City of Basketball Love

Josh Verlin (@jmverlin)
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West Chester’s annual Big 64 Fall Classic is back and better than ever.

This year, more than 100 high school teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Delaware will hit the courts at WCU and Bayard Rustin HS for the area’s largest preseason event.

The event will consist of numerous mini-tournaments; each team is placed into an eight-team group, which will play bracket-style over the course of three game sets. Groups will play either at the two-court Hollinger Field House (North Campus) or in the four-court Health Center (South Campus).

In each grouping in the South Campus, the winners from Court 1 and Court 2 will always match up on Court 1 in the next set, as the winners from Court 3 and Court 4 will meet on Court 2 in the next set; the losers from Courts 1/2 will play on Court 3 and the losers from Court 3/4 on Court 4 in the following set.

Here’s the unofficial schedule, which is subject to change (changes will be updated below ASAP). All schools from Pennsylvania unless otherwise marked:

September 17
Group A: North Campus
9:00 AM
Court 1: Bristol vs. West Chester East
Court 2: Williamstown (N.J.) vs. Northeast

10:00 AM
Court 1: Delco Christian vs. Unionville
Court 2: Harry S. Truman vs. Tacomy Charter

11:00 AM
Court 1: Winner Bristol/WC East vs. Winner Williamstown/Northeast
Court 2: Loser Bristol/WC East vs. Loser WIlliamstown/Northeast

12:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Delco Christian/Unionville vs. Winner Truman/Tacomy
Court 2: Loser Delco Christian/Unionville vs. Loser Truman/Tacomy

1:00 PM
Court 1: Loser of 11am sets (consolation)
Court 2: Loser of 12pm sets (7th/8th)

2:00 PM
Court 1: Winner 11am sets (championship)
Court 2: Winner 12pm sets (5th/6th)

Group B: South Campus
9:00 AM
Court 1: Del-Val (N.J.) vs. Methacton
Court 2: Upper Darby vs. Chichester
Court 3: C.B. West vs. Penn Wood
Court 4: Boys’ Latin vs. Eastern (N.J.)

11:00 AM
Court 1: Winner Ct. 1/2
Court 2: Winner Ct. 3/4
Court 3: Loser Ct. 1/2
Court 4: Loser Ct. 3/4

1:00 PM
Court 1: Championship (Winner Ct. 1/2)
Court 2: Consolation (Loser Ct. 1/2)
Court 3: 5th/6th Place (Winner Ct. 3/4)
Court 4: 7th/8th Place (Loser Ct. 3/4)

Group C: South Campus
10:00 AM
Court 1: Cheltenham vs. Ewing (N.J.)
Court 2: Del-Val Charter vs. Pennsbury
Court 3: Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) vs. Abington
Court 4: William Allen vs. Archbishop Ryan

12:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Ct. 1/2
Court 2: Winner Ct. 3/4
Court 3: Loser Ct. 1/2
Court 4: Loser Ct. 3/4

2:00 PM
Court 1: Championship (Winner Ct. 1/2)
Court 2: Consolation (Loser Ct. 1/2)
Court 3: 5th/6th Place (Winner Ct. 3/4)
Court 4: 7th/8th Place (Loser Ct. 3/4)

Group D: North Campus
3:00 PM
Court 1: Bishop Eustace (N.J.) vs. Downingtown East
Court 2: Frederick Douglas (N.Y.) vs. Williamsport

4:00 PM
Court 1: Hunterdon Reg. (N.J.) vs. Newtown (Md.)
Court 2: Montgomery (N.J.) vs. Salesianum (Del.)

5:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Eustace/Downingtown vs. Winner Douglas/Williamsport
Court 2: Loser Eustace/Downingtown vs. Loser Douglas/Williamsport

6:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Hunterdon/Newtown vs. Winner Montgomery/Salesianum
Court 2: Loser Hunterdon/Newtown vs. Loser Montgomery/Salesianum

7:00 PM
Court 1: Loser of 5pm sets (consolation)
Court 2: Loser of 6pm sets (7th/8th)

8:00 PM
Court 1: Winner 5pm sets (championship)
Court 2: Winner 6pm sets (5th/6th)

Group E: South Campus
3:00 PM
Court 1: Christ the King (N.Y.) vs. Wise (Md.)
Court 2: St. Frances (Md.) vs. Imhotep Charter
Court 3: John Carroll (Md.) vs. Mt. Zion (Md.)
Court 4: Neumann-Goretti vs. St. Benedict’s (N.J.)

5:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Ct. 1/2
Court 2: Winner Ct. 3/4
Court 3: Loser Ct. 1/2
Court 4: Loser Ct. 3/4

7:00 PM
Court 1: Championship (Winner Ct. 1/2)
Court 2: Consolation (Loser Ct. 1/2)
Court 3: 5th/6th Place (Winner Ct. 3/4)
Court 4: 7th/8th Place (Loser Ct. 3/4)

Group F: South Campus
4:00 PM
Court 1: Constitution vs. Archbishop Wood
Court 2: Atlantic City (N.J.) vs. Girard College
Court 3: Wildwood Catholic (N.J.) vs. Bonner-Prendergast
Court 4: St. Benedict’s (N.J.) vs. Rocktop Academy

6:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Ct. 1/2
Court 2: Winner Ct. 3/4
Court 3: Loser Ct. 1/2
Court 4: Loser Ct. 3/4

8:00 PM
Court 1: Championship (Winner Ct. 1/2)
Court 2: Consolation (Loser Ct. 1/2)
Court 3: 5th/6th Place (Winner Ct. 3/4)
Court 4: 7th/8th Place (Loser Ct. 3/4)

Group G: Bayard Rustin
3:00 PM
Court 1: Bayard Rustin vs. Strawberry Mansion
Court 2: St. George’s (Del.) vs. St. Joe’s Hammonton (N.J.)

