Trey Pearson leads Brad Beal Elite 17u to Peach Jampionship

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PICTURED: [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A tipped three-pointer fell harmlessly into the hands of [player_tooltip player_id='1557399' first='Sheek' last='Pearson'] as the horn blared. [program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite'] 17u advanced, 69-68 to the program's fourth Peach Jam Championship Game!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Saturday [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] and [program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite'] 17u surged through the Peach Jam bracket. All games were played in North Augusta, South Carolina.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists. His +6 +/- was the team's best.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">[program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite'] starters*</span><br>#1 [player_tooltip player_id='2352805' first='Quentin' last='Coleman']<br>#2 [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']<br>#22 Jamison White<br>#23 J.J. Andrews<br>#31 [player_tooltip player_id='1557399' first='Sheek' last='Pearson']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Team WhyNot starters*</span><br>#1 Julius Price<br>#4 Kaiden Bailey<br>#11 Christian Collins<br>#23 Zachary White<br>#35 Trevon Carter Givens</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite'] 17u won the tip and opened up the hotly contested semifinal at 7:30 PM EST.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With effective shooting Team WhyNot started ahead, 9-3. Beal's superstar <strong>J.J. Andrews</strong> could not find the touch. It took a pump-faked three-pointer to get Beal's squad some comfort.<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']</strong> coaxed his defender up into the air and made two of the three free throws midway through the first quarter.<br>After 1Q, TeamWhyNot led the game, 13-10. Beal's main shortcoming was free throw misses.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With tremendous team defense [program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite'] clawed to a narrow lead in the second quarter and Pearson's and-1 with 2 minutes left in the half gave BBE a 30-27 lead. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beal Elite hit the half with a small lead on the back of a 32-20 scoring push.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Through the games first 20 minutes [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] managed 12 points with four rebounds and three assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2352805' first='Quentin' last='Coleman']</strong> finished multiple and-1's serving as [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson']'s backcourt mate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With 4:15 to play [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] sizzled past his defender, lofted a lob to the front of the rim and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1557399' first='Sheek' last='Pearson']</strong> stuffed it through, opening up the game to 64-59!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With about 90 seconds left [player_tooltip player_id='1560719' first='Trey' last='Pearson'] launched a corner three-pointer. It missed and Team WhyNot countered with a driving left-handed layup to capture a 67-65 lead. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>J.J. Andrews drew a foul with mere seconds left. It was a horse collar grab around his back that might have been whistled for a flagrant at any other juncture. The officials elected to keep it a common two-shot foul and Andrews made both. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Peach Jam Quarterfinals</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>The four teams in italics won Saturday morning. </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Expressions Elite</em></strong> vs. ProSkills<br><strong><em>NY Rens</em></strong> (68) vs. Team Melo (57)<br><strong><em>Team WhyNot </em></strong>vs. CP3<br><strong><em>[program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite']</em> </strong>vs. Team Durant</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Peach Jam Semifinals</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>The two teams in italics won</em> Saturday evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Expressions Elite (54) vs. <em>NY Rens</em> (75)<br>Team WhyNot (68) vs. <em>[program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite']</em> (69)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Peach Jam Finals</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>NY Rens vs. [program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite']</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='2075324' first='Brad' last='Beal Elite'] will compete for their first Peach Jam title ever. They advanced to the Championship Game in 2010, 2015, and 2021, losing all three times. The NY Rens have never played in the title game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->