(PARK HILLS) – The seeds for the 2017 Bob Sechrest Jr. Central Christmas Tournament were released Wednesday night. For the 32nd annual girls tournament, the host Central Rebels were awarded the No. 1 seed. Central has taken the tournament crown in each of the last four seasons, but head coach Josh Mapes says his team will have a lot of competition this year.

Below is the full seeding for the girls tournament:

1. Central
2. South Iron
3. Steelville
4. Ste. Genevieve
5. Arcadia Valley
6. Potosi
7. Fredericktown
8. Bismarck

For the 62nd annual boys tournament, the Hillsboro Hawks will once again have the top seed. Hawks head coach Dan Johnson says he always looks forward to playing at this event.

Below is the full seeding for the boys tournament:

1. Hillsboro
2. North County
3. Farmington
4. Central
5. Festus
6. Perryville
7. Ste. Genevieve
8. DeSoto
9. Potosi
10. Arcadia Valley
11. South Iron
12. West County
13. Viburnum
14. Fredericktown
15. Herculaneum
16. Crystal City

The 2017 Bob Sechrest Jr. Central Christmas Tournament will run Tuesday, December 26th through Saturday, December 30th. We’ll have coverage of all the action on Regional Radio.

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