Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 8th Grade Orange Division Championship Recap: Team Thrill Shows Dominance!

Team Thrill

Team Thrill defeated New heights 64-41 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 8th Grade Orange Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup.

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 8th Grade Blue Division Championship Recap: We R 1 Grabs The Banner!

We R 1

We R 1 defeated NJ Shore Shots 70-63 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 8th Grade Blue Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup.

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 7th Grade Orange Division Championship Recap: Team Durant Wins Thriller!

Team Durant

Team Durant won a thriller over Riverside Hawks 49-48 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 7th Grade Orange Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup.

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 7th Grade Blue Division Championship Recap: Middletown Finest Captures The Crown!

Middletown Finest

Middletown Finest ran past Ocean Elite 45-22 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 7th Grade Blue Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup.

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 6th Grade Orange Division Championship Recap: NYC Gauchos Cruise!

NYC Gauchos

NYC Gauchos flexed their muscle as they defeated Fidonce Basketball 60-37 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 6th Grade Orange Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup.

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 5th Grade Orange Division Championship Recap: NYC Gauchos Hold It Down!

NYC Gauchos

NYC Gauchos showed their strength by defeating Team Thrill 37-32 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 5th Grade Orange Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup. 

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 5th Grade Blue Division Championship Recap: King Street Kings Are Crowned!

King Street Kings

King Street Kings returned to glory by defeating Stack Beast 49-43 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 5th Grade Blue Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup. 

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 4th Grade Orange Division Championship Recap: The Hawks Fly High!

Riverside Hawks (Blue)

Riverside Hawks (Blue) had a strong showing as they defeated Philly Triple Threat 53-20 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 4th Grade Orange Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup. 

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Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 4th Grade Blue Division Championship Recap: Riverside Hawks Roll!

Riverside Hawks (White)

Riverside Hawks (White) used a pressing style to defeat Playtime Panthers 38-31 to win the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup 4th Grade Blue Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals. Stay tuned as Basketball Spotlight bring you tons of coverage from the Clash For The Cup. 

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Clash For The Cup Coverage: Provided By Prep Insiders

Prep Insiders one of the leading scouting services in the country led by Spencer Pulliam was in the building for the Clash For The Cup. Here is the article they wrote about the Saturday games. Remember Basketball Spotlight is the plateau for success.

Saturday Highlights From The Clash For The Cup

Clash For The Cup Coverage Provided Future 150

Future 150 is one of the top scouting services in the country. They attended the Clash For The Cup and gave us some great coverage. Check out the articles below. Remember Basketball Spotlight is the plateau to success. 

Jarace Walker Makes His Case 

Team Loaded Backcourt Shines

Diary Of A Baller: Jaden Bradley (Concord, NC) Final Entry

Jaden Bradley

Welcome to week 8, thank you for following me these past few weeks. 

Sunday morning, up early and headed out the door. I have a workout with CP3 2021 today. The workout was pretty intense, my shots were falling today and I caught a few dunks. Now I am headed to Wake Forest for an unofficial visit. We had a lot of fun and got to see a great game. 

CLASH FOR THE CUP SCHEDULE

The Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup Schedule is below. Please remember we could not grant time request due to the amount of teams. Please make sure you arrive early for your games and maintain proper paperwork in case of protest. PLEASE GO TO THE APP STORE ON YOUR SMART PHONE AND DOWNLOAD BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT APP. AGAIN DOWNLOAD BASKETBALL SPOTLIGHT APP TO ACCESS THE SCHEDULE FROM YOUR PHONE. 

CLICK HERE FOR CLASH FOR THE CUP SCHEDULE

CLASH FOR THE CUP IS FULL TO CAPACITY (SCHEDULE TO BE RELEASED TONIGHT!)

The Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup will feature some of the top teams in the region. It will take place January 27th and 28th in Neptune, NJ. The schedule will be released tonight. 

