In the final game of the opening round, Christ the King (NY) defeated previously unbeaten Myrtle Beach (SC) 67-32 at the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: Myrtle Beach scored the first four points of the contest and kept the game close for the opening seven minutes. Leading 9-8 with 9:33 on the clock,...Read More
Winder Barrow (GA) pulled away in overtime to defeat Neumann-Goretti (PA) 60-52 in the opening round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: After losing its lead and then forcing overtime, Winder Barrow scored the first six points in the extra session and never trailed in route to the victory. Winder Barrow led...Read More
Wesleyan (NC) came back from a 17-point deficit in the first half to score a 58-56 opening round victory over Norcross (GA) in the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: After trailing by as many as 17 points and 35-23 at halftime, Wesleyan opened the second half with a 16-4 run to tie the...Read More
John A. Ferguson Sr. defeated Franklin County 57-50 with a strong second half performance to advance to the quarterfinal round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: After a first half that saw the teams battle to a 22-22 tie with seven lead changes and six tied scores, Ferguson opened the second half...Read More
Miami Senior scored an easy 72-29 victory over Socastee to advance to the semifinal round of the consolation bracket at the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: Miami Senior ran out to an early lead and never looked back as the Stingarees scored 24 of the game’s first 26 points. MIAMI SENIOR LEADERS: Jannifer...Read More
Fayette County (GA) advanced to the semifinal round of the consolation bracket of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational with a 67-44 victory over Swansea (SC). TURNING POINT: Fayette County led from buzzer to buzzer. Fayette County, holding a slim 4-2 lead early on, used a 15-1 run to take a commanding 19-3 lead on...Read More
Harris County (Hamilton) won the battle of Georgia and the battle of the Tigers in defeating Fayette County (Fayetteville) 68-59 in the opening round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: In a game where they led all but 13 seconds, Harris County shot 51.7 percent from the floor in the second half...Read More
Northwest Guilford scored early and often in an easy 51-19 victory over Socastee in the opening round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: Just four seconds into the game, Northwest Guilford’s Reagan Kargo scored on a layup and that started a 15-0 run that put the game away quickly. Socastee did not...Read More
Saint Francis (Alpharetta, GA) defeated Miami (FL) Senior 59-45 in the opening round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT: After a first half that saw the game tied four times and the lead change seven more, Saint Francis scored the first five points of the second half and went on to a...Read More
Brentwood (TN) Academy opened play of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational with a 76-46 victory over Swansea (SC). TURNING POINT: Leading 19-14 with 6:41 remaining in the opening half, Brentwood tallied the final 17 points of the half to open a commanding 36-14 lead by the break. The run would reach 27 points as...Read More