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AAU Nationals Day 3 Recap
The day 1 and day 2 recaps are below. Bracket play has begun and quite a few upsets took place on this day. Here's the action we caught
Team NCI Hoopstars Elite 80 Sacramento Cougars 58
2004 Deer Park F Ryan Bright had a monster day going for 23 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists. He was followed in double digits by two Pearland players, guard Guy Henderson (16 points) and F Andy Dillon (10 points and 7 rebounds). NCI will play tomorrow afternoon at 1 pm against the Rockland Rockets of New York.
Nike Team Florida 63 Charlotte Royals 56
'04 Orlando Dr. Phillips G Jason Rich was on fire connecting on 12-18 field goals and 2-2 foul shots en route to a game high 26 points. Rich added 4 rebounds and 4 assists. 2005 DeLand WF Keith Brumbaugh had 21 points and 8 rebounds and 2004 Dr. Phillips PG Trey Hopkins had 11 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds. Charlotte was led by G Anthony Harris' 19 (6 threes). G/F Kelvin Rivers added 17 and BF Matt Salley chipped in 11.
Team Richmond 92 Florida Elite 91-- OT
In a thrilling game Richmond came from behind to down Florida Elite. Richmond 2003 G Andre Ingram, who is signed and will play at American University in the fall, was unreal. The young member of the 2003 class, Ingram had a game high with 42 points including several game saving shots for Richmond. He made 6 threes on the day. His teammate Tyree Evans chipped in 31. Florida Elite was led by 2005 Winter Haven F A.J. Jones who had 18 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Tampa King G Marquis McCullough and Tampa Gaither G Antonio Russell each had 20 points.
Schaumburg Illinois First Class 77 Gold Coast Florida 56
First Class pounded Gold Coast in this one, running out to a lead as large as 28 points. Gold Coast was led by 2005 Lake Mary G Darryl Merthie's 19 points. First Class was paced by Bryan Mead and Jonathan Reibel each of whom had 19 points.
Louisiana Select 64 Illinois Rising Stars 63
2006 G Demond Carter nailed a three at the buzzer to beat Illinois. Carter finished with 15 including 4 triples.
Illinois Wolves 16's- 98 Tallahassee Wildcats 91- 2 ot
'04 Guard Darius Washington had close to 30 before fouling out. Taurean Green also fouled out. G Sead Odzic had 7 three pointers for Illinois and assisted Mason Stewart on the game winning three. The margin was large because the Wildcats were assessed 3 technicals after a charging foul was called on Cornelius Ingram. The Wildcat coach chased after the referees, and had to be escorted out as he continued to push the Disney folks trying to get to the refs.
San Antonio Bulls play the Westfield Rams (NJ) tommorrow morning at 8:30 am.
AAU 17 & Under Nationals Day 2 Recap
Bracket play is complete after two days at Disney. Team NCI Hoopstars Elite, the San Antonio Bulls and the Crowley Starz all lost twice on Sunday. Here's a breakdown of the games we saw:
Metro Boston 77 Team NCI Hoopstars Elite 66
Boston outscored NCI 23-12 in the 3rd quarter and that was the difference. 2004 Pearland F Andy Dillon had a game high 25 points for NCI. He added 7 rebounds and hit 3 threes. 2005 Clear Brook G Drew Washington added 10 and 2004 Deer Park F Ryan Bright had 10 points and 4 rebounds in limited minutes due to foul trouble. Metro Boston was led by their athletic inside duo of Kendric Price and Dorian Brown who had 15 and 13 points respectively.
Orlando Hoopnuts 92 San Antonio Bulls 85-OT
The Bulls led by three late in the game but a three pointer at the buzzer tied the game and sent it into overtime where the Hoopnuts took over for the win. The Bulls were paced by 2005 South San Antonio West Campus G Paul Barnes' 22 points. Barnes slashed and scored in the paint all day long. 2004 Converse Judson G Jason Powell added 14 points, while 2004 San Antonio Clark BF/C Trent Plaisted chipped in 10 points and 8 rebounds. The Hoopnuts were led by 2004 Oviedo G Pat Kiscaden's 23 points. 2004 WF Pat Calathes chipped in 21 and 2005 guard Omar Qazi added 16.
Iowa Martin Brothers Select 76 San Antonio Bulls 62
Martin Brothers outscored the Bulls 26-9 in the second quarter and hung on for the victory. 2005 South San West Campus G Paul Barnes again had a great game, going for 16 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and a blocked shot. 2004 San Antonio Clark BF Trent Plaisted had a double double with 10 points and 10 boards, while 2004 Converse Judson G Jason Powell canned two triples en route to 10 points. Martin Brothers was led by Dylan Grimsley's 18 points.
