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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. High school basketball fans will enjoy a holiday basketball treat beginning Monday when 24 of the areas best boys and girls high school teams take over the Wesrchester County Center for the 13th annual Westchester County Slam Dunk Tournament.
Slam Dunk, which runs through Thursday, will featuring some of the most exciting play of the high school basketball season, which began earlier this month.
Archbishop Stepinac of White Plains defeated Horace Greeley 61-42 to win the boys championship game last year. In the girls bracket, Peekskill defeated Ossining 70-66 in the finals. Neither champion is returning, so the tournament will crown two new Slam Dunk title winners.
The action begins at noon each day. A complete bracket of games is available at www.countycenter.biz.
Admission is $5 per day. Tickets can be purchased at the County Center box office Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased through Ticketmaster.com.
Parking at the County Center is $5.
The Westchester County Center is located at 198 Central Avenue in White Plains. It is also accessible via the Westchester County BEE-LINE bus system. For a bus schedule, call (914) 813-7777 or go to westchestergov.com/beelinebus.
Go to www.countycenter.biz or call the County Center at (914) 995-4050.
The following teams are participating:
BOYS TEAMS
Albertus Magnus, Bardonia
Blind Brook High School, Rye Brook
Brewster High School, Brewster
Byram Hills High School, Armonk
Croton High School, Croton
Kennedy Catholic High School, Somers
Jamestown High School, Jamestown
Kingston High School, Kingston
Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck
New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle
Poughkeepsie High School, Poughkeepsie
Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow
White Plains High School, White Plains
Yonkers High School, Yonkers
GIRLS TEAMS
Arlington High School, LaGrange
Brewster High School, Brewster
Haldane High School, Cold Spring
Irvington High School, Irvington
Jamestown High School, Jamestown
Kennedy Catholic High School, Somers
Kingston High School, Kingston
Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon
Pearl River High School, Pearl River
White Plains High School, White Plains
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