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 ledRead 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 theRead 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 halfRead 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:  JanniferRead 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 onRead 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 halfRead 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 notRead 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 aRead 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 asRead More