By Josh Verlin
The first Scholastic Play-By-Play event of the year is coming up this weekend with the two-day Kobe Bryant Classic. The first night, on Saturday, features a doubleheader at Lower Merion before Widener University hosts five games on Sunday.
After Saturday’s first game, four “Mamba Mentality” winners will be awarded from the four teams, and Lower Merion coach Greg Downer will talk about the legacy of Kobe Bryant at 6 p.m. Following, the 1996 Lower Merion team will get inducted into the school’s basketball hall of fame.
Tickets are $20 for Dec. 9 ($10 for LM students), and $15 for Dec. 10. The full schedule is here, and a breakdown of the games can be found below:
Sat., Dec. 9
Lower Merion High School
4:00 PM Archbishop Wood vs. Huntington Prep (W.Va.)
6:00 PM Lower Merion vs Methacton
Sun., Dec. 10
Widener University
10:30 AM Plymouth Whitemarsh vs Sanford (Del.)
12:15 PM Westtown School vs Math, Civics & Sciences
2:00 PM Richmond Heights (Ohio) vs St. Joseph’s Prep
3:45 PM Neumann-Goretti vs Salesianum (Del.)
5.30 PM George School vs Life Center (N.J.)
(click on this link for the full article and breakdown of the games)