Ho Ho Hoops: Prince George's Co. to host elite holiday high school basketball tournament

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (7News) — The Prince George’s County Parks and Recreation Department announced the In the Water Basketball Battle, a tournament featuring some of the most elite high school basketball programs in the region this holiday season.

The tournament will be hosted at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md. on December 29-30, 2022.

In between games, crowds will enjoy entertainment from local DJs, giveaways, and get to show their team spirit.

“We want to give our Prince George’s County Public Schools an opportunity to play in an arena in their hometown, not just at their school gyms or when they travel to a tournament,” said Bill Tyler, Director of the Department. “We have this great facility. We’ve made many upgrades to it, but it hasn’t been regularly utilized specifically for the sport of basketball, which it can be,” said Tyler.

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Day 1 Schedule:

12:00 p.m. Girls Wave Bracket - Largo High School vs. Theodore Roosevelt High School

1:30 p.m. Boys Rip Tide Bracket - Takoma Academy vs. Anacostia High School

3:00 p.m., Boys Rip Tide Bracket - Alexandria City High School vs. Friendship Tech Prep

5:00 p.m. Girls Wave Bracket - Gwynn Park High School vs. Jackson Reed High School

6:30 p.m. Boys High Tide Bracket - Frederick Douglass High School vs. Theodore Roosevelt High School

8:00 p.m. Boys High Tide Bracket - Albert Einstein High School vs. Eleanor Roosevelt High School

Day 1 matchups will determine consolation and championship matchups for day two. Tickets are available for $15 per day here , here or at the arena box office. The box office will be open for ticket sales on days of the event. Patrons will need separate tickets for each day.