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Preston Trout’s life changed on the day he found out that he had failed to earn a spot on the Community House Middle School basketball team as a sev-enth grader. It was a crushing blow for the son of David Trout and Lee Klein. Preston had al-ways been considered one of the top players in his grade and his hopes of playing for his school team that year were now over. Many students elect to give up playing a sport competitively after being cut from a team, not Preston. This setback provided the motivation he needed to re-turn to his 8th grade tryout and find a place on the team. It also led to Preston dedicating his athletic career to one sport, the sport he loved most, basketball.

Now as a high school senior, Preston has played his way into a starring role and he has become one of the best players to ever wear the Knights uniform. His

leadership from the point guard position has been off the charts for Coach Mike Craft’s undefeated Knights basketball team. Preston was named Most Valuable Player for the Knights last season and this past weekend was named to the East Lincoln Winter Jam All-Tournament Team for leading the Knights to three big victories and their first ever Holiday Tournament Championship.

Preston continues to trace all of his success back to that day in seventh grade when he was cut from the middle school team.

“Not making the team as a seventh grader was tough for me because it just meant that nothing is just handed to you. After I was cut I was determined that I wasn’t going to let anyone take my spot as an 8th grader and I worked harder than anyone else and I was rewarded by making the team.”

See Preston Trout, Page 7

PRESTON TROUT PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TO THE KNIGHT’S

RACHEL BRINSON IS BACK ON TRACK FOR SUCCESS

One minute you are on the sidelines cheering for your high school football team, the next you are laying in a Intensive Care Unit not knowing if you will ever cheer again. Life can change fast and it did for Charlotte Catholic High School senior Rachel Brin-son. The 18 year old daughter of Joe and Diane Brinson saw her life take a dramatic turn in late November. The following is Rachel’s story and it includes ev-ery possible emotion for a young, bright, well-rounded high school student.

Rachel takes us through the path of her ordeal.

“I got my wisdom teeth out November 1, two weeks later I left senior retreat to see my pe-diatrician because of a fever and sore throat, I was tested for strep throat but it was negative they said I had a viral infection that was something like tonsillitis that would have to run its course.

I was sick the entire week of Thanksgiving with 102-103 fevers and shaking attacks. I cheered at the playoff game on Black Friday and went to the NC State football game that Saturday for my 18th birthday. November 24th, upon returning from Raleigh, I was experiencing chest pain that went all the way to my stomach. My Dad took me to the Emergency Room at Carolinas Medi-cal Center in Pineville. I was quickly admitted and went through triage and a CAT scan. Shortly after the doctors told my parents that I was to be air lifted to Carolinas Medical Center downtown. I remember being put on the medical helicopter, not knowing I was in cardiac arrest at the time. I vaguely remem-ber Sunday and then nothing until I woke up on Friday. In the days that I was out, the infection that I had attacked my heart, lungs, liver and kidneys.”

See Rachel Brinson, page 6

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Inside the classroom, Tate is an even bigger success with a 4.5 grade point average. Tate’s father Glenn played football and baseball at Duke and his mother played volleyball for the Blue Devils. He also has three older siblings that played collegiate sports. Tate hopes to follow in their footsteps and earn a college basketball scholarship at the end of the season. Congratula-tions to Tate Small for being named the Architech Sports and Physical Therapy Student Athlete of the Week.

MALLARY PRICEWeddington High School senior long-distance runner Mallary Price has been named the Architech Sports and Physical Therapy Student-Athlete of the Week. The 18 year old daughter of John and Leslie Price holds three school and county records; the mile (5:15), the 2 mile (11:25) and 5K (18:29). Mallary was also named Weddington High School Female Athlete of the Year as a junior and MVP for track and cross country. Last season she finished third in the state in the 2 mile and sixth in the state for cross country. This fall, Mallary fin-ished seventh in the state cross country meet.

Mallary is working extremely hard this winter to prepare for the spring season. She hopes to finish in the top four for her events at the state meet and break her personal records again. Next season Mallary will attend Appalachian State University and she will run track and cross country.

Inside the classroom, Mallary carries a 4.18 grade point average and she is enrolled in honors and AP classes. Mallary plans to major in Early Childhood Education at Appalachian State and she hopes to become a kindergarten teacher. Congratulations to Mallary Price for being named the Architech Sports and Physical Therapy Student-Athlete of the Week.

