JOLIET, Ill. --- The 28th Annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic returns to the University of St. Francis and the Pat Sullivan Center on Monday night when eight area schools battle for bragging rights.

Making up this year's field are Bradley-Bourbonnais, Joliet Central, Lincoln-Way West, Lockport, Minooka, Providence Catholic, Lemont and Plainfield Central.

The eight teams are broken into two groups and will play each member of their group between Monday and Friday. On Saturday, the teams will crossover playing their comparative team based on standings from their group play with the championship game slated for 3:15 pm.

Games can be heard live at WJOL.com.

For the complete groupings and tournament schedule, see below:

GROUP A
Joliet Central
Lemont
Lockport
Providence Catholic

GROUP B
Bradley-Bourbonnais
Lincoln-Way West
Minooka
Plainfield Central

Monday, November 25, 2024
5:00 PM:             Minooka 61, Lincoln-Way West 53
6:45 PM:             Bradley-Bourbonnais 68, Plainfield Central 46
7 PM:                  Lemont 65,  Providence Catholic 50
8:30 PM:             Lockport 81, Joliet Central 50

Wednesday, November 27, 2024
3:00 PM:             Lemont 67, Joliet Central 34
4:45 PM:            Minooka 50, Plainfield Central 24
6:30 PM:             Bradley-Bourbonnais 63, Lincoln-Way West 40
8:15 PM:             Lockport 74, Providence Catholic 64

Friday, November 29, 2024
2:30 PM:            Lincoln-Way West 75,  Plainfield Central 37
4:15 PM:            Providence Catholic 57,  Joliet Central 46
6 PM:                  Lemont 62, Lockport 45
7:45 PM:             Bradley-Bourbonnais 65, Minooka 44

Saturday, November 30, 2024
10 AM:                 Joliet Central 43, Plainfield Central 40 (Tournament Seventh-Place)
11:45 AM             Lincoln-Way West 71, Providence Catholic 43 (Tournament Fifth-Place)
1:30 PM:             Minooka 60, Lockport 56 (Tournament Third-Place)
3:15 PM:             Bradley-Bourbonnais 57,  Lemont 53  (Tournament Championship)