Montverde Academy (FL) captured the Championship of the 2017 Beach Ball Classic with a 70-42 victory over Long Island Lutheran (NY at the Myrtle Beach (SC) Convention Center. Montverde has now participated in two Beach Ball Classic tournaments and won the title both times as they also won in 2015. MONTVERDE LEADERS: RJ Barrett led...Read More
Montverde (FL) earned the final spot in the Championship game of the 2017 Beach Ball Classic with a 76-66 victory over DeMatha (MD) at the Myrtle Beach (SC) Convention Center. MONTVERDE LEADERS: RJ Barrett led Montverde with 24 points while Makhi Mitchell added 15 points and 10 rebounds. DeMATHA LEADERS: Justin Moore paced DeMatha with...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
[BOXSCORE] David Beatty tipped in a missed layup at the buzzer for a Beach Ball Classic instant classic as Imhotep (8-1; Philadelphia, PA) won the championship with a come-from-behind 78-76 victory over Evanston (13-2; Evanston, IL). Evanston scored the first 12 points of the game and built a 25-7 cushion with 8:56 to play in...Read More
[BOXSCORE] Dillard (12-4; Fort Lauderdale, FL) defeated Pace (6-8; Atlanta, GA) 54-51 in overtime to earn third place in the 2016 Beach Ball Classic. In the low-scoring affair, Pace held a slim 18-15 lead at the half and neither team led by more than five points in the second half. Dillard grabbed its largest lead...Read More
[BOXCORE] Westchester (12-5; Los Angeles, CA) led all but a few seconds of the first half in route to a 59-42 victory over Bishop O’Connell (8-5; Arlington, VA) to take home fifth place in the 2016 Beach Ball Classic. Trailing 4-3 at the 14:58 mark of the first half, Westchester scored eight unanswered points to...Read More
[BOXCORE] Christ the King (7-3; New York, NY) led from buzzer to buzzer but had to hold on for a thrilling 49-48 victory over Providence (9-5; Jacksonville, FL) to capture the Consolation Championship at the 2016 Beach Ball Classic. After building a 10-point lead at 18-8 with 4:47 to play in the opening half, Christ...Read More
[BOXSCORE] Father Henry Carr (11-7; Ontario, Canada) vs. Socastee (6-5; Myrtle Beach, SC) in a consolation bracket game of the 2016 Beach Ball Classic. After trading baskets early in the first half, Father Henry Carr scored 15 unanswered points to take a 17-4 lead with 11:20 to play in the opening half and never looked...Read More
[BOXSCORE] Imhotep (7-1, Philadelphia, PA) used its up-temp style to run into the 2016 Beach Ball Classic Championship game with a 80-52 victory over Dillard (11-4; Ft. Lauderdale, FL). Imhotep trailed only briefly early in the first half but took control of the game with an 11-2 run that gave the Panthers a 31-20 lead...Read More
