Local basketball season begins with Wiscasset’s 2nd annual Turkey Tip-Off
The Wiscasset Wolverines will host the Boothbay Region Seahawks and other boys and girls basketball teams at the second annual Turkey Tip-Off tournament on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 22 and 23.
Games will be played at Wiscasset Middle High School (WMHS) and Wiscasset Community Center (WCC). Each team is guaranteed two games. The games will be two 20-minute halves and the time will stop during the last two minutes of each half on any infractions.
Admission will be $6 per person. Those 12 and under will be admitted free.
The boys tournament will be played on Friday. The schedule is as follows:
G1 Boothbay vs. Old Orchard Beach (WCC), 3 p.m.
G2 Oak Hill vs. Wiscasset (WMHS), 3 p.m.
G3 Morse vs. Buckfield (WMHS), 4 p.m.
G4 Dirigo vs. Lisbon (WCC), 4 p.m.
Consolation: Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2 (WCC), 5 p.m.; Loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4 (WCC), 6 p.m.
Semifinals: Winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2 (WMHS), 5 p.m.; Winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4 (WMHS), 6 p.m.
Final: Winners of game 5 and game 6 (WMHS), 7:15 p.m.
The girls tournament will be held Saturday. The schedule is as follows:
G1 Boothbay vs. Lisbon (WMHS), 8 a.m.
G2 Old Orchard Beach vs. Wiscasset (WMHS), 9 a.m.
G3 Morse vs. Buckfield (WMHS), 10 a.m.
G4 Oak Hill vs. Dirigo (WMHS), 11 a.m.
Consolation (Games will be played at WCC): Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2, 11 a.m.; Loser of game 3 vs. Loser of game 4, 12:30 p.m.
Semifinals (Games will be played at WMHS): Winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2, noon; Winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 4, 1 p.m.
Final: Winners of games 5 and 6, 2:15 p.m.