Hough (NC) held Myrtle Beach (SC) to the lowest scoring first half in Beach Ball Classic history and then cruised to a 55-39 victory in a consolation bracket contest. Hough (9-2) used a zone defense that Myrtle Beach could not penetrate and failed to shoot their way out of in the opening 16-minute half. Myrtle...Read More
Miller Grove (GA) built a 15-point second half advantage and then had to hold off Spring Valley (SC) for a 68-63 victory to advance to the semifinal round of the consolation bracket. Spring Valley (2-9), playing without Perry Dozier, Jr., due to an injury, held the advantage in the opening half, building its largest lead...Read More
Bishop O’Connell (VA) set a Beach Ball Classic record by connecting on 30-of-31 free throws to lead the Knights to a 73-66 victory over Myrtle Beach (SC) in an opening round contest. Myrtle Beach (7-3), which had not won an opening round game since 1983 when the Seahawks went to the title game, held the...Read More
Madison Memorial (WI) battled back from a double-digit deficit in the second half to defeat Hough (NC) 58-52 in overtime to advance to the quarterfinal round of the 2013 Beach Ball Classic. Madison Memorial (6-1) trailed 36-24 with 11:41 remaining in the second half. The Spartans used a 14-3 run to pull to within just...Read More
The Bullis School (MD) led all but 46 seconds early in the first half to cruise to a 70-56 opening round upset of #24 Miller Grove (GA). Bullis (8-1) used an 18-3 run to turn a two-point deficit into a 13 points advantage midway through the first half. Trailing 7-5 with 13:37 on the clock,...Read More
Northland (OH) led by as many as 10 points in the second half before having to hold off Spring Valley (SC) for a 62-56 win in the opening game of the 2013 Beach Ball Classic. Northland (5-1) led 34-24 after Seth Towns connected on a 3-pointer just 22 seconds into the second half to give...Read More
Whitney Young captured its first Beach Ball Classic Championship with a 58-37 victory over Bishop O’Connell. A thrilling first half came to a screeching halt with 4:25 to play when Whitney Young (Chicago, IL; 10-1) point guard Ausar Madison held the ball at midcourt and the clock continued to wind down. With the crowd showing...Read More
In its first trip to the Beach Ball Classic, Hudson Catholic placed third by defeating Scott County 56-51. Trailing 44-40 with 7:22 to play in the second half, Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ; 7-1) scored nine unanswered points to graba 49-44 advantage on Kavon Stewart’s layup with 5:35 remaining. The run proved to be the...Read More
Bishop Gorman has visited Myrtle Beach three times for the Beach Ball Classic and the Gaels have placed each time. This year, Bishop Gorman defeated Rufus King 61-58 in overtime to take home fifth place. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, NV; 14-2), which won the 2009 BBC Championship and placed third in 2011, looked ready to...Read More
