Sports Academy Basketball Tournament (Older tournament)

Sports Academy Basketball Tournament (Older tournament)

Last Thursday and Friday RCC Sports Academy held a competitive basketball tournament for the younger and older groups. The younger group for grades 2-5 played a 4 vs. 4 style tournament while the older group (6 – 10) played 3 vs. 3. All teams were selected randomly and played against other teams.


The tournament for the older kids got off to a great start. The epic tournament was set up as 9 rounds then the playoffs. Each team played against other teams to see how they placed in the playoffs. Once the playoffs started it was an elimination round.


Like the younger kids, this tournament was filled with great competitive spirit, and great teamwork. Each team had their own powerhouses and some games were so close that it came down to the very last second. Stephen Smith and Noah Shatkin were the dominating forces to teams 4 and 11 respectively.
Team 12 had amazing teamwork between Ariana Nobles, Yosef Elias, and Zander Schrier. They moved the ball like a team who has played for years, especially with Yosef and Zander. These two kids blew away every team, and made it to the playoffs with a 6-1 record. Team 2 was lead by Zach Bouabidi who with Marcus Ceglinski, and Julian Howell dominated the court in every game. Going UNDEFEATED for the whole tournament it’s no question that this was the team to beat.
Championship Winners!

MVP Zach Bouabidi!


The Championship round was team 2 (Coach Justin) vs. Team 12 (Coach Nick). This game was by far one of the most exciting games in the tournament. Each team was equally matched and nobody could have predicted who was going to win. After an amazing last game that played till the very last second, Team 2 won the championship!!!! MVP goes to Zach Boubidi whose exceptional talent led his team to victory. Coach John who helped organize this event had this to say, "“The purpose of this tournament was to bring campers together and keep fun expectation year in and year out in Sports Academy. The kids got a lot of experience and a better understanding of the competitiveness and teamwork involved in basketball. Overall it’s not about the mistakes, it about what you do after the mistakes. That’s what we try to promote here at the RCC Sports Academy"

What an incredible tournament and thank you for everyone who participated. Please visit our facebook page to see more pictures about this event!