Aldine ISD Holiday Challenge to Benefit AEF

Fans of high school basketball will have the chance to get their fill of it at the first annual Aldine ISD Holiday Challenge, slated Dec. 27-28 at the M.O. Campbell Educational Center.

The Holiday Challenge will benefit the Aldine Education Foundation (AEF) and attract 14 boys teams and four girls teams from Texas and Louisiana.

Tickets are $10 a day and can be purchased beginning Dec. 2 at the Aldine ISD Athletic Department, located in the M.O. Campbell Educational Center at 1865 Aldine Bender Road. Tickets will also be on sale during the two days of the Challenge.

The boy’s field will consist of Aldine Davis, Aldine Nimitz, Episcopal High School, Galveston Ball, La Marque, Lamar Consolidated, Navasota, Bryan High School, Northside High of Lafayette (LA), Prime Prep Academy of Dallas, St. John’s School, Westbury Christian and Houston Wheatley.

The girl’s field will consist of Summer Creek, The Kinkaid School, Aldine Nimitz and Cypress Christian.

Games will begin at 9 a.m. and run throughout both days until the final game is tipped off at 7:30 p.m.

The featured game on Dec. 28 will pit Wheatley against Galveston Ball at 7:30 p.m. Northside High will be another team fans should want to see play considering they reached the Class 5A state semi finals a year ago and return another strong team this year. Other strong teams in the Challenge field include Navasota, La Marque, Dallas Prime Prep, and Westbury Christian.

And fans of Aldine ISD basketball will get the chance to see Davis High and Nimitz High as they prepare for District 18-5A play, which starts in January.

Richard Delgado, Aldine ISD’s director of athletics, said he is excited about the prospects of this event growing into a major holiday basketball event in the near future.

“We’re excited about the possibilities that this could lead to,” Delgado said. “We envision it becoming a 32-team tournament in the near future and one that attracts some of the top teams in the area and the state. If you are a fan of high school basketball, then the Campbell Center will be the place for you to be Dec. 27 and Dec. 28.”

Aldine ISD Holiday Challenge Schedule

Friday, December 27
9:00 AM Kincaid vs Nimitz (girls)
10:30 AM Aldine vs Episcopal (boys)
12:00 PM Lamar Consolidated vs St. John’s (boys)
1:30 PM Cypress Christian vs Kincaid (girls)
3:00 PM Davis vs Navasota (boys)
4:30 PM Northside vs La Marque (boys)
6:00 PM Westbury Christian vs Galveston Ball (boys)
7:30 PM Bryan vs Prime Prep (boys)

Saturday, December 28
9:00 AM Episcopal vs Nimitz (boys)
10:30 AM St. John’s vs Northside (boys)
12:00 PM Nimitz vs Summer Creek (girls)
1:30 PM Nimitz vs Bryan (boys)
3:00 PM Episcopal vs Davis (boys)
4:30 PM La Marque vs St. John’s (boys)
6:00 PM Prime Prep vs Westbury Christian (boys)
7:30 PM Galveston Ball vs Wheatley (boys)