Scot Classic Brings Top Hoopers to HP

The Highland Park boys will open play in the annual Scot Classic tournament on Thursday against HSAA. (Photo: Chris McGathey)
The Highland Park boys will open play in the annual Scot Classic tournament on Thursday against HSAA. (Photo: Chris McGathey)

The Scot Classic basketball tournament has endured for more than a half century, making it one of the oldest such events on the Dallas-area basketball calendar each season.

This season’s tournament features six boys teams and 12 girls teams who will play a minimum of three games each over three days. So there will be plenty of action on each day at three gyms — including two at Highland Park High School and the main gym at Highland Park Middle School.

The boys field is headlined by the Scots along with perennial Class 6A power South Grand Prairie. Midlothian and Lake Highlands also are included, plus two top homeschool programs, HSAA and the Oklahoma City Storm, which is the defending tournament champion.

On the girls side, HP the format is more traditional bracket play, with the Lady Scots opening against Ursuline on Thursday. Other teams include Grand Prairie, Wylie, Richardson Berkner, W.T. White, ESD, Trinity Christian, Garland, Frisco Centennial, and Conrad.

SCOT CLASSIC SCHEDULE

(Games at HPHS main gym unless otherwise noted)

BOYS

Thursday’s games

Midlothian vs. OKC Storm, 4:30 p.m.

South Grand Prairie vs. Lake Highlands, 6 p.m. (HPMS)

Highland Park vs. HPAA, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s games

Highland Park vs. South Grand Prairie, 4:30 p.m.

OKC Storm vs. HSAA, 6 p.m. (HPMS)

Lake Highlands vs. Midlothian, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Highland Park vs. Lake Highlands, 9 a.m.

South Grand Prairie vs. OKC Storm, 9 a.m. (North Gym)

Midlothian vs. HSAA, 9 a.m. (HPMS)

Fifth-place game, noon (HPMS)

Third-place game, noon

Championship game, 3 p.m.

 

GIRLS

Thursday’s first-round games

Grand Prairie vs. Wylie, 4:30 p.m. (North Gym)

W.T. White vs. Richardson Berkner, 4:30 p.m. (HPMS)

Highland Park vs. Ursuline, 6 p.m.

Frisco Centennial vs. Conrad, 6 p.m. (North Gym)

Highland Park JV vs. Trinity Christian, 7:30 p.m. (North Gym)

ESD vs. Garland, 7:30 p.m. (HPMS)

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