1ST PLACE 4TH AND 5TH GRADE DIVISION WAS HOUSTON COWBOYS 2017

1ST PLACE 6TH GRADE DIVISION WAS RYTES SILVER 2016

1ST PLACE 7TH GRADE DIVISION WAS HOUSTON HOOPS 2015

This event did not have many teams but there was plenty of action to go around and many athletes making a name and a statement.  In the 4th and 5th division, the cowboys played 4 games on Saturday playing in both 5th and 6th grade division. Making guess appearances with the cowboys was Noah, Remy and Lil’J they call him. Now if Remy and Lil J played there age 4th grade they would be a beast on that level remember you heard it here.  Reshard was running the show played very well getting to the basket with Deseas Green shooting the ball. Now this kid plays very hard.  With the help of the additional kids the Cowboys rolled past Dgib hoops to win the 5th grade championship.

D Gib was very strong this weekend. They small but got a lot of fight.  Marcus was shooting lights out this weekend this kid get better every time he hit the floor.  The floor general sereal and Johnson was steady all game. This is a top 5th grade team that can beat you. Team to Watch

Rytes Warrior black 11u was not the team you’ve seen in the past but Coach Holt and the coaches have put back together a good group and the kids work very hard.  Evan very fast with the ball played well. They have the big Christian Williams and Brayson Harris in the middle getting better as they play more and more games. Deseni Burton Learning to play the point guard position and he’s getting better at running a team.

Rytes Warrior Black 10 the team that NO 4th or 5th grade team wanna see.  They play hard they are clearly the best team in Houston in the 4th grade division.  Rytes played dgib that ended with a 2pt lost.  Need more experience and learn to close games when playing up.  Eden Holt ran the show great IQ, Noah can flat out play, Jamal very athletic wing can do it all to be so light.  The Derrick McDonald in the middle is a beast that knows the game. A team to watch

Rytes Warrior Silver 6th grade coached by Don, won first place championship. This is a very talented team with a will to win.  Trenton  Williams had a great weekend on both end of the floor leasding his team to several wins, Myles Sims great talent, Tate Toby and Garrett Ary was very impressive on the court. JJ made his appearance with the 6th grade, he’s talented kid that needs to play his age level and dominate. Don and DJ Anderson does a great job.

TKO Select played hard great job coach getting the kids to play hard.

Houston Elite 11u played up and played very well Played GCBC and Rytes Silver to overtime games.  They very athletic in every position.  Brandon Burrell running the team and Max Evans Slashing to the basket and Doc Nelson simply having his way on the floor make them hard to beat. The bigs Fabian White and Jarred Vanderbelt are getting better everyday and makes its very hard for anyone to come in the middle. Very good bench and roll player. Team to watch..

GCBC was very well coach team with some good pieces. Knox Hallum can do it all inside and out and Marquise is super athletic with the ball.  This team will surprise a lot of teams. Team to watch..

Team Swagger playing up this weekend is talented in every position there up and down style of play make them hard to stop.  They been together for a while so they have the Chemistry. Coach Battle no stranger to the AAU know talent and has put a group that can compete for D1 nationals coming off a D2 Nationals Championship. Team to watch..

Rytes Warrior Black 7th grade which was a mixed bag of Rytes Warrior &th graders was simply to much for anybody to handle in Texas.  Playing up with Carson, Malik and Willie they dominate the game.  Don does a great job of getting these kids to play hard and together.  Carson is a man among boys and already has a name with his peers.  Malik the shooter sometimes having a hand up is not enough.  this is a team to watch.

Houston Hoops coach by Christian Begg does a great job.  Has a lot of talent on the floor and plays hard.  Team to watch

Good Event…

Texas Jamboree Recap

Day 1

Nolan Ryan vs Cullen

HCYA vs Cullen

Missouri City vs Black

Teague vs St. John

Grantham Academy Vs Westbury Christian

Dulles vs Albert Thomas

Albert Thomas came in the game as a 30-point favorite, but Dulles kept the game close most of the game. Albert Thomas size and physicality showed to be intimidating forcing countless turnovers for the young talented Vikings.  Vikings 24 tried to keep his team in it but Bonner and Bennett Killer B’s combination was deafing. While 14 of the Vikings tried to control the game to keep it within their reaches. The Albert Thomas pressed reaches far and near.

