Keenan High School Hosts Taco Bell Capital City Basketball Classic
Tired of all that shopping? Need some basketball therapy? Santa’s coming a little early to basketball fans this week. Keenan High School invites everyone to take a break from the holiday rush and enjoy the fast-paced court action of the Taco Bell Capital City Classic on December 19-22. Sixteen high school basketball teams will compete in elimination rounds starting Wednesday, December 19 at the new Keenan High School, 361 Pisgah Church Road. Admission is $6 per day or $15 for the four-day tournament.
Schools participating in the classic include girls’ teams from Keenan, Fairfield Central, Dreher, Crestwood, Washington County, Lake City, Hartsville and Effingham County high schools. The boys’ bracket will be played by teams from Keenan, Lakewood, Aquinas, North, Clinton, Denmark-Olar, Sumter and Allendale-Fairfax high schools.
The lineup for the first round of games is listed below:
| Wednesday, December 19 |
| Game 1 |
Boys |
Aquinas vs. North |
4:30 p.m. |
| Game 1 |
Girls |
Dreher vs. Crestwood |
6:00 p.m. |
| Game 2 |
Girls |
Keenan vs. Fairfield Central |
7:30 p.m. |
| Game 2 |
Boys |
Keenan vs. Lakewood |
9:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, December 20 |
| Game 3 |
Girls |
Washington County vs. Lake City |
4:30 p.m. |
| Game 3 |
Boys |
Clinton vs. Denmark-Olar |
6:00 p.m. |
| Game 4 |
Girls |
Hartsville vs. Effingham County |
7:30 p.m. |
| Game 4 |
Boys |
Sumter vs. Allendale-Fairfax |
9:00 p.m. |
The lineup for the second round of games is listed below:
| Friday, December 21st |
| Game 5 |
G |
Loser 2 vs. Loser 1 |
10:00 |
| Game 5 |
B |
Loser 2 vs. Loser 1 |
11:30 |
| Game 6 |
G |
Loser 3 vs. Loser 4 |
1:00 |
| Game 6 |
B |
Loser 3 vs. Loser 4 |
2:30 |
| Game 7 |
G |
Winner 3 vs. Winner 4 |
4:00 |
| Game 7 |
B |
Winner 3 vs. Winner 4 |
5:30 |
| Game 8 |
G |
Winner 2 vs. Winner 1 |
7:00 |
| Game 8 |
B |
Winner 2 vs. Winner 1 |
8:30 |
The lineup for the third round of games is listed below:
| Saturday, December 22nd |
| Game 9 |
G |
Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 |
10:00 |
| Game 9 |
B |
Loser 5 vs. Loser 6 |
11:30 |
| Game 10 |
G |
Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 |
1:00 |
| Game 10 |
B |
Winner 5 vs. Winner 6 |
2:30 |
| Game 11 |
G |
Loser 7 vs. Loser 8 |
4:00 |
| Game 11 |
B |
Loser 7 vs. Loser 8 |
5:30 |
| Game 12 |
G |
Winner 8 vs. Winner 7 |
7:00 |
| Game 12 |
B |
Winner 8 vs. Winner 7 |
8:30 |
There will be three elimination rounds. The championship games will be played on December 22. The girls will hit the court at 7 p.m. and the boys’ game will begin at 8:30 p.m.
For more information please contact the Richland One Office of Communications at 231-7504 or 231-7510.