LHS Athletics, Tiger Basketball Seeking Sponsors for Annual Ray Furney Classic

Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM

By Travis Thayer @eagle993

The Ray Furney Classic will be played Jan. 2-3 at LHS and GMS.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - The Lawrenceburg High School Athletic Department and Tiger Basketball are seeking sponsors for the annual Ray Furney Classic.

This year's event is scheduled for Friday, January 2 and Saturday, January 3 at Lawrenceburg High School and Greendale Middle School.

The field will feature 12 teams: Lawrenceburg, Indianapolis Shortridge, Silver Creek, New Palestine, Indianapolis Ritter, Centerville, Plainfield, Guerin Catholic, Fort Wayne Blackhawk, Harrison (West Lafayette), Castle, and Bloomington South.

"We're committed to making this a top holiday tournament in Indiana," reads a statement from Tiger Basketball.

Over the two-day span, the 12 teams will play a total of 24 games.

For sponsorship info, contact: AD Ryan Knigga at rknigga@lburg.k12.in.us or Coach Cutter at bcutter@lburg.k12.in.us

Ray Furney passed away in October of 2017 at the age of 74. He spent 36 years with Lawrenceburg Community Schools, where he served as a teacher, coach, and athletic trainer. Known by many as “Furn”, he was inducted into LHS’ second-ever Athletic Hall of Fame class in 2020.

The first Ray Furney Classic was played in 2023.

See the schedule for the 2025-26 Ray Furney Classic below.