Welch vs Plummer

Day 2

Missouri City vs Plummer

The highly anticipated matchup between the two big man 43 of Plummer and 35 of Mo City has been less than stellar. The game really became a matchup between 22 of Plummer and 24 of Mo City. Both 24 and 22 traded baskets the first half keep the game close. 22 ended the half with 14 and 24 had 16 pts. Plummer came out making it a run in the second half defending and scoring… until Mo City settled down and began playing their game. The tide eventually turned toward and 24 showed why he is one of the top players in the city. Mo City made a run that Plummer never recovered from. Plummer’s team defense and 24; the offense of 1 and 43 made several attempts to bring them back… Mo City full court man defense was just too tough with the final score of 67 to 57.

Nolan Ryan vs HCYA

HCYA came in as the favorites, but Nolan Ryan didn’t seemed intimidated at all by the team’s history of National Championships. The crafty distributor #3 calculating up assists while 30 and 20 supplied the scoring for Ryan to take a early lead. HCYA’s  0 and 33 tried to keep the Warriors in the game. Ryan’s inside presence led by 00 is keeping the distance from HCYA.  HCYA kept working to keep it within reach but Ryan’s defense was too much. The score at the end of the game was 31 to 48 Nolan Ryan.

Black vs Teague

Teague 2-2 record didn’t show in the game against Black.  After 35 was injured, 33 and 2 led Teague by their aggressive play. Black’s 35 rebounded, defended and held the scoring, keeping the game within reach. 3 of Black continued to penetrate and kick to his shooters trying to balance to the scoring. Teague wins the game 43 to 36.

St. John vs Grantham Academy

This game was huge in terms of the hype with St. John’s Justice Winslow (son of Ricky Winslow) ranked # in the country and the big man #50 of Grantham Academy.

The game began a little slow, but it pickup when the 2 Marquee matchups got warmed up trading baskets.  Then the tone of the game changed in the 2^nd quarter to become more defensive than an offensive driven game.  The last part of the first half Winslow took over the game the pushed his team to a 11 point lead. The quick and flashy #22 of Grantham Academy kept the pressure on St. John, dishing the ball to 50 for the bulk of the scoring. Winslow was too much for Grantham the final score was 36 to 26.

Port Arthur vs Dulles

This was an interesting matchup with Fort Bend’s Dulles who lost to the power Albert Thomas and the big and athletic Port Arthur. Dulles came out the shoot playing hard on both sides of the ball. Dulles jumped on Port Arthur making it tough to recover. Dulles played very disciplined as 24 led the scoring and block shots defending. 4 of Port Arthur scoring 6 of 7 total points in the first half making it tough to compete as the half ended 24 to 7.  Dulles continued to play well throughout the 3^rd quarter with 14 leading in assists and 50 defending and slashing scoring. Port Arthur called a time out and came out pressing making a 10-1 run, but in the end  Dulles was too much for them with the final score 39 to 22.

Westbury Christian vs Albert Thomas

The Albert Thomas machine has been rolling since yesterday coming into this game with only one lost this season; Westbury is 3-2.  Nothing change on this day, the Albert Thomas defense was (Yates like) too much for Westbury. 20 controlled the game by dishing and scoring at will. Westbury made runs and played pretty good defense Albert Thomas just over powered the Wildcats. The Albert Thomas team slashed and rained 3’s, which took the wind out of the Wildcats.

Plummer vs Pin Oak

This is another Marquee matchup with some of the city’s best players.  Plummer comes out attacking the guts of Pin Oaks. Kendrick has been dominating the entire Jamboree and nothing changed in this game. Unlike in the earlier games 22 was having problem scoring with Pin Oaks stingy defense. Pin Oak knew they had to get Kendrick out of the game and they did by putting him in foul trouble early in the first quarter giving him a sit. Pin Oak took advantage keeping the game close. Sanders went to work to bring Pin Oak back from an 8-2 run to keep them in the game… until he received his 4th foul going into the half. After halftime Pin Oak went on a 6-0 run, putting Pin Oak within 2 forcing Plummer to bring Kendrick off the bench.  Even with Kendrick on the floor it could stop the push by Plummer. By 4^th quarter Kendrick ruled the boards and Tyrone unleashed an offensive assault that kept them in the lead.

