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Pairings have been released for the Canfield Development King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic set for Dec. 19-23 at Fairdale.

The boys’ basketball event includes nine teams ranked among the Top 25 in The Courier-Journal’s preseason poll of coaches, including No. 1 Ballard, No. 2 Bullitt East, No. 3 Trinity, No. 4 Madison Central, No. 6 Pleasure Ridge Park and No. 8 Hopkinsville.

Nashville (Tenn.) Christ Presbyterian returns after winning last year’s KOB and is one of four teams from outside of Kentucky in the field, joining Philadelphia Electric & Technical, Phoenix Mountain Pointe and Brooklyn (N.Y.) South Shore.

Here’s the schedule:

* Wednesday, Dec. 19 – Collins vs. Hopkinsville, 4:30 p.m.; Fairdale vs. Apollo, 6; Madison Central vs. St. Xavier, 7:30; Ballard vs. Butler, 9

* Thursday, Dec. 20 – Christ Presbyterian vs. Philadelphia Electric & Technical, 4:30 p.m.; Trinity vs. Mountain Pointe, 6; Bullitt East vs. Bowling Green, 7:30; Pleasure Ridge Park vs. South Shore, 9

* Friday, Dec. 21 – Quarterfinals and consolation games at 4:30, 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m.

* Saturday, Dec. 22 – Consolation games at 4:30, 6, 7:30 and 9 p.m.; semifinals at 7:30 and 9 p.m.

* Sunday, Dec. 23 – Seventh place, 3 p.m.; fifth place, 4:30; third place, 6; championship, 7:30

http://blogs.courier-journal.com/khs/201...bluegrass/