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Providence High School junior Katie Woodliff is off to a fast start this high school diving season. The 17 year old daughter of Guy and Cile Woodliff has won the first two meets of the season. Katie is a new-comer to the world of diving as she first competed for her neighborhood team during the summer of 2010. Let’s go Beyond The Game to learn more about Katie.

When and why did you begin to dive?“I began diving in the summer of 2010 at my swim club - Sardis Swim and Racquet. I dove in our swim club’s summer dive league and really enjoyed diving. At the end of the summer, I also began year round diving at Carolina Diving Acad-emy in Huntersville.”

Do you have a gymnastics or a cheerleading background?“I did competition cheerleading for Charlotte All-Stars in middle school and that involved a lot of tumbling, such as back hand springs, back tucks and layouts.”

What led you to change sports?“I stopped cheerleading because I injured my foot and had to have foot surgery Sept. 2009. I had to take a break from tumbling and subsequentlygot interested in diving.”

What have been your top three diving ac-complishments to date?“I had a first place finish in a regular season meet sophomore year. I placed 10th at States as a

sophomore (2012) and I placed 1st in the tworegular season meets we have had so far this year.”

What are your goals for the next couple of seasons?“My goal is to compete at States again this year and improve my standing. At this time I am unde-cided if I will continue diving in college.”

Can you share your training schedule?“I practice 3 times a week for 2 1/2 hours at Carolina Dive Academy in Huntersville. Practice consists of dry land, time in the water, and condi-tioning afterwards. This facility has trampolines and all levels of diving boards up to the 10 meter platform.”

Where all have you competed?“This past summer I elected not to compete for Carolina Diving Academy in any dive meets. This gave me time to attend a mission trip to Jamaica as well as lifeguard at Sardis Swim and Racquet. At this point, my primary focus is high school div-ing, but I hope to compete in meets for CarolinaDiving Academy this spring and summer.”

What do you consider as your top dive?“My most difficult dive on the 1 meter board is a forward 2 1/2 tuck. It is the hardest dive that I can perform on the 1 meter board. My favorite dive to compete is a back 1 1/2 with a 1/2 twist.”

How well do you perform in the classroom?“My current GPA is approximately a 4.4. I ac-tively participate Young Life and my church high school youth group.”

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With a long resume of running suc-cess, Metrolina Christian Academy senior Caleb Breeden has earned the opportunity to compete in collegiate track and cross country. The son of Chuck and Dori Breeden has worked hard the last seven years to become one of the top long-distance runners in the area. He has been named all-conference the last four years in cross country. Last track season, Caleb fin-ished first in the conference meet for the 1600M and 3200M events. This

season he recorded a cross country personal best time of 16:39:5 in the Hares and Hounds Invitational Meet at McAlpine Park in Charlotte.

Not bad for a youngster that began running in the sixth grade at Johnson Williams Middle School in Berryville, Virginia. After his first practice, with an assist from his mother, Caleb knew cross country was the sport for him.

Caleb trains very hard to run with success. He relies on his coach to pro-vide the proper instruction and moti-vation to become the best he can be-come.

“My coach Brett Honeycutt hands our summer and winter mileage sheets every year since I’ve ran with him. He starts us off with about 35-40 miles for the first couple of weeks. Then he gradually increases our mileage to 55 towards the beginning of cross country or track season. Each day when I run, I run around a 6:30 per mile so that I can become an expert at pace by the time I go to college. Though this pace is not my race pace, it is comfortable and it makes me stronger and can help me increase my pace for the races I run in the future.”

With spring track season just around the corner, Caleb is working hard to record a season of personal best times.

“My goals for the spring are to run under a 4:40 1600m, run under a 10:00 3200m, and win the 1600m and 3200m in the Conference meet just like I did last year.”

While Caleb prefers cross country to spring track, he doesn’t back down during the spring. He will run and train just as hard as he does in the fall.

“I prefer cross country over spring track. This is because I am predomi-nantly a distance runner and the lon-ger the event, the better I run. I also prefer running on a course rather than a track because there is less pressure and there is a calmness while running on cross country courses.”

Caleb’s high school success opened up the doors for college competition. After much thought and prayer, Caleb has made his decision.

