Twelve boys basketball teams entered in Century Elks Holiday Classic starting Thursday

Edison’s Connor Collins drives against Newport Harbor’s Luke Bashore. Both Edison and Newport Harbor are in the Century Classic. (Photo Fernando M. Donado, For OC Sports Zone)

Twelve boys basketball teams, including defending tourney champion Newport Harbor, are entered in the Century Elks Holiday Classic beginning Thursday, Dec. 26 at Century High.

Opening round match-ups, Thursday, Dec. 26: Newport Harbor vs. Century, noon; Fullerton vs. Valencia, 1:30 p.m.; Yorba Linda vs. La Salle, 7:30 p.m.; Peninsula vs. Westminster, 6 p.m.; Edison vs. Segerstrom, 4:30 p.m.; Sunny Hills vs. Brea Olinda, 3 p.m..

Friday, Dec. 27: Sunny Hills vs. Segerstrom, 6 p.m.; Edison vs. Brea Olinda, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 28: Brea Olinda vs. Segerstrom, 3 p.m, Sunny Hills vs. Edison, 7:30 p.m.

There will be other games with schedules to be announced on both Friday and Saturday.

The championship game will be Monday, Dec. 30, at 7:30 p.m. The third place game will be at 6 p.m.