The holiday season in Savannah, Georgia, has a rich tradition of holiday high school basketball tournaments dating back to the 1970's. Two take place this weekend: the 9th annual Savannah Chatham County Public Schools System (SCCPSS) Holiday Classic and the 2nd annual Savannah Christian Preparatory School (SCPS) Classic. Both showcases feature an exhibition highlighting some of the best teams from Georgia and neighboring states.They will tip off tonight at various locations and continue on Saturday.
The SCCPSS Holiday Classic returns with its new showcase-style format, which debuted last year. This format eliminates traditional brackets, resulting in championship games. This year's event will feature games at three SCCPSS school gyms—Beach High School, Jenkins High School, and Savannah High School—on Friday, December 20, and Saturday, December 21.
Meanwhile, the Savannah Christian Classic adds to the festivities with its second edition, hosted at Savannah Christian Preparatory School. The Classic will feature girls' and boys' teams battling it out on Friday and Saturday in another exciting showcase-style format.
The Savannah High Boys team has earned the top spot so far this season in Class A Division II rankings by Sandysspiel.com. With senior Maki Joyner, a preseason all-state player, leading the way, they are definitely a team to keep an eye on this season. With a preseason Sandysspeil.com all-state player, Caleb Jones, Benedictine Military School will compete in the Savannah Christian Classic and face St. Andrew's Boys Team, led by the GIAA Class AAA player of the year senior Zayden Edwards. The New Hampstead Boys Team will take on Savannah High in the Holiday Classic, making this a game a game to watch. For the girl's side, Bradwell Institute is ranked No. 5 by Sandysspeil.com GHSA for Class 5A.
Basketball fans will also have the BallHer Showcase to look forward to. This showcase, hosted at Jenkins High School on Friday, December 27, and Saturday, December 28, spotlights elite girls' teams. With top talent and thrilling matchups across these events, Savannah is the place for holiday hoops action. Jenkins Girls Team is hosting the "Ballher Showcase," where they will face GHSA's Class 3A-A Private #1 ranked team, Hebron Christian (8-0). Below is the schedule to see where the ball will bounce over the next two weeks in the Coastal Empire!
SCCPSS Holiday Classic-Showcase Schedule
Friday, December 20
At Beach
Girls games
- Woodville-Tompkins vs. Windsor Forest, 4 p.m.
- Beach vs. Savannah Country Day, 7 p.m.
Boys games
- Woodville-Tompkins vs. Islands, 5:30 p.m.
- Beach vs. Savannah Country Day, 8:30 p.m.
At Savannah High
Girls games
- Groves vs. New Hampstead, 4 p.m.
- Memorial Day vs. Mt. Zion-Jonesboro, 7 p.m.
Boys games
- Groves vs. Lakeland, 5:30 p.m.
- Savannah High vs. Keenan, 8:30 p.m.
At Jenkins
Girls games
- Andrew Jackson vs. Columbia, 5:30 p.m.
- Jenkins vs. Bradwell, 7 p.m.
Boys game
- Jenkins vs. Bradwell, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 21
At Jenkins
Girls games
- Woodville-Tompkins vs. Johnson, 11 a.m.
- Windsor Forest vs. Groves, 12:30 p.m.
- Columbia vs. Bradwell, 3:30 p.m.
- Jenkins vs. Andrew Jackson, 6:30 p.m.
Boys games
- Windsor Forest vs. Bradwell, 2 p.m.
- Keenan vs. Groves, 5 p.m.
- Jenkins vs. The Bolles School, 8:30 p.m.
At Savannah High
Girls games
- Savannah Country Day vs. Mt. Zion-Jonesboro, 11 a.m.
- Clearwater vs. New Hampstead, 3:30 p.m.
- Memorial Day vs. Beach, 6:30 p.m.
Boys games
- Savannah Country Day vs. Islands, 12:30 p.m.
- Lakeland vs. Johnson, 2 p.m.
- Woodville-Tompkins vs. Beach, 5 p.m.
- New Hampstead vs. Savannah High, 8 p.m.
The Savannah Christian Classic
Friday, December 20
Girls games
- Savannah Christian vs. St. Andrew's, 12:30 p.m.
- Hilton Head Prep vs. MCA, 2 p.m.
Boys games
- SE Bulloch vs. Effingham County, 3:30 p.m.
- St. Andrew's vs. Episcopal (FL), 5 p.m.
- River Ridge vs. Trinity Christian (FL), 6:30 p.m.
- Savannah Christian vs. Benedictine, 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 21
Girls games
- Hilton Head Prep vs. St. Andrew's, 11 a.m.
- Savannah Christian vs. MCA, 12:30 p.m.
Boys games
- Trinity Christian (FL) vs. SE Bulloch, 2 p.m.
- Episcopal (FL) vs. River Ridge, 3:30 p.m.
- Benedictine vs. St. Andrew's, 5 p.m.
- Savannah Christian vs. Effingham County, 6:30 p.m.
BallHer Showcase
At Jenkins
Friday, December 27
- Glynn Academy vs. New Hampstead, 11:30 a.m.
- Woodland vs. Johnson, 1 p.m.
- South Effingham vs. Cedar Shoals, 2:30 p.m.
- North Oconee vs. McDonough, 4 p.m.
- J. W. Mitchell vs. Loganville Christian, 5:30 p.m.
- Hebron Christian Academy vs. Jenkins, 7 p.m.
Saturday, December 28
- North Oconee vs. J. W. Mitchell, 11:30 a.m.
- Hebron vs. Woodland, 1 p.m.
- Loganville Christian Academy vs. Glynn Academy, 2:30 p.m.
- McDonough vs. South Effingham, 4 p.m.
- Jenkins vs. Cedar Shoals, 5:30 p.m.
- Johnson vs. New Hampstead, 7 p.m.
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