Big 3 Athletics Sponsored a Jr.High boys basketball tournament hosted by the Clearwater Tigers on September 26-28th

We would like to thank Shannon England and the host Tigers for a very solid tournament top to bottom!

The teams competing were:

Clearwater Tigers
East Carter Redbirds
Eminence Redwings
Greenville Bears
Naylor Eagles
Neelyville Tigers
South Iron Panthers
Winona Wildcats

The Tournament Played out over 3 days and most games were very competitive with some young, talented players  displaying their hard work for the fans.

Championship Saturday unfolded as follows:

In the seventh place game the Eminence Redwings deafeted the Clearwater Tigers 38-35

In the fifth place game the the Naylor Eagles defeated the Winona Wildcats 40-31

In the third place game the Neelyville Tigers Grabbed the third place trophy by defeating the East Carter Redbirds 44-34

And the Championship game was a back in forth game that saw the Greenville Bears go into the locker room at the half with a three point lead. The Greenville Bears are a very big and skilled team led by their big man duo of Talon McDaniel and Trey Porter.
As the second half began South Iron's guard Marquise Burse hit back to back 3s early in the third quarter deep behind the three point line to grab the lead back. That seemed to get the Panthers refocused as they started to turn up their defensive pressure which seemed to be just what the young Panthers needed as they started to pull away and went on to capture the Championship trophy by a final score of 37-24.

Related Photos Below:
South Iron's Championship Photo
Greenville's Second Place Photo N/A
Neelyville's Third Place Photo