Spalding Hoophall Classic announces schedule

By Staff Report Oct 25, 2017, 3:00pm

Mater Dei vs. Montverde Academy matchup highlights annual showcase in basketball's birthplace.

Video: R.J. Barrett highlights
No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2018 will be in action at Hoophall.

Annually high school basketball's premier showcase event, the schedule for the Spalding Hoophall Classic was unveiled Tuesday.

The event will be held January 11-15, 2018 at venerable Blake Arena in Springfield, Mass.

The top four prospects in the Class of 2018 according to 247Sports will be in action, including No. 1 R.J. Barrett of Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), viral highlight sensation Zion Williamson of Spartanburg Day (Spartanburg, S.C.), 7-foot-2 Bol Bol of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) and future Duke Blue Devil Cameron Reddish of Westtown (West Chester, Pa.).

Here's a look at the complete schedule:

Thursday, January 11
4 p.m. – Hopkins Academy (Hadley, Mass.) vs. Wahconah Regional (Dalton, Mass.)
5:30 p.m. – Longmeadow (Mass.) vs. Sabis International (Springfield, Mass.)
7 p.m. – Holyoke (Mass.) vs. South Hadley (Mass.)
9 p.m. – Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield, Mass.) vs. Central (Springfield, Mass.)



Friday, January 12 (Girls)
3 p.m. – Chicopee (Mass.) vs. West Springfield (Mass.)
4:30 p.m. – Greenfield (Mass.) vs. Hampshire Regional (Westhampton, Mass.)
6 p.m. – Hoosac Valley (Cheshire, Mass.) vs. Longmeadow (Mass.)
7:30 p.m. – Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) vs. Enfield (Conn.)
9 p.m. – Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) vs. Central (Springfield, Mass.)

Saturday, January 13
9 a.m. – McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester, N.Y.) vs. Rice Memorial (South Burlington, Vt.)
10:30 a.m. – Central Catholic (Lawrence, Mass.) vs. Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.)
Noon – Albany Academy (Albany, N.Y.) vs. Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.)
1:30 p.m. – Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) vs. Hillhouse (New Haven, Conn.)
3 p.m. – Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) vs. Sacred Heart (Waterbury, Conn.)
4:30 p.m. – Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) vs. Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)
6 p.m. – Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) vs. Simeon (Chicago)
8 p.m. – Chino Hills (Calif.) vs. Spartanburg Day (Spartanburg, S.C.)

Sunday, January 14
9 a.m. – Hargrave Military (Chatham, Va.) vs. Northfield Mount Hermon (Mount Hermon, Mass.)
10:45 a.m. – Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) vs. Cushing Academy (Ashburnham, Mass.)
12:30 p.m. – IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) vs. Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, Vt.)
2:15 p.m. – Archbishop Molloy (Queens, N.Y.) vs. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
4 p.m. – Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) vs. Ranney School (Tinton Falls, N.J.)
5:45 p.m. – Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) vs. Immaculate Conception (Montclair, N.J.)
7:30 p.m. – MacDuffie (Granby, Mass.) vs. Montverde Academy
9:15 p.m. – St. Andrew's (Barrington, R.I.) vs. Woodstock Academy (Woodstock, Conn.)

Monday, January 15
9 a.m. – Mt. Vernon (N.Y.) vs. Webster Groves (Mo.)
11 a.m. – Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.) vs. John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.)
1 p.m. – Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) vs. Montverde Academy
3 p.m. – Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) vs. University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
5 p.m. – IMG Academy vs. Westtown (West Chester, Pa.)
7 p.m. – Newton North (Newtonville, Mass.) vs. Central (Springfield, Mass.)
R.J. Barrett and Montverde Academy will take on Mater Dei at the Spalding Hoophall Classic in a game sure to have national title implications.
R.J. Barrett and Montverde Academy will take on Mater Dei at the Spalding Hoophall Classic in a game sure to have national title implications.
Photo by: Steven Ryan