The tournament will begin on Tuesday, December 28th with 8 games to highlight Day 1. The first game features Mt Vernon taking on the Walter H. Dyett High School For the Arts out of Chicago at 8:30 in the morning. That will be followed by Confluence Academy of St Louis taking on Champaign Central at 10am. Romeoville and Chatham Glenwood will play at 12:30 with the final morning session game at 2 with Vashon and Lausanne of Memphis.
At 3:30 Evanston will take on Cahokia followed by Mundelein-Carmel and Muhlenberg out of Pennsylvania at 6:15. The Orphans will play in their usual 7:45 start time against Kipp College Prep of St Louis with Marist and Belleville West playing the late game at 9:15.