Cox Sports to Air High School Hoops Selection Show Tonight

At 9 p.m. tonight, Cox Sports will air the Varsity Life Selection Show for the Rhode Island Interscholastic League’s 2012 basketball playoffs on Channel 3.

Girls and boys teams from the state who have already qualified for the postseason will find out who they’re playing, as seedings are announced live during the show.

For the second straight year, boys’ teams from all divisions will compete against each other in the playoffs to determine a champion.

The show will include bracket analysis from NBC 10’s Frank Carpano and John Gilooly of The Providence Journal. Mike Lunney and Tom Mezzanotte will represent the RIIL and discuss the tournament formula. The selection show will also include interviews with several coaches of playoff-bound teams.

Cox Sports will also be airing live games throughout the playoffs. Coverage begins March 4 with the regional finals. Once seeds are announced, full and up-to-date game schedules can be found by visiting coxsportsonline.com.

Varsity Life is the product of a partnership between Cox Sports and NBC 10 to showcase Rhode Island’s top high school and college athletes. It airs live on Cox Sports Mondays at 7:30 p.m., hosted by Carpano.

About Cox Sports

Cox Sports is an Emmy-award winning regional sports network that delivers exclusive, compelling, high profile professional, amateur and collegiate men’s and women’s sporting events to viewers in its coverage area of Rhode Island and Connecticut.

Cox Sports features the Big East Conference, Providence College athletics, Pawtucket Red Sox, the University of Rhode Island Rams and more. The channel also features exclusive coverage of Rhode Island Interscholastic League Championships and other local high school games.

In addition, Cox Sports features locally produced programs and syndicated sports programming. A complete schedule can be found at www.cox-sports.com.

About Cox Communications

Cox Communications is a broadband communications and entertainment company, providing advanced digital video, Internet and telephone services over its own nationwide IP network. The third-largest U.S. cable TV company, Cox serves more than 6 million residences and businesses. Cox Business is a facilities-based provider of voice, video and data solutions for commercial customers, and Cox Media is a full-service provider of national and local cable spot and new media advertising.

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Release courtesy of Cox Sports. The Narragansett and Prout boys’ basketball teams have both qualified for the state tournament. Opening round games are at the lower seed’s home gym, starting this Friday unless there are scheduling conflicts.