TribalEmpire Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 We're 11 days away from the return of one of the nation's top high school basketball tournaments, the Arby's Classic, held at Tennessee High's arena in Bristol, Tennessee, Viking Hall. With the 2020 cancellation of the event due to the pandemic, the tournament organizers knew they had to come big with the selection of the out of town teams this year, and boy have they delivered. Here are the teams in the 2021 Arby's Classic: Abingdon (VA) Falcons Amarillo (TX) Sandies Bearden Bulldogs Berkmar (GA) Patriots Dorman (SC) Cavaliers Dr. Phillips (FL) Panthers East Hamilton Hurricanes Greeneville Greene Devils Jonesboro (AR) Hurricanes Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish Long Island Lutheran (NY) Crusaders Myers Park (NC) Mustangs Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy (Bahamas) Falcons Tampa Catholic (FL) Crusaders Tennessee High Vikings Union (VA) Bears Volunteer Falcons West Ridge Wolves Here is the schedule: Monday, December 27: 1:00 Game 1 -- Union vs. Knoxville Catholic 2:30 Game 2 -- East Hamilton vs. Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy 4:00 Game 3 -- Abingdon vs. Dorman 5:30 Game 4 -- Berkmar vs. Bearden 7:00 Game 5 -- Greeneville vs. Myers Park 8:30 Game 6 -- Dr. Phillips vs. Volunteer Tuesday, December 28: 2:30 Game 7 -- Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 4:00 Game 8 -- Winner of Game 1 vs. Jonesboro 5:30 Game 9 -- Amarillo vs. West Ridge 7:00 Game 10 -- Tennessee High vs. Long Island Lutheran 8:30 Game 11 -- Winner of Game 2 vs. Tampa Catholic Wednesday, December 29: 9:00 am Game 12 -- Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 10:30 am Game 13 -- Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6 12:00 pm Game 14 -- Loser of Game 8 vs. Loser of Game 9 1:30 pm Game 15 -- Loser of Game 10 vs. Loser of Game 11 5:00 pm Game 16 -- Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 6:30 pm Game 17 -- Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 8:00 pm Game 18 -- Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 9:30 pm Game 19 -- Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11 Thursday, December 30: 9:00 am Game 20 -- Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13 10:30 am Game 21 -- Winner of Game 14 vs. Winner of Game 15 12:00 pm Game 22 -- Loser of Game 16 vs. Loser of Game 17 1:30 pm Game 23 -- Loser of Game 18 vs. Loser of Game 19 5:30 pm -- Dick's Sporting Goods Slam Dunk Contest 7:00 pm Game 24 -- Winner of Game 16 vs. Winner of Game 17 8:30 pm Game 25 -- Winner of Game 18 vs. Winner of Game 19 Friday, December 31: 11:30 am Game 26 -- Consolation: Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 15 1:00 pm Game 27 -- Sixth place: Winner of Game 20 vs. Winner of Game 21 2:30 pm Game 28 -- Fifth place: Winner of Game 22 vs. Winner of Game 23 4:00 pm -- Fun Factory Three Point Contest 5:30 pm Game 29 -- Third place: Loser of Game 24 vs. Loser of Game 25 7:00 pm Game 30 -- Championship: Winner of Game 24 vs. Winner of Game 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TribalEmpire Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Who wins the 2021 Arby's Classic? What player intrigues you? This tournament is absolutely loaded this year and can't wait for it to get underway! My prediction for the finals is Berkmar vs. Long Island Lutheran. Georgia teams have a history of doing very well in this tournament which is why I am picking Berkmar to win it all. However, Bearden may shock the world and defeat Berkmar in round 1. The top half of the bracket is absolutely loaded with Union (defending VHSL 2A champ), Abingdon (defending VHSL 3A runner up), Greeneville (defending TSSAA 2A champ), the aforementioned Berkmar and Bearden... Long Island Lutheran seems to be the overwhelming favorite in the bottom half of the bracket, although Amarillo has a couple of studs on their lineup. Players to watch: Dr. Phillips: Ernest Udeh (6-10, 230) -- offers from Tennessee, Kansas, UCLA, Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor Riley Kugel (6-4, 175) -- Mississippi State commit Denzel Aberdeen (6-4, 175) -- Florida