(Youth1 Basketball) Our first-ever basketball team rankings dissects the best eighth-grade AAU teams in the Mid-Atlantic. We have picked teams based upon coaches input, league director's opinions, recent play, and head-to-head results.
New Rens, as they're known, takes the final spot in our rankings based upon leadership and quality wins. They defeated the previously unbeaten Team Scan 45-39 in the Jr. Pros league with grit and tenacity led by forward Christian James and Brandon Hurt (6-3). While they didn't advance out of their pool at the Tip-Off this past weekend, their coach, Artie Cox, is a 28-year veteran of basketball in New York City and a terrific leader. Look for him to take the games of stars Marco Morency and Jose Alvarado's to the next level. |
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This could be the lowest you see Team Final ranked all season. The talent-rich squad out of the Philadelphia area has stumbled out of the blocks. At the first session of the Baltimore Elite Winter League in which they went 2-1, Final was without key players such as Trevon Duvall, Evan-Eric Longino, Manny Stokes, and Anthony Ochefu. Last weekend at the Tip-Off, Orlando Hidalgo and Khayree Burton's group went 1-2, losing close games to P.Y.O. by two and the Playaz by six. It's by no means time to hit the panic button. With players like Nick Alikakos (6-5), Quade Green (5-10), and De'Andre Vilmar (6-3), they have an experienced, skilled core. |
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