The annual Mercy Warrior Classic basketball tournament begins on Monday at McAuley Catholic.
The girls field consists of College Heights, McAuley, Thomas Jefferson, Lamar, Lamar’s JV and Sheldon.
The boys tourney features Thomas Jefferson, College Heights Christian, Joplin’s junior varsity, Sheldon, Carl Junction’s JV and the host Warriors.
“I’m excited,” McAuley Catholic athletics director and girls basketball coach Mike Howard said. “We’re bringing in some really good teams and it should be a lot of good competition on the boys and girls side. It should be a fun week of basketball.”
The tourney begins on Monday and wraps up Saturday.
“It’s going to be a good one,” McAuley boys basketball coach Tony Witt said of the tourney. “TJ’s state-ranked, College Heights is tough and Joplin’s JV will probably be the most athletic team in the tournament. There should be some really good games.”
The lone girls game Monday features McAuley vs. Sheldon at 5. Monday’s boys games feature Thomas Jefferson against the Joplin JV at 6:30, with College Heights taking on the Carl Junction JV at 8.
On Tuesday, the College Heights girls meet Lamar’s JV at 5, followed by the Lamar varsity vs. Sheldon at 6:30. The Thomas Jefferson boys take on Sheldon at 8.
McAuley’s boys kick off the event at 5 on Wednesday against Carl Junction’s JV.
Also Wednesday, the CHC girls meet TJ at 6:30 before the Joplin JV boys take on Sheldon at 8.
Thursday’s schedule has Thomas Jefferson’s girls against Lamar’s JV at 5, the McAuley girls meet Lamar at 6:30 and the McAuley boys square off against College Heights at 8.
Friday’s schedule has the fifth place games for girls (5) and boys (6:30).
Saturday’s slate has the girls third place game at 1, the boys third place game at 3, the girls title game at 5 and the boys championship game at 7.
