The Canada Elite 16U & 17U teams travelled to Los Angeles, California with an aim to advance to the finals in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 16U team fell short against DC Premier with a score of 64 - 77. Top scorers included:
Jayden Coke: 13pts & 4 rebounds.
Jahbril Price-Noel: 11 points, 2 rebounds & 3 assist
Daniel Sackey: 11 points, 1 rebound & 5 assists
Unfortunately Washington Supreme took the lead in the first half & finished strong to beat the 16U team, 51 - 62. Top scorers of this game:
Gareth Anstess: 7 points 5 rebounds, 1 assist
Jahbril Price-Noel: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
Raheim Sullivan: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
With an outstanding performance from Raheim Sullivan, he paved the way with a score of 22 points, alongside a total of 4 rebounds & 4 assists to take the win against Beast Mode. Overall, the team played with great chemistry & in addition to Sullivan's performance, heavy efforts came from:
Atik Gilao: 10 points, 2 rebounds
Jahbril Price-Noel: 12 points, 6 rebounds & 2 assists
Daniel Sackey: 18 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists
Finally, to end the weekend, a very close game took place against New Heights. Canada Elite - 66 & New Heights - 69.
Gareth Anstess: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Jayden Coke: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Atik Gilao: 9 points, 4 rebounds
Jahbril Price-Noel: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Daniel Sackey: 20 points, 3 rebounds 2 assists
With heavy efforts, the Canada Elite 17U team also went 1 - 3 over the weekend. To start, they had fallen short against SportsU 51 - 57. Top scorers:
Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 21 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists
Mattia Colangelo: 9 points, 2 rebounds
A tight game between 1Nation, Canada Elite 17U took the win with a score of 61 - 60.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists
Prince Oduro: 8 points, 3 rebounds
Josip Vrankic: 21 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
Josip Vrankic shot well from the field as well as the line allowing him to put 21 points on the scoreboard (also achieved 8 rebounds) but they had fallen to Splash City 83-78. Outstanding efforts also came from:
Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Jordan Henry: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists
Lastly, in a close game vs. Houston Defenders, Canada Elite fell short 68-71.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists
Jordan Henry: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists
Prince Oduro: 10 points
Josip Vrankic: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Check out the video below for some brief highlights from the weekend!