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Moeller (OH) advanced to the fifth place game of the 2013 Beach Ball Classic with an 88-34 victory over Franklin (OH), who was playing without star junior Luke Kennard. Moeller (7-1) ran out to a double digit lead less than six minutes into the contest and never looked back, building leads as large as 54...Read More

Trailing by as many as 14 points in the second half, Bullis School (MD) mounted a furious comeback to advance to the fifth place contest of the 2013 Beach Ball Classic with a 55-52 win over Bishop O’Connell (VA). Trailing 34-20 with 14:19 remaining in the contest, Bullis (8-2) used a 21-5 run to take...Read More

Check out this videos of the dunk contest Derek McKeithan Finals ~ Grayson Allen Finals 1 ~ Grayson Allen Finals 2 DUNK CHAMPION:  GRAYSON ALLEN, Providence (FL) Finals (score in finals): Grayson Allen, Providence (30, 30, 30) Derek McKeithan, Northland  (30, 30, 28) Semifinals (score in semifinals): Derek McKeithan, Northland  (29, 28) Grayson Allen, Providence...Read More

Bishop Loughlin (NY) dominated play on both ends of the court Saturday night to advance to the 2013 Beach Ball Classic semifinals with a 71-46 victory over Franklin (OH). Bishop Loughlin (5-1) never trailed in the contest and built leads as large as 25 points as they were able to contain Franklin’s Luke Kennard, the...Read More

In a game where neither team led by more than three points in the second half , Madison (WI) Memorial pulled off a 45-43 quarterfinal victory over Bishop O’Connell (VA) at the 2013 Beach Ball Classic. Madison Memorial (7-1) never trailed and led by as many as nine points in the opening half but held...Read More

Northland (OH) never trailed and breezed into the semifinal round with an impressive 66-38 victory over the Bullis School (MD) Bullis (8-2), which trailed 33-23 at the half, closed the gap to seven points at 38-31 on a pair of free throws by Russel Sangster with 10:12 to play before Northland (6-1) went on a...Read More

Father Henry Carr (Toronto, Canada) scored the first seven points of the game and never trailed in a 67-41 victory over Socastee (SC).  With the win, Father Henry Carr advances to the semifinal game of the consolation bracket championship. Socastee (7-4), trailing 7-0 with 12:28 remaining in the first half, finally tallied its first basket...Read More

Luke Kennard proved why he is commonly called the top junior in the nation as he poured in 45 points to lead Franklin (OH) into the quarterfinals of the Beach Ball Classic with a 71-57 victory over Mullins (SC).  Kennard, who tied Mike Bibby’s second best Beach Ball Classic effort for the second best single...Read More

Providence (FL) scored early and often as the Stallions ran away from Socastee (SC) 70-38 in the opening round of the Beach Ball Classic. The Stallions (7-3) scored the first 18 points of the game in just 3:12, including five dunks, as they went on to build leads as large as 39 points in the...Read More

Moeller (OH) controlled the paint in its opening round 55-39 victory over Father Henry Carr (Canada) to advance to the quarterfinal round.  The Crusaders (6-0) outrebounded the smaller Father Henry Carr squad 32-23 and tallied a 30-12 points in the paint advantage. Moeller scored the game’s first 13 points and built a 14-point advantage at...Read More

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

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

Miami (FL) Senior defeated Edgewater (Orlando, FL) 52-50 to capture the 2013 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational.  The title comes in the program’s fifth trip to the CBHI.  Beatrice Mompremier posted a double-double to lead Miami Senior (15-0) with 19 points and 10 rebounds.  Amanda Mendoze added 14 points for the Stingarees.  Edgewater (12-4) was paced...Read More

In a tight contest of South Carolina Class AAA programs, Orangeburg-Wilkinson defeated Dreher 50-46 to capture third place in the 2013 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (8-1) connected on just 27.6 percent of its shots from the field (16-58) but committed just seven turnovers in the win.  Meanwhile, the Bruins forced Dreher (7-2) into 20...Read More

Seton-LaSalle (Pittsburgh, PA) captured the 2013 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational Consolation Bracket Championship with a 69-41 victory over William Fleming (Roanoke, VA). Seton-LaSalle (5-3) used a high pressure defense to force 27 Colonels’ turnovers.  The Rebels turned those miscues into 34 points off turnovers and outscored William Fleming (4-3) 14-0 on fastbreak points.  Seton-LaSalle scored...Read More

Edgewater (Orlando, FL) defeated Dreher (Columbia, SC) 57-44 to set up an all-Florida Championship game at the 2013 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational.  Edgewater (12-3) joins Miami Senior (14-0) in the title contest as the Stingarees defeated Orangeburg (SC)-Wilkinson 44-29 in the first semifinal.  Miami Senior is making its fifth appearance in Myrtle Beach as a...Read More

St. Joseph Central (Huntington, WV) overcame an early first-half deficit of 12 points to score a 74-58 win over Northwood (North Charleston, SC) and advance to the fifth-place game. Northwood (7-3) built a 30-18 lead with 6:05 remaining in the opening half before the Fighting Irish stormed back with a 19-6 run to close the...Read More

William Fleming (Roanoke, VA) led by as many as 17 points in the second half before having to hold off Scott County (Georgetown, KY) for a 73-70 victory.  With the win, the Colonels (5-2) advance to the consolation bracket’s championship game. Trailing 50-33 with 10:43 remaining in the game, Scott County (3-4) went on a...Read More