Games Set for December 12-14, 2024
Twenty-three teams will descend on the City of Fairfield for the Fairfield Invitational Basketball Tournament being held December 12-14, 2024.
Competing in the Girls tournament will be Fairfield, Teague, Madisonville, Neches, Burnet, Mt. Vernon, Connally, Taylor, Little River Academy, Martin’s Hill, China Spring, and Mexia.
Jumping into the Boys tournament are Fairfield, Palmer, Azle, Connally, LaVega, Athens, Maypearl, Decatur, Mexia, Bullard, and Brewer.
GIRLS TOURNAMENT
Thursday will start off at 9:00 a.m. in the Maroon Gym with Neches vs Teague. Girls’ schedule is as follows (according to bracket provided – gym locations subject to change):
–Maroon Gym
9:00 am Neches vs Teague
12:00 pm Fairfield vs Mt Vernon
3:00 pm Connally vs Taylor
6:00 pm Fairfield vs Burnet
–Gold Gym
10:30 am Martin’s Mill vs China Spring
1:30 pm Madisonville vs Neches
4:30 pm Mexia vs Martin’s Mill
7:30 pm Connally vs Little River Academy
–South Gym
1:30 pm Mexia vs China Spring
4:30 pm Teague vs Madisonville
Friday’s Schedule will be:
–Maroon Gym
9:00 am Burnet vs Mt. Vernon
–Gold Gym
10:30 am Little River Academy vs Taylor
BOYS TOURNAMENT
Thursday will start off at 9:00 a.m. in the Gold Gym with LaVega vs Athens and in the South Gym with Bullard vs Decatur.
Please Note: Boys schedules was incorrect in this week’s print edition delivered to newsstands this week. Corrected version appears below.
Schedule is as follows (according to bracket provided – gym locations subject to change):
–Gold Gym
9:00 am LaVega vs Athens
12:00 pm Mexia vs Bullard
3:00 pm Decatur vs Mexia
6:00 pm Athens vs Maypearl
–South Gym
9:00 am Bullard vs Decatur
12:00 pm Connally vs Azel
–Maroon Gym
10:30 am Palmer vs Connally
1:30 pm LaVega vs Maypearl
4:30 pm Palmer vs Azle
7:30 pm Fairfield vs Brewer
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.
Tickets are available as a 3-day pass for $15 per adult and $8 per student, or daily passes are available for $6 per adult and $4 per student.
Games will be played in the Johnson Activity Center’s Gold and Maroon Gyms, and in the South Gym.
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.
Come out and support your favorite team!
