New Heights Capture Joe Brown Memorial!

Wayne, N.J……… In a day of hot competition, New Heights 17u team walked away with the Joe Brown Memorial Tournament “chip”, while the Sportsfest Achievers from Pennsylvania pulled off the 16u”chip”! A number of College coaches were in the gym to witness the abundance of talent on display in the Playaz sponsored certified event! Sports Achievers used a team effort in beating Upstate, a Buffalo based program who fought hard but eventually fell 59-56! New Heights held off a late challenge to beat the Panthers 70-67 in an all New York final! Jarrel Marshall led the scoring for New Heights with 16 points, while Isaiah Cousins had 14 points and Joel Angus added 13! Mike Taylor led the way for the Panthers with 23 points, while Malik Nichols had 18!

      The Playaz 16u team played in the 17u and fell one game short of the championship game, falling to the Panthers 72-67 in overtime! The 15u team played up in the 16u and finished 1-2 for the day! New Jersey players represented themselves well for the day!  Here are a few that had strong showings: 

  Mike Young- Playaz  – Played strong throughout the day! Almost got a triple double in one contest, falling 2 blocks shy!

    Reggie Cameron- Playaz – Showed the stroke that has D-1 coaches drooling! Also displayed high I.Q. and strong passing skills! 

 Geno Thorpe – Playaz – Wowed coaches with his athleticsm! Knocked midrange shot down consistently! Endline to endline speed!

 Kavon Stewart – Playaz – Showed his ability to get in lane at any time which enables him to create for others or get his own! Faster than even he realizes!

   Wes Dickinson – Gym Ratz – Wes showed his energy and big man skills while also showing an improved mid range game! Very high I.Q.

    Chris Orozco – Gym Ratz – Put it on the floor well and knocked down shots! Is very cool and hard to rattle!