The 2023 TexasBank Holiday Classic is slated for Dec. 27-29 in four locations within Brownwood as 48 teams will compete in 94 games over three days in the largest high school basketball tournament in the state of Texas this school year.
Along with the host Brownwood Lions and Lady Lions, Brown County schools Early, Bangs, Zephyr and May will also be represented in the tournament field. Other nearby teams competing include Coleman, Goldthwaite, San Saba, Cisco, Richland Springs, Sidney, De Leon, Gorman, Brady, Hamilton, Albany and Dublin, among others, while a high school from New York state will take part as well.
Games will be played at the Brownwood Coliseum, Brownwood High School’s Warren Gym and the Auxiliary Gym, and at the Brownwood Middle School Gym.
A tournament pass for all three days is $25 for adults and $20 for senior citizens and students. A single day pass is $10 for adults, senior citizens and students, and $5 for kids under 5.
There will be four divisions – Boys Big School, Girls Big School, Boys Small School and Girls Small School. Below are the list of schools competing in each division.
Girls Small School Pools
Superior Essex – May, Goldthwaite, Dublin
Pitts – Coleman, Gorman, Valley Mills
City of Early – Bangs, De Leon, Thrall
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Girls Big School Pools
Elliot Electric – Brownwood, China Spring, Nolan Catholic, Midland Christian
Sparks – Cisco, Hamilton, Wellington, Academy
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Boys Big Division
Brownwood, Early, Stephenville, Abilene Wylie, Brady, Dublin, Wall, Academy, Llano, Alvarado, Gatesville, Maine-Endwell NY
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Boys Small Division
Bangs, May, Zephyr, Coleman, Goldthwaite, Richland Springs, San Saba, Sidney, Cisco, Hamilton, Albany, Gorman, Santo, Thrall, Wellington, Meyer
The following is the day-by-day schedule for the TexasBank Holiday Classic, with brackets and schedules for each pool in the graphics underneath:
TEXASBANK HOLIDAY CLASSIC DAILY SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Dec. 27
Game 1: May vs. Goldthwaite, 8 a.m. at Coliseum (Girls Small)
Game 2: Gatesville vs. Wall, 8 a.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 3: Coleman vs. Santo, 8 a.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 4: Bangs vs. De Leon, 8 a.m. at Auxiliary (Girls Small)
Game 5: Brady vs. Alvarado, 9:20 a.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 6: Cisco vs. Hamilton, 9:20 a.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 7: San Saba vs. Sidney, 9:20 a.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 8: Gorman vs. Thrall, 9:20 a.m. at Auxiliary (Boys Small)
Game 9: Coleman vs. Gorman, 10:40 a.m. at Coliseum (Girls Small)
Game 10: Abilene Wylie vs. Llano, 10:40 a.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 11: May vs. Hamilton, 10:40 a.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 12: Albany vs. Meyer, 10:40 a.m. at Auxiliary (Boys Small)
Game 13: Jarrell vs. Big Spring, Noon at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 14: Nolan Catholic vs. Midland Christian, Noon at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 15: Richland Springs vs. Wellington, Noon at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 16: Zephyr vs. Goldthwaite, Noon at Auxiliary (Boys Small)
Game 17: Goldthwaite vs. Dublin, 1:20 p.m. at Coliseum (Girls Small)
Game 18 Loser 2 vs. Loser 5, 1:20 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 19: Bangs vs. Cisco, 1:20 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 20: Stephenville vs. Academy, 2:40 p.m. At Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 21: De Leon vs. Thrall, 2:40 p.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Small)
Game 22: Loser 3 vs. Loser 12, 2:40 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 23: Gorman vs. Valley Mills, 2:30 p.m. at Auxiliary (Girls Small)
Game 24: Academy vs. Wellington, 4 p.m. at Coliseum (Girls Big)
Game 25: Winner 2 vs. Winner 5, 4 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 26: Loser 8 vs. Loser 7, 4 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 27: Dublin vs. Maine-Endwell NY, 5:20 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 28: Brownwood vs. China Spring, 5:20 p.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 29: Loser 11 vs. Loser 15, 5:20 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 30: May vs. Dublin, 5:20 p.m. at Auxiliary (Girls Small)
Game 31: Coleman vs. Valley Mills, 6:40 p.m. at Coliseum (Girls Small)
Game 32: Brownwood vs. Early, 6:40 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 33: Winner 3 vs. Winner 12, 6:40 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 34: Winner 20 vs. Winner 10, 8 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 35: Bangs vs. Thrall, 8 p.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Small)
