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Going to the hoop

Here is the 2016-2017 master basketball schedule for teams in Calhoun County and the surrounding area; will be updated as schedules become available. Early season games are subject to change depending on a school’s involvement in the football playoffs

Diante Wood and Sacred Heart will be seeking a third straight Class 1A state title this winter. (Photo by Kristen Stringer/Krisp Pics Photography)

Diante Wood and Sacred Heart will be seeking a third straight Class 1A state title this winter. (Photo by Kristen Stringer/Krisp Pics Photography)

Nov. 10
Jefferson Christian at Faith Christian, 1 p.m.

Nov. 11
Cornerstone at Donoho

Nov. 14
Oxford at Gadsden City
Sacred Heart vs. Mae Jemison, Huntsville

Nov. 15
Alexandria vs. Plainview (girls)
Oxford at Faith Christian (girls)
Pleasant Valley at Ashville
Sylacauga at Anniston
Talladega at Gadsden City

Nov. 17
Gadsden City at Sacred Heart
Jacksonville Christian at ASD
Winterboro at Anniston

Nov. 18
Anniston at BTW Magnet
Coosa at Ohatchee
Donoho at Ragland
Sacred Heart vs. Westminster in Verizon Hoops 4 Cure, Atlanta, 7:45 p.m.
Susan Moore at Pleasant Valley
Wellborn in TCC Thanksgiving Tournament (girls)
White Plains at Faith Christian

Nov. 19
Sacred Heart vs. Milton in Verizon Hoops 4 Cure, Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Wellborn in TCC Thanksgiving Tournament (girls)

Champions Sports Academy Girls Thanksgiving Classic
First round games

Westbrook Christian vs. Ohatchee, 3 p.m.
White Plains vs. Cleburne County, 4:30 p.m.
Alexandria vs. Weaver, 6 p.m.
Pleasant Valley vs. Faith Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 21
Donoho at Sacred Heart
Jacksonville Christian at Appalachian
Wellborn in TCC Thanksgiving Tournament (girls)
Talladega in Chelsea Thanksgiving Tournament
Champions Sports Academy Girls Thanksgiving Classic

Lincoln Thanksgiving Tournament
First round games

Pell City vs. Westbrook Christian, 4 p.m.
Moody vs. White Plains, 5:30 p.m.
Faith Christian vs. Sylacauga, 7 p.m.

Nov. 22
Oxford at Etowah (boys)
Champions Sports Academy Girls Thanksgiving Classic
Jacksonville in Ashville Thanksgiving Tournament (boys)
Pleasant Valley in West End Thanksgiving Tournament (boys)
Talladega in Chelsea Thanksgiving Tournament

Lincoln Thanksgiving Tournament
White Plains-Moody loser vs. Pell City-Westbrook Christian loser, 4 p.m.
White Plains-Moody winner vs. Pell City-Westbrook Christian winner, 5:30 p.m.
Lincoln vs. Sylacauga-Faith Christian winner, 7 p.m.

Nov. 23
Jacksonville in Ashville Thanksgiving Tournament (boys)
Jacksonville girls vs. Boaz in Snead State Thanksgiving Tournament
Pleasant Valley in West End Thanksgiving Tournament (boys)
Talladega in Chelsea Thanksgiving Tournament

Lincoln Thanksgiving Tournament
Seventh-place game, 4 p.m.
Fifth-place game, 5:30 p.m.
Third-place game, 7 p.m.
Championship game, 8:30 p.m.

Nov. 25
Jacksonville girls in Snead State Thanksgiving Tournament
Sacred Heart vs. Benedictine Prep (Va.) in Hoopsgiving Classic, Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 26
Sacred Heart vs. Lovett in Hoopsgiving Classic, Atlanta, 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 28
Ohatchee at Lincoln
Piedmont at Jacksonville
Sacred Heart at Jacksonville Christian
Sardis at Pleasant Valley
Woodland at Cleburne County

Nov. 29
Ashville at Ohatchee
Childersburg at Oxford
Jacksonville Christian at GSD
Pleasant Valley at Hokes Bluff
Sacred Heart at Faith Christian
Saks at Clay Central
Lincoln at Weaver
Talladega at Coosa Central
Woodland at Cleburne County

White Plains and Plainview will be playing games in the TV24 Holiday Showcase in December. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

White Plains and Plainview will be playing games in the TV24 Holiday Showcase in December. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

Dec. 1
Alexandria at Jacksonville
Anniston at Talladega
Faith Christian at Oxford (girls)
Jacksonville Christian at Gaylesville
Ohatchee at White Plains
Pell City at Lincoln
Saks at Cleburne County

