With high school season not far away for Memphis area prep ballers, the semi-finals of the Super 80 summer league games take place tomorrow at Lausanne Collegiate School. For those that love basketball in general, tomorrow is a perfect opportunity to get out and catch some of the Memphis area’s finest young basketball players.
Starting at 1:30pm, the first semi-final game of the day is between the Cavaliers and the Nuggets. The Cavs are led by 2010 Memphis commit Chris Crawford and 2012 big-man Jarnell Stokes. On the other side, the Nuggets are led by Todd Mayo and Jarekus Bradley. The Nuggets are the only remaining undefeated team in the Super 80 league.
The second and final boys’ game of the day will be the Hawks versus the Pacers. The Hawks are led by two relatively unknown quantities on the Memphis scene in Brandon Wright and Chris Brewer. The Pacers feature Joe “The Real Thing” Jackson and Tarik Black.
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Super 80 summer league director Eric “Cowboy” Robinson says that the Super 80 is where the action is at if you are a hoops fan.
“Right now, our leading scorer has been Joe Jackson,” Robinson said. ”Brandon Wright has been consistent every Saturday leading his team. He is a 6’3″ wing from Hillcrest High School. He’s very athletic. He’s a lefthander and has been playing very well. The kid that’s just popped onto the scene has been 2010 guard Virgil Davidson who is also from Hillcrest HS. There’s lot of action going on.”
For those that live in the area, events like this that are put on in the early fall are ways for area players to continue playing and to gain momentum going into their upcoming high school seasons.
“Well, basically this is a version of the Bluff City Classic where we have some of the top players in the city playing in a fall league,” said Robinson. ”It’s put together to keep these kids off the streets and to help keep them in shape for their upcoming high school season. This is the third year and we really want it to be for all competitive basketball players.”
Sheffield High School’s Chris Crawford, who recently committed to the Tigers, has been scorching the nets the past two weeks since playoff action has started.
“Chris Crawford in the playoffs has been spectacular. In the first round he dropped in 43,” Robinson said. ”He had a game winner where he battled Carlos Denton, and Chris put his team on his back. He hit a fadeaway jumpshot from the left elbow to win the game. In the second round Chris hit a three from the hashmark in the last few minutes to tie them up, went to the other end and got a steal, then threw an alleyoop to Stokes to win the game.”
If you have the afternoon free and want to catch some high-level local action on the hardwood, head out to Laussanne. Admission is $5 per person for all four games (there are two girls’ games to start the day).
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