2023 Holiday Tournament pairings

All the holiday tournament brackets from around the state.

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Simeon players celebrate after defeating Benet to win the Pontiac Holiday Tournament last year.

Simeon players celebrate after defeating Benet to win the Pontiac Holiday Tournament last year.

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Big Dipper (Rich)

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Dec. 26
Thornwood vs. TF South, 9 a.m.
Eisenhower vs. Homewood-Flossmoor, 10:30 a.m.
Westinghouse vs. Hillcrest, noon
Bremen vs. Rich, 1:30
Tinley Park vs. Crete-Monee, 3:30
Hyde Park vs. Thornridge, 5
Bishop Noll, Ind. vs. Evergreen Park, 6:30
Crane vs. Thornton, 8

Collinsville Holiday Classic

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Dec. 27
Decatur MacArthur vs. Granite City, 10 a.m.
O’Fallon vs. Rockford East, 11:30 a.m.
Althoff vs. Mundelein, 1
Quincy vs. Oakville, Mo., 2:30
Triad vs. Carbondale, 4:30
Collinsville vs. Decatur Eisenhower, 6
Lincoln vs. McCluer North, Mo., 7:30
Coulterville, Tenn. vs. Belleville East, 9

Effingham/Teutopolis Christmas Classic

Dec. 28
Highland vs. Newton, 3
Belvidere vs. Lincoln-Way East, 4:30
Charleston vs. Dixon, 6
Pleasant Plains vs. Teutopolis, 7:30
Lutheran North vs. Seneca, 3
Brooks vs. Oak Lawn, 4:30
Mattoon vs. St. Anthony, 6
Champaign Centennial vs. Effingham, 7:30

Hinkle Holiday Classic (Jacobs)

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Dec. 23
Crystal Lake South vs. Larkin, 9 a.m.
Barrington vs. Elk Grove, 10:30 a.m.
Jacobs vs. Johnsburg, noon
Lake Zurich vs. Prairie Ridge, 1:30
Hoffman Estates vs. Cary-Grove, 3
Grayslake Central vs. Bartlett, 4:30
Grant vs. South Elgin, 6
Waubonsie Valley vs. Marian Central, 7:30

Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic

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Dec. 27
Marian Catholic vs. St. Charles East, 9:30 a.m.
Niles North vs. Morgan Park, 11 a.m.
Brother Rice vs. Plainfield East, 12:30
Stevenson vs. Rockford Auburn, 2
DePaul Prep vs. Lincoln-Way Central, 3:45
Schaumburg vs. Hinsdale Central, 5:15
Lane vs. Maine South, 7
Oswego East vs. Morton, 8:30

Julian Holiday Tournament

Dec. 27
UP-Bronzeville vs. Muchin, 10 a.m.
Legal Prep vs. Catalyst Maria, 11:30 a.m.
Holy Trinity vs. DRW, 1
Julian vs. Foreman, 2:30
Chicago Richards vs. Vocational, 10 a.m.
Ogden vs. Johnson, 11:30 a.m.
UIC Prep vs. Orr, 1
King vs. Fenger, 2:30

Pontiac Holiday Tournament

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Dec. 28
Oak Park vs. St. Charles North, 9 a.m.
Benet vs. Lockport, 10:30 a.m.
Simeon vs. Plainfield North, 1
Bloom vs. Danville, 2:30
West Aurora vs. Manual, 4
Curie vs. St. Rita, 6
Joliet West vs. Pontiac, 7:30
New Trier vs. Bloomington, 9

State Farm Holiday Classic (Bloomington)

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Dec. 27
Normal vs. North Chicago, 5
North Lawndale vs. Addison Trail, 6:30
Romeoville vs. Mahomet-Seymour, 8
Wheaton-Warrenville South vs. Sacred Heart-Griffin, 9:30
Rock Island vs. Oswego, noon
Bradley-Bourbonnais vs. Dunlap, 10:30 a.m.
Joliet Central vs. Harlem, 1:30
Metea Valley vs. Peoria, 3

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