Traditional tourney set to tip off

By By Will Bardwell / staff writer
November 9, 2004
An old tradition in local sports writes a new chapter this week.
The Lauderdale County Basketball Tournament, one of the area's longest running events, tips off on Wednesday at Meridian Community College. All four Lauderdale County schools Northeast Lauderdale, Southeast Lauderdale, West Lauderdale and Clarkdale are entered.
The round-robin event will last three days, beginning on Wednesday. The tournament will suspend play on Friday because of West Lauderdale's playoff football game, and the final day of action will be Saturday.
Each boys and girls team will play one game against its three in-county rivals.
undefeated, the first tie-breaker is the head-to-head matchup. After that, we usually go by the least amount of points allowed."
On Wednesday, the teams from Northeast Lauderdale will face Southeast Lauderdale, and West Lauderdale will take on Clarkdale. Clarkdale will meet Northeast Lauderdale on Thursday, and Southeast Lauderdale matches up against West Lauderdale.
In Saturday's tournament finales, West Lauderdale will play Northeast Lauderdale, and Clarkdale will take on Southeast Lauderdale.
The final game of the Lauderdale County Tournament, which begins at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, will be immediately followed by girls and boys games between Meridian Community College and East Mississippi Community College.