“Yes, I am attending Charleston Southern University (CSU) to run cross country and track. I had nar-rowed it down to two colleges, CSU being one of them, and I honestly can say with confidence that I did not base this decision on my personal want. I constantly prayed, asking God to show me the direction He wanted me to go in. I asked Him to be my guide and lead me down the path in which He wanted me to go down. I did an official

visit to both of my top two colleges. I went to the other college first, thinking that was where I was going to go. I was wrong. When I spent the night at CSU and talked to coach Thompson and his runners, God spoke to me and told me that that’s where I was supposed to go to school. “

Just as he has done with running, Caleb has prepared himself well for college, He is an outstanding student with a 4.435 grade point average and a 95% average in high school. Caleb is also involved in the Junior Civitan Club and National Honor Society at Metrolina Christian Academy. He serves as President in the National Honor Society.

This past summer Caleb attended a missions trip to Costa Rica with other classmates and his teacher, Mrs. Mika Edwards. The group helped to con-struct a church and run Sunday School services. Caleb also enjoys serving as an umpire for the WCWAA Baseball Program.

Caleb Breeden is a well-rounded young man with a good head on his shoulders. His dedication to academic and athletic success will serve him well as he moves forward to college. The South Charlotte Sports Report would like to wish Caleb the very best in his journey to find more success.

CALEB BREEDEN RUNS HIS WAY TO COLLEGE… Well rounded student-athlete will attend Charleston Southern next season

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“My heart rate and breathing rate were well over normal and my blood pressure was incredibly low. Breathing and feeding tubes were inserted on Monday, my fever continued to spike, and my lungs filled with fluid. Thursday everything reached its peak and there after I slowly started getting better. I got the breathing and feeding tubes out and Friday is the first day I came around and was with it. I was transferred out of ICU on Sunday night and released Monday afternoon.”

Rachel says the ordeal was a complete blur in many ways. “I don’t remember much about the time I spent in the hospital because I was heavily sedated during the

time I was the most sick. When I did wake up and was lucid I just wanted to go home. For a time the doc-tors weren’t sure how long I would have to be there and it was really hard to wake up and realize that there was this extended period of time that you had no recollection of. I felt like I had missed so much. One of the toughest things were nights, my parents were constantly with me and I had the most amazing nurses but lying in an ICU bed in the dark and hearing over the intercom a code blue I started crying every time and clutched my stuffed animals closer because the thought of being in a place where people were dying just down the hall terrified me because I didn’t know how sick I was.”

Throughout the sickness, Rachel was reminded of the love, support and prayers she was receiving back at school and across the community. Rachel is a very well-liked young lady that has always been giving of herself to help others and now she needed the help and support. Her friends were there to provide plenty of prayers and even held a prayer vigil for her and others ailing in the Charlotte Catholic community.

When they could, Rachel’s parents told her about all the love that was being directed her way.“I can say with utter sincerity that I have the most outstanding friends, family, and community. One of

my first memories after waking up is being told about the amazing prayer vigil held at Charlotte Catholic for the sick and suffering. One of my best friends, David Hoskins, organized this event in which a decade of the rosary was said for certain members of the Cougar family and for their healing. The first time, that I re-member, that my best friends walked into my hospital room I started crying because of how much I’d missed them and how much they meant to me. My friends and many of their parents were there to visit me every single day, it was incredible. I don’t think I would have recovered as swiftly as I did if it wasn’t for them and everything they did for me and my family.”

We are so happy to report that Rachel did climb out of her hospital bed to regain the strength to return to school on December 10th. That day will always be special to Rachel.

“My first day back is a blur of hugs and smiling faces. So many people, many that I didn’t even know, were so glad of my return to school. I was so happy to be back at Catholic and in the classroom doing normal, everyday things. My classmates reminded me once again how many people had been pulling for me and that cared about me.”

Rachel has returned to her passion, cheering for the Charlotte Catholic Cougars. She has been a cheer-leader since 7th grade at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School. The genuine level of excitement can be seen on Rachel’s face every time she takes her place with the team.

With just one semester of high school remaining and her health back in check, Rachel is looking forward to the future and what it holds. She is an outstanding Student-Athlete with a 4.49 grade point average. Rachel is a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. She has also received the sole nomination from her school for the prestigious Jefferson Scholarship to the University of Virginia. With five Advanced Placement classes, Rachel is very committed to being a huge success in the classroom. For right now she is undecided on her college choice. She has been admitted to North Carolina State University, the University of Georgia and the University of South Carolina to date. The school lucky enough to land Rachel will gain an amazing student that will give her all to find success.

They will also gain a student with a true first-hand appreciation for life and health. Rachel asked us for the chance to publicly thank the community for the support they gave to her.

