NJ Teams at Rumble in the Bronx
The Rumble in the Bronx Tournament was held this past weekend at various sites in and around New York City.
17 & Under Division
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There were 64 teams vying in this division.
The NJ teams with their pool records:
Sports U Team Izod (3-0)
Hoop Heaven (3-0)
Playaz (2-1)
Roadrunners (2-1)
Wayne PAL Wolfpack Halewicz (2-1)
Wayne PAL Wolfpack Grimes (2-1)
Got Game (2-1)
King Street Kings (2-1)
Northeast Basketball Club (2-1)
Panthers (2-1)
Crusaders (1-2)
Trailblazers (1-2)
Newark Runnin Rebels (0-3)
ShoreShots Dunne (0-3)
United (0-3)
In the Gold Bracket playoffs:
In the first round:
Hoop Heaven lost to the City 74-70. Sports U edged Connecticut Elite 56-55.
In the quarterfinals:
Sports U topped Wisconsin United 64-53.
In the semis:
Sports U ran past the Southern Kings 74-56
In the championship:
Sports U trimmed the Iowa Barnstormers 54-53. 6-foot-2 Pope John Jr. Matt Zignorski netted 15 and 4 treys. 6-foot-8 Roselle Catholic Jr. Chris Silva had 12 and was named Tournament MVP.
16 & Under Division
52 teams were battling in this division
The NJ teams with their pool records:
Playaz (3-0)
Sports U Team Izod (3-0)
Jersey City Boys Club (3-0)
South Jersey All Stars (2-1)
South Jersey Select (2-1)
Jersey Elite (2-1)
Wayne PAL Moran (2-1)
Roadrunners (1-2)
Wayne PAL Thomas (1-2)
Trailblazers (0-3)
Thunder (0-3)
In the first round:
The JC Boys Club edged LA Select 66-65. Team Jersey Elite lost to NYC Jayhawks 62-53
In the quarterfinals:
The JC Boys Club beat NYC Jayhawks 57-47. Sports U beat NY Lightning 68-60. The Playaz outscored Metroball DC 84-46.
In the semis:
The JC Boys Club fell to Albany City Rocks 57-33. The Playaz trimmed Sports U 54-50.
In the championship:
The Playaz were edged by City Rocks 60-58. 6-foot-7 CBA So. Pat Andree led with 21 and 5-foot-11 St. Anthony So. Javarus Hayes added 13.
15 & Under Division
There were 40 teams competing in this division.
The NJ teams with their pool records:
Sports U Team Izod (3-0)
South Jersey Jazz (3-0)
Hoop Heaven (2-1)
Sports U 14's (2-1)
Roadrunners (2-1)
Crusaders (1-2)
Thunder (1-2)
Central Jersey Future Stars (0-3)
In the first round:
Hoop Heaven lost to Team SCAN 44-26.
In the quarterfinals:
Sports U shut down Team SCAN 52-32. The SJ Jazz ousted the Brooklyn Rens 62-56.
In the semis:
Sports U held down the SJ Jazz 62-42.
In the championship:
Sports U fell to the Rens 52-43.
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