There will be nine tournaments across the region this week featuring teams from Montague County and Bellevue.
Saint Jo is playing host to the Red River Shootout from Dec. 3-5, a tournament which also will feature Gold-Burg.
Gold-Burg’s boys will play Turner, Okla., at 3 p.m. on Dec. 3.
Should the Bears win, then they will play either Savoy or Denton Calvary at 11:15 a.m. on Dec. 4. If Gold-Burg loses, it will play Thackerville, Okla., or Newcastle at 6:45 p.m., also on Dec. 3.
Saint Jo will play the winner between Thackerville or Newcastle at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 4, drawing a first-round bye.
The boys’ field also features Tioga, Valley View and Paradise’s junior varsity squad.
The championship game is set for 6:45 p.m. on Dec. 5, with the girls’ championship set for 5:30 p.m. on the same night.
Saint Jo’s girls will play Thackerville, Okla., at 6:45 p.m. on Dec. 3. Gold-Burg plays Newcastle at 5:30 p.m., also on Dec. 3.
Saint Jo will play either the winner or loser of a game between Savoy and Tioga.
Gold-Burg will play either the winner of loser of a game between Turner, Okla., and Denton Calvary.

Forestburg sets small tournament

The Forestburg girls’ basketball team will play Chico at 4 p.m. on Dec. 4, and then Sacred Heart of Muenster at 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 in a limited tournament.

Clay County Classic

This year, the Clay County Classic doesn’t have a boys’ tournament, so it’s girls only at Petrolia from Dec. 3-5.
Bellevue will take on Petrolia at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3, a rematch of this past Saturday’s small-school consolation championship at the Fantasy of Lights Tournament.

Prairie Valley boys play in Perrin

The Prairie Valley boys’ basketball team is set for the Perrin-Whitt basketball tournament from Dec. 3-5.
Prairie Valley will play Ranger at 4 p.m. on Dec. 3. The Bulldogs will play either the winner or the loser of a game between Chico and Midway on Dec. 4.

Nocona, Prairie Valley girls in Valley View

Nocona’s girls will play in varsity girls’ Pool B with Dallas Hockaday, Collinsville and Ponder at the Valley View Tournament from Dec. 3-5.
The field also features host Valley View plus Aubrey, Callisburg and Blue Ridge.

Nocona boys play in Lake Worth

The Nocona boys’ basketball team is set for the 14th annual Bullfrog Classic at Lake Worth from Dec. 3-5.
The Indians will play Fort Worth Christian at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 3, and then Keller Central at 7 p.m. on the same day. Read more on these tournaments in the mid-week Bowie News.

Nocona’s Kameron Hill (22) drives inside for two during a Nov. 24 game against Petrolia at home. Hill and the rest of the Indians play at the Lake Worth Tournament Dec. 3-5. Nocona opens with Fort Worth Christian, and it plays Keller Central. Click on the image itself for the complete photo. (News photo by Eric Viccaro)