Live In AC: Guards help DC Premier capture 16U Atlantic title

By Robert Alfonso Jr. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – DC Premier was not going to make any excuses. Six healthy players showed up in Atlantic City and it managed to leave with the championship. DC. Premier beat Team Final Blue 69-64 to win the Atlantic Bracket of the Live in AC championship. “We were at a disadvantage with numbers but we […]

Live In AC: Takeover takes 15U championship

By Robert Alfonso Jr. ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Over the long season of travel basketball good teams will see each other more than once. For the second time in as many weeks, Team Takeover Black and Team Final Blue found themselves playing for another championship. Team Takeover won the last title during the first Live period of July and did […]

HG Summer Jam Fest: Guard play secures 16U championship for Playaz

MANHEIM, PA – The battle for New Jersey was being settled in Pennsylvania. Sports U and the New Jersey Playaz locked up in the 16U finals at Spook Nook Sports. While both teams were not going to give the other much of an edge, the Playaz finally held on for a 62-56 win. “We came out and responded well,” coach […]

HG Slamfest: B’More Elite captures 15U crown

By Robert Alfonso Jr. MANHEIM, PA – One would be hard pressed to find an evenly matched championship game. Nike Baltimore Elite and NY Rens went at it the entire game until the waning seconds. Baltimore cradled a loose ball rebound before knocking down some free throws to beat Rens 56-50 for the Hoop Group Summer Jam Fest at Spooky […]

HG Summer Jam Fest: USAD escapes with 17U championship

By Robert Alfonso Jr. MANHEIM, PA – Winning a championship during the July Live Period is never easy. USAD made sure it lived up to that theory. The Connecticut based team once had a comfortable lead before it held on for a 60-59 win over DC Blue Devils, via New Hampshire, to win the 17U Summer Jam Fest at Spooky […]