The Ironton Classic

12/22/2022

Day 1 was a success! Looking forward to Day 2 today with four exciting boys matchups.

3:00 South Gallia v. Ironton St. Joe
4:45 Huntington (WV) v. Minford
6:30 Huntington Prep (WV) v. Centerville
8:15 Russell (KY) v. Ironton

Check out this highlight from Hungtinton Prep’s 93-91 win over Combine Academy yesterday!

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12/19/2022

A top 10 team in the nation will be playing at this year’s Ironton Classic!

Combine Academy (NC) is ranked 9th in the nation on the Sports Illustrated Power 25 rankings for high school basketball! The Combine Academy Goats will play Huntington Prep on Wednesday at 6:30 in the Conley Center.

The preseason No. 1 fended off the surging Texas powerhouse to keep the top spot in the national rankings

12/19/2022

https://www.irontontribune.com/2022/12/18/plenty-of-talent-fills-the-lineup-at-the-ironton-classic/

Can you say “talent.” There will be wall-to-wall talented players both days of The Ironton Classic schedule Wednesday and Thursday at the Ironton Sports Center.

12/17/2022

Get a preview of 2022 Ironton Classic participant Centerville HS on ESPN+ tonight at 8pm! They will play Pickerington Central at Nationwide Arena. Gabe Cupps, reigning Ohio Mr. Basketball and Indiana University commit, is the leader of the Elks team.

“Big one tonight at 8 PM ET on . Centerville & Pickerington Central. Last years D1 state championship contest. Gabe Cupps (IU) will lead is fundamentally sound and prepares with seriousness. Scores. Defends. Facilitates. ”

12/06/2022

We are back and ready to host another year of high level basketball at the Conley Center! There will be four great games each day which feature players going to colleges across the country.

04/25/2022

Western & Southern continues to be a major partner for kids in Ironton!

Would like to Welcome Western & Southern Life as OFFICIAL CORPORATE SPONSOR for our Gridiron Classic

Western & Southern has sponsored the Ironton Basketball Classic Invitational for the last 12 years and now will also sponsor the Ironton Gridiron Football Classic along with other BIG Ironton athletic events.

Official press release coming soon!

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03/13/2022

Congratulations to the following 2021 Ironton Classic participants for winning their Regional Championship games! They will play in next week’s OHSAA State Tournament.

Waverly—Division II
Africentric—Division III
Tri-Village Basketball—Division IV

Good luck to another participant, Huntington WV girls, in their state championship game tonight!

12/21/2021

Action shot of Layne Sarver of Tri-Village Basketball from a game last week. The 5-1 Patriots play Fairland Boys Basketball today at 6:15pm at the Conley Center!

Photo credit: Dale Barger

12/19/2021

IRONTON CLASSIC HOSPITALITY GIVEAWAY CONTEST!

Like, share and comment your favorite memory of the the Ironton Classic for a chance to win a hospitality package! Winner will receive two VIP passes and two hospitality passes to this years tournament.

Each year, we have a hospitality room upstairs at the Ironton Classic featuring Buffalo Wild Wings! VIP pass holders are given entrance into the event and are able to access the Buffalo Wild Wings hospitality room as often as they wish. We also have Hospitality Pass holders who have access to the tournament and are able to take a single trip to the Buffalo Wild Wings hospitality room.

*Winner must like, share and comment to be eligible to win. Winner will be selected Monday evening at 5:00pm*

12/19/2021

Would like to give a big thank you to our sponsors for this year!

12/02/2021

***Schedule Change***

We had to make a small schedule change on the second night of the tournament due to travel arrangements. The Ironton games will both be at 8:15 now.

December 21st
1:15 Ironton girls v. Huntington (WV)
3:00 Africentric v. Huntington (WV)
4:45 ISA v. Flyght Academy
6:30 Fairland v. Tri-Village
8:15 Ironton v. Boyd County (KY)

December 22nd
1:15 Ironton girls v. Raceland (KY)
3:00 Symmes Valley v. Lucasville Valley
4:45 ISA v. Liberty Heights (NC)
6:30 Waverly v. Hurricane (WV)
8:15 Ironton v. Chillicothe

12/02/2021

Special thanks to Western Southern for their Gold Level sponsorship! Western Southern specializes in all types of insurance, retirement and investments. Please see them for your insurance needs!

Western Southern is located at 1441 Diederich Blvd in Russell