Tournament Results

Impact Academy were champions in the high school girls division at the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They started their title run with an undefeated pool play with wins over IMG White 54-29, MICS Lady Wolfpack 45-23 and N3XT 50-12.  This earned them a spot in the championship with a familiar foe, IMG White.  The championship game ended the same as it had before with Impact Academy topping IMG White 39-25.

Congratulations to Team Under Pressure for being crowned champions of the 8th grade at the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They began the tournament by posting a 2-0 record in pool play with wins over Lehigh Blue Devils 67-38 and Bay City Ballers 69-52.  They opened up bracket play with a rematch against Bay City Ballers.  They proved who the better team was with another win by a score of 59-37.  In the semis they were matched up against BTB 2022 Black.  They won this game to move onto the finals by a score of 49-43.  Florida Storm was their next opponent in the all important championship game

The Skills Center Elite won the title in the 7th Grade division of the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They went 2-2 in pool play as they were matched up against 8th grade teams as well.  This mark earned them a chance for the 7th grade title against MICS Lady Wolfpack.  Skills Center Elite showed them who the best 7th grade team was as they took home the title in a close one, 48-45.

Florida Storm were champions of the 6th grade division at the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They started the weekend strong with wins over the Mambas 63-31 and High Hoops 48-24.  This undefeated pool play record booked them a trip straight to the semis in bracket play where they had a matchup with Dem Boyz.  Florida Storm continued their dominance by winning by a score of 59-42.  They then capped off a perfect weekend by defeating the Florida Phenoms 58-39 in the championship game.

Congratulations to Florida Elite SW on winning the 11th grade division.  They went 1-1 in pool play with a win over Impact Academy Blue 43-38 and a loss to IMG White 71-54.  They began bracket play with a huge win over Impact Academy White 69-20.  They followed that with a 76-70 win over Team X Factor to move into the championship game against IMG Blue.  They took home the title with a 75-61 win.  

The Port Charlotte Pirates took home the 9th grade silver division title at the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  After posting a 1-2 mark in pool play, they got matched up against 941 Elite to begin bracket play.  They defeated 941 Elite by a score of 56-44.  In the championship game they faced IMG Performance.  The Pirates prevailed as champions winning by a score of 56-45.

5 Star Athletics were crowned champions in the 5th grade division at the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They toppled their competition in pool play while going undefeated with wins over Skills Center Elite Orange 43-19, Lehigh Blue Devils 50-11, and Florida Elite SW 58-13.  This undefeated mark put them straight into the semis of bracket play.  They opened up with a huge 60-30 win over Hoops on a Mission.  This moved them into the finals for a rematch against Skills Center Elite Orange.  The score was closer this time around but the result was still the same as 5 Star Athletics took home the

The Florida Phenoms capped off an undefeated weekend with a championship in the 9th grade division at the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They began their title run with wins over Port Charlotte Pirates 63-45, Impact Elite Blue 64-52, and IMG Performance 53-38.  They started bracket play with a dominant 66-36 win over Team X Factor to move on into the championship game.  They had a rematch with Impact Elite Blue to decide who the champion was.  This game ended closer than it had before but the Florida Phenoms found a way to come out on a top, 53-51.  

After having a rough time in pool play the Lehigh Blue Devils showcased what they were capable of as they won the Silver division of the 7th grade in the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They defeated BTB 2023 in the championship by a score of 35-20.

The MICS Lady Wolfpack were the champs of the 8th Grade division at the Sarasota Xplosion Shootout.  They were undefeated in pool play with wins over High Hoops 43-17, Skills Center Elite 55-17, and MICS Lady Wolfpack 7th 44-7.  This dominance earned them a spot in the championship game against High Hoops.  The domination over the field continued as they went on to win the championship 46-12.

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