commit Amarillo: Brendan Hausen (6-4, 180) -- Villanova commit Cade Hornecker (7-0, 210) -- offers from Butler, Creighton, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts Dorman: Noah Clowney (6-9, 205) -- offers from Virginia Tech, Alabama, Indiana, Georgia Tech, South Carolina Berkmar: Jermahri Hill (6-3, 160) -- offers from Georgia, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech Knoxville Catholic: BJ Edwards (6-3, 170) -- Tennessee commit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxBball1969 Posted December 18, 2021 Report Share Posted December 18, 2021 This is going to be awesome. Hope to make it to a game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekerballer Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 Looking forward to this one. Field looks as strong as it has been in years. Lutheran and Berkmar have to be favorites. Think Dr. Phillips could pull it off as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockton4182 Posted December 19, 2021 Report Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/16/2021 at 9:19 AM, SWVAHavokFan said: We're 11 days away from the return of one of the nation's top high school basketball tournaments, the Arby's Classic, held at Tennessee High's arena in Bristol, Tennessee, Viking Hall. With the 2020 cancellation of the event due to the pandemic, the tournament organizers knew they had to come big with the selection of the out of town teams this year, and boy have they delivered. Here are the teams in the 2021 Arby's Classic: Abingdon (VA) Falcons Amarillo (TX) Sandies Bearden Bulldogs Berkmar (GA) Patriots Dorman (SC) Cavaliers Dr. Phillips (FL) Panthers East Hamilton Hurricanes Greeneville Greene Devils Jonesboro (AR) Hurricanes Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish Long Island Lutheran (NY) Crusaders Myers Park (NC) Mustangs Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy (Bahamas) Falcons Tampa Catholic (FL) Crusaders Tennessee High Vikings Union (VA) Bears Volunteer Falcons West Ridge Wolves Here is the schedule: Monday, December 27: 1:00 Game 1 -- Union vs. Knoxville Catholic 2:30 Game 2 -- East Hamilton vs. Tabernacle Baptist Christian Academy 4:00 Game 3 -- Abingdon vs. Dorman 5:30 Game 4 -- Berkmar vs. Bearden 7:00 Game 5 -- Greeneville vs. Myers Park 8:30 Game 6 -- Dr. Phillips vs. Volunteer Tuesday, December 28: 2:30 Game 7 -- Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 4:00 Game 8 -- Winner of Game 1 vs. Jonesboro 5:30 Game 9 -- Amarillo vs. West Ridge 7:00 Game 10 -- Tennessee High vs. Long Island Lutheran 8:30 Game 11 -- Winner of Game 2 vs. Tampa Catholic Wednesday, December 29: 9:00 am Game 12 -- Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4 10:30 am Game 13 -- Loser of Game 5 vs. Loser of Game 6 12:00 pm Game 14 -- Loser of Game 8 vs. Loser of Game 9 1:30 pm Game 15 -- Loser of Game 10 vs. Loser of Game 11 5:00 pm Game 16 -- Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 6:30 pm Game 17 -- Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 8:00 pm Game 18 -- Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9 9:30 pm Game 19 -- Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11 Thursday, December 30: 9:00 am Game 20 -- Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13 10:30 am Game 21 -- Winner of Game 14 vs. Winner of Game 15 12:00 pm Game 22 -- Loser of Game 16 vs. Loser of Game 17 1:30 pm Game 23 -- Loser of Game 18 vs. Loser of Game 19 5:30 pm -- Dick's Sporting Goods Slam Dunk Contest 7:00 pm Game 24 -- Winner of Game 16 vs. Winner of Game 17 8:30 pm Game 25 -- Winner of Game 18 vs. Winner of Game 19 Friday, December 31: 11:30 am Game 26 -- Consolation: Winner of Game 7 vs. Loser of Game 15 1:00 pm Game 27 -- Sixth place: Winner of Game 20 vs. Winner of Game 21 2:30 pm Game 28 -- Fifth place: Winner of Game 22 vs. Winner of Game 23 4:00 pm -- Fun Factory Three Point Contest 5:30 pm Game 29 -- Third place: Loser of Game 24 vs. Loser of Game 25 7:00 pm Game 30 -- Championship: Winner of Game 24 vs. Winner of Game On 12/16/2021 at 9:38 AM, SWVAHavokFan said: Who wins the 2021 Arby's Classic? What player intrigues you? This tournament is