2020 Boys High School Holiday Basketball Tournament Schedule

I love high school basketball tournaments, especially when conference tournaments roll around in January. But, before the conference tournaments get into full swing, the annual Holiday tournaments emerge after Christmas and are a welcome sight following the five day moratorium.

These Holiday tournaments sometimes offer really cool regional matchups that you rarely see during the regular season. For years I have wanted to publish my own version of what a list of Holiday tournaments should look like, with team records and rankings if applicable.

This takes some time to compile and could change anyway due the the ever fluid Covid situation and the impending snow storm due to hit Nebraska Tuesday, but I thought about giving this format a shot this season. If nothing else, I will enjoy knowing which Holiday get togethers bear watching and how the results may effect teams down the road.

(All Tip-Off times are subject to last minute changes)

HEARTLAND ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Monday Dec. 28-

(9) Norfolk (1-5) at (8) Lincoln East (0-1), 2 p.m.

(12) Fremont (0-6) at (5) Kearney (3-1), 2 p.m.

(11) Columbus (0-6) at (6) Lincoln Northeast (3-0), 2 p.m.

(10) Lincoln High (0-2) at (7) Grand Island (3-1), 2 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--

Norfolk/Lincoln East winner at (1)(#5/A) Lincoln Pius X (2-0), 5 p.m.

Kearney/Fremont winner at (4) Lincoln North Star (1-1), 2 p.m.

Columbus/Lincoln Northeast winner at (3)(#10/A) Lincoln Southeast (1-1), 2 p.m.

Lincoln High/Grand Island winner at (2)(#9/A) Lincoln Southwest (2-1), 5 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Semifinals, 2 and 5 p.m., at Lincoln Northeast; Norfolk/Lincoln East loser vs. Lincoln High/Grand Island loser, 2 p.m., at Lincoln Southeast; Fremont/Kearney loser vs. Columbus/Lincoln Northeast loser, 5 p.m., at Lincoln Southeast.

Thursday Dec. 31--Championship, 2 p.m., at Lincoln Northeast.

AMHERST

Tuesday, Dec. 29--(#5/C-1) Kearney Catholic (6-1) vs. York (2-4), 3:00: Amherst (6-0) vs. Hastings St. Cecilia (5-2), 6:30.

Dec. 30--Championship, 3:30 p.m.; consolation, 12:30 p.m.

ARAPAHOE

Tuesday, Dec. 28--(#2/D-1) North Platte St. Pat's (5-2) vs. Wauneta-Palisade (1-7) , 5:30 p.m.; Arapahoe (3-3) vs. Blue Hill (1-5), 5:30

Tuesday, Dec. 29--Championship, 6:30 p.m.; consolation, 5:30 p.m.

ASHLAND-GREENWOOD

Tuesday, Dec. 29--

Omaha Roncalli (2-3) vs. Plattsmouth (2-1), 12:30 p.m.

Ashland-Greenwood (3-2) vs. Fremont Bergan (6-1), 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 30--Championship, 4:30 p.m.; consolation, 12:30 p.m.

BATTLE CREEK

Monday, Dec. 28--

Elkhorn Valley (4-2) vs. Norfolk Catholic (5-2), 2:30 p.m.; Battle Creek (3-4) vs. Ainsworth (2-4), 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 29--Championship, 5:45 p.m.; consolation, 2:30 p.m.

BEATRICE

Tuesday, Dec. 29--

(#2/B) Elkhorn (4-0) vs. (#7/B) Platteview (5-1), 12:30 p.m.; (#6/B) Beatrice (4-2) vs. North Platte (2-4), 4 p.m.; *{Elkhorn defeated Platteview 57-55 on Dec. 8th}

Wednesday, Dec. 30--

North Platte vs. Platteview, 12:30 p.m.; Beatrice vs. Elkhorn, 4 p.m.

BRADY

Monday, Dec. 28--

Maywood/Hayes Center (6-3) vs. Hitchcock County (3-1), 2:30; Brady (2-5) vs. Anselmo-Merna (1-5), 5:30.