“I want to express my most heartfelt and sincere gratitude to everyone who supported me and my family while I was sick. I especially want to thank my doctors and nurses because they were truly incredible and I have the upmost respect for them and will be forever grateful for everything they did for me. I cannot convey how truly touched and moved I was by the outpouring of love and concern from this community and how proud I am to be a part of it. Words are simply not enough to express the appreciation I have for all that was done for me and my only hope is that someday I can be there to support everyone who was there for me.”

Through these words, it becomes a little easier to see the love and emo-tion that exists inside Rachel Brinson. The South Charlotte Sports Report first met Rachel a few years ago and we have been impressed since day one. Rachel is a one-of-a-kind stu-dent-athlete and we are so thankful she was able to regain her health and continue on her path to success. Rachel, we wish you the very best as you move forward in life!

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While the Cavaliers were practicing, Preston was inside another gym work-ing to become a better player. It became a daily ritual for him to find a way to get better as a basketball player each and every day.

Fast forward to this season and it’s easy to see how his hard work has paid off. Preston has found so many different ways to help his team win; scoring 24 points in a big win over rival South Meck, draining 4 free throws in the last 20 seconds to beat Independence and dishing out 9 assists in the champion-ship game of the holiday tournament. Preston can do many things to help the Knights win.

The success with the Knights is all the more sweet as it is being done with so many of his best friends. The Knights senior class is loaded with players that Preston considers his best friends, boys he has played basketball with since middle school; Tate Small, Lee and Michael Barclift, Jonathan Freund, and Grant Jorgenson.

“I can honestly say my favorite memory that will stick with me for the rest of my life is that I got to play the sport I love with some of my best friends growing up. Not many people can say that and I consider myself lucky to be able to share all the special memories of playing basketball with all of my greatest friends. I think that it is one of the major reasons we are having a great season and have a chance to do something special this year. We have been playing together for six years and because of that it has built a lot of team chemistry that we use to our advantage every game.”

Preston hopes to use this chemistry and his other teammates abilities to help the Knights win a state championship.

“In addition to our team chemistry, I believe we have the best coaching staff around. Coach Craft does an excellent job getting us ready for each game by showing us film and scouting other teams and our assistants also do a great job by giving us a spark and energy at practice as well.”

In spite of all his success and basketball talents, Preston has yet to find a quality offer to continue his basketball career into college. Those closest to Preston that have watched his development over the years, see the ability and the determination to succeed. Unfortunately many college coaches look at Preston and see someone just shy of six feet tall and they determine his ability based on a measurement of height instead of heart.

“Something that I have always wanted to tell others is, don’t let anything bring you down or stop you from doing what you love to do. I’ve always been labeled as shorter than the average basketball player or too short to play the game. When people said that it just made me want to work even harder to be-come the best I can be to where me being short isn’t a factor when it comes to game time. Nothing is ever handed to you; you have to go out on the court and earn everything and if you outwork your opponent, then odds are you will come out on top.”

Preston is certainly sitting near the top of the ladder as the calendar rolls over to 2013 and the Knights move into conference play with an undefeated record. Hopefully a college coach will give Preston the chance to prove he has four more years of basketball left inside his body.

“I would love to get to play at the next level given the opportunity. That has always been a dream of mine since I was younger. However, with that being said, my main focus right now is doing whatever I can to help this team win and make a run at the state title.”

A college coach would also benefit by adding such a strong student as Pres-ton Trout. Preston has found great success in the classroom and is enrolled in all honors and AP classes. He is a member of the Captains Council at Ar-drey Kell and he knows the value and importance of a good education. Preston would like to study Business and Sports Marketing in college and find a role in the sports industry. If the basketball opportunity doesn’t come his way, Preston is very interested in the University of South Carolina, College of Charleston, High Point University, NC State and UNC-Wilmington.

As someone that has known Preston Trout for 7 years, I feel confident in say-ing whatever opportunity comes his way, Preston will take the challenge head-on and find great success. In my heart I know the passion and drive that Pres-ton brings to the table and I know it would help a college basketball team for the next four years. The South Charlotte Sports Report wishes Preston Trout the very best going forward. It has been a pleasure to watch him grow up and become and outstanding young man. We salute Preston for refusing to accept no as an answer back in the 7th grade.


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Nine year old Sandy Ridge El-ementary School student Blake Pope has found success in the world of long distance running. The son of Brad and Tina Pope participates in the Let Me Run Program at Sandy Ridge. This is his first year being involved with the program.

