The Burger King Classic
July 12, 2010
BURGER KING NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF CLASSIC
The top four-team high school basketball tournament in the country will continue to be played locally with a new title sponsor. Cathedral Prep and the local Burger King restaurants have agreed to a multi-year agreement that will see the McDonald’s Classic transformed into the Burger King Classic. The move ends a 27-year relationship of the tournament with McDonald’s while starting anew with Burger King.
"Erie is a Burger King ® town so we continuously strive to be actively involved in the community and contribute to making our hometown a great place to live,” said Karla Murray, Marketing Director of Burger King. “Burger King is proud to support this nationally recognized basketball tournament and all of the athletes who compete, both of which bring great pride to an already great community.”
For the 28th consecutive year, Cathedral Prep will serve as the host school for the Classic. It will take place January 14th and 15th, 2011 at Gannon’s Hammermill Center.
“We could not be more pleased with the arrangement we have with Burger King to continue not only a local but a national tradition,” said Bill Flanagan, Classic Director. “We are very appreciative to McDonald’s for 27 good years of serving this event but are real excited about the commitment Burger King has made to the Classic beginning in 2011.”
The field for the ’11 Classic will be announced in November. The brand new Classic logo was designed by Katie Hanlin from Creative Affairs.
2010 McDonald’s Classic Friday & Saturday, January 15th & 16th
Congratulations to Penn Wood High School, who in their first trip to Erie captured the 27th McDonald's Classic. Aaron Brown had 24 points in the championship game to help the Patriots to the victory. In the consolation game, Mount Vernon's Jabarie Hinds broke a Classic record by hitting nine 3-pointer's in a victory over Cathedral Prep. Hinds finished with 39 points in the game, two off the tourney record.
27th McDonald’s Classic
Friday & Saturday,
January 15th and 16th,
7:00pm & 8:30pm
@ Hammermill Center
Friday 7:00pm: Penn Wood 61
Mount Vernon 53
8:30pm: Nichols School 68
Cathedral Prep 57
Saturday 7:00pm: Consolation Game
Mount Vernon 79
Cathedral Prep 67
8:30pm: Championship Game
Penn Wood 64
Nichols 53