WCHS cagers head to Overton for tournament

Warren County’s varsity basketball teams will make their annual post-Christmas trip to Nashville beginning Monday, as they once again take part in the Overton Christmas Tournament.

Finishing fifth on both the boys’ and girls’ sides of the ledger a year ago, the Pioneers enter the three-day event with a 5-6 record, having suffered five straight losses — including a pair at last week’s Sumner Sports Medicine Christmas Classic at Gallatin High School.

Coach Ryan Smith’s squad will play the host team — the Overton Bobcats, in the first round Monday at 11:30 a.m.

According to CoachT.com’s schedule, the Bobcats enter the tournament with a 2-7 record, with wins over Hickman County and Brentwood.

The winner of the Pioneers’ game will take on the winner of Monday’s 2:30 contest between University School of Nashville and Brentwood on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The two losers of those games will play Tuesday at 11:30.

The boys’ championship game is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

The Lady Pioneers, who won the 2002 tournament and finished third in 2003, head to Nashville with a 4-6 record, and will take on Glencliff immediately following the Pioneers’ contest with the Bobcats. Tip-off for the girls’ first-round matchup is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m.

A win over the Lady Colts would land the Lady Pioneers in a second-round matchup with the winner of Monday’s game between Father Ryan and Antioch. That contest is set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Should WCHS lose in the opening round, they would play the Father Ryan-Antioch loser at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

The girls consolation games and championship are to be played on Wednesday, with the finals scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m.

Following the Overton tournament, the Pioneers and Lady Pioneers will take the rest of the week off before resuming their schedule Jan. 3 at Coffee County.