By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The second annual four-team Border Battle holiday basketball tournaments will be held December 27-29 at Ada High School.

The event will feature competition between the varsity boys and girls teams from Ada, Allen East, Waynesfield-Goshen and Upper Scioto Valley.

The tournaments cover three days, and eight total games will be conducted on the following days with these matchups:

Thursday, December 27th: Girls semifinals

Varsity Girls – 6 p.m. Allen East vs. Waynesfield-Goshen

8 p.m. Ada vs. USV

Friday, December 28th: Boys semifinals

Varsity Boys – 6 p.m. Allen East vs. Waynesfield-Goshen

8 p.m. Ada vs. USV

Saturday, December 29th  

Varsity Girls – 12 p.m. Consolation game

Varsity Boys – 2 p.m. Consolation game

Varsity Girls – 6 p.m. Championship game

Varsity Boys  8 p.m. Championship game

AE defeated Ada in the inaugural girls title game last year at Waynesfield, while USV won the boys team crown.

The tourney is presented by Block Insurance Agency, in conjunction with Lima Memorial Hospital.