We sumarize the championship games and scoring leaders in all three age groups from this past weekend.

17 and Under National Championship
In the title game the underdog Team Final, led by tournament MVP Dion Waiters, defeated the CP3 All-Stars 72-64.  Team Final jumped out to an early lead behind the strong inside play of Markus Kennedy and a swarming defense.  CP3 made a run at the end of the first half to draw close, then took the lead early in the second half while sophomore phenom Michael Gilchrist was resting.  However, Gilchrist’s re-entry and Team Final’s defensive intensity was too much for CP3 to overcome down the stretch.  Waiters and the Team Final guards consistently beat CP3 down the floor for easy buckets as they coasted to victory.

Waiters finished with 27 points and Gilchrist added 22 for Team Final in the win.  Sophomores PJ Hairston and Dezmine Wells had 15 and 14 respectively for CP3 in the loss.

Thank You to Thaddeus Young!
We’d like to express our sincere gratitude to Thaddeus Young for his generous sponsorship of the Tournament. This money was used to pay for the tournament t-shirts given to every participant--players and team coaches-- at our tournament.

We greatly appreciate this act of generosity by Thad. He was one of our favorite high school players in 2005-06, and was All Star Sports’ No. 8 rated player nationally in that class. We supported him strongly for the 2006 McDonald’s All-American Game. He has since gone on to star at Georgia Tech, and for the Philadelphia 76ers.

16 and Under National Championship
The Playaz built a big early lead and then held off a late run by the Long Island Lightning to claim a 56-52 win in the 16 and under National Championship.  Vaughn Gray led the Playaz with 20 points, while MVP Myles Mack and Freshman guard Kyle Anderson had 9 points each in the win.  Power guard Devonte Grace keyed the Lightning’s comeback and finished with 10 points.

15 and Under National Championship
California-based Dream Vision cruised to an 80-64 win over Indiana Elite-Team Indiana in the 15 and Under National Championship game.  Dream Vision was led by tournament MVP Shabazz Muhammed, who finished with 35 points.  6-6 freshman Winston Shepard added 12 in the win.  Cameron Harvey had 15 points in a losing effort.

17 and Under Select Championship
Jacksonville Lee Bulls 38 - Worldwide Renegades 17

15 and Under Select championship
CP3 All-Stars 68 - Heart and Hustle FL 62

17 and Under Scoring Leaders
1. Chris Jones (Memphis Stallions) 39.8 PPG
2. Kyrie Irving (NJ Roadrunners) 26.0 PPG
3. Brandon Boggs (Carolina Raptors) 25.0 PPG
3. Jelani Hewitt (Team Breakdown) 25.0 PPG
5. Joe Jackson (Memphis Magic Elite) 24.8 PPG
6. Brandon Jefferson (Dallas Heroes) 24.0 PPG
7. Doug McDermott (Net Gain Sports) 23.8 PPG
8. Nate Perry (Basketball Stars of America) 23.0 PPG
8. Randy Collins (Houston Clippers) 23.0 PPG
10. Justin Coleman (Petersburg Elite) 22.7 PPG
11. Ryan Harrow (Atlanta Celtics) 22.2 PPG
12. C.J. Leslie (Carolina Cobras) 22.0 PPG
12. Trey Ziegler (Team Detroit) 22.0 PPG
14. Jayvaughn Pinkston (New Heights) 21.2 PPG
14. Jordan McRae (Atlanta Celtics) 21.2 PPG

16 and Under Scoring Leaders
1. Jabari Hinds (Westchester Hawks) 37.3 PPG
2. Devin coleman (Team Phenom) 28.3 PPG
3. Shane Larkin (Showtime Ballers) 28.2 PPG
4. Grandy Glaze (Team Takeover Canada) 28.0 PPG
5. Achraf Yacoubou (Rich Soil) 25.0 PPG
6. Levi Randolph (Nashville Celtics) 23.8 PPG
7. Aquil Younger (Team Kobe) 23.3 PPG
8. Myles Mack (Playaz) 22.8 PPG
8. Jermaine Sanders (New Heights) 22.8 PPG
10. Trashon Burrell (Rich Soil) 22.3 PPG

15 and Under Scoring Leaders
1. Shabazz Muhammed (Dream Vision) 27.3 PPG
2. Nick Stauskas (Grassroots Canada) 20.0 PPG
3. Cameron Golden (Memphis YOMCA) 19.8 PPG
3. Ryan Arcidiancono (Pennsylvania Playaz) 19.8 PPG
5. Omar Calhoun (New York Gauchos) 19.7 PPG
6. Jarvis Haywood (Charlotte Nets) 19.3 PPG
7. Nkeruwem Okoro (Long Island Lightning) 19.0 PPG
7. John Ross Glover (Nashville Celtics) 19.0 PPG
9. Tramaine Parker (Carolina Hoyas) 18.8 PPG
10. Jack Flournoy (West Virginia Wildcats) 17.3 PPG