ABR readers and viewers who followed our activities last weekend know that we broadcasted and published highlights live from two very different tournaments: The Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions at the Suwanee Sports Academy and the GCA Hardwood Classic at Butler High School.
Suwanee was the site where many of the southeast's best high school aged AAU teams gathered to play during the second of two weekends during the Spring when college coaches were permitted to evaluate AAU basketball players. And the GCA Hardwood Classic featured our area's youngest basketball players. The teams in this local tournament, which was hosted by a new organization called the Garden City All Stars, included players in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades.
We published updates about teams in the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions throughout the weekend. By Sunday morning, the only team on which we had focused that had advanced through the elimination tournament to the final four was the red hot Upward Stars, based in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Stars, winners of 19 of the Spring's first 20 games, have had a storybook Spring, beginning from scratch as a program and instantly logging wins against the top AAU teams from just about every state in the Southeast. And after defeating Georgia's Southern Select (see the archived "stream" here) Saturday morning and completing an unlikely come from behind upset over the highly regarded Florida Rams, the team finally fell short Sunday morning on the game's last possession to the formidable Garner Road Bulldogs. The highlights of this game are included in the video below.
Gibbons Final Four Action: Upward Stars (SC) vs Garner Road Bulldogs (NC)
On the other end of the spectrum, Sunday's final game in the GCA Hardwood Classic featured two Augusta based teams who seem to face each other just about every weekend: The Southern Kings 12u and the Garden City All Stars 12u teams. These teams seem to trade victories at every turn, so it was no surprise when Garden City stormed back after the Kings took a big lead early. But the Kings were destined to spoil the fun for the host Garden City squad. Enjoy the highlights from the championship game below.
GCA Hardwood Classic 12u Championship Game: Southern Kings vs Garden City All Stars
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Saturday's Results: GCA Hardwood Classic
After an exciting first night of basketball, area youngsters were back on the court today competing in the GCA Hardwood Classic. Congratulations to the Central Carolina Force 9u team for its win in this afternoon's 3rd grade championship game and good luck to the remaining 10u, 11u, and 12u teams who will advance to bracket play tomorrow. Check out these highlights from today's featured games!
12u Games
Aiken Elite 57, Augusta Metros 37
Provision Runners 42, Augusta Warriors 8
SKG 32, Augusta Metros 26
GCA 61, Augusta Warriors 16
10u Games
Spartanburg Soldiers 33, Stars 20
9u Games
Central Carolina Force 28, Garden City 14
ABR Live: Weekend Plans
Our ABR Live operations are busy this weekend. We are operating from sights in Augusta and Atlanta, and we are gathering footage and information from the Nike Boo Williams Invitational in Hampton, Virginia.
Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions - Suwanee, Georgia
For the second consecutive weekend, college coaches are permitted to evaluate AAU basketball players. After broadcasting live from last week's King James Southern Exposure tournament at Riverview Park in North Augusta, South Carolina, we have decided to follow some of our favorite AAU programs to the Atlanta area to live stream (iHigh.com/augustabasketball), and to provide live highlights and analysis of said teams in the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions. We hope to bring our viewers and readers great information and video footage from the following teams as they compete in bracket play: Southern Select (GA), Upward Stars (SC), Worldwide Renegades 16u and 17u (GA), South Georgia Kings (GA), and the Will Avery Stars (GA). These teams have distinguished themselves in past events that ABR Live has covered. Check the right side of this page to view stories and highlights of these teams during the Ice Breaker Invitational and the King James Southern Exposure tournament.
Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions - Suwanee, Georgia
For the second consecutive weekend, college coaches are permitted to evaluate AAU basketball players. After broadcasting live from last week's King James Southern Exposure tournament at Riverview Park in North Augusta, South Carolina, we have decided to follow some of our favorite AAU programs to the Atlanta area to live stream (iHigh.com/augustabasketball), and to provide live highlights and analysis of said teams in the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions. We hope to bring our viewers and readers great information and video footage from the following teams as they compete in bracket play: Southern Select (GA), Upward Stars (SC), Worldwide Renegades 16u and 17u (GA), South Georgia Kings (GA), and the Will Avery Stars (GA). These teams have distinguished themselves in past events that ABR Live has covered. Check the right side of this page to view stories and highlights of these teams during the Ice Breaker Invitational and the King James Southern Exposure tournament.
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