Abbotsford -JANUARY 19 UPDATE – With the Friday freezing rain, the Snowball Classic Basketball Tournament have games Saturday January 20.
Burnaby South is ranked #6 in AAAA in BC and Mount Vernon is the reigning NY state champs.
Game times:
Abby vs Bateman 1:45
MEI vs Yale 3:15
Mount Vernon (NY) vs Burnaby South 7:00pm
Gate is $5 per person
JANUARY 17 UPDATE – Due to weather and decisions beyond their control, a couple teams will not be able to make it to the tournament. Organizers have adjusted the draw as best they can to keep it as similar as it was before.
ORIGINAL STORY – Snowball 2024 is shaping up to be a very competitive and exciting event again. They have not run a full field since 2020 so are very excited to have everything back and running. It has been a great school, and community event over the years, and the Abbotsford Basketball community is second to none
Tournament field is highlighted by the return of Mt. Vernon from New York. They have won the Snowball twice in 2016 and 2019. As always they offer a fast paced exciting style of basketball to challenge BC’s best.
BC teams are highlighted by Burnaby South who has dominated the boys basketball landscape over the past decade and currently sits at #3 Quad A. A new addition to the Snowball this year is Spectrum currently ranked #5 Quad A. A mainstay of the tournament and perennial Okanagen powerhouse Kelowna also returns to the Snowball and is currently ranked #10 Quad A.
There is a great cross section this year as organizers are excited to have #3,4 and 5 triple A, in Brookswood, MEI and Dover Bay.
The Schedule is below – Facebook info is here.
