Hoophall Classic announces lineup

Matchups were announced late Thursday night for the 2012 Spalding Hoophall Classic, rapidly becoming high school basketball's premier shootout-style showcase event.

This season's event will be staged Jan. 12-16 at Blake Arena in Springfield, Mass. As many as a dozen potential preseason Xcellent 25 programs will be in action, including perennial powers like DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.), Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and defending national champion St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.).

Sunday at the Classic will be devoted to showcasing the nation's top prep school programs, highlighted by a showdown between Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) and Tilton School (Tilton, N.H.).

Monday will feature perhaps the most crucial eight-hour stretch of the entire high school basketball season. The action begins at 11 a.m. as Bob Hurley and St. Anthony face three-time defending Georgia AAAA state champ Miller Grove (Lithonia), a program looking to succeed the Friars as national champions behind 6-foot-9 star Tony Parker.

The No. 1 senior in America, Shabazz Muhammad, leads Bishop Gorman against DeMatha in the follow-up at 1 p.m., while Findlay Prep will try and subdue back-to-back Illinois 4A state champ Simeon (Chicago, Ill.) and No. 1 junior Jabari Parker at 3 p.m. The four-game bonanza ends with an East vs. West pairing pitting Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) against Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.).

A remarkable 46 Top 100 picks from the classes of 2012, 2013 and 2014 are on rosters of teams scheduled to participate.



Complete Schedule
Jan. 12
4 p.m. – Commerce (Springfield, Mass.) vs. Sci-Tech (Springfield, Mass.)
5:30 p.m. – Cathedral (Springfield, Mass.) vs. Central Catholic (Lawrence, Mass.)
7 p.m. – Central (Springfield, Mass.) vs. Putnam Vo-Tech (Springfield, Mass.)
8:30 p.m. – Mahar Regional (Orange, Mass.) vs. Hampshire Regional (Westhampton, Mass.)
Jan. 13
4: 30 p.m. – Sabis International (Springfield, Mass.) vs. New Leadership (Springfield, Mass.)
9 p.m. – East Longmeadow (Mass.) vs. Longmeadow (Mass.)
Jan. 14
Noon – Central (Springfield, Mass.) vs. Windsor (Conn.)
2 p.m. – La Verne Lutheran (La Verne, Calif.) vs. St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.)
4 p.m. – Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) vs. Riverside Academy (Reserve, La.)
6 p.m. – Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) vs. Prestonwood Christian (Plano, Texas)
8 p.m. – DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) vs. Northwest Catholic (West Hartford, Conn.)
Jan. 15
10 a.m. – Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.) vs. Our Savior New American (Centereach, N.Y.)
Noon – St. Thomas More (Oakdale, Conn.) vs. Wilbraham & Monson Academy (Wilbraham, Mass.)
2 p.m. – Friends' Central (Wynnewoode, Pa.) vs. St. Mark's (Southborough, Mass.)
4 p.m. – Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) vs. Tilton School (Tilton, N.H.)
6 p.m. – New Hampton Prep (New Hampton, N.H.) vs. Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Mass.)
Jan. 16
11 a.m. – Miller Grove (Lithonia, Ga.) vs. St. Anthony (Jersey City, N.J.)
1 p.m. – Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) vs. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
3 p.m. – Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) vs. Simeon (Chicago, Ill.)
5 p.m. – Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)
7 p.m. – Granby (Mass.) vs. St. Joseph Central (Pittsfield, Mass.)