Featuring five out-of-state schools for the first time ever, this is shaping up to be one hell of a tournament.
Peyton Siva and nationally ranked Seattle Franklin take the floor at Fairdale for the first time against Male at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. UK signee Jon Hood and his Madisonville-North Hopkins squad battle PRP a day later at 9 p.m.
Here's the full schedule:
Thursday, Dec. 18: Fairdale vs. Taylor County, 4:30 p.m.; Lexington Catholic vs. Bullitt East, 6; Seattle (Wash.) Franklin vs. Male, 7:30; Jeffersontown vs. Anderson County, 9.
Friday, Dec. 19: Los Angeles (Calif.) Dorsey vs. Miami (Fla.) Coral Reef, 4:30 p.m.; Canton (Ga.) Cherokee vs. Franklin (Tenn.) Centennial, 6; Manual vs. Bardstown, 7:30; Madisonville-North Hopkins vs. Pleasure Ridge Park, 9.
Saturday, Dec. 20: Games at 4:30 p.m., 6, 7:30 and 9 in both gyms.
Monday, Dec. 22: Games at 4:30 p.m., 6, 7:30 and 9 in both gyms.
Tuesday, Dec. 23: Game at 3 (seventh place), 4:30 p.m. (fifth), 6 (third) and 7:30 (final).
And a list of players to keep your eye on if you're heading out to the games:
FAIRDALE - Quintrel Morris (Jr), Josh Stroud (So)
BULLITT EAST - Adam Kelty (Sr), Willie Moore (Sr)
JEFFERSONTOWN - Aaron Cosby (Jr), Thomas Jackson (Jr)
MANUAL - Jacob Jenkins (Sr)
BARDSTOWN - Jordan Hickman (Sr), DeMarco Phillips (Sr)
TAYLOR CO. - Chase Cox (Sr), Leonard Macon (Sr)
MADISONVILLE - Jon Hood (Sr)
ANDERSON CO. - C.J. Penny (Sr)
LEXINGTON CATHOLIC - Vee Sanford (Sr)
FRANKLIN- Peyton Siva (Sr), Chris Holmes (Sr)
CHEROKEE - Shawn Kemp, Jr. (Sr)
CENTENNIAL- Drew Kelly (Sr)
DORSEY - Jordon Mackie (Jr), Brian Stewart (Sr)
CORAL REEF - Charles Hankerson Jr.