Dec. 2
Gadsden City at Oxford
Jacksonville at Ohatchee
Lincoln at Alexandria
Spring Garden at Sacred Heart
Weaver at Saks

Dec. 5
Alexandria at Southside
Anniston at Spring Garden (girls)
Clay Central at Oxford
Cleburne County at Handley
Faith Christian at Coosa Christian
Lincoln at Ohatchee
Wadley at Donoho
Saks at Wellborn
White Plains at Weaver

Dec. 6
Faith Christian at Jacksonville Christian
Jacksonville at Cherokee County
Lincoln at Munford
Oxford at Vestavia Hills
Pleasant Valley at Glencoe
Ranburne at Cleburne County
Shelby County at Talladega
St. Clair County at Alexandria
Weaver at Wellborn
White Plains at Anniston

Dec. 7
Clay Central at Saks, 1 p.m.

Dec. 8
Faith Christian at Sacred Heart
Jacksonville Christian at Cedar Bluff
Munford at Donoho
Wellborn at Ohatchee, noon

Dec. 9
Anniston at Smiths Station
Cherokee County at White Plains
Cleburne County at Alexandria
Pleasant Valley at Piedmont
Saks at Jacksonville
Spring Garden at Donoho
Sylacauga at Talladega
Weaver at Lincoln

Dec. 10
Pleasant Valley at Sand Rock

TV24 Holiday Showcase, Pete Mathews Coliseum, Jacksonville
Ohatchee vs. Asbury, 9 a.m.
Jacksonville vs. Geraldine, 10:30 a.m.
Alexandria vs. Oxford, noon
Anniston vs. Cherokee County, 1:30 p.m.
Guntersville vs. Plainview, 3 p.m.
White Plains vs. Talladega, 4:30 p.m.
Spain Park vs. Gadsden City, 6 p.m.
Sacred Heart vs. Mountain Brook, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 12
Alexandria at Wellborn
Faith Christian at Spring Garden
Lincoln at Talladega Co. Central
Oxford at Hewitt-Trussville (girls)
Piedmont at Saks
Weaver at Cedar Bluff
White Plains at Cleburne County

Dec. 13
Handley at Anniston
Hokes Bluff at Pleasant Valley
Lincoln at Pell City
Ohatchee at Weaver
Southside at Alexandria
Talladega at Central-Clay County
Wellborn at Jefferson Christian
White Plains at Jacksonville

Dec. 15
Donoho at Wellborn
Jacksonville at Weaver
Lincoln at Talladega
Pleasant Valley at Spring Garden
Ragland at Ohatchee
Spring Garden at Jacksonville Christian

Dec. 16
Anniston at Saks
Douglas at Alexandria
Jacksonville at Hokes Bluff
Munford at Cleburne County
Pleasant Valley at Ohatchee
Piedmont at White Plains
Ranburne at Faith Christian
Talladega at Oxford

Cherokee Invitational, Gaylesville
Gaylesville girls vs. Sand Rock, 5 p.m.
Gaylesville boys vs. Chattooga, 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 17
Oxford vs. Muscle Shoals at Wallace State, 10 a.m.
Ragland at Donoho
Talladega at Talladega Co. Central
Whitefield Academy (Ga.) at Sacred Heart

Cherokee Invitational, Gaylesville
Cedar Bluff girls vs. Springville, 9 a.m.
Gaston boys vs. Cedar Bluff, 10:30 a.m.
Piedmont girls vs. Glencoe, noon
Sand Rock boys vs. Piedmont, 1:30 p.m.
Spring Garden girls vs. Collinsville, 3 p.m.
Spring Garden boys vs. Collinsville, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 19
BTW Magnet at Anniston
Jacksonville Christian at Donoho
Pleasant Valley at Ragland
Wellborn at Wadley

Zaxby’s Boys Invitational, Oak Mountain
Oxford vs. Thompson, 4:30 p.m.
Grissom vs. Demopolis, 3 p.m.
Scottsboro vs. Leeds, 6 p.m.
Carver-Birmingham vs. Oak Mountain, 7:30 p.m.

Champions Sports Academy Boys Christmas Classic
Jacksonville vs. Lincoln, 3 p.m.
Weaver vs. Westbrook Christian, 4:30 p.m.
Alexandria vs. Glencoe, 6 p.m.
Ohatchee vs. St. Clair County, 7:30 p.m.

