Central Catholic's Demonrick Blackburn, 11, goes in for a shot during a December contest against Houma Christian. Central Catholic will host the 2019 Eagle Tournament Jan. 3-5 in Morgan City.
—The Daily Review/file photo
Central Catholic Eagle Tournament set
Central Catholic will host the 2019 Eagle Tournament, an event featuring eight high school boys basketball teams, beginning Thursday, Jan. 3, and continuing through Saturday.
In addition to the host squad, Lutcher, Vandebilt Catholic, Covenant Christian, South Terrebonne, E.D. White, Carencro and White Castle will participate.
A year ago, Carencro won the Class 4A state championship, while White Castle took home the 1A state crown.
Central Catholic will close the first day’s action when it meets E.D. White at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Central Catholic won’t play on the tournament’s second day, but it will close the tournament Saturday with a 1 p.m. contest against White Castle.