Minden High School basketball coach Jacob Brown has released updated information (see below) for boys and girls divisions that will be chasing championship trophies when the 34th annual Brown Service Center Minden Holiday Classic tournament tips off its four-day run Wednesday, Dec. 17.

Minden’s Crimson Tide boys, winners of the 2024 Classic, will attempt to repeat as champions while defending champion Arcadia hopes to claim its third straight title in the girls’ bracket.

Minden defeated Gibsland-Coleman 67-52 in the ’24 title match; Arcadia, the defending Nonselect Division IV state champions at the time, scored a 46-24 runaway win over Mansfield.

Joining head coach Jacob Brown’s Crimson Tide in the boys bracket will be teams from Parkway, Woodlawn, Lakeside, Camden (AR), Haughton, Gibsland-Coleman, Green Oaks, Homer, Lincoln Prep, Loyola and Arcadia.

On the girls’ side, MHS head coach Kelli Edwards will lead her Lady Tiders against a group that includes Red River, Homer, Green Oaks, Camden (AR), Lakeside, Arcadia, North Caddo, Gibsland-Coleman, Woodlawn, Loyola and North DeSoto.

Tournament action kicks off Wednesday the 17th at 4 p.m. with girls’ games at three locations. Red River will take on Homer at the Minden High gym, Camden (AR) meets Lakeside’s Lady Warriors at Webster Jr. High and Gibsland-Coleman tangles with Woodlawn at the Minden Recreation Center.

Minden’s girls will see their first action Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. against Green Oaks at the MHS gym. Following that contest, Minden’s boys will meet Lakeside in a first rounder at 8 p.m.

Championship games are scheduled at MHS gym Saturday, Dec. 20 beginning at 4 p.m. with consolation finals, concluding with girls’ title game at 6:40 followed by the boys at 8 p.m.

Sponsorships for the Holiday Classic are still available. For more information, contact Coach Brown or Coach Edwards at Minden High School.