Some of the state’s top basketball teams and players will compete in the fifth annual Detroit Public School League Holiday Hoops Classic Thursday and Friday, Dec. 26-27 at Cass Technical High School, 2501 Second Ave., Detroit.
Featuring 10 big games over two festive days, the PSL Hoops Classic will tip off four boys’ games and one girls’ game each day and showcase stellar teams from the area as well as powerhouses from as far away as Toronto and Chicago.
Admission is $10 for an all-day ticket that can be purchased at the door.
Among the anticipated games, defending PSL boys’ champion Pershing, ranked No. 1 in the state and led by Mr. Basketball candidate Justin Tillman, will play top 10-ranked Southfield at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Also, defending PSL girls’ champion King, led by highly-touted senior Marte’ Grays and ranked among the state’s top teams, will play Chicago-area power Crete-Monee at 3 p.m. Friday.
The action kicks off Thursday with Douglass, featuring another Mr. Basketball candidate in senior Darrell Davis, tipping off against Harper Woods at 11 a.m. The remainder of Thursday’s schedule: King vs. Ferndale 1 p.m.; Cass Tech vs. Oak Park (girls) 3 p.m.; Western vs. Clarkston 5 p.m.; Pershing vs. Southfield 7 p.m.
Friday’s schedule: Ford vs. Grosse Pointe North 11 a.m.; East English Village vs. Community 1 p.m; King vs. Chicago Crete-Monee (girls) 3 p.m.; Southeastern vs. Mumford 5 p.m.; and Cass Tech vs. Toronto Eastern Commerce 7 p.m.
Fans and families are encouraged to warm up to the holiday spirit by watching the high school basketball season heat up at the fifth annual Detroit Public School League Holiday Hoops Classic Thursday and Friday Dec. 26-27 at Cass Technical High School.
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