Events: 12/20/2016

• CPTV Tip-off Classic - Mercy vs Holy Cross

  Tuesday December 20th, 2016, 6:15 pm

  

  One-Night Only CPTV Sports Tip-Off Classic Takes Place Tuesday, Dec. 20

   High School Basketball Showcase of Top Boys and Girls Teams Returns to Meriden

  HARTFORD, Conn. (December 13, 2016) – The second annual CPTV Sports Tip-Off Classic – a showcase of top girls and boys basketball teams featuring rare non-conference match-ups – takes place Tuesday, December 20 at Maloney High School, located at 121 Gravel Street in Meriden.

  The 2016 CPTV Sports Tip-Off Classic features three matchups of top high school boys and girls basketball teams.  Games and times of the one-night only Tip-Off Classic are as follows:

  4:45 p.m. – Newington vs. Notre Dame-West Haven
  6:15 p.m. – Mercy-Middletown vs. Holy Cross-Waterbury (Girls)
  7:45 p.m. – Greenwich vs. East Hartford

  “Connecticut Public Television is dedicated to Connecticut’s student-athletes,” said CPTV Sport Producer Frankie Graziano. “The 2016 Tip-Off Classic represents our commitment to the brightest young men and women in our state.  Support of this event will directly benefit CPTV’s continuing coverage of local student-athletes.”

  Fans will be able to attend all three games when they purchase an all-day pass for $10 either online at www.cptvsports.org or on site at the tournament.  Each game will stream LIVE on CPTVSports.org, while replays of the three Tip-Off Classic contests will broadcast on CPTV Sports and Connecticut Public Television. For more information about the games and to purchase tickets, fans are encouraged to visit www.cptvsports.org/tipoffclassic.
  
  The 2016 CPTV Sports Tip-Off Classic features some of the top basketball teams and stars in the state, including:

  ·         2015 All-FCIAC 1^st Team Guard Conor Harkins from Greenwich High School, a perennial FCIAC contender

  ·         All-CCC North Guard Isaiah Williams from East Hartford High School

  ·         Guard Jared Simmons from 2015 CIAC L semi-finalist Newington High School

  ·         ESPN 100 Guard Tremont Waters from Notre Dame-West Haven

  ·         And in the girls match up, 2014-2015 SCC Tournament Champion and 2013 CIAC Class LL Champion Mercy-Middletown versus 2015-2016 NVL Tournament Champion and CIAC Class M semi-finalist Holy Cross-Waterbury.

  Viewers can follow the event on social media: @CPTVSports on Twitter and Instagram. “Like” Facebook.com/cptvsports for more information on the 2016 Tip-Off Classic. 

  ABOUT CPTV SPORTS
  CPTV Sports is Connecticut’s only 24-hour local sports network broadcasting Connecticut high school sports. Launched in November of 2011, the network has featured over 350 hours of sports competitions per year, including LIVE CIAC baseball, basketball, football, and ice hockey championship telecasts. CPTV Sports original programming also includes In Focus, a weekly series highlighting the accomplishments of Connecticut high school athletics, both on and off the field. The network is also responsible for creating viewer-immersive, showcase events such as the CPTV Sports Tip-Off Classic, a basketball invitational tournament featuring rare girls and boys basketball match-ups. CPTV Sports is one of Connecticut Public Television’s (CPTV) digital channels and is available on-air and online at www.cptvsports.org.