The Eastern Kentucky Conference Basketball Tournament will get going on Saturday.
There will be three boys’ and girls’ contests at host sites before semifinals and championship play shifts to Rowan County next week.
Lewis County will host Morgan County in a boy-girl doubleheader starting with the girls’ game at 6 p.m. and the boys’ game to follow. The winner of these contests will get Rowan County on Tuesday in the semifinals, the Vikings getting a bye for being the host site on the top half of the bracket.
On the bottom half of the bracket, Bath County will host East Carter in a boy-girl doubleheader with the girls’ game beginning at 6 p.m. and the boys’ game to follow.
The final quarterfinal matchup pits West Carter hosting Russell in a boy-girl doubleheader, girls’ game first at 6 p.m.
The winners of those two quarterfinal matchups will meet in Monday’s semifinals in a boy-girl doubleheader, girls’ game starting at 6 p.m.
Championship games will take place on Thursday, starting with the girls’ game at 6 p.m. and the boys’ game to follow at 8 p.m.
Rowan County swept both titles last season.
The tournament has been running since around the mid 1980’s, EKC commissioner Gary Kidwell said.
