2020 Middle School Basketball Championship

As the regular season of MS basketball came to a close, the matchups were set and it was time for championship basketball. The SCIAA hosted the 2019-2020 Middle School Basketball Championship at Wooddale High on January 18^th, 2020. The SCIAA tournament is a qualifier for TMSAA Sectional championship. The play-in games started on Jan 9^th at the higher seed. On Saturday Jan 11^th, the area tournament began with games all across the city. Teams from 3 classifications competed at high levels in hopes to win the SCIAA championship. Class A girls and boys games were played by the same teams, Lester Prep and J. P. Freeman. Lester was crowned champions in both games as J .P. Freeman was the runner up. The head girls basketball coach for Lester Prep is Tavis Rutherford. The MVP for the girl’s game was Jakiya Wilbourn. The boys basketball coach is Steven Terrell. The MVP for the boys game was Marlon McShane. Class AA girls and boys matchup was also played by the same teams, Bellevue and Lowrance. In the girls game Lowrance continued their dominant play as they were crowned champions. The head coach is Lance Williams and Tashawn Hubbard was the MVP of the game. In the boy’s game, Bellevue put together a stellar performance as they claimed the AA championship. The head coach is Byron Harris and Damion Cox led the bobcats with a balanced game and was named MVP. The Class AAA matchup for the girls was between Colonial and Ridgeway. The Colonial Patriots came out on top to claim the championship. The head coach is Mario Strickland and MVP Shamari Hamlett led the charge for the Patriots. To end the night the battle was between Ridgeway and Havenview. From the tip off to the end the game, there was non-stop action. Neither team led by more than 5 points the entire game as they both competed hard on both ends of the court. The game came down to the final possession with 2.3 seconds on the clock and Havenview with the possession. Havenview had to go the full length of the court. Coming out of the timeout, the ball was inbounded to 8th grader William H. Carver who dribbled to half court, shot and hit the miraculous buzzer beater to help Havenview win the championship. The Tigers are coached by Lawrence Myers; William H Carver was named the game MVP. The TMSAA Sectional Basketball tournament runs Feb 1^st-10^th.