Playaz 16u And 15u Win Tune Up “Chips”!

Paterson,N.J……The Playaz 16u and 15u teams both got in the Championship mode this weekend in the Playaz 3rd annual Tune Up Tournament! Kavon Stewart scored 22 points and Reggie Cameron added 18 in the Playaz 16u 83-66 title game win against the New York Panthers! The Playaz led by one 25-24 with 5 minutes left in the first half before going on a spurt to take a 15 point halftime lead 50-35! Joshua Marquez added 11 and Geno Thorpe, Mike Young and Joel Hernandez helped control the remainder of the game! The Panthers were led by Ryan Yearwood with 20 points and Kamal Nelson with 18! The Playaz reached the final by defeating New Heights(N.Y.) 49-46 in the semifinals behind Hernandez’s 16 points! The Panthers reached the”chip”by beating The New Jersey Pirates 57-54 in overtime! Shakur Pinder led the scoring with 17 points for the Panthers, while Quadir Lindsey finished with 21 points and Raekwon Kelly added 14 for the Pirates! Hernandez was voted the Tournament M.V.P. and Stewart won the Chanpionship M.V.P.! Thorpe, Yearwood and Pinder were voted to the all tournament team! 

                  PLAYAZ 16U- 70            NEW HEIGHTS – 68

          In an exciting contest Rashard Figures scored 22 points, Marques Townes added 12 and Corey Brown scored 14 including sending the game to overtime with two free throws as The Playaz 15u held on to a 70-68 win over New Heights! Devin West scored 21 points and knocked down big shots including a”triple”that put New Heights ahead 64-62 with 7 seconds left! That’s when Brown was fouled with 2 on the clock from behind the arc! He preceded to hit 2 of 3 free throws to send it to overtime! Figures and Townes then made big plays late to help preserve the win! Alex Thomas and Jordan Forehand also played strong in the final! The Playaz 15u reached the finals by defeating Unique All Stars 71-39 in the semifinals as Figures scored 13, Townes 12 and Juwann Carter added 9! New Heights reached the chip by defeating a determined Playaz 14u team 50-43! Saints Hilliare led New Heights with 16 points, while wilson and Alex Wolf each scored 12 points! Nas Barrino scored 16 points and Isaiah Briscoe added 15! Figures was voted Tournament M.V.P. and Brown was voted the Championship M.V.P.! Townes, Hilliare and Wilson were named All Tournament Team!