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HOOPLA,
continued from Page 13
The winning McNary
alumni then lost to KEY
Home Furnishings 31-23 in
the fi nals.
More current McNary
players also participated. An-
drew Jones, Chandler Cavell,
Lucas Garvey and Daniel
Zwemke went 3-0 on Sat-
urday. Playing as Big Baller
Brand, they won their fi rst
game Sunday before los-
ing the second 35-29 in the
17-and-under
competitive
boys division.
Garvey also joined a team
of McNary football players,
David Alfaro, Hakam Nagra
and Jakoby Doke, in the
17-and-under recreation divi-
sion. JLHD went 2-1 in pool
play and then lost to Clash of
Clans West 21-15 in their fi rst
tournament game.
Another team of McNary
basketball players, Alfredo Vil-
larreal, Griffi n Oliveira, Jacob
Jackson and Jason Elliu fi n-
ished 2-1 in pool play of the
16-and-under
competitive
division. They won their fi rst
game Sunday but lost in the
second round, 30-27, to Good
Times.
A group of Lady Celts,
Sabella Alfaro, Regann Do-
nahue, Lexi McKay and Ellie
Bemrose, were in the 15-and-
under girls recreation division.
Playing as Dutch Gang, the
girls went 1-2 in pool play but
rebounded to win their open-
ing tournament game 16-13.
They then lost 12-10 to MVP
Plus T in the second round.
Eight teams made up of
future Celtics also made their
mark.
CAMP,
continued from Page 13
“That’s not coachable.
That’s something that’s innate
and they’re pretty amazing.”
The Aug. 7-9 camp gave
DeMello the chance to go
Capitol City Ballers (Ale-
janrdo Gonzalez, Brandon
Stinnett, Ethan Wollangk and
Tony Correa) went 3-0 in
pool play and won their fi rst
tournament game before los-
ing to Catch and Shoot 35-32
in overtime of the 12-and-
under competitive semifi nals
bracket.
The second round tripped
a lot of Keizer teams up.
Celts 14-and-under (Ben-
jamin Roth, Carter Nelson,
Isaac Johnson and Kyle Mar-
tin) went 2-1 in pool play.
They edged Springfi eld Mill-
ers 24-23 in the fi rst round
of tournament play but lost
another close game, 34-31,
to Scot City in the second
round.
Celts 12-and-under (Ben
DeVos, Connor Roop, Jack-
son Alt and Kobe Villarreal)
went 1-2 in pool play but
bounced back with a 18-14
victory over Off the Couch
in the fi rst round of tourna-
ment action.
However, the Celts then
lost to Upper Class Athletes
26-13.
In the 10-and-under divi-
sion, Keizer Attack (Kanon
Kintner, Aydn Dallum, Kon-
ner Cleveland and Teagan
Brown) went 2-1 in pool play,
which included a 15-13 win
in the closing seconds. The
boys then easily won their
fi rst tournament game before
falling in the second round
23-20 to Razors.
The
Keizer Warriors
(Gavin Aguilar, Karsten Os-
trom, Steven Adams and
Vincent Estrada) got off to a
blazing start, going 3-0 Sat-
urday and then winning their
fi rst tournament game 28-7.
However, their run ended in
the second round with a 27-
back to fundamentals and get
players ready for tryouts, be-
ginning Aug. 14.
“Right before tryouts I
like to break it all back down
again and make sure that we’re
all on the same page, keep it
simple, get tons and tons of
reps,” DeMello said.
That’s particularly impor-
KEIZERTIMES/Derek Wiley
Vincent Estrada, of the Keizer Warriors, dribbles past a defender Saturday afternoon in a Hoopla 3-on-3 pool play game. Aydn
Dallum scores the winning basket for Keizer Attack against Swish.
26 loss to Cherry City Ballerz.
Keizer had three 11-and-
under teams.
In the competitive division,
Keizer Elite 2025 (Kaden
Donahue, Kyler Donahue,
Landon Ostrom and Noah
Dallum) fi nished 1-2 in pool
play and then lost to Dream
Team Fly 35-25 in the open-
ing round of the tournament.
In the recreation divi-
sion, K-Town Ballers (Pierce
Walker, Ryan Lyda, Gage
Smedema and Carter Hawley
went 3-0 on Saturday and eas-
ily won their fi rst tournament
game.
However, they too lost in
the second round to WA-OR
Friends 35-23 on Sunday.
Keizer Clutch (Elijah Clen-
dening, Kelson Whalen, Ma-
guire Montgomery and Ry-
der Symington) fi nished 1-2
in pool play and then lost to
The Little Hoopsters 23-18 in
the fi rst round of the tourna-
ment.
K Town Benchwarmers
(Gunner Smedema, Hayden
Kaiser, Tyler Copeland and
Zane Aicher) went 2-1 in
pool play of the 14-and-un-
der division. They then lost in
the fi rst round of tournament
play.
Around 4,000 players on
1,000 teams participated in
the 19th edition of Hoopla,
which is believed to be the
second largest event of its
kind in the country.
tant for freshmen.
“Sometimes it’s the fi rst
time that they’ve tried out
so walking into tryouts they
know what to expect, calm
the nerves and make sure
they’re set up for their best
presentation for tryouts,” De-
Mello said.
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