BMaze 15u wins in overtime, Dickens dominates
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Rio Curry Rio Curry 6'1" | SG Christian Academy of Knoxville | 2029 State TN (BMaze 15u) made two free throws in double overtime to extend the BMaze 15u lead and close out STARS 15u, 69-66 Saturday morning.
BMaze 15u owned the whole game, but STARS 15u managed a late comeback on the back of three-point makes. Kooper Haston Kooper Haston 6'5" | PF/SF Perry County | 2029 State TN hit the first of them from the corner. His touch was glorious in the second half. The second made came off the fingers of Armour Horowitz to give STARS 15u hope of conquering the game at the end.
Kharlo Dickens
Kharlo
Dickens
6'6" | SF/PF
Chattanooga Prep | 2029
TN
calmly made two free throws in the last 15 seconds to square the game at 63-63. A challenged three-pointer at the buzzer missed badly and the two teams entered a two-minute overtime.
Decari Parks
Decari
Parks
6'1" | PG
Columbia Academy | 2029
State
TN
(STARS 15u) missed two free throws that would have given STARS 15u the win. He finished with nine points a turnover, or two. Stunningly, STARS 15u found a last breath of air when BMaze threw a long pass from baseline to forecourt that nobody touched.
Brody Lee
Brody
Lee
6'3" | PG
Perry County | 2029
State
TN
(STARS 15u) made the front end of a one-and-one to conclude overtime. He missed the second. STARS entered double overtime with BMaze tied at 66.
Arden Lewis
Arden
Lewis
6'0" | SG
Rockvale | 2029
State
TN
(STARS 15u) scored 16 points in the loss. Nine of Arden's points came in the fourth quarter or overtime.
7/18/26: Kharlo completely dominated the first half of basketball. He was calm and speedy. A true wing guard. No longer is Dickens operating in the lane. The ceiling is so much higher if (and this appears true now) that Dickens can play the wing after high school. His passing ability in the open floor was exceptional. He played his best facing the basket from 14'. Dickens finished great in the lane after absorbing contact.
Highlights
7/18/26: Brody came off of the bench against BMaze. He is a special athlete considering his school's size, but the game was a little quicker than he was comfortable with. Ideally, the game will slow down as his grows within the sport.
Highlights
7/18/26: Rio's reputation preceded himself. Opponents know that he can really, really shoot the basketball. Rio is a pretty good perimeter defender. Currey did not play a lot of the second half, but he did secure the basketball when BMaze needed him. And his late free throws essentially ended the thrilling game.
Highlights
7/18/26: Elite shooting touch. He will probably be a forward throughout his career. Haston might become a wing guard by the time he hits his 20's. The speed of young guards is way too fast for him now, but he is going to be special thanks to his nimble feet and smoothness. Kooper hit a great three-pointer with about 70 seconds left to complete a massive comeback.
