The Bryan County Tournament is slated for its annual run next week with an eight-team field that will be condensed into a three-day bracket as opposed to all week.
Caddo boys have appeared in 10 consecutive Bryan County championship contests and will be the top seed in quest of its third straight tournament title.
On the girls’ side, the top seed is Caddo as well and the Lady Bruins are in quest of an eighth consecutive finals appearance while looking to repeat as champs.
This year’s bracket includes a trio of newcomers as Tishomingo, Coalgate and Legacy Christian will play in the tournament for the first time ever while joining Caddo, Rock Creek, Calera, Colbert and Tushka.
Opening round contests on Thursday, January 22 will take place at Colbert and Legacy Christian with semifinal round play along with trophy games at Southeastern on Friday and Saturday respectively.
Caddo is the top-ranked team in the state in Class A and entered this week with a perfect 10-0 record and tournament titles from Madill and Savanna already under their belts. The Lady Bruins will meet Legacy Christian at 5:20 on Thursday at Legacy in round one.
The other girls game at Legacy will have third seed Tushka facing off with Coalgate at 4 p.m.
At Colbert, second seed and 17th ranked Rock Creek battles Calera at 4 p.m. on Thursday with Colbert tangling with Tishomingo at 5:20.
In the boys’ bracket, Caddo will be the strong favorite once again as they entered the week with a 9-1 record and ranked second in the state in Class A. The Bruins are slated to face Legacy Christian in the 8 p.m. first round game at Legacy.
Third seed Rock Creek squares off against a Coalgate squad that just won the Tushka Tournament in the earlier 6:40 contest at Legacy.
Meanwhile at Colbert, it’s a four versus five seed match as Calera is pitted with Tushka at 6:40. In the finale, second seed Colbert will play Tishomingo at 8 o’clock.
Games on Friday will begin at 11 a.m. with consolation action at Bloomer Sullivan Arena and then consolation championship games begin the Saturday action at 12:30.