Wednesday, Dec. 29--Championship, 5:30 p.m.; consolation, 2:30 p.m.

BROKEN BOW

Monday, Dec. 28--

(#3/C-1) Adams Central (8-1) vs. Boone Central (4-3), 2:30 p.m.; Broken Bow (3-2) vs. Alliance (6-0), 6 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 5 p.m.; consolation, 1 p.m.

CENTRAL VALLEY

Monday Dec. 28--Central Valley (5-2) vs. GI Heartland Lutheran (1-4), 12:30 p.m.;

(#5/D-1)Ansley-Litchfield (7-1) vs. Giltner (4-2), 3:30

Tuesday Dec. 29--Championship, 3:30 p.m.; consolation, 12:30 p.m.

CHADRON

Tuesday Dec. 29--Valentine (0-6) vs. Custer, South Dakota (2-1), 4 p.m. MT; Chadron (3-3) vs. Hemingford (1-3), 7 p.m. MT.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 2:30 p.m. MT; consolation, 11:30 a.m. MT

COLUMBUS LAKEVIEW

Tuesday Dec. 29--Columbus Scotus (2-5) vs. Twin River (4-3), 3 p.m.; Columbus Lakeview (1-6) vs. Schuyler (3-3), 7 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 7 p.m.; consolation, 3 p.m.

CREIGHTON

Tuesday Dec. 29--Bloomfield (3-4) vs. Wausa (1-6), 3:45 p.m.; Creighton (5-2) vs. Boyd County (0-6), 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 7:30 p.m.; consolation, 3:45 p.m.

DAVID CITY

Wednesday Dec. 30--

David City Aquinas (3-2) vs. Palmyra (0-3), 1:30 p.m.

David City (1-3) vs. Douglas County West (5-0), 5:30 p.m.

Thursday Dec. 31--

David City Aquinas vs. Douglas County West, 1:30 p.m.; David City vs. Palmyra, 5:30 p.m.

DOANE (Crete)

Tuesday Dec. 29--

Grand Island Northwest (3-2) vs. Savannah, Mo. (0-3), 2:45 p.m.; Crete (2-5) vs. (#5/B) Omaha Skutt (3-2), 6:15 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 6:15 p.m.; consolation, 2:45 p.m.

EAST BUTLER

Tuesday Dec. 29--High Plains (0-5) vs. Cedar Bluffs (1-5), 2:30 p.m.; Friend (4-2) vs. East Butler (3-3), 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--

Cedar Bluffs vs. Friend, 2:30 p.m.; High Plains vs. East Butler, 6:30 p.m.

FORT CALHOUN

Monday Dec. 28--

Logan View-Scribner Snyder (5-1) vs. Omaha Brownell Talbot (1-5), 10 a.m.

Fort Calhoun (1-3) vs. Elmwood-Murdock (0-6), 10 a.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 11:30 a.m.; consolation, 11:30 a.m.

FREEMAN

Tuesday Dec. 29--

(#1/D-2)Falls City Sacred Heart (4-1) vs. Freeman (5-1), 7 p.m.

Nebraska City Lourdes (3-2) vs. Syracuse (3-3), 7 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--

Nebraska Lourdes vs. Freeman, 7 p.m.; Syracuse vs. Falls City Sacred Heart , 7 p.m.

GRAND ISLAND CENTRAL CATHOLIC

BOYS:

Tuesday Dec. 29--(#3/C-2) Sutton (4-2) vs. (#1/C-2)Grand Island CC (7-0), 7:30

Wednesday Dec. 30--Fullerton (2-5) vs. Sutton, 2:30 p.m.;

Thursday Dec. 31--Fullerton vs. Grand Island Central Catholic, 2:30 p.m.

GIRLS:

Tuesday Dec. 29--Sutton vs. Grand Island CC, 6 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Fullerton vs. Sutton, 1 p.m.

Thursday Dec. 31--Fullerton vs. Grand Island CC, 1 p.m.

HUMBOLDT/TABLE ROCK/STEINHAUER

Monday Dec. 28--HTRS (2-3) vs. Deshler (4-2), 3 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Pawnee City (0-6) vs. Deshler (), 3 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--HTRS vs. Pawnee City, 3 p.m.

HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Tuesday Dec. 29--

Hastings (4-2) vs. (#9/B) Bennington (4-2), 4 p.m.; Lexington (2-4) vs. Scottsbluff (4-4), 7 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 3:30 p.m.; consolation, 12:30 p.m.

HERSHEY

Tuesday Dec. 29--Gering (1-6) vs. Gothenburg (1-5), 3:30 p.m.; (#8/C-2) Hershey (4-1) vs. Lawrence-Nelson (2-4), 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 4:30 p.m.; consolation, 1:30 p.m.

LINCOLN LUTHERAN

Monday Dec. 28--Lincoln Lutheran (3-2) vs. Fairbury (3-4), 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Fairbury vs. Arlington (4-2), 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Lincoln Lutheran vs. Arlington, 1 p.m..

LOUISVILLE

Monday, Dec. 28--Nebraska City (1-5) vs. (#2/C-2) BRLD (3-1), 2:30 p.m.; Louisville (6-2) vs. Ralston (1-4), 6:30

Wednesday Dec. 30--Ralston vs. Nebraska City, 2:30 p.m.; Louisville vs. BRLD, 6:30

MADISON

Monday Dec. 28--Madison (2-4) vs. Riverside (3-4), 12:45 p.m.; Tekamah-Herman (2-5) vs. Elgin Public/Pope John (3-5), 4:15 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Championship, 4:15 p.m.; consolation, 12:45 p.m.

MALCOLM

Tuesday Dec. 29--Malcolm (2-4) vs. (#4/C-2) Oakland-Craig (7-2), 3:45 p.m.; Centennial (3-2) vs. Wilber-Clatonia (6-1), 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--

Oakland-Craig vs. Wilber-Clatonia, 3:45 p.m.; Malcolm vs. Centennial, 7:30 p.m.

MEAD

BOYS: Dec. 28--Howells-Dodge (4-4) vs. Bellevue Cornerstone Christian (3-1), 2:30 p.m.; Mead (3-1) vs. (#5/D-2) Osceola (6-0), 6 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Championship, 6 p.m.; consolation, 2:30 p.m.

OMAHA METRO CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Tuesday Dec. 29--(Winners Bracket)

(#7/A)Papillion-La Vista (4-3) at (#1/A)Millard North (7-0), 5:30 p.m.

(#5/A) Papillion-La Vista South (6-1) at (#4/A) Omaha Central (7-0), 7 p.m.

Omaha Westside (5-2) at (#3/A) Creighton Prep (7-0), 6 p.m.

(#8/A) Millard West (5-1) at (#2/A) Bellevue West (5-0), 5 p.m.

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Tuesday Dec. 29--(Losers Bracket)

Omaha Northwest (0-6) at Millard South (2-4), 2:45 p.m.

Omaha North (3-4) at Omaha Bryan (1-6), 3:30 p.m.

Elkhorn South (2-5) at Omaha South (1-4), noon

Bellevue East (1-6) at Gretna (3-4), 7 p.m.

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Wednesday Dec. 30 at Creighton Prep--Papillion-La Vista/Millard North winner vs. Papio South/Omaha Central winner, 5:30 p.m.; Creighton Prep/Omaha Westside winner vs. Millard West/Bellevue West winner, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday Dec. 31 at Creighton Prep--Championship, 2:45 p.m.

MINDEN

Monday Dec. 28--

Minden (1-5) vs. Loomis (6-1), 5 p.m.; Axtell (1-6) vs. (#9/D-1) Burwell (7-0), 5 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--

Minden vs. Axtell, 5 p.m.; Loomis vs. Burwell, 5 p.m.

NIOBRARA-VERDIGRE

Monday Dec. 28--

(#5/D-2) O’Neill St. Mary's (5-1) vs. Plainview (3-4), 4:30 p.m.; Niobrara-Verdigre (5-3) vs. St. Edward (2-5), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Championship, 7:30 p.m.; consolation, 4:30 p.m.

