Boys & Girls Clubs to host 5th Annual Tip-Off Basketball Classic

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The Boys and Girls Clubs of Mercer County are set to host the 5th Annual Tip-Off Classic Tournament on Saturday, December 19, 2015. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and the event will take place at the Hun School in Princeton.

Four high school teams including Allentown High School, The Hun School, Life Center Academy and Scotland Performance Institute in Scotland, PA, will participate in the event in two boys games and one girls game.

Games are scheduled as followed:

1:30 p.m. – Hun School vs. Allentown HS (Boys)

3 p.m. – Allentown HS vs. Life Center Academy (Girls)

4:30 p.m. – Life Center Academy vs. Scotland Performance Institute (Boys)

General admission is $5 at the door. All proceeds will benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County after-school programs, which serve over 1,000 children and teens. The Club provides daily extended-day learning and academic enrichment programs at its Trenton location at 212 Centre Street, in seven public schools in the City of Trenton, and at its Lawrenceville location at 1040 Spruce Street.

For more event information, contact Reggie Coleman, Executive Director at (609) 392-3191 ext. 110 or rcoleman@bgcmercer.org.

About the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County: The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County provides young people, ages 5-18, with academic enrichment and recreational activities through after-school, weekend and summer programs in our Trenton and Lawrenceville locations. To learn more about the Boys & Girls Club, visit bgcmercer.org.

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