2017 Steel City Invitational to feature three defending state champs

Birmingham, AL – The fifth annual Steel City Invitational high school basketball tournament field is set.  This year’s tournament, tipping off December 20th at Samford University’s Pete Hanna Center, will feature three defending state championship squads.  

6A champion Paul Bryant, 3A champ Midfield and 1A champ Sacred Heart will headline the tournament along with metro powers Huffman, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Wenonah, Pelham and Parker.  

The powerhouse Mountain Brook Spartans, winners of the 2016 tournament, will not be in this year’s field. 

This years tournament, presented by Pelham’s Med Center Mazda, will feature one girls game.  The Ramsay Lady Rams will take on Spain Park’s Lady Jags on December 21st.  

Men’s first and second round games will be played on Wednesday December 20th, semifinal contests will tip off on Thursday with the championship game following on Friday, Decamber 22nd. 

The complete field for this years invitational will include:

Men’s
Huffman
Vestavia Hills
Homewood
Parker
LeFlore
Pelham
Paul Bryant
Eufaula
Wenonah
Cordova
Midfield
Sacred Heart

Women’s
Spain Park
Ramsay