36th Annual WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic brackets revealed

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - The brackets for the 36th Annual WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic were announced Tuesday evening on Mountain News at 6.

The tournament will start with the girls tournament tipping off on Monday, Dec. 5th at 6:00 p.m., with Jackson County facing off against Perry Central. The winner will play Corbin in the Semifinals on Thursday.

Game 2 will tip off around 20 minutes after game 1 on Monday night between Floyd Central and Knott Central. The winner of this game will play North Laurel in our second semifinal on Thursday evening at 8:30.

The fifth place game is scheduled for Thursday at 5:00 p.m., the third place game for Friday at 5:00 p.m. and the girls Championship Saturday at 5:00 p.m.You can see the entire bracket below.

On the boys side, the brackets tip off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday between Breathitt County and Martin County, followed approximately 20 minutes after the game finishes by Harlan vs. Hazard.

The second half of the boys bracket tips off at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with Harlan County taking on Knott Central, with Perry Central taking on Betsy Layne approximately 20 minutes after game 1.

Semifinals are on Friday evening at 6:45 p.m. and approximately 8:30 p.m. Consolation and third place games start at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning with the boys championship set for Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. You can see the entire bracket below.

The annual tournament will be held from Monday, December 5th through Saturday, December 10th at Perry County Central High School. If you can’t make it out to Perry Central, all of the action will be televised on our second channel, Heroes & Icons, and on WYMT.com.

The field was previously announced, including host and reigning boys’ champion Perry Central.

GIRLS:

Corbin Lady Redhounds

2022 record: 25-7 (13th Region Champions)

Floyd Central Lady Jaguars

2022 record: 20-10

Jackson County Lady Generals

2022 record: 22-10 (13th Region All “A” Champions)

Knott Central Lady Patriots

2022 record: 19-11 (14th Region All “A” Champions)

North Laurel Lady Jaguars

2022 record: 24-6 (49th District Champions)

Perry Central Lady Commodores

2022 record: 19-14

BOYS:

Betsy Layne Bobcats

2022 record: 23-8 (58th District Champions)

Breathitt County Bobcats

2022 record: 26-8 (14th Region All “A” Champions/State All “A” Finalist)

Harlan Green Dragons

2022 record: 22-11 (13th Region All “A” Champions)

Harlan County Black Bears

2022 record: 19-11

Hazard Bulldogs

2022 record: 18-11

Knott Central Patriots

2022 record: 8-17

Martin County Cardinals

2022 record: 24-8 (57th District Champions)

Perry Central Commodores

2022 record: 29-5 (54th District Champions/14th Region Champions)

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