The state-ranked St. James High School girls’ basketball team has been seeded No. 1 for the annual Newburg Tournament, to be held Feb. 8-13 at Newburg High School.
St. James is 15-3 and ranked No. 6 in the latest Missouri Class 4 state poll.
Two of the Lady Tigers’ three losses so far this season have come against state-ranked opponents.
Cuba is seeded No. 2 for the Newburg event while Salem is seeded No. 3, Viburnum No. 4, Dixon No. 5, Fatima No. 6, Newburg No. 7 and Licking No. 8.
In first-round games on Monday, Feb. 8 it’s St. James vs. Licking at 4 p.m., Viburnum vs. Dixon at 5:30 p.m., Cuba vs. Newburg at 7 p.m., and Salem vs. Fatima at 8:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Feb. 11 the St. James-Licking loser plays the Viburnum-Dixon loser at 4 p.m. and the Cuba-Newburg loser plays the Salem-Fatima loser at 5:30 p.m. in consolation play while the St. James-Licking winner plays the Viburnum-Dixon winner at 7 p.m. and the Cuba-Newburg winner plays the Salem-Fatima winner at 8:30 p.m. in the tournament semifinals.
On Saturday, Feb. 13 the seventh-place game is scheduled for 3 p.m., the fifth-place game for 4:30 p.m., the third-place game for 6 p.m. and the championship game or 7:30 p.m.
St. James is the defending tournament champion.
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