Scheduled for this week, but snowed out twice, the small-school tournament was officially canceled, then resurrected in the last day or so with a retooled regional-style event that will culminate in a Final Four showdown at Richmond’s McBrayer Arena March 5-6 on the Eastern Kentucky University campus.
The Lady Rockets, who won the Second Region All A to earn their seventh berth in the state tournament, were suppose to play Newport Central Catholic in the opening round. Now, with a reworked bracket so teams can play in their areas of the state, the Lady Rockets will host Murray High at 7 p.m., Monday at Rocket Arena. There will be no general admission to the game, but it will be broadcast on the NFHS Network.
Coach Shannon Hodge applauds the All A Classic leadership for finding a way to get the tournament in this season despite the obvious challenges of weather and a pandemic. She said her team has not practiced in about a week because of weather. She will be working with Murray today to find a date and time for the All A Classic first-round game.
As of now, the Lady Rockets are scheduled to host Paducah Tilghman tomorrow at 1 p.m., and the Rockets to host University Heights at 6 p.m., at Rocket Arena. It remains unclear if those Saturday games will be played or canceled due to weather and road conditions.