8th Grade Teams 
1. NJ Bulldogs 
2. Riverside Hawks (White) 
3. Team Loaded 
4. NJ Playaz 
5. NY Jayhawks 
6. Team Melo  
7. NJ Shore Shots 
8. PSA Cardinals 
9. Team Rio Nationals 
10. Team Thrill 
11. Adirondack (Purple) 
12. SE Starz 
13. Playtime Panthers 
14. NY Rens
15. New Heights 
16. Bayshore Bulldogs 
17. Middletown Heat
18. We R 1 
19. Expressions Elite (Rhode Island) 
20. Team IZOD
21. NY Rens
22. Next Level Jayhawks
23. Rising Stars 
24. Team Final
25. New World (White)
26. New World (Blue)
27. E1T1 NJ 
28. Pure Basketball 

7th Grade Teams 
1. NJ Bulldogs 
2. Riverside Hawks (White) 
3. NJ Playaz 
4. NY Jayhawks 
5. T Town Ballers 
6. YW Ballers 
7. SE Starz 
8. Fidonce Basketball 
9. Fidonce Bulldogs 
10. NY Rens (Green)
11. New Heights 
12. King Street Kings 
13. Middletown Finest
14. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
15. Adirondack (Black)
16.  DC Blue Devils
17. Maryland Heat 
18. NY Rens (Spisto)
19. Ocean Elite
20. All IN
22. We R 1 (Black)
23. We R 1 (Blue)
24. Team Durant 
25. Team IZOD
26. Stack Beast
27. East Coast Elite
28. Rising Stars
29. New World
30. NY Gauchos

6th Grade Teams 
1. NJ Bulldogs 
2. Rising Stars Elite
3. Fidonce Basketball 
4. NY Rens
5. JCBC 
6. T Town Ballers 
7. NY Gauchos (Croft)
8. Riverside Hawks 
9. Elm City Elite 
10. Playtime Panthers 
11. Milbank
12. Team Durant (West)
13. NJ Shore Shots
14. CT Express 
15. R1 Aces
16. Team Durant (East)

5th Grade Teams 
1. Riverside Hawks 
2. Silverback Nationals
3. T Town Ballers 
4. NY Gauchos (Croft)
5. King Street Kings 
6. Philly Triple Threat 
7. YW Ballers 
8. Team Jacko
9. Rising Stars Elite
10. NJ Shore Shots 
11. We R 1
12. Team Durant 
13. Stack Beast
14. NY Gauchos (Mitchell)
15. Team Thrill
16. Milbank 

4th Grade Teams 
1. Riverside Hawks (White) 
2. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
3. NY Gauchos 
4. Playtime Panthers 
5. Fidonce Running Rebels
6. NY Hornets 
7. Team Durant 
8. 845 Elite
9. Castle Athletics 
10. Philly Triple Threat
11. Team Thrill
12. NJ Shore Shots

Diary Of A Baller: Jaden Bradley (Concord, NC) Entry #7

Jaden Bradley 

Welcome to week 7, my Monday started with a dentist appointment and then I went to an observance ceremony in remembrance of Dr King with my parents. Later in the afternoon, I went shopping to find a suit for the Bar Mitzvah I am attending on Saturday. I had a nice day today, great way to end a long weekend. 

Teach Me Classic 14U Championship Recap: NJ Playaz Win A Thriller!

NJ Playaz

NJ Playaz defeated Izod Sports U in a chess match game. Both teams came out the gate sluggish in the 1st half before picking up the pace in the 2nd. PLAYAZ secured the crown with a (48-43) victory. De'Shaun Lecque (MVP) led all scorers with 17pts and his backcourt teammate, Will-I-Am Richardson was named the TMC League MVP for best all around player and earns the league varsity jacket.

MVP- De'Shawn Lecque (Playaz)- The electric guard put on a performance in the championship. He tallied 17 markers to lead all scorers. We look forward to seeing him next weekend at the Clash For The Cup.

Teach Me Classic 13U Black Division Recap: NY Rens Wins Nail Biter!

NY Rens (Spisto)

RENS-Spisto secure the D2 Teach Me Classic Championship by defeating KSK (King Street Kings) in a close run for the crown. This was the battle of the Big Man but Rens pulled out a tough one (44-39).

MVP- Tylik "Bully" Weeks (NY Rens)- The big fella knows how to dance light on his feet. He maneuvered well in the lane and used a soft touch to convert. He also gets it done from the charity stripe.

Teach Me Classic 13U Green Division Championship Recap: Middletown Finest Gets The Job Done!

Middletown Finest

Middletown Finest de-throwns 2 time reigning Champions, NY-RENS, is a battle of the best (42-28). The game was dominated by MFA's guard play of #11 Jordan Ruggerio (13pts) and game MVP #18 Arthur Harris (16pts). #4 Machi Plummer was named the TMC League MVP for best all around player.

