Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Hoopfest

The Special Olympics partners with members of the Tri-County Athletic Directors Association and the Observer-Reporter each year to sponsor Hoopfest, a collection of high school basketball games featuring many of the area's top teams. All proceeds benefit Special Olympics.

Hoopfest takes place on Saturday, Dec. 19 and this year the event will be held at three venues – Washington High School, Monessen High School and Laurel Highlands High School.

The schedule is:
at Washington High School
6 p.m. – Washington boys vs. Trinity
4 p.m. – Washington girls vs. Peters Twp.
2 p.m. – Peters Township boys vs. Burgettstown
Noon – Fort Cherry boys vs. Chartiers-Houston

at Monessen High School
6 p.m. – Monessen boys vs. Canon-McMillan
4 p.m. – Monessen girls vs. Fort Cherry
2 p.m. – McGuffey boys vs. West Greene
Noon – McGuffey girls vs. Jefferson-Morgan

at Laurel Highlands High School
3:15 p.m. – Albert Gallatin boys vs. Mapletown
1:30 p.m. – Chartiers-Houston girls vs. West Greene
Noon – Albert Gallatin girls vs. Laurel Highlands

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

What girls teams should we be looking out for this season? Are there any playoff teams from last season that should have improved?

Anonymous said...

Will you have a basketball preview?

Anonymous said...

What boys teams should we be looking out for this season?

Anonymous said...

If all of the Monessen boys team remains healthy and eligible, Look Out!

Anonymous said...

anon at 1213...

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...just like football right?

mike_kovak said...

The Observer-Reporter does not run a preseason baskteball preview edition. We do, however, run previews on teams by classification.

They will start next week.

mike_kovak said...

Anon at 12:13 is right. Monessen has the chance to be very good.

Anonymous said...

...so did there football team.

Anonymous said...

Whats Washington and South Fayette got this year?

Anonymous said...

anon at 10:54 and 8:24,

this ain't football where the strength of the line is the biggest factor...in basketball u can win just on your skills, height, and athleticism...and unlike football, the hounds have proven over the years that they can get the job done in hoops and compete for championships..in case u didn't know, Monessen plays
"up" in class and made the wpial AA semifinals last season with 5 sophomores getting extensive playing time

Anonymous said...

Not guaranteeing that Monessen is going to win anything..just stating that if they don't lose anyone, they can be very very good..starting frontcourt may be 6'6 6'5 and 6'4

Anonymous said...

South Fayette basically has everybody back from last season's outstanding team. The Lions could be the team to beat in AA.

Anonymous said...

Nice articles about the High school kids in college. Here is a couple more kids doing well Zach Belhy from FC at W&J doing real well. Ryan Nemic from BC started the last five games in a Division II program from a class A school. Klimchock for Edinboro big step.

Anonymous said...

Mike, what day this week will the paper have the AA basketball teams preview?