Four NE teams in Gold Bracket at 16u Nationals

16u AAU Nationals

New England Teams Advance on to Gold Bracket

- As was mentioned in a story earlier today, the RI Hawks won their pool at the 16u AAU Nationals and advanced to the Championship Bracket.  They are far from alone however, in terms of New England teams.  Let’s see what other New England teams will be joining the Hawks in the Chase for the Gold.

- Expressions: The Expressions 16s appear to clicking at the right time as they dominated their pool with three double-digit victories, defeating Atlanta Select 59-37, the Florida Heat 80-49, and Bulls Elite by a 55-45 score.  By going undefeated and winning their pool, Jared Terrell and the X-Squad advance to the Championship Bracket.

BABC – The BABC Sophomores cruised through Pool O.  They smacked the Douglass Brothers Prep Stars out of Georgia by a score of 89-35 in their 1^st game.  In Game 2, BABC clobbered Team Daniels out of Florida by a score of 53-28.  In Game 3, they crunched the NC Force 74-27 to advance to the Championship Bracket, where in the 1^st Rd this morning, BABC upended Maryland’s YBAM Heat by a score of 69-38 to advance to the 2^nd Rd.

CT Select – The 4^th New England team to advance to the Championship Bracket was CT Select, who went 3-0 in Pool II to make it in.  In winning three straight, CT Slect defeated the Louisiana Dominators, the New Jersey Blaze, and the Alabama Bravehearts.

Stayed tuned as we track each team's progress in Gold Bracket Play.

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