GREENVILLE – The 11th annual Farmers Bank & Trust Tip-Off Classic is on tap for Friday &
Saturday, December 6-7, at Muhlenberg County High School with the Mustangs taking on
Warren East and Clarksville (TN) Northeast.
Admission to the FBTC Tip-Off Classic is free to all Muhlenberg County High School students
and to anyone with a Farmers Bank debit card. Just present your student ID or debit card at the
gate each day.
“We are again proud to help MCHS basketball tip-off the season for Mustang Nation and fans
throughout the area,” said Dean Rowe, Muhlenberg County President of Farmers Bank & Trust.
“Over its 11-year history, the Classic has twice featured the eventual Kentucky state champion
(Owensboro in 2015 and Bowling Green in 2017) in addition to multiple region champions. So,
come on out, enjoy this great show, and support our coaches, kids, and school.”
The action gets started on Friday (Dec. 6th) at 6 p.m. when the Lady Mustangs square off with2nd Region foe Livingston Central. In the nightcap, the Mustangs face the Warren East Raiders from the 4th Region at 7:30 p.m.
A special ceremony will be held between games on Friday night as the banner honoring the
Muhlenberg County Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2024 will be raised to the gymnasium rafters.
This year’s class includes Drakesboro High School basketball and baseball great Barton
Johnson; former Kentucky State Amateur Champion golfer and Muhlenberg South alumnus
Charlie Cornette; Muhlenberg County High School cross country and bass fishing state
champion Chase Geary; Central City alumna and former owner of the ABA’s Kentucky Colonels
Ellie Durall Brown Moore; Hughes Kirk graduate and shooting sports champion Jerry Posey;
Angela Bishop Stringer, the all-time leading scorer in Bremen girls’ basketball history; former
UofL and Central City all-state basketball standout Bob Watkins; five-time region champion golf
coach Eddie Wilcox; the 1985 Muhlenberg Central Spartans baseball team; and the 1963-64
Bremen Golden Eagles basketball team.
The action continues on Saturday with three more matchups starting at 4 p.m. In a first for the
Farmers Bank & Trust Tip-Off Classic – there will be a battle of 8th grade powers as Muhlenberg
County Middle School takes on the Russellville Middle Panthers.
Next, 2nd Region power Hopkinsville squares off with Bardstown from the 5th Region at 5 p.m.
followed by the Mustangs and Clarksville-Northeast at 7 p.m.
Muhlenberg County head coach Aaron Morris and his Mustangs are looking forward to the
challenge.
“You improve as a team by playing against high-level competition and we look forward to
playing against both of these quality programs with Warren East and Clarksville-Northeast,”
Morris said. “If you’re a basketball fan, there’s no better place to be than Mustang gym on Dec.
6-7.”
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