***MEDIA ALERT***
TODAY’S GAME SCHEDULED MODIFIED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
17^th Annual Baltimore City Public Schools Basketball Academy through Saturday at Morgan State University

***NOTE THE MODIFIED GAME SCHEDULE BELOW.
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE WILL REMAIN THE SAME.

(January 25, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland) – Due to inclement weather, some schools previously scheduled are unable to make today’s Basketball Academy. The modified schedule for tonight’s competition is below. Saturday, January 26 game schedule will remain the same and can be found online: http://bballacademy.com/schedules/game/.

Friday, January 25, 2013
4:00 pm       Woodlawn vs. Patterson (B)
5:30 pm       Patterson Mill vs. Milford Mill (G)
7:00 pm       Lake Clifton vs. Edmondson-Westside (B)
8:30 pm       Dunbar vs. City College (B) presented by

WHAT:              The 17^th Annual Baltimore City Public Schools Basketball Academy presented by State Farm combines competitive basketball matches between 23 of the top high school teams in Maryland with cultural enrichment, service learning and academic programs in the areas of SAT prep, financial literacy, Rites of Passage, gang awareness, bullying prevention and more.

Tickets are $10 per day. Children under five years old are admitted free. Advanced tickets can be purchased at participating schools or by calling 410-396-8569.

WHEN:             January 24 -26, 2013.
For the schedule of basketball games, visit: http://bballacademy.com/schedules/game/
For the academic schedule, visit: http://bballacademy.com/schedules/academic/
For the service learning schedule, visit:
http://bballacademy.com/schedules/service-learning/

WHERE:            Morgan State University, 1700 East Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD, 21251. Cultural enrichment and service learning programs take place at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Great Blacks in Wax Museum, State Farm, Delta Head Start and other locations throughout the Baltimore area.

WHY:                 The Basketball Academy exposes the area’s most talented youth to each other and the broader community. This program is the longest-running program of its kind and one of few in the country that immerses students in academics, athletics, and cultural programs.

The Academy awards thousands of dollars in awards and scholarships at the conclusion of the program. To learn more, visit: http://bballacademy.com/teams/mvp-award-winners/

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MORE INFO:
On-site: Edie House
410-545-1870

The BCPS Basketball Academy is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsors include State Farm, Under Armour, 92Q Jams, Black McDonald’s Operators Association Baltimore/Washington, DC, MTA, DTLR, 100 Black Men of Maryland, Inc., the Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., MECU and the Afro American Newspapers. More information can be found at www.bcps.org/athletics or www.bballacademy.com.  Visit the Academy on Twitter at @TheBBallAcademy or Facebook.com/BCPSBBallAcademy.