WYBA Guy Coraccio All Star Invitational Basketball Tournament Feb. 18-19 at Blanchard Middle School

The 21^thAnnual Westford Youth Basketball Association All Star Invitational Tournament will be held on February 18 and 19, 2012 at the on 14 West Street in Westford, MA.  Recreational basketball players between the grades of 5th and 8th will be coming from Westford, Chelmsford and Billerica, MA as well as Hudson, NH to participate in the annual fundraising event.

Games are held between 8 a.m and 7 p.m. each day and are always very exciting and well attended.  A detailed schedule is available at the WYBA Website.  

The tournament was created in 1991 by Westford resident Guy Coraccio, who developed this event as a way to recognize players who have excelled in their town leagues but are not on travel or school teams.  “This tournament creates an opportunity for many accomplished players who would not usually get this recognition”, states Guy. “ The great talent seen at this tournament demonstrates the depth of each of these town programs. Many players who have starred in this event have gone on to play for their school teams at a very high level”.  In 2009 this event was named in Guy’s honor as a recognition of his efforts to make this the classic it is. 

The Westford tournament has raised significant funds for Westford schools and students in its 21-year history. Since 2001 alone, the tournament has enabled the Westford Youth Basketball Association (WYBA) to give approximately $80,000 in college scholarships to Westford Academy seniors, and more than $20,000 in basketball-related gifts to Westford schools. In addition, the organization uses funds generated by the All Star tournament and other activities to pay WYBA registration fees for children who could not otherwise afford to play recreational basketball in the town.

Since the All Star tournament began, nearly 4,000 All Stars have participated in the event. For more information about the 2012 tournament, please contact Ken Teal at tealka@verizon.net or 978-807-7822.

ournament Schedule

      8:00      7-8 Boys    Game 1      Chelmsford vs Westford

      9:20      5-6 Boys    Game 2      Westford vs Billerica

      10:40    7-8 Boys    Game 3      Billerica vs Hudson

      12:00    5-6 Boys    Game 4      Chelmsford vs Winner Game 2

      1:20      7-8 Girls     Game 5      Chelmsford vs Billerica

      2:40      5-6 Girls     Game 6      Westford vs Chelmsford

      4:00      7-8 Girls     Game 7      Westford vs WINNER GAME 5

      5:20      5-6 Girls     Game 8    Billerica vs WINNER GAME 6

8:00    5-6 Boys        Game 9          Loser Game 2 VS Loser Game 4 (Consolation Game)

9:20    7-8 Boys        Game 10          Loser Game 1 VS Loser Game 3 (Consolation Game)

10:40   5-6 Boys        Game 11          Winner Game 4 VS Winner Game 9 (Championship Game)

11:50    5-6 Boys        Game 11B          If Loser of Game 11 only has one loss, Game 11 teams will play an 8 Minute additional period. Winner is Champion

12:00  7-8 Boys        Game 12          Winner Game 1 VS Winner Game 3 (Championship Game)

1:20    5-6 Girls         Game 13          Loser Game 6 VS Loser Game 8 (Elimination Game)

2:40    7-8 Girls         Game 14         Loser Game 5 VS Loser Game 7 (Elimination Game)

4:00   5-6 Girls           Game 15          Winner Game 8 VS Winner Game 13 (Championship Game)

5:15    5-6 Girls        Game 15B          If Loser of Game 15 only has one loss, Game 15 teams will play an 8 Minute additional period. Winner is Champion

5:30    7-8 Girls         Game 16          Winner Game 7 VS Winner Game 14 (Championship Game)

6:45    7-8 Girls         Game 16B          If Loser of Game 16 only has one loss, Game 16 teams will play an 8 Minute additional period. Winner is Champion.