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Christ the King (NY) scored a 40-37 victory over Winder Barrow (GA) to advance to the semifinal round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT:  Christ the King led from the opening tip in a tightly contested game that saw three tied scores and the Royals leading by no more than eight points. Read More

Wesleyan (NC) advanced to the semifinal round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational with a 37-36 victory over John A. Ferguson Sr. (FL). TURNING POINT:  Shaniya Jones connected on a free throw with three seconds remaining to give Wesleyan the 37-36 lead.  Ferguson’s inbounds pass by Natalia Pineda was tipped and grabbed by Wesleyan’sRead More

Jessika Carter’s old-fashioned 3-point play with just three seconds remaining gave Harris County (GA) a 54-53 victory over Brentwood Academy (TN)  in the semifinal round of the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT:  Harris County led by as many as nine points late in the opening half but needed the heroics of Jessika CarterRead More

Neumann-Goretti  (PA) defeated Myrtle Beach (SC) 50-43 in a quarterfinal round game of the consolation bracket in the 2017 CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational. TURNING POINT:  In a game that Neumann-Goretti led from buzzer to buzzer, the turning point was at the free throw line where Myrtle Beach connected on just 8-of-20. NEUMANN-GORETTI LEADERS:  Jabria IngramRead More

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

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

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

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

[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 inRead 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 toRead 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, ChristRead 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 leadRead More

[BOXSCORE] Evanston (13-1; Evanston, IL) defeated Pace (6-7; Atlanta, GA) 57-44 to win tyhe first semifinal game and advance to the championship game of the 2016 Beach Ball Classic.  The Wildkits will play the winner of the game between Imhotep (PA) and Dillard (FL). In the opening half, Pace held the lead for nearly 13Read More

[BOXSCORE] Providence (9-4; Jacksonville, FL) scored a 66-43 victory over Jonesboro (10-4; Jonesboro, GA) to advance to the championship game of the consolation bracket. The lead switched sides on the scoreboard four times early in the first half but an 11-0 spurt by Providence to take a 22-12 lead with 6:27 on the clock.  AsRead More

[BOXSCORE] Bishop O’Connell (8-4; Arlington, VA) scored a 74-69 victory over Bishop Gorman (8-5; Las Vegas, NV) despite 37 points from Southern Cal signee Chuck O’Bannon. After six lead changes in the opening portion of the first half, Bishop O’Connell used a 13-2 run to open a double digit lead.  With the game tied atRead More

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[BOXCORE] Anthony Iglesia connected on a 3-point field goal with four seconds remaining to give McQuaid Jesuit (5-3; Rochester, NY) a 49-46 consolation bracket victory over Myrtle Beach (6-6; Myrtle Beach, SC). Iglesia, who had connected on just 2-of-7 from behind the arc for the game prior to his game winner, dribbled around the topRead More