NORTH BEND CENTRAL

Monday Dec. 28--Humphrey/LHF (5-2) vs. Omaha Concordia (6-0), 2:30 p.m.

(#9/C-1)North Bend Central (5-1) vs. West Point Guardian Angels CC (2-4), 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 6:30 p.m.; consolation, 2:30 p.m.

OMAHA GROSS

Monday Dec. 28--

Blair (4-3) vs. (#1/B) Elkhorn Mt. Michael (4-0), 12:30 p.m.; Omaha Gross (0-7) vs. (#8/B) Aurora (4-3), 4 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 30--

Omaha Gross vs. Blair, 12:30 p.m.; Elkhorn Mt Michael vs Aurora, 4 p.m.

O'NEILL

Monday Dec. 28--O'Neill (3-2)vs. North Central (1-5), 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--(#8/C-1) St. Paul (5-1) vs. North Central, 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--O'Neill vs. St. Paul, 7:15 p.m.

RANDOLPH

Tuesday Dec. 29--

Osmond (5-1) vs. Stuart (6-1), 3:30 p.m.; Winside (0-6) vs. Randolph (0-6) , 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 6:30 p.m.; consolation, 3:30 p.m.

RAVENNA

Monday Dec. 28--

Centura (3-1) vs. Palmer (2-5), 2:45 p.m.; Ravenna (2-5) vs. Overton (0-5), 6:15 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--

Overton vs. Centura, 2:45 p.m.; Ravenna vs. Palmer, 6:15 p.m.

RUNZA HOLIDAY (Home sites/Central City)

Monday Dec. 28--

@ Wood River: Wood River (2-4) vs. Sandy Creek (2-4), 4:15 p.m., Cozad (4-3) vs. Central City (6-1), 7:45 pm.

@ Cross County: (#10/D-1) BDS (4-3) vs. (1-6) Superior, 4:15 p.m. Milford (7-0) vs. (#9/C-2) Cross County (7-0), 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 29 at Central City--7th place, 12:45 p.m.; 5th place, 12:45 p.m.; 3rd place, 4:15 p.m.; 1st place, 7:45 p.m.

SHELBY-RISING CITY

Monday Dec. 28--

Shelby-Rising City (2-4) vs. Arcadia/Loup City (3-3), 1:45 p.m.

Clarkson/Leigh (3-4) vs. Fillmore Central (0-6), 5:15 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 29--Championship, 5:15 p.m.; consolation, 1:45 p.m.

SIDNEY

Monday Dec. 28--

Game 3, McCook (2-3) vs. Mitchell (4-4), 3:15p.m. MT

Game 2, Ord (1-5) vs. Chase County (2-4), 5:15 p.m. MT

Game 1, Sidney (3-3) vs. Gordon-Rushville (5-1), 7:15 p.m. MT

Tuesday Dec. 29--

McCook/Mitchell winner vs. Ord/ Chase County winner, 2:45 p.m.

Ord/Chase County loser vs. Sidney/Gordon/Rushville loser, 3:45 p.m. MT

Sidney/Gordon/Rushville winner vs. McCook/Mitchell loser, 7 p.m. MT

Wednesday Dec. 30--

Consolation Games-11:45 a.m. MT, Championship Game-3:45 p.m. MT

SILVER LAKE (Roseland)

Tuesday Dec. 29--Shelton (5-2) vs. Lincoln Parkview Christian (2-0), 1:30; Silver Lake (2-2) vs. Exeter-Milligan (1-6), 5:00.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 5 p.m.; consolation, 1:30 p.m.

SOUTH PLATTE

Tuesday Dec. 29--Cambridge (2-6) vs. Dundy Co.-Stratton (6-1), 3:45 p.m. MT; South Platte (2-3) vs. Crawford (2-6), 7:15 p.m. MT

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 7:15 p.m. MT; consolation, 3:45 p.m. MT

STANTON

Monday Dec. 28--

Lutheran High NE (4-2) vs. Atkinson West Holt (3-4), 3:45 p.m.

Stanton (1-6) vs. Hartington-Newcastle (1-6), 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Championship, 7:15 p.m.; consolation, 3:45 p.m.

