Thanksgiving break for local schools means a week off for all students while basketball programs compete in annual tournaments that consume the playing schedule in the first part of the week.
The City of Lights tournament at Natchitoches Central starts today and will play a slate of games Tuesday.
Here is the schedule of games:
Monday’s games
GIRLS
City of Lights Tournament
(Main gym)
Ruston vs. Mansfield, 10 a.m.
Natchitoches Central vs. Sulphur, 11:30 a.m.
Rosepine vs. Dutchtown, 2:30 p.m.
Natchitoches Central vs. Loyola, 7 p.m.
(Athletic Practice Facility)
Airline vs. Winnfield, 10 a.m.
BOYS
(Main gym)
Barbe vs. Mansfield, 1 p.m.
Bossier vs. Zachary, 4 p.m.
H.L. Bourgeois vs. Pineville, 5:30 p.m.
Natchitoches Central vs. Loyola, 8:30 p.m.
(Athletic Practice Facility)
Ouachita vs. Winnfield, 11:30 a.m.
Haughton vs. Wossman, 1 p.m.
Tuesday’s games
GIRLS
(Main gym)
Dutchtown vs. Airline, 11:30 a.m.
Sulphur vs. Ruston, 1 p.m.
Loyola vs. Winnfield, 5:30 p.m.
Natchitoches Central vs. Rosepine, 7 p.m.
(Athletic Practice Facility)
Mansfield vs. Haughton, 1 p.m.
BOYS
(Main gym)
Mansfield vs. Pineville, 11:30 a.m.
H.L. Bourgeois vs. Zachary, 2:30 p.m.
Loyola vs. Haughton, 4 p.m.
Natchitoches Central vs. Ouachita, 8:30 p.m.
(Athletic Practice Facility)
Winnfield vs. Barbe, 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday’s games
GIRLS
Thanksgiving Classic at BTW
(All games in main gym)
Green Oaks vs. North Caddo, 10 a.m.
BTW vs. Magnolia, 2:35 p.m.
BOYS
Thanksgiving Classic at BTW
(All games in main gym)
Airline vs. Woodlawn, 11:35 p.m.
Captain Shreve vs. Green Oaks, 1:05 p.m.
BTW vs. Magnolia, 4:05 p.m.
Huntington vs. Bossier, 5:35 p.m.