A full schedule of Friday's action, which features the nation's top-ranked girls basketball player taking the court at Springfield College.
Action begins to pick up Friday at the 2013 Hoophall Classic, with the nation's top girls basketball player taking the court at Springfield College.
Friday also features a meeting between two of the top teams in WMass, undefeated West Springfield and defending state champion Central.
MassLive.com will have live audio coverage of the last two games of the night (Putnam vs. Sci-Tech at 7:30 p.m., and Central vs. West Springfield at 9 p.m.)
A full schedule of the day's action follows. MassLive.com also has a full schedule for the weekend.
Friday, Jan. 18
- 3 p.m. - Renaissance vs. Belchertown -- Renaissance (9-2) takes on the struggling but talented Baltimore Orioles (2-5).
- 4:30 p.m. - Granby vs. South Hadley (GIRLS) -- Granby (10-0) tries to remain undefeated against South Hadley (7-3), which plays a fun and fast style but has dropped two of its last three.
- 6 p.m. - Braintree vs. Springfield (Ore.) (GIRLS) -- Top-ranked girls junior Mercedes Russell, a 6-6 center, leads Springfield, Ore., against Braintree High School.
- 7:30 p.m. - Sci-Tech vs. Putnam -- Putnam (9-0) looks to keep its perfect start going against Sci-Tech (4-5.)
- 9 p.m. - Springfield Central vs. West Springfield -- With undefeated West Side (10-0) meeting defending state champion Central (6-2), Friday's nightcap has the potential to be the most exciting WMass regular season game this year.