PLAYAZ GOLD REVIEW FROM PEACH JAM!!!

North Augusta, South Carolina…… The Playaz Gold 17u team went to the Peach Jam and as a squad had an up and down tournament! They started the tournament with a very bad lost to the Oakland Soldiers with Rivals #5 Aaron Gordon and #18 Jabari Bird! They then got it together with two impressive wins against Indy Speice and Team United! The turning point game was a 5 point loss to Team Final featuring Rivals #17 player Rondae Jefferson in which they led most of the contest and fell late! After that game, despite an opportunity to get out of Pool Play they lost to Boo Williams who feature Rivals #6 player Anthony(Cat) Barber and #41 player Troy Williams! While that knocked them out as the eventual champs were the Soldiers, who beat CIA Bounce out of Canada who were led by Rivals  2014 #1 player Andrew Wiggins and #20 player Tyler Ennis the Playaz had some individual strong performances. The problem was they couldn’t get them all to play well at the same time! On the grand scheme, Mike Young,Reggie Cameron and Shane Rector still showed flashes of their games which make College Coaches keep coming! Sophomore Isaiah Briscoe showed why the future is very bright for this young man, at times showing moments of brilliance! The player who probably helped himself the most down at the Peach Jam was point guard Kavon Stewart(pictured)! He showed the ability to run a team and was very good at getting to the basket and getting to the rim! The 16u team faired better in the Inaugural Nike Invitational Tournament! They reached the semifinals before losing to Washington DC’s Team Takeover! The 16’s got good performances from Rashard Figures, Jordan Forehand, Marques Townes,Tom Sweeny, Alex Thomas, Juwuan Carter and also Elijah Cain! The 17 silver team only got one win but Shackquiel Scott opened eyes with his athleticism and DeAndre Noble-Haywood also played well scoring the game winning basket on their only victory! The 15u didn’t fair well, losing all their games but all by close margins! Nick Brooks and Donovan Love played well despite the loss of highly regarded Nassir Barrino to injuries! The Playaz 17u Gold,17 Silver and 16u will now head to Atlantic City, New Jersey for the Live At A.C. Tournament beginning Wednesday July 25 to the 27th!