2009 Reebok Summer Championships: Day 4 Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals at the Reebok Summer Championships is what each team is looking for in a tournament, elite competition. In the morning game between the Franchise All Stars and the New York Panthers, the tone was set for what was to come in the later games to be played. Both teams continued to one up each other, as D’Angelo Harrison (Dulles High School, TX) and Jonathan Moore (Brentwood High School, NY) kept their respective teams within close range throughout the game. They would end up knotted at 64 at the end of regulation. In overtime Franchise would hold the ball for most of the two minute period ending with a dunk on the baseline from Jason Carter (Thurgood Marshall High School, TX), who also added an additional two points from the line to seal the deal despite a last second layup at the end of overtime. Final Score: Franchise All Stars 68, New York Panthers 66

In the second quarterfinal game D-one Sports was not to be denied a trip to the semifinals with strong performances from all five starters whom all scored in double digits, with Love Stargell (Quality Education High School, NC) and Bishop Daniels (Word of God Academy, NC) leading the assault with 19 points each. It proved to be to much for the Donyell Marshall team out of Reading, PA. Final Score: D-One Sports 87, Donyell 1 76.

Team Detroit continued to be the cardiac kids of the 2009 Reebok Summer Championships. After having a convincing 31 to 16 lead at the end of halftime, they allowed for the MBA Elite and Deville Smith (TBA) who put in twenty of his own points to climb back into the contest. However after regrouping Ray McCallum (Detroit Country Day High School, MI) helped his team from Detroit with 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists to take a one point victory over the feisty team from Jackson, MS. Final Score: Team Detroit 51, MBA Elite 50.

The Create-N-Finish Cup Champion California Supreme would continue to be in rare form as they were too much for an overly aggressive NW Houston Tiger team that could not get a grasp on how to deal with the very talented California team that seems destine to play for the Championship. Dawyne Polee (Westchester High, CA) poured in 16 points as the Supreme finished off the NW Houston Tigers 67 to 46.

Semifinals will continue this afternoon at 2:00pm