Cherokee Invitational, Gaylesville
Gaylesville girls vs. Springville, 9 a.m.
Gaylesville boys vs. Gaston, 10:30 a.m.
Piedmont girls vs. Collinsville, noon
Sand Rock boys vs. Spring Garden, 1:30 p.m.
Sand Rock girls vs. Cedar Bluff, 3 p.m.
Chattooga (Ga.) boys vs. Cedar Bluff, 4:30 p.m.
Glencoe girls vs. Spring Garden, 6 p.m.
Piedmont boys vs. Collinsville, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 20
Donoho at Victory Christian
Talladega at Cleburne County
Sacred Heart vs. Ramsay-Auburn winner in Steel City Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Zaxby’s Boys Invitational, Oak Mountain
Oxford-Thompson loser vs. Grissom-Demopolis loser, 3 p.m.
Oxford-Thompson winner vs. Grissom-Demopolis winner, 6 p.m.

Cherokee Invitational, Gaylesville
Cherokee Invitational girls consolation, 3 p.m.
Cherokee Invitational boys consolation, 4:30 p.m.
Cherokee Invitational girls championship, 6 p.m.
Cherokee Invitational boys championship, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 21
Anniston in Fort Payne Christian Tournament (boys and girls)
Jacksonville vs. Hazel Green in Spain Park Lady Jag Christmas Tournament, noon
Oxford in Zaxby’s Boys Invitational, Oak Mountain
Pleasant Valley in Hokes Bluff Christmas Tournament (boys)
Sacred Heart in Steel City Invitational

Champions Sports Academy Boys Christmas Classic
Jacksonville-Lincoln loser vs. Weaver-Westbrook loser, noon
Alexandria-Glencoe loser vs. Ohatchee-St. Clair Co. loser, 1:30 p.m.
Boaz vs. Jacksonville-Lincoln winner, 3 p.m.
Saks vs. Weaver-Westbrook winner, 4:30 p.m.
Springville vs. Alexandria-Glencoe winner, 6 p.m.
Cherokee County vs. Ohatchee-St. Clair Co. winner, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 22
Anniston in Fort Payne Christian Tournament (boys and girls)
Champions Sports Academy Boys Christmas Classic
Jacksonville vs. Carver-Birmingham or Warren County in Spain Park Lady Jag Christmas Tournament
Oxford in Oak Mountain Christmas Tournament (boys)
Pleasant Valley in Hokes Bluff Christmas Tournament (boys)
Sacred Heart in Steel City Invitational

Dec. 23
Anniston in Fort Payne Christian Tournament (boys and girls)
Champions Sports Academy Boys Christmas Classic
Jacksonville in Spain Park Lady Jag Christmas Tournament
Pleasant Valley in Hokes Bluff Christmas Tournament (boys)

Dec. 26
Oxford vs. Mae Jemison in Huntsville Times Classic (boys)

Albertville Civitans Christmas Classic
Fairview vs. Cherokee County, 5:30 p.m.
Albertville vs. Moody, 7 p.m.

Talladega Christmas Round Robin
Talladega Co. Central vs. Coosa Central, 6 p.m.
Shelby County vs. Talladega, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 27
Anniston vs. Fairfield in Hoover Big Orange Christmas Tournament (boys), 10:30 a.m.
Lincoln in BALLN Prep Holiday Invitational at G.W. Carver (girls)
Oxford in Huntsville Times Classic (boys)
Sacred Heart vs. Miller Grove in Tournament of Champions, Atlanta, 4:15 p.m.

22nd Annual Hilton Sandestin Beach Blowout
First-round games
White Plains vs. Notre Dame (Tenn.), 7:30 p.m.
Starrs Mill (Ga.) vs. Lakeshore (La.), 9 a.m.
Cookeville (Tenn.) vs. St. Paul’s, 10:30 a.m.
Blount (Tenn.) vs. Bayside Academy, noon
Hughes (Ohio) vs. St. Benedict (Tenn.), 1:30 p.m.
Freeport (Fla.) vs. Stewarts Creek, 3 p.m.
Paxton (Fla.) vs. Ft. Dale, 4:30 p.m.
Lexington (S.C.) vs. Maclay (Fla.), 6 p.m.

