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Looking for Thanksgiving boys basketball tournament schedules? Look no further

By J.T. Pedelty

Streator's Christian Bedecker (1) cuts to the basket as La Salle-Peru's Jarrett Skinner (21) cuts in to defend during the 2019 Dean Riley "Shootin' the Rock" Thanksgiving Tournament in Ottawa's Kingman Gym. (The Times)

Here is a master schedule of high school boys basketball Thanksgiving tournaments our area’s teams will be visiting next week, hosted by Ottawa, Seneca, Woodland, Dwight, Kewanee Wethersfield, Coal City, Geneseo and Ashton-Franklin Center:

Monday, Nov. 22

Ottawa’s Dean Riley “Shootin’ the Rock” —

Dixon vs. Oak Forest, 5 p.m.

Ottawa vs. IVC, 6:30 p.m.

Pontiac vs. Streator, 8 p.m.

Coal City/Manteno Turkey Tourney —

At Coal City

Morris vs. Gardner-S. Wilmington, 5:30 p.m.

Coal City vs. Serena, 7 p.m.

At Manteno

Peotone vs. IC Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

Manteno vs. Beecher, 7 p.m.

Geneseo Thanksgiving Shootout —

United Township vs. Rockridge, 5:30 p.m.

Kewanee vs. Geneseo, 7 p.m.

Seneca Turkey Tournament —

Hall vs. Herscher, 5 p.m.

St. Anne vs. Somonauk, 6:30 p.m.

Mendota vs. Seneca, 8 p.m.

Wethersfield Wally Keller Invite —

Annawan vs. Bureau Valley, 5 p.m.

Elmwood vs. Putnam Co., 6:30 p.m.

Wethersfield vs. Stark Co., 8 p.m.

Route 17 Classic —

At Woodland

Ridgeview vs. Flanagan-Cornell, 6:30 p.m.

Woodland vs. St. Bede, 8 p.m.

At Dwight

Grant Park vs. Momence, 5:30 p.m.

Earlville vs. Dwight, 7 p.m.

Ashton-Franklin Center Thanksgiving Tournament —

Leland vs. Durand, 6 p.m.

Amboy vs. Polo, 6 p.m.

Hiawatha vs. LaMoille, 7:30 p.m.

Midland vs. AFC, 7:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, Nov. 23

Ottawa’s Dean Riley “Shootin’ the Rock” —

IVC vs. Oak Forest, 5 p.m.

La Salle-Peru vs. Marengo, 6:30 p.m.

Ottawa vs. Dixon, 8 p.m.

Coal City/Manteno Turkey Tourney —

At Coal City

Serena vs. Morris, 5:30 p.m.

Coal City vs. Gardner-S. Wilmington, 7 p.m.

At Manteno

Beecher vs. Peotone, 5:30 p.m.

Manteno vs. IC Catholic, 7 p.m.

Seneca Turkey Tournament —

Newark vs. Reed-Custer, 5 p.m.

Hall vs. Somonauk, 6:30 p.m.

Herscher vs. St. Anne, 8 p.m.

Wethersfield Wally Keller Invite —

Stark Co. vs. Annawan, 5 p.m.

Bureau Valley vs. Elmwood, 6:30 p.m.

Putnam Co. vs. Wethersfield, 8 p.m.

Route 17 Classic —

At Woodland

Flanagan-Cornell vs. St. Bede, 6:30 p.m.

Woodland vs. Ridgeview, 8 p.m.

At Dwight

Momence vs. Earlville, 5:30 p.m.

Grant Park vs. Dwight, 7 p.m.

Ashton-Franklin Center Thanksgiving Tournament —

Midland vs. Leland, 6 p.m.

LaMoille vs. Amboy, 6 p.m.

Polo vs. Hiawatha, 7:30 p.m.

Durand vs. AFC, 7:30 p.m.

Woodland's Jon Hays makes a free throw during the seventh-place game of the Country Insurance Route 17 Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday.

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Wednesday, Nov. 24

Geneseo Thanksgiving Shootout —

Princeton vs. United Township, 5:30 p.m.

Rock Falls vs. Geneseo, 7 p.m.

