The 51st annual Colmone Classic will tip off Saturday at Hall High School with a new team in the 12-team field.

Galva replaces La Salle-Peru , which lost to Fieldcrest 48-38 in last year’s finals.

Bureau County rivals Princeton and Bureau Valley have been paired together once again, playing in the White Pool along with Chillicothe IVC. The Tigers and Storm will meet in Saturday’s second game at 4:30 p.m.

The host Red Devils will play out of the Red Pool with neighbor Putnam County and Rock Falls. The Red Devils and Rockets will meet at 6 p.m. Saturday with the Panthers playing their first game on Monday against Rock Falls at 8 p.m.

Mendota and St. Bede are joined by Eureka in the Black Pool with two-time defending champ Fieldcrest , Galva and Kewanee comprising the Gray Po

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