Albertville Civitans Christmas Classic
Cordova vs. Fairview-Cherokee County winner , 3 p.m.
Decatur vs. Guntersville, 4:30 p.m.
Donoho vs ACA, 7:30 p.m.
Holy Family vs. Albertville-Moody winner, 6 p

Talladega Christmas Round Robin
Shelby County vs. Coosa Central, 6 p.m.
Talladega Co. Central vs. Talladega, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 28
Alexandria in Glencoe Tournament (boys, girls)
Anniston in Hoover Big Orange Christmas Tournament (boys)
Donoho in Albertville Civitan Classic (boys)
Lincoln in BALLN Prep Holiday Invitational at G.W. Carver (girls)
Oxford in Huntsville Times Classic (boys)
Pleasant Valley vs. Happy Valley (Tn.)-Lawrence County (Ky.) winner in Sevier County (Tenn.) Winterfest Shootout (girls), 8 p.m.
Sacred Heart vs. Wheeler or Velma Jackson (Miss.)-Whitfield Academy loser in Tournament of Champions, Atlanta

22nd Annual Hilton Sandestin Beach Blowout
White Plains-Notre Dame loser vs. Lexington-Maclay loser, 1:30 p.m.
White Plains-Notre Dame winner vs. Lexington-Maclay winner, 7:30 p.m.

Cleburne County Holiday Invitational, Heflin
Ohatchee vs. White Plains (girls), 9 a.m.
Saks vs. Ohatchee (boys), 10:30 a.m.
Wellborn vs. Vincent (girls), noon
Faith Christian vs. Vincent (boys), 1:30 p.m.
Munford vs. Ranburne (girls), 3 p.m.
Wellborn vs. Ranburne (boys), 4:30 p.m.
Cleburne County vs. Faith Christian (girls), 6 p.m.
Cleburne County vs. Munford (boys), 7:30 p.m.

Talladega Christmas Round Robin
Talladega Co. Central vs. Shelby County, 6 p.m.
Coosa Central vs. Talladega, 7:30 p.m.

Dec. 29
Alexandria in Glencoe Tournament (boys, girls)
Anniston in Hoover Big Orange Christmas Tournament (boys)
Cleburne County Holiday Invitational (B&G), Heflin
Donoho at Albertville Civitan Classic
Lincoln in BALLN Prep Holiday Invitational at G.W. Carver (girls)
Oxford in Huntsville Times Classic (boys)
Pleasant Valley in Sevier County (Tenn.) Winterfest Shootout (girls), 5 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Sacred Heart in Tournament of Champions, Atlanta
White Plains at 22nd Annual Hilton Sandestin Beach Blowout

Dec. 30
Alexandria in Glencoe Tournament (boys, girls)
Cleburne County Holiday Invitational (B&G), Heflin
Donoho at Albertville Civitan Classic
Jacksonville in WQSB Holiday Tournament, Albertville (boys)
Oxford at Glencoe Tournament (girls)
Pleasant Valley in Sevier County (Tenn.) Winterfest Shootout (girls)
Sacred Heart in Tournament of Champions, Atlanta
White Plains at 22nd Annual Hilton Sandestin Beach Blowout

Dec. 31
White Plains at 22nd annual Hilton Sandestin Beach Blowout

Ohatchee and Faith Christian will be looking for lengthy stays in the Calhoun County Tournament in January. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

Ohatchee and Faith Christian will be looking for lengthy stays in the Calhoun County Tournament in January. (Photo by B.J. Franklin/GungHo Photos)

Jan. 3
Boaz at Alexandria
Cleburne County at Munford
Coosa at Faith Christian
Jacksonville at St. Clair County
Oxford at Ft. Payne
Sacred Heart at Donoho
Wellborn at Weaver

Jan. 5
Alexandria at St. Clair County
Cedar Bluff at Jacksonville Christian
Faith Christian at Donoho
Munford at Anniston
Oxford at Homewood
Piedmont at Weaver
Ragland at Pleasant Valley
Sacred Heart at Spring Garden
Wellborn at Lincoln
White Plains at Ohatchee

Jan. 6
Anniston at Handley
Cleburne County at Talladega
Donoho at Cornerstone
Etowah at Alexandria
Faith Christian at Jefferson Christian, 1 p.m.
Hokes Bluff at Jacksonville
Lincoln at Central-Clay County
Ohatchee at Ragland
Pell City at Oxford
Saks at Munford
White Plains at Piedmont

Jan. 7
Cleburne County at Woodland
Huffman at Anniston (boys)
Ohatchee at Coosa, noon
Sand Rock at Pleasant Valley

Jan. 9
Weaver at White Plains, 1 p.m.

Jan. 10
Alexandria at Douglas
Central-Clay County at Talladega
Cherokee County at Jacksonville
Cleburne County at Lincoln
Donoho at Spring Garden
Jacksonville Christian at Faith Christian
Lincoln at Cleburne County
Ohatchee at Wellborn, 1 p.m.
Oxford at Southside
Saks at Anniston
White Plains at Hokes Bluff

Jan. 11
Coosa Central at Talladega, 1 p.m.

