Mars Area High School Boys Varsity Basketball Team will compete in the Cancer Research Classic (CRC) Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 6, at Wheeling Jesuit University (Wheeling, W.Va.).

The Fightin’ Planets will take on the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 10:10 a.m. General admission tickets are $14 for adults and $6 for students.

This tournament is one of the top basketball events in the nation with eight of the Top 20 teams and more than 50 future Division 1 players participating. The event will be broadcast on http://ESPN3.com and will also be available in the Watch ESPN App.

For more information, visit www.cancerresearchclassic.org.