MVP Arthur Harris (Middletown Finest)- Harris put on a show in the finals and led all scorers with 16 points. He will be on display again this upcoming weekend at the Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup.

Teach Me Classic 12U Championship Recap: Playtime Panthers Are Crowned!

Playtime Panthers 

With the absence of Jersey City B&G, Hilltopper Heat fills their spot but takes a loss to PLAYTIME in the Showcase game (47-30). The game was dominated by savvy guard play and lead by Ty Carnegie, who landed multiple 3 point shots deep by the arc. Ty finished with 17pts.

MVP Ty Carnegie (Playtime Panthers)- Once again Ty proved to be the best shooter in the building. He pulled up a couple of times from the parking lot. He figie be the finished with a game high 17 points. They are calling Tre Young the next Steph Curry, could Carnegie be the next Tre Young.

Teach Me Classic 11U Green Division Championship Recap: 845 Elite Conquers The Crown!

845 Elite

845 Elite exploded in the second half and ran past Silverback Nationals 58-41 to win the Teach Me Classic 11U Green Division Championship. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals.

MVP Jordan Skyers (845 Elite)- The upstate NY point guard separated himself from the comp with a lightning first step and good decision making in the paint. He's very poised for a 4th Grader and it showed as he helped his team win the crown.

Teach Me Classic 11U Black Division Championship Recap: NY Gauchos Roar!

NY Gauchos

Chris Suber poured 16 points including 4 treys as NY Gauchos rolled past Westside Warriors to win the Teach Me Classic 11U Black Division Championship. We would like to congratulate both teams for making to the championship.

MVP Chris Suber (NY Gauchos)- Suber has one of the best strokes around. If you leave him open its usually money in the bank. Once he found his groove in the finals he made things look very easy.

Teach Me Classic Girls Division Championship Recap: Ring City Gets Hardware!

Ring City

Alexis Rosenfeld pumped in a game high 20 points as Ring City ran past Trained 2 Go to win the Teach Me Classic Girls Division Championship. We would like to congratulate both teams for making it to the finals.

MVP Alexis Rosenfeld (Ring City)- Alexis is an inside and outside threat at all times. He scoring prowess was too much for Trained 2 Go. This youngster has a bright future ahead of her.

Teach Me Classic 10U Championship Recap: NY Rens Roll To Title!

NY Rens

The NY Rens had a big first half and never looked back as they defeated Riverside Hawks 28-15 to win the Teach Me Classic 10U Championship. We would like to congratulate both teams for making it to the finals.

MVP Kelly Griffin (NY Rens)- The dazzling guard led all scorers with 13 markers. He dribble drives were hard to contain and he showed body control when finishing at the rim. He also took home overall league MVP honors.

Teach Me Classic 9U Championship Recap: NY Gauchos Hold On!

NY GAUCHOS

The NY Gauchos played tough defense in the closing moments to hold off Silverbacks 22-20 and win the Teach Me Classic 9U Championship. We would like to congratulate both teams for a hard fought championship.

MVP Damian Mojica (NY Gauchos)- Mojica did his damage in the inside as he took home league MVP Honors also. He played the game with tremendous energy. We like what we saw in him.

Diary Of A Baller: Jaden Bradley (Concord, NC) Entry #6

Bradley Work And Play

Welcome back and thanks for reading my journal. Here’s what I did this week. 

Monday morning already, I don’t really enjoy Mondays. It’s so hard to get up and motivated especially if I had a busy weekend. I went to school, the day went by kind of slow. I had a few quizzes that I had to get done. This is midterm week so we will get our grades to take home. I think I did pretty well do I’m excited to show my parents. After school it was practice time, the regular season will be ending soon and the middle school playoffs will start. I think my team will do pretty well if we keep playing hard. Once I get home, I started my homework and I split it between dinner since I had a lot of work to do. It’s time to get some rest...good night. 

Baller TV To Live Stream Clash For The Cup!

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Get the highest level of basketball for all ages at one site. BallerTV is the solution for all basketball fans so you never have to miss the game again. For the live-stream and replay of all Basketball Spotlight games visit BallerTV.com and become a subscriber. 

