The Road To The Gold Ball

Just hours after enjoying their Thanksgiving meal, many Maine high schoolers will be hitting the hardwood and the ice for preseason play on Friday and Saturday.

Here's a check on some of the host sites and teams competing...

PVHS (Howland) Turkey Shootout Friday & Saturday: Bucksport, Schenck, Mattanawcook Academy, Searsport, Sumner, Penquis, Old Town

Capitol City Tip Off Classic at Augusta Civic Center, Friday: Cony, Bangor, Portland, Westbrook, Hall-Dale, Erskine, Messalonskee, Foxcroft, Leavitt, Richmond

Hermon HS hosting on Saturday: Hampden, Windham, Cheverus

Lawrence HS Preseason Girls Tourney, Saturday: MCI, Messalonskee, Medomak, Skowhegan

Skowhegan Preseason Boys Tourney, Saturday: Lawrence, Mountain Valley, Monmouth, MCI

Hodgdon HS Tourney , Friday & Saturday: Woodland, SACHS, Ft Kent, Katahdin, Greater Christian Houlton Academy.

John Bapst Faceoff Hockey Tourney at Sawyer Arena, Friday & Saturday: Brewer, Orono/OT, Camden Hills, Hampden, Bangor, Yarmouth, Houlton/Hodgdon, Presque Isle