By Gary Lloyd
TRUSSVILLE — The Hewitt-Trussville varsity boys basketball team will play in the Metro Tournament at Homewood this week.
The Huskies (12-4) open the tournament Thursday at 6 p.m. against Bessemer City. Should Hewitt-Trussville win, it will face the winner of the Homewood-Thompson game Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Should the Huskies lose in the opening game, it will face the Homewood-Thompson loser at 4:30 p.m. Friday.
Other teams participating in the tournament include Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Briarwood, Vestavia Hills and Pelham.
The championship game is Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The Hewitt-Trussville junior varsity and freshman boys basketball teams are also participating in the tournament. The junior varsity team plays Spain Park at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. The freshmen play Vestavia Hills at 9 a.m. Thursday.
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