The Adidas Invitational held at various locations all over Indianapolis is one of the most highly-regarded and competitive exposure tournaments held in July. The South Central Select 15U boys made the 9-hour trek west to see how they'd square off against some of the nation's best.......
Lined up in a very competitive pool, Coach Fletcher and the boys' began on Thursday afternoon versus the host squad, Indiana Elite. IE's athleticism was a lot to handle defensively, which led to SCS dropping the game, 66-54. In the 2nd game of pool play, our north-of-the-border neighbors, Uplay Canada Elite, dropped South Central Select, 65-52. On Friday in their last pool play game, SCS defeated Detroit Stars, 64-60. After finishing 1-2 in the pool, there was a 3-way tie for 2nd place, as everyone was beating everyone. The point differential tiebreaker hurt SCS, and so they finished 4th in the pool but still qualified for the Bronze Bracket.
In bracket play on Saturday, the 15U boys came out blazing and dropped Grand Rapids Storm. In the 2nd round, the quarterfinals, the 15U boys again kept their momentum rolling and beat Elite Sports Center. In Sunday's semifinal game of the Bronze Bracket (Sunday), Coach Fletcher and the team dropped a nailbiter to St. Louis Gateway, 51-47.
A fantastic weekend for the team, with playing outside their comfort zone in terms of location, they reeled off a few wins, got to do a little sightseeing on the side, and had a great experience competing against some of the best teams around the country (and outside of the country!).
Lined up in a very competitive pool, Coach Fletcher and the boys' began on Thursday afternoon versus the host squad, Indiana Elite. IE's athleticism was a lot to handle defensively, which led to SCS dropping the game, 66-54. In the 2nd game of pool play, our north-of-the-border neighbors, Uplay Canada Elite, dropped South Central Select, 65-52. On Friday in their last pool play game, SCS defeated Detroit Stars, 64-60. After finishing 1-2 in the pool, there was a 3-way tie for 2nd place, as everyone was beating everyone. The point differential tiebreaker hurt SCS, and so they finished 4th in the pool but still qualified for the Bronze Bracket.
In bracket play on Saturday, the 15U boys came out blazing and dropped Grand Rapids Storm. In the 2nd round, the quarterfinals, the 15U boys again kept their momentum rolling and beat Elite Sports Center. In Sunday's semifinal game of the Bronze Bracket (Sunday), Coach Fletcher and the team dropped a nailbiter to St. Louis Gateway, 51-47.
A fantastic weekend for the team, with playing outside their comfort zone in terms of location, they reeled off a few wins, got to do a little sightseeing on the side, and had a great experience competing against some of the best teams around the country (and outside of the country!).
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