St. Francis to Host NWKL Junior High Boys Basketball Tournament
UPDATE ON SATURDAY'S SCHEDULE
Saturday's game schedule has been determined. Many different items were considered to arrive at what appears to be the best schedule for all teams. Please note that the start time for the first contest has been moved back one hour (from 9:00 am to 10:00 am). Saturday's schedule will be played as follows:
A Team
| Game Time | Opponents |
| 10:00 am CT | St. Francis vs Dighton |
| 11:15 am CT | Sharon Springs vs Hoxie |
| 12:45 pm CT | Third Place Game - Losing teams from earlier games |
| 2:00 pm CT | Championship Game - Winning teams from earlier games |
Click here to view/print the UPDATED A team bracket.
B Team
| Game Time | Opponents |
| 10:00 am CT | Quinter vs Hoxie |
| 11:15 am CT | Dighton vs Tribune |
| 12:45 pm CT | Third Place Game - Losing teams from earlier games |
| 2:00 pm CT | Championship Game - Winning teams from earlier games |
Click here to view/print the UPDATED B team bracket.
St. Francis will be hosting the Northwest Kansas League Junior High Boys Basketball Tournament on December 18 and 20. On Thursday, December 18, the eight NWKL teams will compete at two sites. The A team tournament will be held in the St. Francis High School Gymnasium with the first game tipping-off at 1:00 p.m. The B team tournament will be held in the St. Francis Grade School Gymnasium, also beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thursday's winners will play again on Saturday to determine the NWKL Championship.
St. Francis will play their B team game at 1:00 p.m. in the Grade School on December 18 against Dighton. The Indian A team will play Quinter in the High School Gymnasium at 2:15 on Thursday.
The tournament seeding was completed on Friday, December 12. Teams were seeded according to season record and game times were assigned in an attempt to allow fans to see all of their teams games and to accommodate distances traveled.
The A teams were seeded according to the following season records:
| Seed | Team | Record | Win % |
| 1 | Hoxie | 10-0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Dighton | 7-2 | 0.778 |
| 3 | St. Francis | 7-4 | 0.636 |
| 4 | Wallace County (Sharon Springs) | 5-3 | 0.625 |
| 5 | Greeley County (Tribune) | 4-4 | 0.500 |
| 6 | Quinter | 3-5 | 0.375 |
| 7 | Decatur Community (Oberlin) | 1-9 | 0.100 |
| 8 | Rawlins County (Atwood) | 0-10 | 0.000 |
Thursday's A team games will be played in the High School Gymnasium in the following order:
| Game Number | Opponents | Time |
| 1 | Dighton vs Decatur Community | 1:00 p.m. |
| 2 | St. Francis vs Quinter | 2:15 p.m. |
| 3 | Hoxie vs Rawlins County | 3:30 p.m. |
| 4 | Wallace County vs Greeley County | 4:45 p.m. |
The B teams were seeded according to the following season records:
| Seed | Team | Record | Win % |
| 1 | Hoxie | 10-0 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Greeley County (Tribune) | 5-2 | 0.714 |
| 3 | Dighton | 5-4 | 0.556 |
| 4 | Wallace County (Sharon Springs) | 4-4 | 0.500 |
| 5 | Quinter | 3-5 | 0.375 |
| 6 | St. Francis | 4-7 | 0.364 |
| 7 | Decatur Community (Oberlin) | 3-7 | 0.300 |
| 8 | Rawlins County (Atwood) | 2-8 | 0.200 |
Thursday's B team games will be played in the Grade School Gymnasium in the following order:
| Game Number | Opponents | Time |
| 1 | Dighton vs St. Francis | 1:00 p.m. |
| 2 | Greeley County vs Decatur Community | 2:15 p.m. |
| 3 | Wallace County vs Quinter | 3:30 p.m. |
| 4 | Hoxie vs Rawlins County | 4:45 p.m. |
Admission is $5 for adults and $4 for students. Passes will NOT be accepted. Concessions will be available in both buildings.
More Information regarding Saturday's games will be added to this article when it becomes available.
