York hosts 12-team Tosh, Glenbard East heads to Proviso West

York
TOURNAMENT Jack Tosh Holiday Classic
LOCATION York High School, 355 W. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst
FIRST GAME 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26 vs. Kenwood
WHAT TO WATCH With David Cohn scoring loads of points and the big men, Justin Kurash and Frank Toohey, dominating the boards, York is looking like one of the strongest teams in the area. The Dukes are 5-1, with the lone loss coming at Benet in a close game, and are the favorite in the West Suburban Silver.
York has a big weekend coming up with conference games against Glenbard West and Hinsdale Central. Their final warm-up before hosting the Jack Tosh Holiday Classic will be a Dec. 21 game against a strong Naperville North team.
The Tosh field has trimmed to 12 teams this year with four pools of three teams each and a crossover game seeding teams to determine the final days' matchups. York plays UIC Prep and Palatine in pool play and will play two placement games on day four.

Glenbard East
TOURNAMENT Proviso West Holiday Tournament
LOCATION Proviso West High School, 4701 Harrison St., Hillside
FIRST GAME 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26 vs. Glenbrook North
WHAT TO WATCH Thanks to a number of talented guards and some size inside, the Rams are looking like a true contender in the DuPage Valley Conference. Tahron Harvey, Marvin Grant-Clark and JaRon Hall have given the opposition fits en route to a 5-1 start.
The Rams are one of the new additions at Proviso West in the new 32-team field. East made one previous tournament appearance in 1962.
First-round opponent Glenbrook North was expected to be a strong team this year with 6-foot-8 Davidson commit Andrew McAuliffe leading the way, but the Spartans are just 4-4.

Immaculate Conception
TOURNAMENT Immaculate Conception/Westmont Christmas Tournament
LOCATION Immaculate Conception High School, 217 S. Cottage Hill, Elmhurst
FIRST GAME 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26 vs. Northside Prep
WHAT TO WATCH The Knights are off to a 6-2 start led by Demetrius Carr and Clark Brinkman. After losing in the final of the Westminster Christian Thanksgiving Tournament, they will be hoping for a title as co-hosts of the Christmas tournament.
IC opens against Northside Prep, but also faces Latin and Evergreen Park in pool play. All of the Knights' pool play games will be at home before heading to Westmont for the placement game on Dec. 29.
Last year, the Knights beat the same teams in pool play and swept away the tournament to take the title. That team finished 2011 undefeated.

Willowbrook
TOURNAMENT Glenbard West Holiday Classic
LOCATION Glenbard West High School, 670 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn
FIRST GAME 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26 vs. Fenton
WHAT TO WATCH The eight-team tournament at Glenbard West has pool play and placement games on the final day. The Warriors open with Fenton and will take on West Chicago and Glenbard West later in the tournament.
The Warriors don't have a pretty record, but have four losses by singles digits and two by a lone point. Edvinas Mickevicius, Joshua Joiner and Tiger Greene have been Willowbrook's top trio.

Timothy Christian
TOURNAMENT Glenbard West Holiday Classic
LOCATION Glenbard West High School, 670 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn
FIRST GAME 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26 vs. Hubbard
WHAT TO WATCH Danny Leach and Connor VanderBrug have been key contributors early on, but the Trojans need more support to improve on its 2-6 record. Timothy enters this weekend 0-3 in the Metro Suburban Conference and has lost 6 of 7.
The Trojans open up against Hubbard and will face Leyden and St. Francis later in pool play. All of these games appear winnable on paper so Timothy will be hoping to build some momentum for the second half of its season.
The eight-team tournament gives teams four games in five days.

Addison Trail
TOURNAMENT Romeoville Christmas Classic
LOCATION Romeoville High School, 100 N. Independence Blvd., Romeoville
FIRST GAME Wednesday, Dec. 26
WHAT TO WATCH The Blazers got off to a rocky start to the season, but back-to-back wins over Leyden and St. Laurence have boosted Addison Trail's record to 3-5.
Junior guard James Pupillo runs the show. He will get a chance to showcase his talents at the second-year Romeoville tournament. Expect teams to try to collapse on Pupillo. His ability to find open teammates or get out of trouble is key for Addison Trail.

Montini
TOURNAMENT Duster Thomas Hoops Classic
LOCATION Pinckneyville Community High School, 600 E. Water St., Pinckneyville
FIRST GAME 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28 vs. DuQuoin
WHAT TO WATCH Many coaches will say they like tournaments because they face unfamiliar opposition. Montini takes that to the extreme by heading south to Pinckneyville, a town 70 miles southeast of St. Louis.
The host Panthers are a small-class powerhouse with three state titles to their name, most recently in 2001.
The Broncos will cram in a lot of basketball into the two-day tournament. Montini will play two games on each day, with pool play games against DuQuion and Lawrenceville before two placement games.