It was a busy Friday night of High School Basketball in the Battle Creek area. With Michigan State basketball on the airwaves, we were unable to provide the normal Game of the Night.
The St. Philip Fighting Tigers were home for the first time in 2020 as they welcomed the Jackson Christian Royals in South Central Athletic Association play.
The Interstate 8 has tightened up early in the season after the Pennfield Panthers topped the Marshall Redhawks last Friday. Five teams began the night atop the conference at 2-1.
As the calendar turns to 2020, some of the best rivalry contests make their way into the Game of the Night schedule for us on WBCK. Friday's game provided another classic from Pennfield.
When the Benton Harbor Tigers and Battle Creek Central Bearcats get together in this old rivalry, the Central Field House has been at full capacity for some of the most classic games between the two squads.
After a busy five-game Friday that culminated with our Game of the Night, six more games took to the historic floor at Chuck Turner Court for the second day of the 51st annual Chuck Turner Cereal City Showcase at the Central Field House.
The first of eight South Central Athletic Association divisional battles for the St. Philip Fighting Tigers began Friday as they welcomed the rival Climax-Scotts Panthers to the Tiger Den.