It only figured that, when Section III high school basketball is played into the Carrier Dome for the first time, Jamesville-DeWitt and Christian Brothers Academy will be part of the celebration. Though the Red Rams and Brothers will not play each other, they are part of the inaugural Scholastic Holiday Tip-Off Classic on the opening weekend of the hoops season. In all, four games are taking place, starting with Skaneateles against Bishop Ludden at 1 p.m. Then CBA gets its turn on Jim Boeheim Court as the Brothers meet Fowler at 3 p.m. Right after that, J-D, led by highly-regarded national prospect DaJuan Coleman, meets Elmira Southside at 5 p.m. The nightcap pits defending Section III Class AA champion Cicero-North Syracuse against archrival Liverpool. J-D, under head coach Bob McKenney, has won four New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class A championships, the last three in a row from 2008 to 2010. CBA, led by long-time coach Buddy Wleklinski, has a rich history that includes a 1997 state title and, most recently, a 2009 trip to the state Class AA final four in Glens Falls. Both programs have sent highly-regarded players to the college ranks. J-D, in particular, has made a big connection with SU, from Danny Schayes to, more recently, Andy Rautins and Brandon Triche. And the ties between SU and high school basketball are not new. Up until 2009, sectional championship games (plus some other tournaments and events) were played at Manley Field House before it was converted into an indoor practice facility for the football team. The Red Rams and Brothers will have two regular-season encounters, on Jan. 7 at the Red Rams’ home gym and again Feb. 18 in the regular-season finale at Buddy Wleklinski Court.