Blake just recently ran in the season ending race held at Lowes Motor Speedway on December 8th. Blake entered the “Speed for Children in Need 5k” along with 772 other runners involved in the Let Me Run program. The 772 runners range in age from 9-13, from 50 different elemen-tary schools, from 2 states and 17 counties. Blake finished 1st overall with a time of 21:37. The time was 57 seconds faster than 2nd place.

In addition to running, Blake plays U11 Classic Soccer for the Waxhaw Bulls and he is in the U10 Barefoot Futsal Academy. Blake will attend the US Youth

Futsal National Championships in Kansas next month. His 3v3 soccer team also won the National Championship in Florida over Thanksgiving and will return to Florida in January for the Kick It World Championship.

Blake is an excellent student at Sandy Ridge Elementary and always gives his best effort on and off the field.

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Elon Park Elementary School students joined together for a toy drive to help underprivledged children from Steele Creek Elementary School last month. Students are shown here loading up vehicles to transport all the items. Sa-lute to the Eagles for helping others.


Carmel Middle School’s 2012 Football season started off with a tremendous amount of pressure due to the last two season’s success. However the team met that pressure head on by winning it’s third straight conference championship. Carmel’s record for 2012 was 6-0 and the team did not allow any points to be scored against them. The Cougars scored 213 points on offense

The team has now won 20 consecutive games and has also been honored two consecutive years as the Middle School Team of the Year by the Greater Charlotte Football Awards Banquet.

This year’s team was made up of some very talented players that played both sides of the ball. Carmel’s defense created many turnovers and the Cougars only punted one time all year. Carmel’s success on offense this year (led by coaches Brian Poore and Roger Purgason) has contributed to having focused practices that allowed the coaches to implement their high powered attack. Carmel’s of-fense uses a mixture of formations. Installing a base offense in the early weeks of the season and constantly improving and adding more formations that work off of the base allowed Carmel to have a very deep playbook to use in any given game situation.

Defense on the other hand (led by Jeff Mobley) had one goal in mind and that was to shut down offenses. Aligning players by skill set and ability allowed Carmel to line up one of the stingiest defenses around. Allowing zero points all year is a testament to the players willingness to learn and execute instruction. The year was capped off with a great win against rival middle school Community House. This was their biggest test but in the end Carmel prevailed against a very strong and talented undefeated Community House 16-0.

Congratulations to the coaches, players and families that make up Carmel Middle School Football.

CARMEL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL CONTINUES DOMINATION

Bottom Row: (L-R) Alexei Strouse, Matt Forbis, Rich Shober, Alex Cherne, Tyler Dameron, Nick Greene, Jamir Rucks, Jordan McKinneySecond Row: (L-R) Manager Justin Martin, Stephen Ricks, Taequan Knight, Jacobi Thomas, Tyshawn Pickens, Travis Prince, Mitchell Longo, Marshall Payne, Michael Hoagland, Nivar ReidThird Row: (L-R) Manager Jamel McClendon, Manager Madeleine Williams, Tyquan McCray, Chase Hunter, Rodney Owens, Ben Norris, Clay Richards, Cameron Mack, Garland Greenway, Brett Goodson, Jade Graves-Mobley, Brianna McKnightBack Row: (L-R) Coach Jeff Mobley, Head Coach Brian Poore, Antario Dubose, Alex Sullivan, Nate Krueger, Jake Lawler, Damarus Stone, Gabe Hernandez, Jah’Lil Carter, Sam Duyck, Bennett Braun, Coach Roger PurgasonNot pictured: Tyrese Funches

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Basketball Team The Park Sharon Heat Basketball Team has been named the Buca Di Beppo Team of the Week. The boys have worked hard since November to improve their basketball skills. The Heat compete each Saturday at Quail Hollow Middle School. Congratulations to the Park Sharon Heat for being named the Buca Di Beppo Team of the Week.

Front Row: (L-R) Chandler Woodell, Noah Sakakini, Connor Gibbs, Ryan O’KeeffeBack Row: (L-R) Coach Mike Gibbs, Phillip Sellers, Trey Steiner, Jackson Beam, Coach Tom WickerNot pictured: Jack Wicker

The South Charlotte Sparks finished second in the MARA Christmas Tournament.

