Twenty-eight teams will descend on the City of Fairfield for the Fairfield Invitational Basketball Tournament being held December 1-3, 2016.
Competing in the Girls tournament will be Fairfield, Anderson-Shiro, Corsicana, Mabank, Martin’s Mill, Normangee, Princeton, Bryan High, Madisonville, Second Baptist, Melissa, Crockett, China Spring, Cedar Hill TC, Diboll, and Centerville.
Jumping into the Boys tournament are Fairfield, Melissa, Oakwood, LaVega, Teague, Grapeland, Aggieland, China Spring, Mexia, Argyle, Corsicana, and Fairfield “B”.
GIRLS TOURNAMENT
Thursday will start off at 9:00 a.m. in the Gold Gym with Corsicana vs. Mabank and 10:30 a.m. in the Maroon Gym with Diboll vs. Centerville. Girls schedule is as follows (according to bracket provided – gym locations subject to change):
–Gold Gym
9:00 am    Corsicana vs. Mabank
12:00 Noon    Martin’s Mill vs. Normangee
4:30 pm    Melissa vs. Crockett
6:00 pm    China Spring vs. Cedar Hill TC
–Maroon Gym
10:30 am    Diboll vs. Centerville
1:30 pm    Princeton vs. Bryan High
3:00 pm    Madisonville vs. Second Baptist
6:00 pm    Fairfield vs. Anderson-Shiro
BOYS TOURNAMENT
Thursday will start off at 9:00 a.m. in the Gold Gym with Corsicana vs. Fairfield ‘B’ and 10:30 a.m. in the Maroon Gym with LaVega vs. Teague. Schedule is as follows (according to bracket provided – gym locations subject to change):
–Gold Gym
9:00 am    Corsicana vs. Fairfield ‘B’
1:30 pm    Mexia vs. China Spring
3:00 pm    Grapeland vs. LaVega
7:30 pm    China Spring vs. Aggieland
–Maroon Gym
10:30 am    LaVega vs. Teague
12:00 Noon    Fairfield vs. Oakwood
4:30 pm    Argyle vs. Corsicana
7:30 pm    Fairfield vs. Melissa
Friday’s schedule is as follows:
–Gold Gym
9:00 am    Melissa vs. Oakwood
12:00 noon    Fairfield ‘B’ vs. Argyle
–Maroon Gym
10:30 am    Teague vs. Grapeland
1:30 pm    Aggieland vs. Mexia
The first team on the list will be the home team in white jerseys, and the second team is the visitors in dark jerseys.
Teams are divided into four Groups:  A, B, C and D.
After pool play, each team will be ranked first to third. The Gold bracket is first, the Silver bracket is second, and the Bronze bracket is third place.
If you are looking for some exciting plays this weekend, be sure to make your way to Fairfield High School for the annual, three-day tournament.