Numerous mountain teams are playing this week in Christmas Tournaments in various locations.
BOYS
The Jenkins Cavalier boys played two games on Wednesday in the Happy Valley TN Christmas Classic in Elizabethton, TN.
They knocked off Cedar View Christian of Kingsport 64-40 but lost to KACHEA out of Kingsport 60-49. The Cavaliers are 2-1 in the tournament and 8-4 overall.
Also yesterday, in the Smokey Mountain Christmas Classic at Gatlinburg
It was McMinn County TN over Letcher County Central 59-50
also in the Smokey Mountain Classic, Knott County Central over Westmoreland TN 55-51
Floyd Central over Harvest Prep OH 71-69
and Hazard over Notre Dame TN 57-34
Perry County Central got by Dobyns Bennett of Kingsport TN 71-66 in the Alpha Invitational Tournament.
In the Hyden Citizens Bank Classic at Leslie County:
Johnson Central over Middlesboro 50-46
Oneida Baptist over Cordia 82-24
Leslie County over Buckhorn 69-62
King of the Bluegrass at Fairdale
Bowling Green beat Harlan County 73-62
Dribble Drive Challenge at South Laurel
Corbin beat Harlan 64-44
Pikeville Invitational
Pikeville beat Bath County 77-38
and Pike County Central got by Boyd County 73-72
GIRLS
Between the Lakes Christmas Classic at Paintsville
Harlan Ind over Estill County 82-60
Gateway Holiday Classic at Montgomery County
Madison Central over Hazard 59-34
Hyden Citizens Bank Classic at Leslie County
Leslie County over Buckhorn 87-15
Holiday Classic at Bell County
Bell County over Harlan County 69-65
Smokey Mountiain Christmas Classic
Breathitt County over Washington TN 48-28
Lincoln Park PA over Shelby Valley 74-52
In the Smokey Mountain Winter Classic at Gatlinburg-Pittman
Cookeville TN over Knott County Central 60-43
and Wolfe County beat Prestonsburg 51-43