Welch vs Albert Thomas

This game was uneven from the start. Albert Thomas came out with that old Georgetown defense stopping every attempt to score. After a 8-2 opening Welch finally settled down but the defense was too much in the first half. Unfortunately for Welch they came out flat and Albert Thomas came out roaring. 11 distributing the ball and Roderick Bonner made it a personal showcase with his passing, scoring and defense. And the perimeter shooting of Bennett, the inside plays of 32 Wesley and reserves like 30 it was too much for Welch.

Fondren vs Hartman

The final matchup of the night both teams athletic, but Hartman came out pressing and Fondren had something for them. Hartman has the height with 13 leading the scoring accounting for most of the points in the 1^st quarter. Fondren countered with balanced scoring with 35 leading the young squad. This was a battle going back in forth, until Fondren took a lead with multiple fast breaks going on a 6-0 run. Hartman made a run in the 4^th to get within 2… then took the lead. Fondren within 10 seconds came back, knock down the free throws, 23 stole the ball and 2 hit the shot at the buzzer to win the game. That was an excellent end to the first Middle School Jamboree.

The event started off with a ceremony presenting the player with trophies and a keynote speaker Ex NBA player Matt Bullard, who gave the kids hope.

The coaches of the year awards went to: 9u Lamar Holt, 10u Wes Nelson, 11u Delahia Battle, 12u Ronald Rivis, 13u Cedric Ward, and 14u Rudy Coleman.  Congrats to all the coaches keep helping our youth.

Now to the Player’s of the year, this award was base on the player’s consistent play on the court day in and day out.

The 9u was Noah Thomas –Rytes Warriors, 10u Ricky “DOC” Nelson-Houston Elite, 11u Carson Edwards-Rytes Warrior, 12u Jordan Hunter-GCBC, 13u Brandon Etienne-Houston Select, and 14u Derrick Griffen-Defenders.

Saturday was kicked off by Skills and drills competition

10u 1^st Chandler Garvie- Elite and 2^nd Doc Nelson-Elite
11u 1^st Juan Hood –Elite and 2^nd DeAaron Fox- Rytes
12u 1^st DeAndre Widfall –My Stars and 2^nd C.J Simmon –Westside Allstars
14u 1^st Deion Fisher – Northside Rocket
13u 2^nd Zach Cripp-GCBC

3pt Contest
10u 1^st DeMerrill Levy –Rytes and 2^nd Maxwell Evans –Elite
11u 1^st DeAaron Fox – Rytes and 2^nd Treylan Matthews –Hoops
12u 1^st Michael Gonzales – Rytes and 2^nd Peter Nyberg –Dream Team
13u 1^st Ahamad Huff-Pearland Heat and 2^nd Chad Philpott-Elite

The Up N Coming youth that fared well this weekend (Not a Ranking)

2017
AJ Bullard
Caleb Lang
Chandler Garvie
Fabian White
Jared Vanderbelt
Jerimiah Gabreil
JJ Chandler
Marcus Vallen
Max Evans
Doc Nelson
Evan Miles
RaShand Nelson
Tremayne Creek
Josh Williams
Desean Green

2016
Carson Edwards
Issac Allen
Jeffery McCoullough
Joe Byrd
Juan Hood
Kaelon McClelland
Kevin Granger
Malik Norris
Traylon Matthews
Tydarius Harris

2015
Charles Simmens
Deandre Wigfall
Galen Robinson
Jabrell Limbscomb
Jared Evans
JoJo Anderson
Jordan Hunter
Kaelon Money
Laurence Andrus
Mike Gonzales
Nick Garth
Zederick Waddy

2014
Brandon Etienne
Chad Philpott
Cory Smith
Donald Monroe
Hoze Scott
Jared Hunter
Jay Edwards
Jesse Pistokache
Joe Burton
Kadeem Latttin
Ronald Monroe

2013
Aaron Harrison
Andrew Harrison
Chase Mullen
Chris Siaz
Damarcus Comier
Denzel Evan
Duece Thomas
Dylan Jones
Jeff Beverly
Matthew Haynes
Parker Callender
Trevyon Williams

Reported by: UP- N- Coming Youth Report

• Complete Youth Ranking coming soon.
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