April 28th – 30th Weekend Tournament Recap
NOVA Cavs 15U-Lin winning the Hoop Group Pittsburgh Jam Fest Gold Bracket this past weekend at the David Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA / Hyattsville, MD / Fairfax, VA – Five of the NOVA Cavalier teams were in action this weekend in the DMV area.
15U-Lin, 16U and 17U teams represented the Cavs in the prestigious Hoop Group Pittsburgh Jam Fest at the David Lawrence Convention Center this past weekend. On a grand-scale, all three teams competed and repp’ed the program very well. Coach Gray-Mendes team won their opening round against Game 7 from New York area, then lost a competitive second round game vs. Murphy AC team from Ohio. In the last game of the tournament, the 17U Cavs suffered a tough overtime loss to PW Hoyas, but many players stepped up and had terrific weekend for the Cavs, led by Andrew Powers (South Lakes), Cleo Green (Freedom South-Riding) and Greg Rowson (Robinson).
The 16U team finished the tournament with a solid 2-1 record. Coach Dashti’s team defeated New Jersey United Basketball in the first round on Saturday, then dropped a 40-50 decision to Severn Elite from Maryland, but the Cavs recovered on Sunday and took down Hangtime and came home on a positive note. It was a strong showing for Coach Dashti’s group.
17U Team dining Saturday evening at Pittsburgh
For the 15U-Lin team, the Cavs went on a roll and won the Gold Bracket of the Pittsburgh Jam Fest. NOVA won 5 straight games in less than a day span and took home the Championships. After the tournament, wing/forward Ricky Peters (Minnie Howard) was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. It was the first time in NOVA Cavaliers Program history that a team has won the Hoop Group Jam Fest event. Way to go boys!!
Our 15U-Malone’s team went 1-2 on the weekend in the Charm City East Coast Spring Explosion Tournament at NEW 24. 13U-Holcombe had a fantastic tournament showing, as they rolled off four consecutive wins and advanced into the NOVA 94ft Spring Shootout Final, where they lost a talented Team Attack Blue team. Congratulations though goes out to Coach Holcombe’s group!!
Next weekend, our 15U-Malone and 13U-Sullender teams will participate in the Zero Gravity Collision in the Capital event at NEW 24 in Hyattsville, MD. 14U, 13U-Holcombe, 12U and 11U teams will play in the Commonwealth Classic in Loudoun County, VA.
Go Cavs!
Game Results from the weekend:
13U Holcombe
48-61 Loss to Team ATTACK Blue (Final)
49-38 Win over NOVA 94ft Blue (Semifinal)
53-25 Win over LBA Team Attack Gray
65-47 Win over Team 1 on 1 Purple
63-56 Win over Team ATTACK Blue
15U Malone
Loss to Bball 4 Lyfe
Loss to Philly Pride
38-29 Win over Team Thrill
15U Lin
64-50 Win over NOVA 94ft Orange – Vaughn (Final)
69-36 Win over Milton Stags – Canada (Semifinal)
45-42 Win over Central PA Elite (Quarterfinal)
37-31 Win over Mid-Ohio Pumas Black (Round of 16)
61-32 Win over Higher Level (Round of 32)
16U Dashti
Win over Hangtime – PA (Consolation – 2nd Round)
40-50 Loss to Severn Elite – MD (Round of 16)
65-54 Win over New Jersey United Basketball (Round of 32)
17U Gray-Mendes
50-54 OT Loss to PW Hoyas (Consolation – 2nd Round)
47-54 Loss to Murphy AC – OH (Round of 16)
57-49 Win over Game 7 – NY (Round of 32)