The 36th annual City of Palms Classic wrapped up on Tuesday, after which the all-tournament team was announced. It was no surprise that super sophomore Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL) who has committed to Florid, was named tournament MVP. He helped lead his team to a 3rd place finish after knocking off nationally ranked Duncanville, TX and Westchester, CA.
The 36th annual City of Palms Classic wrapped up today in Ft. Myers, FL. In the third place game the Cinderella team Winter Park, FL defeated Wheeler, GA 91 to 87. Super sophomore Austin Rivers continued his outstanding tournament finishing with 46 points in the win. The championship matched top five teams #1 Mater Dei, CA vs. #4 St. Patrick, NJ in the end Mater Dei, CA just had to much size inside beating St. Patrick 52 to 45.
I will be posting other information from this event in the next few hours. Once again #1 Mater Dei (CA) wins the 2008 City of Palms Classic Title.
The 25th annual Iolani Classic wrapped up yesterday with two classic match-ups of traditional powers. In the title game Oak Hill Academy (VA) faced off against Montrose Christian (MD) with Oak Hill winning in double overtime 74-62. In the third place game Fairfax (CA) went up against LeFlore (AL) in a game that also went into overtime Fairfax won a close one 55-51. More
This is a clip from the slam dunk contest at City of Palms Classic. The video was provided by my boy Nils from Hoopmixtape.com who is bring all the sick footage to you.
The 36th annual City of Palms Classic has made it down to the final four after the first 3 days of action. The teams that have advanced to the semi-finals include #1 Mater Dei (CA), # 4 St. Patrick (NJ), Wheeler (GA) and Winter Park (FL).
In game # 1 you have a battle of front courts when David & Travis Wear (Mater Dei, CA) go up against Ari Stewart and Richard Howell (Wheeler, GA). Mater Dei, CA is the # 1 team in the land, there starting five have all signed with a major division one school. More
The championship is set at the 25th annual Iolani Classic tournament Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs. Montrose Christian (MD). The third place game matchs up two of the best big men in the class of 2009 Renardo Sidney and Demarcus Cousins, Fairfax (CA) vs. LeFlore (AL).
Game # 1 – Dematha (DC) vs. Iolani (HI) 73 to 51
Leading Scorers: Dematha – Naji Hibbert 21; Iolani – Pablo Warner 12
Game # 2 – Whitney Young (Ill) vs. Putnam City (OK) 44 to 41
Leading Scorers: Whitney Young – Samuel Thompson 8, Marcus Jordan 7; Putnam City – Tyler Earls 13, Garen Wright 10
Game # 3 – Oak Hill Academy (VA) vs. LeFlore (AL) 68 to 66
Leading Scorers: Oak Hill – Keith Gallon 17, Lamont Jones 15; Le Flore – Demarcus Cousins 39
Game # 4 – Montrose Christian (MD) vs. Fairfax (CA) 45 to 38
Leading Scorers: Montrose – Mouphtaou Yarou 12, Terrence Ross 11; Fairfax – Renardo Sidney 12, Solomon Hill 10
This day belonged to the young guns with huge performances by class of 2011 standouts Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL) who had 30 points and 3 rebounds in a upset of Westchester, CA and Michael Gilchrist (St. Patrick, NJ) who totaled 30 points, 14 rebounds and 7 blocks in a easy win over Word of God, NC. Derick Gordan (St. Patrick, NJ) also from class of 2011 had a big night with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. More
In day two at Bishop Verot H.S. there were some big time performances along with a huge upset. Kenny Boynton (American Heritage, FL) poured in 43 points against Dunbar, FL. In last year’s tournament Boynton set a single game scoring record versus Dunbar going off for 61 points. Lance Stephenson (Lincoln, NY) led his team to a 70-55 victory behind a game high 37 points. This has been a long day for the Railsplitters from NYC who have been stuck traveling all day with weather delays and arrived at the gym around 9:30 p.m. Super sophomore Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL) led his team to a huge upset of preseason #1 Duncanville, TX with a 69-64 win. He finished with a game high 26 points. The #1 team in the land Mater Dei, CA showed why completely dominating a over matched Fayette County, GA team winning easily 74-46. More
The 36th annual City of Palms Classic wrapped up on Tuesday, after which the all-tournament team was announced. It was no surprise that super sophomore Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL) who has committed to Florid, was named tournament MVP. He helped lead his team to a 3rd place finish after knocking off nationally ranked Duncanville, TX and Westchester, CA.
