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They Gave It Their Best Shot

December 31, 2015 by The Classic
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Rock Island’s C.J. Neville hits a game-winning shot in the lane over U-High’s Perry Lim in the LSB Championship Game. Photo by Jeff Findley.

Everyone associated with the 37th annual State Farm Holiday Classic gave it their best shot.

  • To the sponsors who helped make it all possible, thank you.
  • To the volunteers who kept everything running smoothly, thank you.
  • To the venues who hosted us and the hotels who hosted the players, officials, and fans, thank you.
  • To the Bloomington-Normal community for your tremendous ongoing support, thank you.
  • To the teams who gave it their best shot every time out for 128 games the last four days, thank you. You make this what it is – “The Best Basketball This Side of March!”

Thank you to everyone who gave it their best shot to make the 2015 State Farm Holiday Classic a success. Please know that we did too. We love high school basketball. We love this community. We love this tournament.

Until next year,

The Classic Tournament, Inc.

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