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Defending champ Kaneland gets No. 1 seed in 62nd Plano Christmas Classic

Kaneland's Marshawn Cocroft shoots the ball in the post against Yorkville Christian's Jayden Riley during a championship final basketball game in the 61st annual Plano Christmas Classic at Plano High School on Saturday, December 28, 2024.

Kaneland's Marshawn Cocroft shoots the ball in the post against Yorkville Christian's Jayden Riley during a championship final basketball game in the 61st annual Plano Christmas Classic at Plano High School. (Sean King for Shaw Local News Network)

By Joshua Welge

Two-time defending tournament champion Kaneland, currently undefeated, received the No. 1 seed for the 62nd Plano Christmas Classic at the seeding meeting held Thursday evening.

The tournament tips off Dec. 26 and runs through Dec. 30.

Yorkville Christian, last year’s runner-up, earned the No. 2 seed, Marmion the No. 3 seed and LaSalle-Peru the No. 4 seed.

First-round matchups, in order, on Dec. 26, will include tournament newcomer Timothy Christian against Newark, Kaneland against Parkview Christian, Ottawa against Northridge Prep, LaSalle-Peru against Bremen, Yorkville Christian against Morris, Mendota against Hinckley-Big Rock, Streator against Plano and Marmion against Sandwich.

The championship game is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Dec. 30.

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Joshua Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.