absolutely loaded this year and can't wait for it to get underway! My prediction for the finals is Berkmar vs. Long Island Lutheran. Georgia teams have a history of doing very well in this tournament which is why I am picking Berkmar to win it all. However, Bearden may shock the world and defeat Berkmar in round 1. The top half of the bracket is absolutely loaded with Union (defending VHSL 2A champ), Abingdon (defending VHSL 3A runner up), Greeneville (defending TSSAA 2A champ), the aforementioned Berkmar and Bearden... Long Island Lutheran seems to be the overwhelming favorite in the bottom half of the bracket, although Amarillo has a couple of studs on their lineup. Players to watch: Dr. Phillips: Ernest Udeh (6-10, 230) -- offers from Tennessee, Kansas, UCLA, Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor Riley Kugel (6-4, 175) -- Mississippi State commit Denzel Aberdeen (6-4, 175) -- Florida commit Amarillo: Brendan Hausen (6-4, 180) -- Villanova commit Cade Hornecker (7-0, 210) -- offers from Butler, Creighton, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oral Roberts Dorman: Noah Clowney (6-9, 205) -- offers from Virginia Tech, Alabama, Indiana, Georgia Tech, South Carolina Berkmar: Jermahri Hill (6-3, 160) -- offers from Georgia, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech Knoxville Catholic: BJ Edwards (6-3, 170) -- Tennessee commit Union and Abingdon you must be crazy mentioning them after your team Science Hill beat Union last night. I know Dobyns Bennett was afraid of another pounding why they didn’t want to play this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHSTrack06 Posted December 20, 2021 Report Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) Only 75% capacity. Tix are gonna be tough to snag. I have a family member high up in Arbys managment..and he was unable to get passes. They only gave Arbys a small amount of passes and we wound up doing a random drawing. They might need to find a new primary sponsor soon...js Edited December 20, 2021 by EHSTrack06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TribalEmpire Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 BREAKING: Bristol Herald Courier is reporting that Myers Park had to withdraw from the Arby's Classic due to COVID protocols. Twin Springs out of southwest Virginia will be the replacement. The tournament schedule has also been altered due to the change. Twin Springs is now in the tournament play in game against Knoxville Catholic Monday at 1 PM. Union has been switched to the main draw of the tournament and will now face Greeneville on Monday at 7 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekerballer Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Sucks that Myers Park can’t make it. Glad they were able to find a replacement on such short notice, but definitely a drop off in talent. Greeneville vs Union might be a fun match up now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olbagabones83 Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 4 hours ago, creekerballer said: Sucks that Myers Park can’t make it. Glad they were able to find a replacement on such short notice, but definitely a drop off in talent. Greeneville vs Union might be a fun match up now though. I don't see this one being much of a game. Possibly might make a game of it early but Greeneville by atleast 15 to 25 in this one. Science Hill just ran through Union a little over a week ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TribalEmpire Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Yeah, Greeneville by at least 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekerballer Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Knox Catholic beats Twin Springs 92-41 to win game 1. Catholic had a 37-6 third quarter which was mostly a dunk contest between Blue and BJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekerballer Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 East Hamilton hangs on to beat Tabernacle 56-53 Ashton Munson with 19 pts and Cade Pendleton with 11. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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