Hoops for HopeSaturday at GPS10 a.m.–Boyd-Buchanan girls vs. Red Bank; 11:30–GPS vs. Notre Dame; 1–Signal Mountain boys vs. Tyner; 2:30–Signal Mountain girls vs. Tyner.
The Hoops for Hope high school basketball benefit for the MaryEllen Locher Foundation Scholarship Fund will take place Saturday at GPS beginning at 10 a.m. Admission is $10 with all proceeds going to the foundation.
This is the sixth year for the fundraiser, which previously has been held at Red Bank, Baylor and Signal Mountain. It was initiated by Signal Mountain boys’ coach Steve Redman when he was the girls’ coach at Red Bank.
This year the event will feature three girls’ games, plus Signal Mountain’s boys taking on Tyner at 1 p.m. in the day’s third game.
The Locher fund helps provide college tuition for students who have had a parent diagnosed with breast cancer. To date, Hoops for Hope has provided scholarship assistance to 15 qualified local students.