Tonkawa basketballers will play in the 2022 Cherokee Invitational Tournament this Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 6-8.The boys will play Buffalo at 3 p.m. Thursday and the girls will meet Pond Creek-Hunter at 4:20 p.m. Thursday.Both teams returned to action Tuesday night, hosting Woodland at the Event Center.Other teams in the tournament include Cherokee, Timberlake, Beaver, Burlington and Kremlin-Hillsdale.The brackets follow:CHEROKEE TOURNAMENTGirls PairingsThursday, Jan. 6 -- Cherokee vs. Timberlake, 11 a.m.; Tonkawa vs. PC-H, 4:20 p.m.; Beaver vs. Buffalo, 1:40 p.m. and Burlington vs. Kremlin-Hillsdale, 7 p.m.Friday, Jan. 7 -- Cherokee-Timberlake winner vs. Tonkawa PC-H winners at 4:20 p.m. and losers at 1:40 p.m. Beaver-Buffalo winner vs. Burlington-Kremlin winner at 7 p.m. and losers at 11 a.m.Saturday, Jan. 8 -- Game for 7th at 10 a.m.; for fifth at 12:40 p.m.; for third at 3:20 p.m. and championship at 6 p.m.Boys PairingsThursday, Jan. 6 -- Cherokee vs. Beaver , 12:20 p.m.; Tonkawa vs. buffalo at 3 p.m.; PC-H vs. Burlington at 5:40 p.m. and Kremlin vs. Timberlake at 8:20 p.m.Friday, Jan. 7 -- Cherokee-Beaver winner vs. Tonkawa-Buffalo winner at 8:20 p.m. and losers at 12:20 p.m.; PC-H-Burlington winner vs. Kremlin-Timberlake winner at 5:40 p.m. and losers at 3 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 8 -- Game for 7th place at 11:20 p.m.; for fifth at 2 p.m.; for third at 4:40 p.m.; and championship at 7:20 p.m.