Seneca Turkey Tournament —

Mendota vs. Reed-Custer, 5:30 p.m.

Newark vs. Seneca, 7 p.m.

Wethersfield Wally Keller Invite —

Stark Co. vs. Putnam Co., 5 p.m.

Annawan vs. Elmwood, 6:30 p.m.

Wethersfield vs. Bureau Valley, 8 p.m.

Route 17 Classic —

At Woodland

Ridgeview vs. St. Bede, 6:30 p.m.

Woodland vs. Flanagan-Cornell, 8 p.m.

At Dwight

Grant Park vs. Earlville, 5:30 p.m.

Momence vs. Dwight, 7 p.m.

(BCR photo)

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Thursday, Nov. 25

Happy Thanksgiving!

(Herald photo)

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Friday, Nov. 26

Ottawa’s Dean Riley “Shootin’ the Rock” —

Streator vs. Marengo, 11:30 a.m.

Pontiac vs. La Salle-Peru, 1 p.m.

Dixon vs. IVC, 2:30 p.m.

Marengo vs. Pontiac, 4 p.m.

La Salle-Peru vs. Streator, 5:30 p.m.

Ottawa vs. Oak Forest, 7 p.m.

Coal City/Manteno Turkey Tourney —

At Coal City

Gardner-S. Wilmington vs. Serena, 5:30 p.m.

Coal City vs. Morris, 7 p.m.

At Manteno

IC Catholic vs. Beecher, 5:30 p.m.

Manteno vs. Peotone. 7 p.m.

Geneseo Thanksgiving Shootout —

United Township vs. Kewanee, 10:30 a.m.

Rockridge vs. Princeton, 1:30 p.m.

Rock Falls vs. United Township, 4:30 p.m.

Princeton vs. Geneseo, 7:30 p.m.

Seneca Turkey Tournament —

Hall vs. St. Anne, 3 p.m.

Mendota vs. Newark, 4:30 p.m.

Somonauk vs. Herscher, 6 p.m.

Reed-Custer vs. Seneca, 7:30 p.m.

Wethersfield Wally Keller Invite —

Bureau Valley vs. Stark Co., 3:30 p.m.

Putnam Co. vs. Annawan, 5 p.m.

Elmwood vs. Wethersfield, 6:30 p.m.

Peoria Notre Dame vs. Charlotte (Fla.), 8 p.m.

Ashton-Franklin Center Thanksgiving Tournament —

Durand vs. Midland, 6 p.m.

Amboy vs. Hiawatha, 6 p.m.

LaMoille vs. Polo, 7:30 p.m.

Leland vs. AFC, 7:30 p.m.

(Philip Marruffo)

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Saturday, Nov. 27

Ottawa’s Dean Riley “Shootin’ the Rock”

7th-place, 1 p.m.

5th-place, 2:30 p.m.

3rd-place, 4 p.m.

Championship, 5:30 p.m.

Coal City/Manteno Turkey Tourney —

At Manteno

7th-place, 5:30 p.m.

3rd-place, 5:30 p.m.

5th-place, 7 p.m.

Championship, 7 p.m.

Geneseo Thanksgiving Shootout —

Rock Falls vs. Kewanee, 10:30 a.m.

Kewanee vs. Rockridge, 1:30 p.m.

Princeton vs. Rock Falls, 4:30 p.m.

Rockridge vs. Geneseo, 7:30 p.m.

Seneca Turkey Tournament —

7th-place, noon

5th-place, 1:30 p.m.

3rd-place, 6 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

Wethersfield Wally Keller Invite —

Bureau Valley vs. Putnam Co., 3:30 p.m.

Stark Co. vs. Elmwood, 5 p.m.

Wethersfield vs. Annawan, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte (Fla.) vs. United Township, 8 p.m.

Route 17 Classic —

At Woodland

7th-place, 1:30 p.m.

5th-place, 3 p.m.

3rd-place, 4:30 p.m.

Championship, 6 p.m.

Ashton-Franklin Center Thanksgiving Tournament —

7th-place, 6 p.m.

3rd-place, 6 p.m.

5th-place, 7:30 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.