HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pairings set for East Lincoln Winter Jam

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DENVER, N.C. – The Hickory Ridge girls and Davidson Day boys are the top seeds for the East Lincoln Winter Jam high school basketball tournament that begins Dec. 28 at East Lincoln.

The three-day tournament, played in two gyms at East Lincoln, has two eight-team brackets.

There are eight games on the opening day, highlighted by No. 8 Mallard Creek against No. 1 Davidson Day in a boys’ game at 5:30 p.m. in the new gym at East Lincoln.

In the girls’ bracket, No. 1 Hickory Ridge faces Concord Robinson at 4 p.m. in the new gym.

Other first-round games among boys are No. 5 Garinger versus No. 4 Concord Robinson at 1 p.m., No. 6 Cuthbertson facing No. 3 Northwest Cabarrus at 2:30 p.m., and No. 7 Forestview against No. 2 East Lincoln at 8:30 p.m.

The other three girls’ opening-round games are No. 7 Northwest Cabarrus against No. 2 Davidson Day at 1 p.m., No. 5 Lincoln Charter facing No. 4 Forestview at 2:30 p.m., and No. 6 East Lincoln battling No. 3 North Mecklenburg at 7 p.m.

Both tournament fields will be played to seventh-place finishes, with the championship games scheduled Dec. 30 – girls at 7 p.m. in the new gym and boys in the new gym at 8:30 p.m.

EAST LINCOLN WINTER JAM

(Dec. 28-30 at East Lincoln High)

BOYS

Thursday, Dec. 28

Game 1: No. 5 Garinger vs. No. 4 Concord Robinson, new gym, 1 p.m.

Game 2: No. 6 Cuthbertson vs. No. 3 NW Cabarrus, new gym, 2:30 p.m.

Game 3:No. 8 Mallard Creek vs. No. 1 Davidson Day, new gym, 5:30 p.m.

Game 4: No. 7 Forestview vs. No. 2 E. Lincoln, new gym, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 29

Game 5: Davidson Day-Mallard Creek loser vs. Garinger-Robinson loser, new gym, 1 p.m.

Game 6: Forestview-E. Lincoln loser vs. Cuthbertson-NW Cabarrus loser, new gym, 2:30 p.m.

Game 7: Davidson-Day-Mallard Creek winner vs. Garinger-Robinson winner, new gym, semifinal, 5:30 p.m.

Game 8: Forestview-E. Lincoln winner vs. Cuthbertson-NW Cabarrus winner, new gym, semifinal, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 30

Game 9: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, seventh place, new gym, 1 p.m.

Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, fifth place, new gym, 2:30 p.m.

Game 11: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, third place, new gym, 5:30 p.m.

Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, championship, new gym, 8:30 p.m.

GIRLS

Thursday, Dec. 28

Game 1: No. 7 NW Cabarrus vs. No. 2 Davidson Day, old gym, 1 p.m.

Game 2: No. 5 Lincoln Charter vs. No. 4 Forestview, old gym, 2:30 p.m.

Game 3: No. 8 Concord Robinson vs. No. 1 Hickory Ridge, new gym, 4 p.m.

Game 4: No. 6 E. Lincoln vs. No. 3 N. Mecklenburg, new gym, 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 29

Game 5: Davidson Day-NW Cabarrus loser vs. E. Lincoln-N. Mecklenburg loser, old gym, 1 p.m.

Game 6: Hickory Ridge-Robinson loser vs. Lincoln Charter-Forestview loser, old gym, 2:30 p.m.

Game 7: Hickory Ridge-Robinson winner vs. Lincoln Charter-Forestview winner, new gym, semifinal, 4 p.m.

Game 8: Davidson Day-NW Cabarrus winner vs. E. Lincoln-N. Mecklenburg winner, new gym, semifinal, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 30

Game 9: Game 5 loser vs. Game 6 loser, seventh place, new gym, 10 a.m.

Game 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, fifth place, new gym, 11:30 a.m.

Game 11: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 loser, third place, new gym, 4 p.m.

Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, championship, new gym, 7 p.m.

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