East Rutherford (Forest City, NC) defeated St. James (Murrells Inlet, SC) 49-44 in a consolation bracket quarterfinal game on Thursday afternoon. East Rutherford (10-2) held a slim 28-27 lead at halftime but saw the lead vanish as St. James (7-4) scored four of the first six points of the second half.  Haywood Brandon’s two freeRead More

Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ) never trailed in winning its opening round contest against Beach Ball Classic host Socastee (Myrtle Beach, SC) 75-48. Hudson Catholic (5-0) ran out to a 19-3 advantage just 5:16 into the first half and never looked back.  The Hawks led by as many as 28 in the second half asRead More

The Wheeler Wildcats (Marietta, GA) scored an easy 71-50 victory over Spring Valley (Columbia, SC) in the opening round of the 2012 Beach Ball Classic. Wheeler (7-2) grabbed the lead for good with 9:56 to play in the opening half and built leads as large as 21 points in the second half in route toRead More

Bishop O’Connell (Arlington, VA) defeated St. James (Murrells Inlet, SC) 70-43 in the opening round of the 2012 Beach Ball Classic. The Knights (9-0) led by as many as 29 points in the second half in cruising to their seventh opening round BBC victories in eight tournaments.  Jamall Gregory tallied 17 points and five stealsRead More

Rufus King (Milwaukee, WI) built leads as large as 12 points in the second half before having to hold on for a 51-48 victory over East Rutherford (Forest City, NC) in the opening game of the 2012 Beach Ball Classic. Trailing 46-40 with 2:25 to play, East Rutherford (9-2) scored six unanswered to knot theRead More

In its first-ever trip to the Beach Ball Classic, Milton scored a 70-42 win over Lone Peak to capture the 2011 Championship. Milton (9-4; Milton, GA) took the lead for good with 5:35 to play in the opening half and went on to open leads as large as 28 points.  Lone Peak (8-2; Highland, UT)Read More