Game 36: Winner 8 vs. Winner 7, 8 p.m. At BMS (Boys Small)
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Thursday, Dec. 28
Game 37: 3rd Superior vs. 3rd Pitts, 8 a.m. at Coliseum (Girls Small)
Game 38: Loser 20 vs. Loser 10, 8 a.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 39: Hamilton vs. Welling, 8 a.m. at BMS (Girls Big)
Game 40: Loser 19 vs. Loser 16, 8 a.m. at Auxiliary (Boys Small)
Game 41: Winner 11 vs. Winner 15, 9:20 a.m. at Auxiliary (Boys Small)
Game 42: 2nd Pitts vs. 2nd City, 9:20 a.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Small)
Game 43: Cisco vs. Academy, 9:20 a.m. at BMS (Girls Big)
Game 44: Winner vs. Winner 15, 9:20 a.m. at Auxiliary (Boys Small)
Game 45: Brownwood vs. Midland Christian, 10:40 a.m. at Coliseum (Girls Big)
Game 46: Winner 32 vs. Winner 13, 10:40 a.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 47: 1st City vs. 1st Pitts, 10:40 a.m. at BMS (Girls Small)
Game 48: Loser 22 vs. Loser 26, 10:40 a.m. at Auxiliary (Boys Small)
Game 49: Loser 25 vs. Loser 34, Noon at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 50: China Spring vs. Nolan Catholic, Noon at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 51: 3rd City vs. 3rd Superior, Noon at BMS (Girls Small)
Game 52: Cisco vs. Wellington, 1:20 p.m. at Coliseum (Girls Big)
Game 53: Winner 19 vs. Winner 16, 1:20 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Small)
Game 54: 2nd Superior vs. 2nd Pitts, 1:20 p.m. at BMS (Girls Small)
Game 55: Winner 41 vs. Loser 27, 2:40 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 56: Hamilton vs. Academy, 2:40 p.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 57: Brownwood vs. Nolan Catholic, 4 p.m. at Coliseum (Girls Big)
Game 58: Loser 29 vs. Loser 40, 4 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Small)
Game 59: Winner 22 vs. Winner 26, 4 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 60: Winner 36 vs. Winner 33, 5:20 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Small)
Game 61: China Spring vs. Midland Christian, 5:20 p.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 62: Loser 18 vs. Loser 38, 5:20 p.m. at BMS (Boys Big)
Game 63: Winner 34 vs. Winner 25, 6:40 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 64: Winner 38 vs. Winner 18, 6:40 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 65: Winner 29 vs. Winner 40, 6:40 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 66: Winner 44 vs. Winner 53, 8 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Small)
Game 67: Winner 46 vs. Winner 27, 8 p.m at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 68: Loser 33 vs. Loser 36, 8 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
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Friday, Dec. 29
Game 69: Loser 34 vs. Loser 46, 8 a.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 70: Loser 44 vs. Loser 53, 8 a.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Small)
Game 71: Loser 48 vs Loser 58, 8 a.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 72: 1st Pitts vs. 1st Superior, 9:20 a.m. at Coliseum (Girls Small)
Game 73: 4th Elliot vs. 4th Sparks, 9:20 a.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 74: Loser 59 vs. Loser 65, 9:20 a.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 75: Loser 38 vs. Loser 41, 10:40 a.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 76: Loser 64 vs. Loser 55, 10:40 a.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 77: Loser 60 vs. Loser 66, 10:40 a.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 78: 2nd Elliot vs. 2nd Sparks, Noon at Coliseum (Girls Big)
Game 79: 2nd City vs. 2nd Superior, Noon at Warren Gym (Girls Small)
Game 80: Loser 68 vs. loser 70, Noon at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 81: Winner 59 vs. Winner 65, 1:20 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Small)
Game 82: Loser 25 vs. Loser 46, 1:20 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 83: Winner 68 vs. Winner 70, 1:20 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 84: Loser 63 vs. Loser 67, 2:40 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 85: 3rd Pitts vs. 3rd City, 2:40 p.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Small)
Game 86: Winner 58 vs. Winner 48, 2:40 p.m. at BMS (Boys Small)
Game 87: 1st Superior vs. 1st City, 4 p.m. at Coliseum (Girls Small)
Game 88: Winner 64 vs. Winner 55, 4 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 89: Winner 60 vs. Winner 66, 5:20 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Small)
Game 90: 3rd Elliot vs. 3rd Sparks, 5:20 p.m. at Warren Gym (Girls Big)
Game 91: 1st Elliot vs. 1 Sparks, 6:40 p.m. at Coliseum (Girls Big)
Game 92: Loser 18 vs. Loser 41, 6:40 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)
Game 93: Winner 67 vs. Winner 63, 8 p.m. at Coliseum (Boys Big)
Game 94: Dublin vs. Oaks Academy, 8 p.m. at Warren Gym (Boys Big)