Front Row: (L-R) Coach Kandi Jackson, Kirstyn Ressler, Avery Carter, Kameron JacksonBack Row: (L-R) Emma Harrell, Destyne Garmon, Alexandra Washington, Monique Porter, Coach West Jackson

These close friends have played baseball together for many years. All four recently signed to play college baseball. Josh Black (Furman), Patrick Brady (Navy), Chris Clare (High Point) and Ross Groome (Wingate)

South Charlotte Recreation Association Thunder finished second in the MARA Christmas Tournament.

(L-R) Zach Rabinowitz, Brad Scharf, Coach Paul Scharf, Patrick Hogan, Jackson Perry, Mike Hogan, Parker Hall, Ethan DeSilva, Justin Trapani Not pictured: Brooks King


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The Charlotte Dragons captured the Red Division. The team worked hard on defense and won an overtime championship game. To learn more about the Dragons, visit www.charlottedragons.com

Front Row: (L-R) Kobie Funderburke, Austin Robinson, Julian Williams, Christian Peters, Trey Bly, Robert Marshall IIBack Row: (L-R) Trey Slaughter, Teddy Creechy, Seth Bennett, Paul HudsonCoaches: (L-R) Ron Chase and Tarance Rose

Team Logan won the Green Division of the South Charlotte Sports Report Christmas Tournament.

Front Row: (L-R) Jack Crocker, Jalon Clark, Corey DavisBack Row: (L-R) Coach Doug Crocker, Jacob Logan, Robert Fuller, Jackson Farr, Coach Brett LoganNot pictured: Bates Jones

Charlotte S.C.O.R.E. Green and White teams played for the championship of the South Charlotte Sports Report Christmas Tournament. The White team came out on top of the Jolly Old Elf Division.

Front Row: (L-R) Adam Robbe, Aidan Petruski, Kevens Grammont Back Row: (L-R) Max Brimigion, Sam Tyndall, Drew Hackett, Aiden Brosterhous, James Shipley, James GaleBack Row: (L-R) Woodson Alexander, Garrett Shrader, AJ SciaccaNot Pictured: Luke Brighton, Harrison Lanier, Christian Pickens, Jake Futia

The Charlotte Fire captured the Mr. Heat Miser Division.

Front Row: (L-R) Ty Foley, Cameron Seery, Sam Ryan, Ryan ParsonsBack Row: (L-R) Jake Cunningham, Harrison Ray, Alex Campbell, Kevin KullickNot Pictured: Joey Slattery, Cade McCoy, Tate Ellis

Rudolph DivisionWill Detmer

Colin ThomasMax Davis

Thomas HigginsChristian Neal

Mr. Heat Miser DivisionKevin Kullick, Fire

Jake Cunningham, FireNicholas Wilson, Dragons

Nathan Vernon, Sonics

Jolly Old Elf DivisionMax Brimigion, SCORE White

Adam Robey, SCORE WhiteGarrett Shrader, SCORE White

Sam Tyndall, SCORE GreenJames Shipley, SCORE Green

Red DivisionJason Shealy, SCRAGrant Pease, SCRA

Seth Bennett, DragonsTeddy Creechy, DragonsTrey Slaughter, Dragons

Green DivisionJackson Farr, Team LoganRobert Fuller, Team LoganJalon Clarke, Team Logan

Ryan Pollack, IFBL All-StarsLuke Harkins, IFBL All-Stars

Mr. Heat MiserGabe Montgomery, Express

Sam Smith, SonicsTim Rohan, Sonics

Joe Sciabelli, SonicsLogan Shumate, Team Headley

Sam Tyndall, a sixth grader at Covenant Day, won the 3 point shoot-out with five makes in 24 seconds.

The Annual South Charlotte Sports Report Christmas Basketball Tournament was a rousing success with over 25 teams competing in 40 games December 21-23. Teams ranging in ages from 8-18 competed on the hardwood, hoping to claim one of six different division titles. Three days of festive basketball provided a great entrance into the holiday season. We thank every team, player, coach and family that joined us! We hope to see more teams at our 6th Annual All Star Tournament in Early March.

DIVISION CHAMPIONS AND AWARDS

St. Matthew Woeste Rudolph DivisionCharlotte Fire Mr. Heat Miser DivisionS.C.O.R.E White Jolly Old Elf DivisionCharlotte Dragons Red DivisionTeam Logan Green DivisionCharlotte Sonics Frosty Division

Best Passer Award: Brian Jacobs, MustangsHustle Award: Jason Shealy, SCRARising Star Award: Gabe Montgomery, ExpressDefense Award: Trey Bly, Charlotte Dragons

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