Popular holiday boys basketball tournaments get under way Monday

Tustin High will once again be the host for the Tustin Classic Monday through Thursday. (Photo: Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone).

High school sports takes a break for the Christmas holiday the next few days.

But starting Monday, there are lots of tournaments, including boys basketball tournaments at Tustin and Century.

The annual Tustin Classic features 16 teams in a traditional tournament format with the championship on Thursday, Dec. 30. The Elks Holiday Classic at Century includes eight teams competing in a pool play format. It also runs through Thursday.

TUSTIN UPDATE:

Tustin Coach Ringo Bossenmeyer said Sunday one team has withdrawn.

TUSTIN CLASSIC

Tustin High

First round match-ups Monday, Dec. 27 (in order of the bracket):

Marina vs. Chaparral, 10:30 a.m.

Tesoro vs. Tustin, 9 a.m.

Long Beach Wilson vs. Mission Viejo, noon

Beckman vs. Laguna Beach, 1:30 p.m.

Long Beach Millikan vs. San Clemente, 6 p.m.

Esperanza vs. Calvary Chapel, 7:30 p.m.

Woodbridge vs. Los Alamitos, 4:30 p.m.

Elks Holiday Classic

Century High School

Monday, Dec. 27:

1:30 p.m., Newport Harbor vs. Segerstrom

3 p.m., Valencia vs. Cal High

4:30 p.m., Century vs. Palm Desert

6 p.m., Brea Olinda vs Northwood

Tuesday, Dec. 28:

1:30 p.m., Palm Desert vs. Northwood

3 p.m., Brea Olinda vs. Century

4:30 p.m., Cal High vs,. Segerstrom

6 p.m., Newport Harbor vs. Valencia

Wednesday, Dec. 29

1:30 p.m., Century vs. Northwood

3 p.m., Segerstrom vs. Valencia

4:30 p.m., Cal High vs. Newport Harbor

6 p.m., Brea Olinda vs. Palm Desert

Thursday, Dec. 30:

1:30 p.m., blue pool No. 4 vs. silver pool No. 4

3 p.m., blue pool No. 3 vs. silver pool No. 3

4:30 p.m., blue pool No. 2 vs. silver pool No. 2

6 p.m., championship, blue pool No. 1 vs. silver pool No. 1

—Tim Burt, OC Sports Zone; timburt@ocsportszone.com