Jim O'Boye has announced the pairings for the annual McDonald's Classic, held during Martin Luther King Day weekend at Willowbrook.
Perhaps one of the more interesting matchups occurs on the last day, Monday, between Young and Wheeling at 7 p.m. if Young and Wheeling remain 1-2 in the rankings.
Washington South Bend returns to the Classic and with them guard Skylar Diggins, who is considered one of the best guards in the country and will play at Notre Dame next year.
Here are the pairings for the 19th annual Classic:
January 16, 2009 - Friday
Regina vs. Willowbrook, 5:30
Lincoln-Way East vs. Warren, 7
Washington, South Bend, IN. vs. Lake Zurich, 8:30
January 17, 2009 - Saturday
Sandburg vs. Buffalo Grove, 11 a.m.
New Trier vs. Lake Park, 1
Loyola vs. North Central (Indianapolis), 2:30
Oregon-Davis (Hamlet, IN.) vs. St. Ignatius, 4
Bolingbrook vs. Washington South Bend, 5:30
Fenwick vs. Carmel, Ind., 7
January 19, 2009 - Monday
Kokomo, IN. vs. Driscoll, 10 a.m.
N. Central Indianapolis, IN. vs. Maine West, 11:30
Carmel, IN. vs. Hillcrest, 1
St. Charles North vs. Marist, 2:30
Hinsdale Central vs. Marian Catholic, 4
Montini vs. Fenwick, 5:30
Wheeling vs. Young, 7















