MARQUEE MATCHUPS

There are plenty of premier tilts between the Class 4A, 3A and 2A powers this season.

Thursday, Dec. 7: Minnehaha Academy at Apple Valley, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 9: Breakdown Tip Off Classic at Hopkins Lindbergh Center: Minnehaha Academy vs. Park Center, 4:30 p.m.; DeLaSalle vs. Hopkins, 6 p.m.; Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Orono, 7:30 p.m.; Apple Valley vs. Minneapolis North, 9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 29: Granite City Classic at St. Cloud Apollo: Apple Valley vs. Park Center, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 30: Granite City Classic at St. Cloud Apollo: Minnehaha Academy vs. Orono, 5:30 p.m. At St. Cloud State: Apple Valley vs. Cretin-Derham Hall, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 9: Hopkins at Orono, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 25: Minneapolis North vs. Minnehaha Academy at Mounds Park Academy, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 10: DeLaSalle at Cretin-Derham Hall, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 13: Hopkins at Minneapolis North, 7 p.m.

RON HAGGSTROM