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HOLIDAY INN TO HOST CLASH FOR THE CUP!

The Hotel Unlimited Group has decided to host the Clash For The Cup. The group has several hotels under their umbrella with great deals. Below is a list of the hotels and the rate that have. Please register quickly because they will sell out soon especially with the rate.  

(Sportika Teams) 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade (Blue), 7th Grade (Blue), 8th Grade (Blue) 

The Holiday Inn East Windsor will offer Basketball Spotlight two rate options: 

$89 per night + tax (Block code SB1) 
$109 per night + tax including our Hot Breakfast Buffet (Block Code SB2) 

CALL 609-448-7000, extension 0 

(Hoop Group Teams) 6th Grade (Orange), 7th Grade (Orange), 8th Grade (Orange) 

Holiday Inn Express Neptune will offer: 

$89 per night + tax including the Express Start Hot Breakfast Buffet 

CALL (732)-922-9600 BBS Code

Clash For The Cup Deadline Approaches (January 18th)

The Basketball Spotlight Clash For The Cup will feature some of the top teams in the region. It will take place January 27th and 28th in Neptune, NJ. Please register quickly because space will be very limited. Deadline is January 18th. Here’s a list of the committed teams. 

8th Grade Teams 
1. NJ Bulldogs 
2. Riverside Hawks (White) 
3. Team Loaded 
4. NJ Playaz 
5. NY Jayhawks 
6. Team Melo  
7. NJ Shore Shots 
8. PSA Cardinals 
9. Team Rio Nationals 
10. Team Thrill 
11. Adirondack (Purple) 
12. SE Starz 
13. Playtime Panthers 
14. NY Rens
15. New Heights 
16. Bayshore Bulldogs 
17. Middletown Heat
18. We R 1 
19. Expressions Elite (Rhode Island) 
20. Team IZOD
21. NY Rens
22. Next Level Jayhawks
23. Rising Stars 
24. Team Final
25. New World (White)
26. New World (Blue)
27. E1T1 NJ 
28. Pure Basketball 
CLOSED

7th Grade Teams 
1. NJ Bulldogs 
2. Riverside Hawks (White) 
3. NJ Playaz 
4. NY Jayhawks 
5. T Town Ballers 
6. YW Ballers 
7. SE Starz 
8. Fidonce Basketball 
9. Fidonce Bulldogs 
10. NY Rens (Green)
11. New Heights 
12. King Street Kings 
13. Middletown Finest
14. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
15. Adirondack (Black)
16.  DC Blue Devils
17. Maryland Heat 
18. NY Rens (Spisto)
19. Ocean Elite
20. All IN
22. We R 1 (Black)
23. We R 1 (Blue)
24. Team Durant 
25. Team IZOD
26. Stack Beast
27. East Coast Elite
28. Rising Stars
29. New World
30. NY Gauchos
CLOSED

6th Grade Teams 
1. NJ Bulldogs 
2. Rising Stars Elite
3. Fidonce Basketball 
4. NY Rens
5. JCBC 
6. T Town Ballers 
7. NY Gauchos (Croft)
8. Riverside Hawks 
9. Elm City Elite 
10. Playtime Panthers 
11. NJ Playaz
12. Team Durant (West)
13. NJ Shore Shots
14. CT Express 
15. R1 Aces
16. Team Durant (East)
CLOSED

5th Grade Teams 
1. Riverside Hawks 
2. Silverback Nationals
3. T Town Ballers 
4. NY Gauchos (Croft)
5. King Street Kings 
6. Philly Triple Threat 
7. YW Ballers 
8. Team Jacko
9. Rising Stars Elite
10. NJ Shore Shots 
11. We R 1
12. Team Durant 
13. Stack Beast
14. NY Gauchos (Mitchell)
15. Team Thrill
16. Milbank 
CLOSED


4th Grade Teams 
1. Riverside Hawks (White) 
2. Riverside Hawks (Blue) 
3. NY Gauchos 
4. Playtime Panthers 
5. Fidonce Running Rebels
6. NY Hornets 
7. Team Durant 
8. 845 Elite
9. Castle Athletics 
10. Philly Triple Threat
11. Team Thrill
12. NJ Shore Shots
CLOSED

Diary Of A Baller: Jaden Bradley (Concord, NC) Entry #5

The Bradleys At The Kentucky vs Tennessee Game!

