252 Summer Finale: 15U Recap

<!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">The 252 Summer Finale hosted by 252Mixtapes and Hoopfarm Mixtapes took place for the third year this past weekend at Rocky Mount Event Center. Take a look at the recap from the 16U division as the grassroots season wraps up.</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 15U Division was competitive as ever at this year's 252 Summer Finale from the Rocky Mount Event Center. NC Invasion and [program_tooltip program_id='2077055' first='7th' last='Nation Warriors'] were just the tip of the iceberg when it came to the amount of talent in the division. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":3} --> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">15U Gold Champions: NC Invasion</h3> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>NC Invasion and [program_tooltip program_id='2077055' first='7th' last='Nation Warriors'] had an epic title game to close out the 15U division as [player_tooltip player_id='2390552' first='Kairell' last='Evans'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1797959' first='Keyshawn' last='Herring'], two top names in the 2027 class squared off in the championship. In the end, NC Invasion took home the 81-79 victory in sudden-death overtime as both teams left it all on the floor. Herring finished with a game-high 32 points while Evans finished with 30 points, the victory and the MVP award for the Gold Division in the end. He showed off his ability to score in a variety of ways all-weekend long and capped in off with quite the finish in the final tournament of the summer. <strong>Markeith Garner </strong>was responsible for knocking down the final two free throws for NC Invasion as they pulled things out in the end. <strong>Dominick Jones </strong>was right behind Evans with 23 points to pace things as well. [player_tooltip player_id='2415176' first='Zarion' last='Hobbs'] stepped up with [program_tooltip program_id='2077055' first='7th' last='Nation Warriors'] as well with 28 points despite the result.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2078546' first='Team' last='Trezz'] Chase took an upset 62-60 to NC Invasion in the semifinals, but they were a talented bunch as well led by [player_tooltip player_id='2509060' first='Gavin' last='Brock'] (South Lenoir High) and Brandon Dixon (Farmville Central) are two other names to add to the 2027 watch list going forward after their performance at the 252 Summer Finale.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was an action-packed event this past weekend at the Rocky Mount Event Center! Stay tuned for the standouts from the 15U division in the coming days.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->