Granite City Classic Returns With Record Number of Teams

A record 70 boys and girls varsity basketball teams are scheduled to play Wednesday and Thursday at the Granite City Classic in the St. Cloud area.

The event has taken place annually for several years with the exception of 2020 when there were no holiday tournaments because of Covid-19.

The Classic, sponsored by Breakdown Sports, is believed to be the largest high school holiday tournament in the country.

A total of six venues in and around the St. Cloud area will be used for games.

Here is a schedule of games involving local schools in the CCX coverage area:

Wednesday December 29:

12:30 pm Cooper vs. Farmington (Boys @ St. Cloud State)

5:30 pm Rogers vs. Prior Lake (Boys @ St. Cloud State)

12:30 pm Blake vs. Brainerd (Boys @ St. John’s)

2:15 pm Maple Grove vs. Minnetonka (Boys @ St. John’s)

5:30 pm Providence Academy vs. Annandale (Boys @ St. John’s)

4:00 pm Stillwater vs. Champlin Park (Boys @ St. Cloud Tech)

2:45 pm Champlin Park vs. Lakeville South (Girls @ St. Ben’s)

6:00 pm Albany vs. Providence Academy (Girls @ St. Ben’s)

5:45 pm Armstrong vs. Rocori (Girls @ St. Cloud Apollo)

Thursday December 30:

12:30 pm Brainerd vs. Champlin Park (Boys @ St. Cloud State)

11:00 am Hutchinson vs. Rogers (Boys @ St. John’s)

4:00 pm Osakis vs. Providence Academy (Boys @ St. John’s)

5:30 pm Rocori vs. Blake (Boys @ St. John’s)

2:30 pm Cooper vs. Alexandria (Boys @ St. Cloud Apollo)

4:15 pm Prior Lake vs. Maple Grove (Boys @ Sartell-St. Stephen)

10:00 am Duluth East vs. Champlin Park (Girls @ St. Ben’s)

2:45 pm Armstrong vs. Buffalo (Girls @ St. Ben’s)

7:00 pm Providence Academy vs. Becker (Girls @ St. Cloud Tech)

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John Jacobson, reporting