4:00 PM
Court 1: William Penn (Del.) vs. Shipley
Court 2: Norristown vs. West Catholic

5:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Rustin/Mansion vs. Winner St. George’s/St. Joe’s
Court 2: Loser Rustin/Mansion vs. Loser St. George’s/St. Joe’s

6:00 PM
Court 1: Winner William Penn/Shipley vs. Winner Norristown/West Catholic
Court 2: Loser William Penn/Shipley vs. Loser Norristown/West Catholic

7:00 PM
Court 1: Loser of 5pm sets (consolation)
Court 2: Loser of 6pm sets (7th/8th)

8:00 PM
Court 1: Winner 5pm sets (championship)
Court 2: Winner 6pm sets (5th/6th)

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September 18
Group H: North Campus
8:00 AM
Court 1: West Chester Henderson vs. Concord (Del.)
Court 2: Conestoga vs. Council Rock South

9:00 AM
Court 1: Kennett vs. Central
Court 2: Central Bucks South vs. Dallastown

10:00 AM
Court 1: Winner Henderson/Concord vs. Winner Conestoga/CR South
Court 2: Loser Henderson/Concord vs. Loser Conestoga/CR South

11:00 AM
Court 1: Winner Kennett/Central vs. Winner CB South/Dallastown
Court 2: Loser Kennett/Central vs. Loser CB South/Dallastown

12:00 PM
Court 1: Loser of 11am sets (consolation)
Court 2: Loser of 12pm sets (7th/8th)

1:00 PM
Court 1: Winner 11am sets (championship)
Court 2: Winner 12pm sets (5th/6th)

Group I: South Campus
8:00 AM
Court 1: Avon Grove vs. Central Bucks East
Court 2: Glasgow vs. Phoenixville
Court 3: Pennridge vs. Octorara
Court 4: Garnet Valley vs. Westtown

10:00 AM
Court 1: Winner Ct. 1/2
Court 2: Winner Ct. 3/4
Court 3: Loser Ct. 1/2
Court 4: Loser Ct. 3/4

12:00 PM
Court 1: Championship (Winner Ct. 1/2)
Court 2: Consolation (Loser Ct. 1/2)
Court 3: 5th/6th Place (Winner Ct. 3/4)
Court 4: 7th/8th Place (Loser Ct. 3/4)

Group J: South Campus
9:00 AM
Court 1: Bishop Shanahan vs. Caesar Rodney (Del.)
Court 2: Souderton vs. Cherry Hill West (N.J.)
Court 3: Bartram vs. Spring-Ford
Court 4: Valley Forge Military vs. Wissahickon

11:00 AM
Court 1: Winner Ct. 1/2
Court 2: Winner Ct. 3/4
Court 3: Loser Ct. 1/2
Court 4: Loser Ct. 3/4

1:00 PM
Court 1: Championship (Winner Ct. 1/2)
Court 2: Consolation (Loser Ct. 1/2)
Court 3: 5th/6th Place (Winner Ct. 3/4)
Court 4: 7th/8th Place (Loser Ct. 3/4)

Group K: North Campus
2:00 PM
Court 1: Church Farm vs. Hershey
Court 2: La Salle College HS vs. Haddon Heights

3:00 PM
Court 1: East Stroudsburg North vs. Northeast
Court 2: Lower Merion vs. Cherry Hill East (N.J.)

4:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Church Farm/Hershey vs. Winner La Salle/Haddon Heights
Court 2: Loser Church Farm/Hershey vs. Loser La Salle/Haddon Heights

5:00 PM
Court 1: Winner ES North/Northeast vs. Winner Lower Merion/CH East
Court 2: Loser ES North/Northeast vs. Loser Lower Merion/CH East

6:00 PM
Court 1: Loser of 5pm sets (consolation)
Court 2: Loser of 6pm sets (7th/8th)

7:00 PM
Court 1: Winner 5pm sets (championship)
Court 2: Winner 6pm sets (5th/6th)

Group L: South Campus
2:00 PM
Court 1: Bowie (Md.) vs. Constitution
Court 2: Reading vs. Camden (N.J.)
Court 3: Chester vs. Downingtown West
Court 4: St. Augustine Prep (N.J.) vs. Eleanor Roosevelt (Md.)

4:00 PM
Court 1: Winner Ct. 1/2
Court 2: Winner Ct. 3/4
Court 3: Loser Ct. 1/2
Court 4: Loser Ct. 3/4

6:00 PM
Court 1: Championship (Winner Ct. 1/2)
Court 2: Consolation (Loser Ct. 1/2)
Court 3: 5th/6th Place (Winner Ct. 3/4)
Court 4: 7th/8th Place (Loser Ct. 3/4)

Group M: South Campus
3:00 PM
Court 1: Friends (Md.) vs. Roman Catholic
Court 2: Cheltenham vs. Coatesville
Court 3: Prestige Prep vs. Scranton Prep

5:00 PM
Court 1: Friends (Md.) vs. Coatesville
Court 2: Roman Catholic vs. Scranton Prep
Court 3: Cheltenham vs. Prestige Prep

7:00 PM
Court 1: Championship
Court 2: Consolation
Court 3: 5th/6th Place