High School Sports

The Whitehouse Wildcats bring their No. 8 Class 4A state ranking into the Floyd Wagstaff Holiday Basketball Classic.

The annual event gets under way Thursday at Wagstaff Gymnasium on the campus of Tyler Junior College.

The Wildcats meet San Antonio Alamo Heights during the first day at 7 p.m.

Things get under way at 9 a.m. with Grace Community taking on Lakeside, La.

That's the first of three straight games involving Tyler TAPPS schools.

Game two has All Saints meeting Tatum (No. 20 in 2A) at 10:30 a.m., followed by the T.K. Gorman taking on Van at noon.

At 1:30 p.m., the Class 2A No. 5-ranked Arp Tigers tangle with Canton.

The first four games are teams battling for the Apache Bracket Championship. The final is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday.

The Gold Bracket Championship involve teams playing in the final four games of the day. The Gold Bracket final is slated for 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Jacksonville and Mabank play at 3 p.m., followed by a break in action. During the break, the gym will be cleared for the evening session.

Lindale and Kilgore meet at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Whitehouse-Alamo Heights contest.

Bullard and Henderson finish the day with an 8:30 p.m. contest.

The tourney continues on Friday and Saturday.

Lindale defeated Whitehouse in the championship game last year. Jacob Holmen scored 14 points for Lindale, but now plays for Whitehouse.

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Wagstaff Holiday Classic

Thursday's Schedule

Game 1 - Grace Community vs. Lakeside (La.), 9 a.m.; Game 2 - All Saints vs. Tatum, 10:30 a.m.; Game 3 - T.K. Gorman vs. Van, noon; Game 4 - Arp vs. Canton, 1:30 p.m.; Game 5 - Jacksonville vs. Mabank, 3 p.m.; Game 6 - Lindale vs. Kilgore, 5:30 p.m.; Game 7 - Whitehouse vs. San Antonio Alamo Heights, 7 p.m.; Game 8 - Bullard vs. Henderson, 8:30 p.m.



Friday's Schedule

Game 9 - Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 9 a.m.; Game 10 - Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 10:30 a.m.; Game 11 - Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, noon; Game 12 - Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 1:30 p.m.; Game 13 - Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.; Game 14 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 5:30 p.m.; Game 15 - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 7 p.m.; Game 16 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8:30 p.m..

Saturday's Schedule

Game 17 - Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 loser, 9 a.m.; Game 18 - Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 10:30 a.m.; Game 19 - Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 loser, noon; Game 20 - Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 1:30 p.m.; Game 21 - Game 13 loser vs. Game 14 loser, 3 p.m.; Game 22 - Game 15 loser vs. Game 16 loser, 5:30 p.m.; Game 23 Apache Bracket Championship - Game 13 winner vs. Game 14 winner, 7 p.m.; Game 24 Gold Bracket Championship - Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 8:30 p.m.

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