Dec. 28
Game 1 — Charleston vs. Little Rock Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Game 2 — Bryant vs. North Little Rock, 4:10 p.m.
Game 3 — Fort Smith Northside vs. Arkadelphia, 5:50 p.m.
Game 4 — Fort Smith Southside vs. Howe, Okla., 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. game 3 loser, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6 — Game 2 loser vs. game 4 loser, 4:10 p.m.
Game 7 — Game 2 winner vs. game 4 winner, 5:50 p.m.
Game 8 — Game 1 winner vs. game 3 winner, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Game 9 — Game 5 loser vs. game 6 loser, 1 p.m.
Game 10 — Game 5 winner vs. game 6 winner, 2:40 p.m.
Game 11 — Game 7 loser vs. game 8 loser, 4:20 p.m.
Game 12 — Game 7 winner vs. game 8 winner (championship game), 6 p.m.
2015 KAMERON HALE (KAM’S KIDS) INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
At Lake Hamilton High School
All games will be played in high school gym except championship games, which will be played in the Arena
Monday, Dec. 28
Game 1 — Benton vs. Malvern (girls), 10 a.m.
Game 2 — Malvern vs. Bryant (boys), 11:15 a.m.
Game 3 — Bryant vs. White Hall (girls), 12:30 p.m.
Game 4 — Hot Springs vs. Mena (boys), 1:45 p.m.
Game 5 — Hot Springs vs. Centerpoint (girls), 3 p.m.
Game 6 — White Hall vs. Centerpoint (boys), 4:15 p.m.
Game 7 — Lake Hamilton vs. Arkadelphia (girls), 5:30 p.m.
Game 8 — Lake Hamilton vs. Arkadelphia (boys), 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 29
Game 9 — Game 1 loser vs. game 3 loser, 10 a.m.
Game 10 — Game 2 loser vs. game 4 loser, 11:15 a.m.
Game 11 — Game 5 loser vs. game 7 loser, 12:30 p.m.
Game 12 — Game 6 loser vs. game 8 loser, 1:45 p.m.
Game 13 — Game 1 winner vs. game 3 winner, 3 p.m.
Game 14 — Game 2 winner vs. game 4 winner, 4:15 p.m.
Game 15 — Game 5 winner vs. game 7 winner, 5:30 p.m.
Game 16 — Game 6 winner vs. game 8 winner, 6:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Game 17 — Game 9 winner vs. game 11 winner, 12:30 p.m.
Game 18 — Game 10 winner vs. game 12 winner, 2 p.m.
Game 19 — Game 13 loser vs. game 15 loser, 6:30 p.m.
Game 20 — Game 14 loser vs. game 16 loser, 8 p.m.
Game 21 — Game 13 winner vs. game 15 winner (girls championship), 4 p.m.
Game 22 — Game 14 winner vs. game 16 winner (boys championship), 5:15 p.m.
