17U: The Week 1 Records and Review

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This weekend would be what I call the "grand opening" for Minnesota AAU/Spring-Summer basketball but some teams have already played. Who played? How did they do? We start our 17 weeks of tracking NOW!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 1 Results</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Heat/Select Starting Point</strong>. 58 Hoops Mendez won two of three games including beating the 58 Hoops second team at the 17u level.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Appleton</strong>. [program_tooltip program_id='2075425' first='CRCTB' last=''] went 3-1 in their pool with three strong wins and a close game loss. [program_tooltip program_id='2078859' first='Starks' last='Elite'] also went 3-1 including beating the 1848 second team and Rise Above from Canada but lost to ABC </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ice Breaker</strong>. The Playmakers event in Eau Clarie had a pair of teams each from both Sizzle and Magic plus of course Playmakers North. The team that had the best run was Playmakers North who lost their first bracket game but then won three straight to win the consolation bracket. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Spring Tune Up.</strong> First Des Moines event of the season, the Lightning top squad won all their games. They beat two locals by big numbers and beat a good Drive Pro team from Iowa for an undefeated weekend. Lighting Dahl went 2-1 in the second division. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chicago Showcase</strong>. Team FSA PUMA was in the 5th of eight pools and they went 0-4 with the closest game being a 21 point loss. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Illinois Clash</strong>. Sizzle MHC was in Chicago this past weekend and went 2-2. They beat an Adidas Gold team and an EYCL team, they lost to the Illinois Wolves by three scores and they were beaten by an Adidas team. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[table id=308 /]</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->