YOMCA Team Memphis 81 Team NCI Hoopstars Elite 73
NCI Elite had a three point lead after a quarter and at the half. They had a 5 point lead after 3 quarters but Team Memphis was able to erase the deficit and win the game at the foul line. Memphis was bolstered by the addition of 2004 WF Corey Brewer, a Florida commitment who went for a game high of 28 points. What they didn't bargain for was 2004 Deer Park F Ryan Bright matching Brewer before he fouled out. When Bright fouled out both had 20 points. To go with his 20 points, Bright added 6 rebounds, 4 blocked shots and 2 assists. 2005 Clear Brook G Drew Washington added 14 points, Pearland F Andy Dillon had 11 points and 7 rebounds and 2004 Houston Milby WF John Williams added 10 points and 7 rebounds.
Clearwater Piranhas 83 Crowley Starz 57
Crowley got a game high 20 points from 2005 Ft. Worth Christian G Braylen Ross. Ross made 5 threes on the day. Clearwater was led by Luke Postorino's 19 points (5 three pointers).
Other action:
Florida Hoopsters 88 Tri County (MD) Stars 69
2004 Orlando Edgewater F Kenny Ingram dunked everything (4 dunks) on his way to a game high 21 points and 12 rebounds. 2004 Edgewater PG Brandon Johnson flirted with a triple double finishing with 13 points, 9 assists, and 8 rebounds. Two other Edgewater players were in double digits, '04 guard Jeremy McClendon had 12 points and 6 assists, while 2005 G Nolan King added 13 off the bench. Tri County was led by G/F Edward Miller's 21 and F Marone Brown's 19.
Florida Gold Coast 84 Team Georgia 70
2004 Orlando Oak Ridge G Blake Young led all scorers with 24 points, while '05 Boyd Anderson BF Ryan Reid chipped in 14.
Tallahassee Wildcats 70 Georgia Warriors 64
2004 Orlando Edgewater G Darius Washington kept up his high scoring going for 28 in this one to lead all scorers. He was followed by '04 Pensacola PG Alex Gordon's 13 and '04 PG Taurean Green's 11. The Warriors were led by Josh Edwards' 20 points and 9 rebounds. G Anthony Fisher added 15 and had 6 assists.
Cincy AAU Black 75 Florida Hoopsters 68
'04 Guard Brandon Johnson's 24 points weren't enough as the Hoopsters fell in their last pool game. Cincy F Kevin Weybright's 20 points led them to the win.
Southpointe (PA) gold 79 Florida Starz 74
'04 guard E.J. Murray was on fire for Florida canning 6 threes en route to a game high 26 points. Lake Wales WF Derrick Simmons had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists, while Haines City G Brandon Streeter had 12 points and 6 assists. Southpointe was paced by F Akida McClain's 17 and '05 BF Ben McCauley's 15.
AAU 17 & Under Nationals Day 1 Recap
Games we saw and notes from Day 1 in Orlando, Florida at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex.
Team NCI Hoopstars Elite 67 Maryland Stealth 52
NCI shook off a tough first half after which they trailed 24-23, to put away an athletic Maryland club in the second half. The NCI backcourt trio of Guy Henderson, Kevin Quinney and Drew Washington dominated in the second half. Henderson a 2004 guard from Pearland led all scorers with 15 points. 2005 Clear Brook G Drew Washington added 14, while 2004 Houston Milby guard Kevin Quinney chipped in 11. 2004's Ryan Bright of Deer Park and John Williams of Milby each had 8 points.
Martin Brothers Select (Iowa) 75 Orlando Hoopnuts 64
Martin Brothers Select WF Jason Grimsley had 21 points including two big dunks in his team's win. BF Alex Thompson and BF Brent Wilson each had 16. Hoopnuts got a game high 28 points from sweet shooting WG Pat Kiscaden. Kiscaden dropped in 5 three balls on the night. WF Pat Calathes added 16, including 4 threes of his own.
Philadelphia MJC 74 Florida Supreme Court 55
2004 PG Kyle Lowry handed out 11 assists to lead Philly over Supreme Court. Lowry handled the rock like it was a personal yo-yo today. Supreme Court got nice efforts from 2005 WG Max Dubois who had 17, and 2004 F Adrian Thomas who added 14.
Cecil Kirk (MD) 78 Florida Starz 57
Cecil Kirk's Rudy Gay showed why he dominated the Nike Camp today, with a great performance. Gay scored on everything, turn around j's, dunks, threes, pull ups, follows. He had 17 points for the game. Florida was led by 2004 Lake Wales WF Derrick Simmons who had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Spiece Blue Demons 82 Florida Elite 79 OT
Blue Demons were led by the play of G A.J. Ratliff who had over 20 points. Florida Elite got a 24 point effort from 2005 Winter Haven F A.J. Jones.
Minnesota Magic Black 77 Crowley Stars (TX) 72
Super Showcase Title Game
New York Gauchos 79 The Family (Detroit) 65
Gauchos win again. The top team in the country without a doubt, the Gauchos won the Kingwood Classic, the Peach Jam and now the 17 & Under Super Showcase. 2004 G Russell Robinson led the way with 20 followed by Sundiatta Gaines' 19. The Family was led by Malik Hairston who had 23 points.
We don't have a score yet on the San Antonio Bulls game from last night (they didn't play at the main site, nor did NCI Elite). We'll catch the Bulls and NCI Hoopstars Elite twice each tomorrow. Look for our complete recap tomorrow night.