As the sun peeked over the foothills to begin another gorgeous California morning, eight teams gathered in the hallowed gym of Presentation High to kick off the second annual Summer Classic.
Seven of the teams had the same goal in mind — to lay claim to the coveted title of Queens of the Court; to be Champions of the Most EPIC Basketball Tournament on the Planet for an entire year.
But the last team, San Jose Metro, had a different agenda: To fiercely defend their crown and remain on the throne.
Every game was full of hard-hitting action, with lighting-fast layups and thunderous three-pointers bringing out the best in each competitor. The officiating was stellar; the fans? FANATICAL!
Three days of amazing basketball prowess and unwavering sportsmanship edged the teams closer and closer to their ultimate goal.
Eight became four; four became two.
But as the last shot soared through the air and the final buzzer sounded, only one team would emerge victorious.
And the winners were…
SAN JOSE METRO!
CONGRATULATIONS on your repeat, Ladies!
As usual, none of this would have been possible without some amazing people working behind the scenes to bring all this awesomesauce tournament action together under one roof. So thank you to all the volunteers for your long hours, hard work, and happy faces through out the tournament, especially our Ninja family! To Presentation High School, thank you so very much for the use of your facility. Paul Clay, thank you for rounding up all of the refs we needed for the games.
A huge THANK YOU to all of the referees:
Clint Okamura, Nate Ramezane, Michael, McCoy, Garth Atwater, Kelly Cook, Mark Gray, Angelo Yeldell, Javier Flores, Ernest Flores, Gladia Castro, Danielle Johnson, Julie Lamb, Jerry Ahern, Bret Jason, Peter Laughlin, Clarence Robertson, Eric Lowe, Jonathan Taylor, Don Queyrel, David Canchola, Noel Shen, Tammy Yep, Nadia Yuen, Li Lee, Ben Abernethy, Reggie Burrell, and Anthony Moore
Thank you to all of the teams that provided a weekend of great basketball action:
WILCOX
EVERGREEN
ND BELMONT
SILVER CREEK
TOP FLIGHT
SJ METRO
LIVE OAK
CUPERTINO
SANTA TERESA
MISSION SJ
Special Appearance by Oak Grove and SJ Ninjas
And last but not least, a SPECIAL THANK YOU to Wade Nakamura for your tireless work in bringing this tournament together.
So, the question remains, will SJ METRO pull off the three-peat? Or will a new team take the crown? Join us next year to find out!
***Be sure to visit the Gallery for pictures of the event!***
