PLANO – The Mendota Trojans did not receive a top 16 seed in the 24-team Plano Christmas Classic. The 55th edition of the tournament will be held Dec. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
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PLANO – The Mendota Trojans did not receive a top 16 seed in the 24-team Plano Christmas Classic. The 55th edition of the tournament will be held Dec. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
The tournament will kick off with eight first-round games on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Mendota will battle 16th-seeded Morris at 3:30 p.m. The winner will get top-seeded Burlington Central at 7 p.m. Dec. 27, while the loser will play the loser of the Yorkville Christian and Chicago King contest at 8 p.m. Dec. 27.
The top eight seeds all get a first-round bye. After Burlington Central, the rest of the top eight seeds are Newark, Hubbard, Ottawa, Streator, Northridge Prep, Yorkville and Sandwich.
Plano Christmas Classic
Tuesday, Dec. 26
1 – Hinckley-Big Rock vs. #11 LaSalle-Peru – 9 a.m. (main)
2 – Kaneland vs. #14 Lisle – 10:30 a.m. (main)
3 – IMSA vs. #10 Peoria Notre Dame – 12:30 p.m. (main)
4 – Chicago Crane vs. #15 Coal City – 2 p.m. (main)
5 – Plano vs. #13 Chicago Harlan – 7 p.m. (main)
6 – Wilmington vs. #12 Clemente – 5:30 p.m. (main)
7 – Mendota vs. #16 Morris – 3:30 p.m. (main)
8 – Yorkville Christian vs. #9 Chicago King – 8:30 p.m. (main)
Wednesday, Dec. 27
9 – Loser 1 vs. Loser 2 – 3:30 p.m. (aux)
10 – Loser 3 vs. Loser 4 – 5 p.m. (aux)
11 – Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 – 6:30 p.m. (aux)
12 – Loser 7 vs. Loser 8 – 8 p.m. (aux)
13 – Winner 1 vs. #6 Northridge Prep – 12:30 p.m. (main)
14 – Winner 2 vs. #3 Hubbard – 2 p.m. (main)
15 – Winner 3 vs. #7 Yorkville – 9 a.m. (main)
16 – Winner 4 vs. #2 Newark – 10:30 a.m. (main)
17 – Winner 5 vs. #4 Ottawa – 3:30 p.m. (main)
18 – Winner 6 vs. #5 Streator – 5:30 p.m. (main)
19 – Winner 7 vs. #1 Burlington Central – 7 p.m. (main)
20 – Winner 8 vs. #8 Sandwich – 8:30 p.m. (main)
Thursday, Dec. 28
21 – Loser 9 vs. Loser 10 – 3:30 p.m. (aux)
22 – Loser 11 vs. Loser 12 – 5 p.m. (aux)
23 – Winner 9 vs. Winner 10 – 6:30 p.m. (aux)
24 – Winner 11 vs. Winner 12 – 8 p.m. (aux)
25 – Loser 13 vs. Loser 14 – 9 a.m. (main)
26 – Loser 15 vs. Loser 16 – 10:30 a.m. (main)
27 – Loser 17 vs. Loser 18 – 12:30 p.m. (main)
28 – Loser 19 vs. Loser 20 – 2 p.m. (main)
29 – Winner 13 vs. Winner 14 – 3:30 p.m. (main)
30 – Winner 15 vs. Winner 16 – 5:30 p.m. (main)
31 – Winner 17 vs. Winner 18 – 7 p.m. (main)
32 – Winner 19 vs. Winner 20 – 8:30 p.m. (main)
Friday, Dec. 29
33 – Loser 25 vs. Loser 26 – 10:30 a.m. (main)
34 – Loser 27 vs. Loser 28 – 9 a.m. (main)
35 – Winner 25 vs. Winner 26 – 12:30 p.m. (main)
36 – Winner 27 vs. Winner 28 – 2 p.m. (main)
37 – Loser 29 vs. Loser 30 – 3:30 p.m. (main)
38 – Loser 31 vs. Loser 32 – 5:30 p.m. (main)
39 – Winner 29 vs. Winner 30 – 7 p.m. (main)
40 – Winner 31 vs. Winner 32 – 8:30 p.m. (main)
Saturday, Dec. 30
41 – Loser 21 vs. Loser 22 – 8:30 a.m. (aux)-23rd place
42 – Winner 21 vs. Winner 22 – 10 a.m. (aux)-21st place
43 – Loser 23 vs. Loser 24 – 11:30 a.m. (aux)-19th place
44 – Loser 33 vs. Loser 34 – 1 p.m. (aux)-15th place
45 – Winner 33 vs. Winner 34 – 9 a.m. (main)-13th place
46 – Loser 35 vs. Loser 36 – 10:30 a.m. (main)-11th place
47 – Winner 35 vs. Winner 36 – 1:45 p.m. (main)-9th place
48 – Winner 23 vs. Winner 24 – 12:15 p.m. (main)-consolation
49 – Loser 37 vs. Loser 38 – 3:15 p.m. (main)-7th place
50 – Winner 37 vs. Winner 38 – 5 p.m. (main)-5th place
51 – Loser 39 vs. Loser 40 – 6:30 p.m. (main)-3rd place
52 – Winner 39 vs. Winner 40 – 8 p.m. (main)-1st place
