Most of the Bishop Lynch basketball teams will be closing the book on 2015 traveling to holiday tournaments around the Metroplex.
The varsity Lady Friars and Friars, along with the junior varsity and freshman boys, will head to Duncanville, Carrollton, Allen and Lucas, respectively, for some competition during the holiday break.
The biggest of the four tournaments will undoubtedly be the 65th Annual Sandra Meadows Classic, taking place Dec. 28-30 in Duncanville. The Lady Friars will join 31 other teams from around the nation in the premiere tournament for girls’ high school hoops.
The stacked field includes four defending state champions, the 2014 tournament champion, as well as Duncanville’s Lady Panthers, one of the top teams in the nation.
Blackman High School won a state title in Tennessee last season, Fayetteville High School won the Arkansas state championship and McEachern was a state champion in Georgia. The field also includes last year’s TAPPS 5A state champions from Liberty Christian, as well as defending tournament champion, Conway (AR) High School.
The tournament will take place on three courts inside Sandra Meadows Memorial Arena, located on the Duncanville High School campus, 900 W. Camp Wisdom Rd.
Bishop Lynch will open at 9 a.m. Monday (Dec. 28) against Highland Park, then play either Duncanville or Lakeview Centennial at either 4:30 or 7:30 p.m.
For more information about the event, visit www.sandrameadowsclassic.com.
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The varsity Friars will travel to Carrollton to compete in a round-robin tournament at Prince of Peace Christian School (POPCS) from Dec. 29-31.
Bishop Lynch will open on Dec. 29 against Pantego Christian at 9 a.m., then face POPCS at 7:30 p.m. The following day, the Friars will match up with Dallas Thunder at 9 a.m. and close out Day 2 with a 6 p.m. contest against Cistercian.
BL will take on Concordia Lutheran on Dec. 31 at 8:30 a.m.
Other teams in the tournament include TC-Cedar Hill and Home School Athletic Association (HSAA). The Friars finished second at the tournament last year, but took the top spot when the tournament champion forfeited their final game.
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The JV boys will be in Allen on Dec. 28-30 for the In-N-Out Burger Holiday Invitational, along with 15 other teams.
The Friars will face McKinney North at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, then will take on either Plano Jasper or Hebron at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 29.
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Finally, the freshman Friars head to Lucas for the Lovejoy Freshman Classic on Dec. 28-29. The eight-team tournament will have BL taking on the Lovejoy Red team at 10 a.m. on Dec. 28, then face either Rockwall-Heath or Frisco Lone Star that evening at either 4 or 5:30 p.m.
Tournament Brackets
* Varsity Lady Friars at Duncanville
* Varsity Friars at POPCS
* JV Friars at Allen
* Frosh Friars at Lovejoy