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Balling Day 3: Championship Games!

The championship games for the Haeco Invitational for both men and women will begin Friday starting at 5:30 p.m.

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- There are two familiar teams at the top of the men's and women's brackets for this year's HAECO Invitational.

Leading the women's bracket are the four-time defending champions from Northwest Guilford High School. Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame coach Darlene Joyner and the Vikings will open this year's tournament against the eighth seed from Ben L. Smith High School.

In the men's bracket, North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame coach Freddy Johnson and Greensboro Day will open the tournament as the number one seed after winning the school's seventh consecutive HAECO Invitational. The Bengals will take on eighth seed Northern Guilford in the first round.

Below are the full list of seeds and pairings for the 43rd annual HAECO Invitational.

All games will be played at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. Tickets can be purchased at the eight participating schools or through the Greensboro Coliseum box office.

Friday Championship Games

Women #2 Ragsdale 50,  #1 Northwest Guilford 45

Men  #2 Northwest Guilford 68, #1Greensboro Day 67 (OT)

Friday Consolation Games

Men's 3rd place game Page 50, Smith 49 

Men's 5th place game Ragsdale 82, Dudley 63 

Men's 7th place game Northen Guilford 62, Grimsley 58 

Women's 3rd place game Greensboro Day 53, Page 35 

Women's 5th place game Dudley 46, Grimsley 21 

Women's 7th place game Northern 74, Smith 33 

Day Two Action: December 27, 2018

Thursday Men's Semi-Finals 

#1 Greensboro Day 78, #4 Page 48 

#2 Northwest Guilford 51,  #3 Smith 42 

Thursday Women's Semi-Finals

 #1 Northwest Guilford 48, #5 Greensboro Day 33 

#2 Ragsdale 71, #6 Page 39 

Day One Action: December 26, 2018

Men's Scores, Highlights

#1 Greensboro Day 82, #8 Northern Guilford 48

#4 Page 82, #5 Dudley 69

#2 Northwest Guilford 56, #7 Grimsley 52

#3 Smith 58, #6 Ragsdale 41

Women's scores, highlights

#1 Northwest Guilford 71, #8 Smith 16

#5 Greensboro Day 49, #4 Dudley 30

#2 Ragsdale 70, #7 Grimsley 37

#6 Page 62, #3 Northern Guilford 58 (ot) 

For more information about this year's tournament, visit the HAECO Invitational website.

All games will be played at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center. Tickets can be purchased at the eight participating schools or through the Greensboro Coliseum box office.

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