Full Court Press analyst Kevin Schneider has the scoop on Brogden basketball event

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — If you watch our sports on WWAY on a regular basis you’re probably familiar with the basketball teams at Ashley, Hoggard, Laney and New Hanover. Those four schools will all be participating in this weekend’s Leon Brogden Holiday Tournament. On Thursday night WWAY Full Court Press analyst Kevin Schneider filled in the blanks on the four out of town teams that will be participating in the three day event on the campus of UNC Wilmington.

The three day event will start on Saturday, December 27th. It’ll wrap up on Tuesday, December 30th.

Daily admission will be $10 for adults and $7 for students. Daily admission includes up to 8 games a day.

Tournament passes will be available for $25 for adults and $15 for students. There will be 24 games played on the UNCW campus over the duration of the Brogden Tournament.

Web Guthrie is the new boys head coach at Ashley. His Screaming Eagles will open against a familiar foe. It’ll be Ashley vs. the Whiteville Wolfpack on Saturday Trask Coliseum. WWAY Full Court Press analyst Kevin Schneider has loads of respect for Whiteville. “In Whiteville you have Shaun Kirk, the top player in the area,” Schnider said. “He’s a top 10 player in the state of North Carolina in 2015 and he’s receiving mid to high major recruitment.”

Hoggard will be playing Bullis at the Brogden. Will the Vikings by bullish on Bullis? “It’s a great matchup for Hoggard facing off against Bullis,” Schneider told us. “They’re a 3 time IAC champion. It’s the second top league up there in DC, and they’ve been dominant for the last 3 years with about 5 division one prospects. It’s a contrast in styles. Bullis likes to get up into you defensively and Hoggard likes to slow it down with coach queen running his sets. That’s a first round matchup that is very intriguing.”

New Hanover is a team to keep an eye on at the Brogden. They’re capable of making some noise. The Wildcats will open with the Lexington Wildcats from South Carolina. “Lexington always has traditionally good teams. They play fast pace. The guard for them is Mike Morris, a division 2 low major guard.”

The first round finale on Saturday at the Brogden will feature the Laney Buccaneers. Nathan Faulk’s squad will have their hands full with one of the best 3-A teams in the state… It’s undefeated Gastonia Ashbrook. “Laney will be facing one of the better bigs in the class of 2016 with Isaiah Whaley. He’s 6-9, high major recruit that a lot of majors are looking at. They play Laney in the first round and Whaley is somebody at Trask Coliseum that you might want to go check out.”

Boys bracket for Leon Brogden Holiday Tournament
Dec. 27 – Saturday
Game 2: Ashley vs. Whiteville, 1:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 4: Hoggard vs. Bullis, 4:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 6: New Hanover vs. Lexington, 6 p.m., UNCW’s Hanover Hall
Game 8: Laney vs. Ashbrook, 7:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum

Dec. 29 – Monday
Game 10: Loser Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8, 1:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 12: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4, 4:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 14: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4, 6 p.m., UNCW’s Hanover Hall
Game 16: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 8, 7:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum

Dec. 30 – Tuesday
Game 18: Loser Game 10 vs. Loser Game 14, noon, UNCW’s Hanover Hall
Game 20: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 14, 1:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 22: Loser Game 12 vs. Loser Game 16, 4:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 24: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 16, 7:30 p.m., Trask Coliseum

Girls bracket for Leon Brogden Holiday Tournament
Dec. 27 – Saturday
Game 1: Ashley vs. Whiteville, noon, Trask Coliseum
Game 3: Hoggard vs. Socastee, 3 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 5: New Hanover vs. Hough, 4:30 p.m., UNCW’s Hanover Hall
Game 7: Laney vs. Hoke, 6 p.m., Trask Coliseum

Dec. 29 – Monday
Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7, noon, Trask Coliseum
Game 11: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 3 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 13: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 4:30 p.m., UNCW’s Hanover Hall
Game 15: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 6 p.m., Trask Coliseum

Dec. 30 – Tuesday
Game 17: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 13, noon, Trask Coliseum
Game 19: Loser Game 9 vs. Loser Game 13, 1:30 p.m., UNCW’s Hanover Hall
Game 21: Loser Game 11 vs. Loser Game 15, 3:00 p.m., Trask Coliseum
Game 23: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 15, 6:00 p.m., Trask Coliseum

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BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WEST BLADEN HIGH NEWS RELEASE) — West Bladen would like to formally announce that the second annual Woodmen of the World Christmas Tournament will be held at West Bladen High school on December 27, 29 and 30. The boys tournament will consist of Scotland, Fairmont, St. Pauls, North Brunswick, South Brunswick, Southern Lee, South Columbus, and host West Bladen.

West Bladen boys basketball Coach Travis Pait has this to say about the event. “We are again happy to be hosting this event. The seven teams that will be joining us are all well coached and will certainly be contenders in their respective leagues. The level of competition will certainly help prepare all of the participants for conference play. We would like to thank Mr. Joe Walters and Woodmen of the World for their participation as title sponsors of this event. Woodmen is such a great organization who are always trying to give back to the community.”

Woodmen of the World state manager Joe Walters had this to say: “Woodmen of the World is very excited to be involved with an event like this that benefits so many young people. All of the communities involved have a high rate of Woodmen members, which makes this a great venue for us to continue to actively strengthen our communities. We have for a long time seen the value of team sports on our young people. Many lessons are taught and learned during this time in our youth’s lives and Woodmen wants to be part of this process. We believe that this tournament gives us the chance to do just that.”

Woodmen of the World is a fraternal benefit society dedicated to protecting its members and strengthening its communities. Woodmen of the World has been working with young people for more than one hundred years. All though the world has changed dramatically during the past century, the basic core of our basic youth activities has remained the same; it’s all about helping kids grow up to be and do their best.

Admission is $5 for everyone with no passes out. Concessions will be available. An ipad will be given away courtesy of Woodmen as well. The tournament schedule is as follows:

Saturday Dec 27
Game 1 2pm Scotland County vs South Columbus
Game 2 4pm Fairmont vs North Brunswick
Game 3 6pm Southern Lee vs Lumberton
Game 4 8pm St. Pauls vs West Bladen

Monday Dec 29
Game 5 2pm Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 6 4pm Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Game 7 6pm Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Game 8 8pm Winner Game 3 vs Winner Game 4

Tuesday Dec 30
Game 9 2pm Loser Game 5 vs Loser Game 6 (7th place game)
Game 10 4pm Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6 (5th place game)
Game 11 6pm Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8 (3rd place game)
Game 12 8pm Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 (Championship game)

All games will be held at West Bladen High School