By FRED CONLEY
T-H Sports Editor
Palestine-Wheatley's senior high basketball season started Tuesday. Tonight it's the junior high school's turn to open their season.
The annual Palestine-Wheatley Invitational Tournament tips today at Wheatley Gym.
Joining the Palestine-Wheatley Junior Patriots and Junior Lady Patriots will be Brinkley, McCrory and Holly Grove.
The Brinkley and McCrory girls will take the floor at 5 p.m. and the same two boys' teams will follow at about 6:15 p.m.
The P-W Junior Lady Patriots, under the leadership of first-year head coach Lanny Allen, will tip against Holly Grove at approximately 7:30 and the Junior Patriots, being coach this season by Terry Clardy, will tip against Holly Grove in the final game of the night.
After taking Friday night off for the first-round of the Class AA football playoffs, the tournament will conclude on Saturday.
The Calvary Christian girls' volleyball team finished the 2001-02 season in third place in their conference tournament. Team members are: Brittney Nichols, Katie McNair, Jennifer Lucas, Meredith Borden, Amber Hart , Melissa Smith, Jessica Mathes Kara Jackson , Gayatri Patel. The team was awarded the tournament sportsmanship trophy. Eighth-graders Gayatri Patel and Jennifer Lucas were named to the All-Conference team while freshman Melissa Smith was named All-Tournament. The team is coached by Peggy Smith.
* PREP BASKETBALL
High School
Thursday, November 8
Wheatley Invitational Tournament
Brinkley vs McCrory, 5 p.m. (Jr. Girls)
Brinkley vs McCrory, 6:15 p.m. (Jr. Boys)
P-W vs Holly Grove, 7:30 p.m. (Jr. Girls)
P-W vs Holly Grove, 8:45 p.m. (Jr. Boys)
Saturday, November 10
Forrest City at Pine Bluff Jamboree (Sr Boys)
Monday, November 12
Wynne at Forrest City White (Jr. Girls, Boys)
WMemphis East at Hughes (Jr. Girls, Boys)
Thursday, November 15
Forrest City Blue at Wynne (Jr. Girls, Boys)
Earle at Hughes (Jr. Boys, Sr. Girls, Boys)
Friday, November 16
West Helena at Forrest City (Sr Girls, Boys)
November 22,23,24
Rumble on the Ridge at Mustang Arena
First-Round Games, Thursday, Nov. 22
Hughes vs Columbus, Miss. 3:30 p.m.
Osceola vs Woodlawn, La., 5 p.m.
Forrest City vs William Chrisman, Mo. 6:30 p.m.
Marietta, Ga. vs Carroll, La., 8 p.m.
* PREP FOOTBALL
High School Playoffs
Friday, November 9
Palestine-Wheatley at Hazen
Hughes at Pulaski Academy
Junior High
Thursday, September 14
Forrest City Blue at Jonesboro Annie Camp, 7 p.m.
Jonesboro MacArthur at Forrest City White, 7 p.m.
Hughes at Dumas, 7 p.m.
Palestine-Wheatley at Clay County Central, 7 p.m.