SUMMERLAND

Monday Dec. 28-Tri County Northeast {Emerson-Hubbard/Allen} (4-2) vs. CWC (0-4), 4:30 p.m.; Summerland (0-5) vs. Walthill (5-1), 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Championship, 7:30 p.m.; consolation, 4:30 p.m.

THAYER CENTRAL

Wednesday Dec. 30--Southern (2-2) vs. Nebraska Christian (3-2), 2 p.m.; Thayer Central (1-4) vs. Johnson Co. Central (3-2), 2 p.m.

Thursday Dec. 31--

Johnson Co. Central vs. Southern, 1 p.m.; Nebraska Christian vs. Thayer Central, 1 p.m.

WAHOO

Monday Dec. 28--Wahoo Neumann (1-4) vs. Elkhorn North (2-3), 2:45 p.m.; (#2/C-1) Wahoo (5-1) vs. Seward (0-6), 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--

Wahoo Neumann vs. Seward, 2:45 p.m.; Wahoo vs. Elkhorn North, 6:30 p.m.

WAVERLY

Tuesday Dec. 29--

(#4/B) Waverly (4-0) vs. South Sioux City (0-6), 10:30 a.m.; (#3/B) Norris (3-0) vs. (#7/C-1) Lincoln Christian (4-1), 2 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 10:30 a.m.; consolation 10:30 a.m.

WAYNE STATE/WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL

Monday Dec. 28 at Wayne State--

(#4/D-1) Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (6-1) vs. Pierce (5-1), 11 a.m.

Hartington Cedar Catholic (2-1) vs. Pender (0-5), 1 p.m.

(#1/C-1) Auburn (4-0) vs. Winnebago (3-3), 3 p.m.

Wayne (7-1) vs. Homer (0-6), 5 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29 at Wayne High School--

Laurel-C-C/Pierce loser vs. Hartington CC/Pender loser, 11 a.m.

Auburn/Winnebago loser vs. Wayne/Homer loser, 1 p.m.

Laurel-C-C/Pierce winner vs. Hartington CC/Pender winner, 3 p.m.

Auburn/Winnebago winner vs. Wayne/Homer winner, 5 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30 at Wayne High School--

7th place, 1 p.m.; 5th place, 5 p.m.; 3rd place, 1 p.m.; 1st place, 5 p.m.

WEEPING WATER

BOYS A: Monday Dec. 28--Conestoga (1-4) vs. Johnson-Brock (2-2), 1 p.m.; Lewiston (0-5) vs. Falls City (2-3), 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--Championship, 2:30; consolation, 1 p.m.

BOYS B: Monday Dec. 28--Dorchester (2-2) vs. Sterling (0-4), 5 p.m.; Weeping Water (2-6) vs. Raymond Central (1-4), 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday Dec. 29--championship, 6:30 p.m.; consolation, 5 p.m.

WEST POINT-BEEMER

Tuesday Dec. 29--West Point-Beemer (1-5) vs. Wynot (5-2), 12:30 p.m.; Crofton (1-6) vs. (#2/D-2) Humphrey St Francis (7-0), 3:45 p.m..

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 2:30 p.m.; consolation, 11 a.m.

WILCOX-HILDRETH

Tuesday Dec. 29--Hampton (1-7) vs. Kenesaw (3-2), 7 p.m.; Wilcox-Hildreth (4-3) vs. Harvard (1-5), 7 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 7 p.m.; consolation, 7 p.m.

WISNER-PILGER

Monday Dec. 28--Wakefield (6-1) vs. Neligh-Oakdale (5-1), 2 p.m.; Wisner-Pilger (3-3) vs. Ponca (5-2), 6 p.m.

Wednesday Dec. 30--Championship, 6 p.m.; consolation, 2 p.m.

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FREMONT BERGAN

Saturday January 2nd--3rd Place; Pierce (5-1) vs. South Sioux City (0-6), 6:00 p.m; Championship; Hartington Cedar Catholic (2-1) vs. Fremont Bergan (6-1), 7:45 p.m.