Findlay Prep, La Lumiere to play at Corn Palace

Due to a recent change to the Hoop City Classic schedule, two of the nation’s top teams in the country are guaranteed to play at the Corn Palace in December.

Prep basketball powerhouses Findlay Prep (Nevada) and La Lumiere (Indiana) will play in the nightcap of the Hoop City Classic on Friday, Dec. 28 at the Corn Palace. Last season, Findlay Prep defeated La Lumiere in the Geico Nationals quarterfinals.

Originally, Findlay Prep was to play Mountain Brook (Alabama) in the opening round of the classic on Dec. 27, with the winner facing La Lumiere the next night.

On Dec. 27, Lower Brule will play Mountain Brook at 6:30 p.m. in the second game of the night, while DeLaSalle (Minnesota) plays Findlay Prep in the nightcap.

On Dec. 28, Mountain Brook and DeLaSalle will play in the Gary Munsen Tournament. The loser faces Mitchell at the Corn Palace, while winner plays Yankton at the Sanford Pentagon. Mitchell and Yankton will play on Dec. 28.

In the First Dakota National Tournament contest, Sioux Falls O’Gorman faces Aberdeen Central on Dec. 28. The winner plays the Findlay Prep vs. La Lumiere winner on Dec. 29 at the Sanford Pentagon. The two losing teams will play earlier in the day at the Sanford Pentagon.

The rest of the schedule, which was released last month, remains the same. The lineup also includes five-star recruit Matthew Hurt, who plays for John Marshall (Minnesota). John Marshall plays Brandon Valley on Dec. 29 at the Sanford Pentagon. 

Hoop City Classic President Ernie Kuyper said tickets will go on sale to the public on Nov. 1.

Hoop City Classic schedule

Dec. 27 - at the Corn Palace

5 p.m.: Dominican (Wis.) vs. Coronado (Nev.)

6:30 p.m.: Lower Brule vs. Mountain Brook (Ala.)

7 p.m.: DeLaSalle (Minn.) vs. Findlay Prep (Nev.)

Dec. 28 - at the Corn Palace

9:30 a.m.: Mitchell girls vs. Waconia (Minn.)

11 a.m.: Mitchell Christian vs. Dominican (Wis.)

12:30 p.m.: Aberdeen Central girls vs. Hutchinson (Minn.)

2 p.m.: Sioux Falls Washington vs. Coronado (Nev.)

Gary Munsen Tournament (Game 1)

3:30 p.m.: Mountain Brook vs. DeLaSalle

5 p.m.: Bridgewater-Emery vs. Breckenridge (Minn.)

First Dakota National Tournament (Game 1)

6:30 p.m.: Sioux Falls O’Gorman vs. Aberdeen Central

Gary Munsen Tournament (Game 2)

8 p.m.: Mitchell vs. Yankton

First Dakota National Bank Tournament (Game 2)

9:30 p.m.: Findlay Prep vs. La Lumiere (Ind.)

Dec. 29 - at the Corn Palace

Doug Martin Classic

3 p.m.: Dakota State vs. St. Mary’s

Gary Munsen Tournament (Game 3)

5 p.m.: Mitchell vs. Mountain Brook/DeLaSalle

6:30 p.m.: Bridgewater-Emery vs. Tea

Doug Martin Classic

8 p.m.: Dakota Wesleyan vs. Peru

Dec. 29 - at the Sanford Pentagon

8 a.m.: Sioux Falls Christian girls vs. Hutchinson (Minn.)

9:30 a.m.: Sioux Falls Lincoln girls vs. Waconia (Minn.)

11 a.m.: Aberdeen Central girls vs. DeLaSalle (Minn.)

12:30 p.m.: Sioux Falls Lincoln vs. Coronado (Nev.)

2 p.m.: Sioux Falls Washington vs. Dominican (Wis.)

3:30 p.m.: Sioux Falls Christian vs. Breckenridge (Minn.)

First Dakota National Consolation (Game 3)

5 p.m: O’Gorman/Aberdeen Central vs. Findlay Prep/La Lumiere

6:30 p.m.: Brandon Valley vs. John Marshall

Gary Munsen Tournament (Game 4)

8 p.m.: Yankton vs. Mountain Brook/DeLaSalle

First Dakota National Championship (Game 4)

9:30 p.m.: O’Gorman or Aberdeen Central vs. Findlay Prep or La Lumiere

Dec. 30 - at the Corn Palace

Doug Martin Classic

2 p.m.: Dakota State vs. Peru

4 p.m.: Dakota Wesleyan vs. St. Mary’s