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FIVE NEW TEAMS JOIN
HINSDALE CENTRAL HOLIDAY CLASSIC
The 2023 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic will have a new feel next December
as five new teams will join the event for the first time. Brother Rice,
Lane Tech, Niles North, Plainfield East and Schaumburg will be making their
first appearances in HC Squared history when the event tips off on December
27, 2023.
Brother Rice was the runner-up this year in the Chicago Catholic League Blue
Division. The Crusaders won 27 of 31 regular season games in 2022-23. Head
Coach Conte Stamas is no stranger to the Hinsdale hardwood, as he served as
assistant coach for the hometown Red Devils from 2016-2022.
Lane Tech represents the Chicago Public League Red-West/North Division. The
Champions return five of their top seven players, including scoring machine
Shaheed Solebo, for Coach Nick LoGalbo.
Niles North was the champions of the Central Suburban North this year. The
Vikings went 24-7 in the regular season and will return three players who
earned All-Conference honors as sophomores playing on the varsity in Hunter
Gawron, Yaris Irby and Reid Olson.
Plainfield East becomes the first team from the Southwest Prairie East to
play in the Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic. Ehi Ogbomo is one of the
leading scorers in the southwest suburbs.
Schaumburg will become the first Mid-Suburban League team in history to play
in the HCHC. Jordan Tunis was named to the MSL’s All-Conference Team as a
sophomore. Coach Jason Tucker returns to the Hinsdale Classic after being
an assistant coach at Stevenson in the 2021 and 2022 holiday editions.
The new teams will be part of a sixteen-team field that represents fifteen
different conferences. The complete listing of the teams that will compete
in the 2023 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic include: Brother Rice, DePaul
Prep, Hinsdale Central, Lane Tech, Lincoln-Way Central, Maine South, Marian
Catholic, Morgan Park, Morton, Niles North, Oswego East, Plainfield East,
Rockford Auburn, Schaumburg, Saint Charles East, and Stevenson.
The 2023 Hinsdale Central Holiday Classic will be played on four consecutive
days, from December 27-30 in the Hinsdale Bank Gymnasium. Additional
information on the event will be posted on the tournament website at: www.hcholidayclassic.com and
on the tournament’s social media pages. |