Happy New Year everyone! Welcome to week 5 of my journey. 

Monday morning, first day of 2018. After being back in New York for a few days, it was nice to see the sun again. I forgot how cold winter really is. One more day before the break is over, so I think I will play 2K for a while. I have not really done a lot today, so I am out to the garage to get a workout in and start 2018 off right. 

Basketball Spotlight Grand Finale Point Totals

The Basketball Spotlight Grand Finale is back. This exclusive event will bring together to Top 4 point recipients in each grade division. Teams receive points by their placement in the Basketball Spotlight events. Below is the point total list after the Tip Off Classic. The Grand Finale will take place June 23rd and 24th and he winner of each division will win Custom Uniforms Courtesy of AGame Team Apparel. 

Basketball Spotlight Grand Finale Point Totals 

8th Grade Points 
Riverside Hawks 5 Points 
Team Loaded 4 Points 
Team Final 3 Points 
NY Gauchos 3 Points 
NY Lightning/Wiz 3 Points 
NJ Bulldogs 2 Points 
NY Rens 2 Points 
NJ Playaz 2 Points 
Team Rio National 2 Points 
ESYC Elite 2 Points 

7th Grade Points 
Team Thrill 5 Points 
New Heights 4 Points 
East Coast Elite 3 Points 
Riverside Hawks 3 Points 
Philly Triple Threat 3 Points 
Fidonce Basketball 2 Points 
NJ Playaz 2 Points 
Team Final 2 Points 
Team IZOD 2 Points 
Middletown Finest 2 Points 

6th Grade Points 
NY Gauchos (Black) 5 Points 
Jersey City Boys Club 4 Points
Fidonce Basketball 3 Points 
NJ Bulldogs 3 Points 
NY Gauchos (Orange) 3 Points 
Playtime Panthers 2 Points 
Riverside Hawks 2 Points 
Ring City 2 Points 
Rising Stars Elite 2 Points 
Middletown Finest 2 Points 

5th Grade Points 
Silverbacks National 5 Points 
NY Gauchos (Mitchell) 4 Points 
NY Gauchos (Croft) 3 Points 
NY Rens 3 Points 
845 Elite 3 Points 
New Heights 2 Points 
Team Durant 2 Points 
NJ Bulldogs 2 Points 
Team Jacko 2 Points 
King Street Kings 2 Points 

4th Grade Points 
New World 5 Points 
NY Rens 4 Points 
Team Takeover 3 Points 
Maryland Wizards 3 Points 
Riverside Hawks (3rd) 3 Points
Riverside Hawks 2 Points 
TJ Lakers 2 Points 
New Heights 2 Points 
NY Lightning 2 Points 
Riverside Hawks (Blue) 2 Points

Basketball Spotlight 4th Grade Top 10 Presented By AGame Team Apparel

The Basketball Spotlight Tip Off Classic is in the books so we decided to release our first Top 10 team rankings of the season. These rankings are based on team’s performance in our events and others. 

Basketball Spotlight 4th Grade Top 10 Presented By AGame Team Apparel

1. New World: The young boys from the DMV dominated the competition at the Tip Off Classic. They took home the title and can be considered one of the top teams around.

2. New Rens (Kat): The NY Boys always come correct and showed promise in this event. They lost in the finals to New World.

3. Team Takeover: The National Champs came for that bump and made a final four push before losing to NY Rens. We will keep our eye out on this group.

4. Maryland Wizards: MW was another squad that showed DMV prominence. They made it to the semifinals of this stacked event.

5. Riverside Hawks: We liked what saw out of this Hawk squad. We will see them again at the Clash For The Cup.

6. TJ Lakers: The Lakers performed well at the Tip Off Classic and have a talented bunch. I’m sure we will send them again soon.

7. New Heights: NH has some nice young talent. They made it to the quarterfinals before losing to champion New World.

8. NY Lighting: The Lightning also made a quarterfinal appearance at the Tip Off Classic. They should be returning to the Spotlight to chase the banner.

9. NY Gauchos: The Choz knocked off the defending national champs and will be looking for more during the Clash For The Cup. It should be a good show to watch.

10. Playtime Panthers: PP will be at the Clash and will have a chance to move up in our Top 10. We will keep you guys posted.