Jan. 12
Donoho at Jacksonville Christian
Lincoln at Wellborn

Jan. 13
Alexandria at Boaz
Anniston at Munford
Clay Central at Cleburne County
Donoho at Wadley
Handley at Saks
Jacksonville at White Plains
Lanett at Sacred Heart
Oxford at Pell City
Piedmont at Pleasant Valley
Talladega at Sylacauga
Weaver at Ohatchee

Jan. 14
Gadsden City at Talladega
Calhoun County Tournament, Jacksonville

Jan. 16
Calhoun County Tournament, Jacksonville

Talladega County Tournament, Sylacauga
Munford girls vs. B.B. Comer, 3 p.m.
Fayetteville boys vs. B.B. Comer, 4:30 p.m.
Talladega Co. Central girls vs. Lincoln, 6 p.m.
Childersburg boys vs. Munford, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 17
Calhoun County Tournament, Jacksonville
Handley at Cleburne County

Talladega County Tournament, Sylacauga
Sylacauga girls vs. Munford-B.B. Comer winner, 4:30 p.m.
Fayetteville girls vs. Childersburg, 6 p.m.
Talladega girls vs. Winterboro, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 18
Talladega County Tournament, Sylacauga
Sylacauga boys vs. Fayetteville-B.B. Comer winner, 4:30 p.m.
Talladega boys vs. Winterboro, 6 p.m.
Talladega Co. Central boys vs. Lincoln, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 19
Calhoun County Tournament, Jacksonville
Cleburne County in Tri-County Tournament, Lineville

Talladega County Tournament, Sylacauga
Talladega-Winterboro girls winner vs. TCC-Lincoln winner, 6 p.m.
Sylacauga/Munford-B.B. Comer girls winner vs. Fayetteville-Childersburg winner, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 20
Calhoun County Tournament, Jacksonville
Cleburne County in Tri-County Tournament, Lineville

Talladega County Tournament, Sylacauga
Talladega-Winterboro boys winner vs. Childersburg-Munford winner, 6 p.m.
Sylacauga/Fayetteville-B.B. Comer winner vs. TCC-Lincoln winner, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 21
Calhoun County Tournament, Jacksonville

Talladega County Tournament, Sylacauga
Girls Championship, 6:30 p.m.
Boys Championship, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 23
Faith Christian at Randolph County
Munford at Lincoln
Ohatchee at Jacksonville
Oxford at Clay Central
Piedmont at Wellborn
Weaver at Spring Garden

Jan. 24
Alexandria at Etowah
Anniston at White Plains
Cleburne County at Lincoln
Glencoe at Pleasant Valley
Jacksonville Christian at Spring Garden
Lincoln at Cleburne County
Saks at Piedmont
Southside at Oxford
Talladega at Shelby County
Victory Christian at Donoho

Jan. 26
Cedar Bluff at Weaver
Cleburne County at Clay Central
Jacksonville at Piedmont
Jacksonville Christian at Sacred Heart
Jefferson Christian at Wellborn
Munford at Saks
Ohatchee at Pleasant Valley
Spring Garden at Faith Christian

Jan. 27
Alexandria at Cleburne County
Donoho at Faith Christian
Jacksonville at Wellborn
Sacred Heart at Lanett
Saks at Handley
Spring Garden at Pleasant Valley
Talladega at Lincoln
Weaver at Piedmont
White Plains at Cherokee County

Jan. 28
Cherokee County at Oxford
Cleburne County at Saks
Smiths Station at Anniston
Talladega Co. Central at Lincoln

Jan. 30
Appalachian at Jacksonville Christian
Ashville at Pleasant Valley
Central-Clay County at Lincoln
Cleburne County at White Plains
Donoho at Munford
Spring Garden at Anniston (girls)
Wellborn at Alexandria

Jan. 31
Faith Christian at Ranburne
GSD at Jacksonville Christian
Hokes Bluff at White Plains
Jacksonville at Alexandria
Ohatchee at Ashville
Oxford at Talladega
Saks at Weaver
Wellborn at Donoho

Feb. 2
Cleburne County at Ranburne
Coosa at Ohatchee
Pleasant Valley at Susan Moore
Sacred Heart at Gadsden City
St. Clair County at Jacksonville
Spring Garden at Weaver
Talladega at Anniston
Wellborn at Piedmont

Feb. 3
Alexandria at Lincoln
Anniston at Sylacauga
Faith Christian at White Plains
Gaylesville at Jacksonville Christian
Ft. Payne at Oxford
Weaver at Jacksonville
Wellborn at Saks

Feb. 4
Alexandria at Cleburne County
ASD at Jacksonville Christian
Homewood at Oxford (boys)
Vestavia Hills at Oxford (girls)

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