BLOOMINGTON — The 2009 pairings for the State Farm Holiday Classic were announced earlier this week. The tournament is set to begin on Dec. 28, and will last until Dec. 31. St. Joseph-Ogden's boys and girls teams will play in the tournament, while the Unity Rockets will just send their girls' squad north to the event. The Unity boys are playing in the St. Anthony Tournament in Effingham, which will begin Dec. 29. Pairings for the St. Anthony Tournament will be posted when they are available.
All opening-round games will be played Dec. 28, with the SJ-O boys taking on top-seeded Fieldcrest at 9 p.m. at Normal West. The Unity and SJ-O girls will both open play at Central Catholic, with the Rockets taking on Peoria Christian at 1 p.m. and the Spartans playing Camp Point Central at 4:30 p.m.
Printable brackets can be found at the Classic Web site: http://www.theclassic.org/.
