Previewing the Spalding Hoophall Classic

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Twelve ranked teams in action at Hoophall Classic.

Annually high school basketball's premier showcase event, the Spalding Hoophall Classic tips Thursday in Springfield, Mass.

This year's slate runs over five days, featuring 31 games and 12 teams ranked in MaxPreps.com's Top 25 this week.

The most pivotal matchup will be Monday's showdown between City of Palms Classic champion No. 2 University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and Chick-fil-A Classic and Les Schwab Invitational champion No. 3 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.).

A second head-to-head Top 25 game between No. 16 Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) and No. 25 Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.) takes place Saturday.

Other ranked teams in action include No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.), No. 6 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.), No. 8 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) and No. 9 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.).

ESPN and ESPNU will broadcast five games from Blake Arena in Springfield.

Complete Schedule

Thursday, Jan. 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, Jan. 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. – No. 3 Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) vs. Enfield (Conn.)
9 p.m. – No. 15 Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, N.Y.) vs. Central (Springfield, Mass.)

Saturday, Jan. 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. – No. 23 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) vs. Hillhouse (New Haven, Conn.)
3 p.m. – No. 8 Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) vs. Sacred Heart (Waterbury, Conn.)
4:30 p.m. – No. 16 Oak Ridge (Orlando, Fla.) vs. No. 25 Roselle Catholic (Roselle, N.J.)
6 p.m. – No. 1 Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.) vs. No. 12 Simeon (Chicago)
8 p.m. – Chino Hills (Calif.) vs. Spartanburg Day (Spartanburg, S.C.), ESPN

Sunday, Jan. 14
9 a.m. – Hargrave Military Academy (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 Post-Grad (Bradenton, Fla.) vs. Vermont Academy (Saxtons River, Vt.)
2:15 p.m. – No. 6 DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) vs. Archbishop Molloy (Queens, N.Y.)
4 p.m. – No. 20 Ranney (Tinton Falls, N.J.) vs. Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore, Md.)
5:45 p.m. – No. 9 Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.) vs. Immaculate Conception (Montclair, N.J.)
7:30 p.m. – MacDuffie (Granby, Mass.) vs. Montverde Academy Post-Grad
9:15 p.m. – St. Andrew's (Barrington, R.I.) vs. Woodstock Academy (Woodstock, Conn.)

Monday, Jan. 15
9 a.m. – Mt. Vernon (N.Y.) vs. Webster Groves (Mo.)
11 a.m. – No. 22 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, N.J.) vs. John Carroll (Bel Air, Md.), ESPNU
1 p.m. – No. 1 Montverde Academy vs. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), ESPNU
3 p.m. – No. 2 University (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) vs. No. 3 Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), ESPNU
5 p.m. – IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) vs. Westtown (West Chester, Pa.), ESPNU
7 p.m. – Newton North (Newtonville, Mass.) vs. Central (Springfield, Mass.)