Early next week, Hermann High School’s (HHS) main gymnasium will play host to a pair of preseason basketball jamborees featuring the host Bearcats and Lady Bearcats along with several other area schools.

On Monday, Nov. 16, Hermann’s Lady Bearcats will host Linn’s Lady Wildcats, Richland’s Lady Bears and Capital City’s Lady Cavaliers in six preseason scrimmages which will last two quarters apiece.

Kicking off the jamboree action next Monday night at 5 p.m., will be a Highway 100 showdown between Linn and Hermann followed at 5:30 p.m., by Richland taking on Capital City.

Action at 6 p.m., will see Hermann face Richland followed by a Highway 50 match up between Linn and Capital City at 6:30 p.m.

One more hour of jamboree basketball action will see Richland face Linn at 7 p.m., followed by an all-blue showdown with Hermann taking on Capital City at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 17 preseason jamboree action will see the host Bearcats take on Belle’s Tigers, Bourbon’s Warhawks and New Haven’s Shamrocks.

A Highway 100 showdown will kick jamboree action off at 5 p.m., between Hermann and New Haven.

That will be followed at 5:30 p.m., by a match up of Gasconade Valley Conference (GVC) schools in Belle and Bourbon.

An all blue match up will tip off at 6 p.m., between Bourbon and Hermann followed at 6:30 p.m., by New Haven facing Belle.

Kicking off the final hour of boys jamboree basketball action next Tuesday will be Bourbon and New Haven at 7 p.m., followed at 7:30 p.m., by Belle and Hermann.

Owensville’s Dutchmen will compete in preseason jamboree action at Union on Monday, Nov. 16 while their Dutchgirl counterparts will head to St. Dominic on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

Both of those jamboree schedules were not available at press time.