THE CLASSIC’S HISTORY
Unofficial records of teams that have played in Catawba County in the Christmas tournament, now called the Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic:
GIRLS
School Record Titles
Hickory 75-12 18
Newton-Conover 49-35 3
Fred T. Foard 46-38 5
St. Stephens 34-46 0
Bunker Hill 26-48 0
Alexander Central 26-49 0
Bandys 22-16 2
S. Caldwell 14-8 0
E. Burke 14-10 2
Maiden 14-54 0
W. Caldwell 3-3 0
BOYS
School Record Titles
Hickory 73-14 19
Newton-Conover 49-35 2
Fred T. Foard 40-36 2
Alexander Central 40-44 1
St. Stephens 39-44 2
Bunker Hill 27-51 0
Maiden 21-52 0
E. Burke 17-7 3
Bandys 10-24 1
S. Caldwell 7-14 0
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HICKORY – Hickory’s boys and Maiden girls — both unbeaten through Monday in high school basketball – are the top seeds for the 31st annual Dick’s Sporting Goods Classic.
HICKORY
BOYS NO. 1 SEED
Pairings for the three-day tournament, scheduled Dec. 27-29 at Catawba Valley Community College’s Tarlton Complex, were revealed in a press release by The Hickory Metro Sports Commission on Monday.
Hickory’s boys, off to a 4-0 start, are defending tournament champs after beating Maiden 56-45 in last season’s title game. The Red Tornadoes were a No. 2 seed last season, and the Blue Devils were the top seed.
Maiden’s girls, with a 3-0 start, finished fourth in last season’s tournament as a No. 3 seed.
MAIDEN
GIRLS NO. 1 SEED
Hickory’s girls, 1-3 through Monday and seeded No. 7, are the defending tournament champions after beating No. 2 South Caldwell 40-32 in last year’s championship.
The Hickory boys have won the tournament 19 times — going 73-14 in the Classic – and the Maiden girls have never won a Classic title, going 14-54.
Hickory’s girls have won the tournament 18 times, going 75-12, with six straight titles, 11 titles in the last 12 seasons and 13 titles since 2000.
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS CLASSIC
(Dec. 27-29 at CVCC’s Tarlton Complex)
GIRLS
(Records at time of pairings, through Dec. 11)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27
Game 1: No. 7 Hickory (1-3) vs. No. 2 St. Stephens (3-1), 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 6 Bunker Hill (2-6) vs. No. 3 S. Caldwell (2-2), 1 p.m.
Game 3: No. 5 Alexander Central (1-2) vs. No. 4 Newton-Conover (2-2), 4 p.m.
Game 4: No 8 Fred T. Foard (0-4) vs. No. 1 Maiden (3-0), 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
Game 5: No. 7 Hickory-No. 2 St. Stephens loser vs. No. 6 Bunker Hill-No. 3 S. Caldwell loser, 10 a.m.
Game 6: No. 5 Alexander Central vs. No. 4 Newton-Conover loser vs. No. 8 Foard-No. 1 Maiden loser, 1 p.m.
Game 7: No. 7 Hickory-No. 2 St. Stephens winner vs. No. 6 Bunker Hill-No. 3 S. Caldwell winner, semifinal, 4 p.m.
Game 8: No. 5 Alexander Central vs. No. 4 Newton-Conover winner vs. No. 8 Foard-No. 1 Maiden winner, semifinal, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, DEC. 29
Game 9: Loser Game 5 s. Loser Game 6, seventh place, 10 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, fifth place, 1 p.m.
Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, third place, 4 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, championship, 7 p.m.
BOYS
(Records at time of pairings, through Dec. 11)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 27
Game 1: No. 7 Fred T. Foard (0-4) vs. No. 2 Maiden (3-1), 11:30 a.m.
Game 2: No. 6 S. Caldwell (0-4) vs. No. 3 St. Stephens (3-1), 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 5 Bunker Hill (3-5) vs. No. 4 Alexander Central (2-2), 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 8 Newton-Conover (0-4) vs. No. 1 Hickory (4-0), 8:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, DEC. 28
Game 5: No. 7 Foard-No. 2 Maiden loser vs. No. 6 S. Caldwell-No. 3 St. Stephens loser, 11:30 a.m.
Game 6: No. 5 Bunker Hill-No. 4 Alexander Central loser vs. No. 8 Newton-Conover.-No. 1 Hickory loser, 2:30p.m.
Game 7: No. 7 Foard-No. 2 Maiden winner vs. No. 6 S. Caldwell-No. 3 St. Stephens winner, semifinal, 5;30 p.m.
Game 8: No. 5 Bunker Hill-No. 4 Alexander Central winner vs. No. 8 Newton-Conover.-No. 1 Hickory winner, semifinal, 8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, DEC. 29
Game 9: Loser Game 5 s. Loser Game 6, seventh place, 11:30 a.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, fifth place, 2:30 p.m.
Game 11: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, third place, 5:30 p.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, championship, 8:30 p.m.