Arby's Classic

[TRIBE1]

There was some great basketball on day 1, and I came home knowing one thing. Lee Humphrey is the real deal, and that is coming from a D-B fan. He can do it all.

[rolltideroll]

Today-

 

Gate City beat Sullivan East in a not very Arby's Classic type game.

 

Bartlett (Alaska) beat Urspring (Germany) in a great 2 OT thriller 98-95. It was a great game, the fans really got behind the German kids but they couldn't pull it out against a very good and resiliant Bartlett team.

 

Boone (Florida) beat Honaker in a decent game, but it was pretty sloppy.

 

Tennessee High pulled out a big win against North Hardin (Kentucky) Probably one of the biggest upset of the tourney.

 

Mansfield (Ohio) beat Rimini (Italy). Renaldi dominated the first half including a hard base line dunk taking 2 people of the dribble. Mansfield soon realized to triple team him and he didn't do much the second half and missed some key shots that would have put his team the game. He is a man among boys but from what I saw he couldn't make it in the pro's yet. Any college would be blessed to have him though, he is a machine. Final score: 62-61.

 

3 great games on the night.

[etsportseditor]

I have seen most of the teams play in the Arby's for 2002 and this is the weakest teams I have ever seen play in this tournament. The teams Tenn. High played was downright terrible. East, Gate City, Boone come on guys. Germany was much better last year. So was Tabernacle Baptist. Chatt. Brainard is as weak as I have ever seen them. You can form your opinion but mine are from what I see. I have called in several of the tournaments and last years teams was much better than those of this year. The Arby's was at one time a very good high school tournament, but now is just an average tournament with some out of town teams scattered in a very weak field.