Pre Nationals Warmup Tourney: Who took home the hardware?
So as you know by now the NTBA Pre National Tournament was an event filled with talented teams, 70 teams in various age groups laced up their sneakers and went to battle in the one day event to take home the crown and bragging rights. So which teams left the event victorious? Listed below are the teams that took home the hardware this past weekend.
11/12th Grade Champs- Fayetteville Magic
The Magic took home another win in the 11/12th grade division, they were dominate throughout the day and got some special performance from 2019 Guard Talton Jones who went for 31 Points in the second game of the day. In the third game of the day Forward Keenan Ogarra put together another one of his doubles/doubles with 34 Points & 12 Rebounds.
10th Grade Champs- Angel Elite
In a matchup with the Fayetteville Rockets squad that featured guards like Thomas Hendricks and Ahmad Baker, the Angel Elite squad came out victorious and took home the 10th grade division trophy. They got a big time performance from 2019 Forward Charles Massie who was very productive throughout the entire event. As well as a nice showing from 2019 Guard E.J Bethea who turned heads with his stellar play.
8th Grade & 9th Grade- Fayetteville Spurs
The Fayetteville Spurs took home the championships in both divisions , for the 8th grade chip it was Bruce Wall who led the way for the most part, while the 9th grade championship was more of a collective effort from various levels. Both teams won their championship by a pretty large margin and showed that they have a chance to keep once they reach nationals.
Class of 2024- Moore County Heat
Normally I don’t watch too many games of kids these young but I found myself in awe of how well these youngsters played the game of basketball. Without a doubt they had some of the best chemistry of any team that played in the event, they shared the ball, made very good IQ plays and played outstanding team defense. In the years to come they will be a team that fans, coaches and media will probably be stopping in to see quite a bit.