Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area released the tournament schedule for the 38th Annual Pepsi Carolina Classic presented by South Carolina Federal Credit Union today, and it is shaping up to be a great stage for varsity high school basketball.
This year's premiere tournament will be held Dec. 27-29 at South Florence High School, 3200 S. Irby St., Florence. The tournament location rotates each year among West Florence, Wilson, and South Florence High Schools.
South Florence girls will kick off the tournament at 1 p.m. Friday against AC Flora followed by the boys’ division opener featuring Crestwood and West Florence at 2:30 p.m. The South Florence boys play Trinity Collegiate to cap off the first full day of basketball.
The Girls Championship Game will punctuate Saturday’s events at 8 p.m. while the Boys Championship Game will be at 6:45 p.m. Sunday.
Enjoy a weekend of exceptional varsity basketball action all to benefit the members of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area, which serves kids ages 6-18 at sites in Florence, Hartsville, Hemingway, Lake City, Pamplico, and Timmonsville. These kids receive encouragement and homework help; they learn decision-making and leadership skills, and so much more.
Digital ticket information will be available later this month.
For sponsorship information, click on the CONTRIBUTE button at https://www.bgcpda.org/news-events/carolina-classic.html, visit https://bit.ly/24Classic, or contact Mike Woods at mwoods@bgcpda.org or 843-662-1142 ext. 13.
Stay up to date on activities at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Pee Dee Area online at bgcpda.org or on social media @bgcpeedee.
FULL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Girls Division
Friday, December 27
- Game 1 – South Florence HS vs. AC Flora HS – 1:00 pm.
- Game 2 – Wilson HS vs. Trinity Collegiate – 5:30 pm
Saturday, December 28
- 3rd Place Game - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 – 2:30 p.m.
- GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIP – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 – 8:00 pm.
Boys Division
Friday, December 27
- Game 1 – Crestwood HS vs. West Florence HS – 2:30 pm
- Game 2 – Quality Education Academy vs. Atlantic Collegiate – 4:00 pm.
- Game 3 – Wilson HS vs. Marlboro County HS – 6:45 pm.
- Game 4 – South Florence HS vs. Trinity Collegiate – 8:00 pm.
Saturday, December 28
- Game 5 – Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4 – 1:00 pm.
- Game 6 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3 – 4:00 pm.
- Game 7 – Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4 – 5:30 pm.
- Game 8 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3 – 6:45 pm.
Sunday, December 29
- Game 9 – Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 – 2:30 pm.
- Game 10 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (Consolation Bracket Championship) – 4:00 pm.
- Game 11 – Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (3rd Place Game) – 5:30 pm.
- BOYS CHAMPIONSHIP – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 – 6:45 pm.
Note: First team listed for each game is the home team.