The first day of Thanksgiving break will bring a feast for Warren County’s high school basketball fans.

Warren Central will host the River City Challenge, a 12-team boys basketball bonanza, on Monday. The tournament will feature some of the state’s top teams in action, beginning with Thomas Edwards vs. Forest Hill at 11 a.m.

At 12:30, former Warren Central assistant coach Julius Cosby will return home with his Center Hill Mustangs to play Clinton. Lanier vs. Brandon follows at 2 p.m., and then Hattiesburg vs. Columbus at 3:30 and Terry vs. Ridgeland at 5.
Warren Central will conclude the day by taking on Pascagoula at 6:30.

Tickets for the River City Challenge are $10 and are good for all six games. They can be purchased through GoFan.co.

Warren Central will be the only team playing at home this week, but Vicksburg High and St. Aloysius will also burn off some calories before they dine on Thanksgiving.

St. Al will play a pair of road games, Monday in Rayville, La., at Riverfield Academy and Tuesday at Tri-County Academy in Flora. Junior high games begin at 4 p.m. and varsity at 6 both days.

Vicksburg, meanwhile, is headed to the Gulf Coast to play in the Pensacola Hoops Tournament in Gulf Breeze, Florida. The event will feature 18 girls and boys teams from Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, Alabama and Louisiana.

Vicksburg’s girls and boys teams will play two games each, Monday at 8 a.m. against Oak Ridge (Tennessee) and Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. vs. Gulf Breeze (Florida).

All of the Pensacola Hoops Tournament games will be live streamed on BallerTV.com.