Buffalo signee Milton Chavis of Queen City Prep leads team to victory in Championship game with 19pts

ELITE 75 PREP MLK CLASSIC

2009 In Review

ELITE 75 PREP MLK CLASSIC

2009 In Review

Charlotte, NC -With Elite 75 Prep already know for its capability of hosting high power showcases and tournaments, the guys at Elite 75 ventured to the prep school world on Monday and came away with an A+. The tournament field included Quality Education Center (Winston Salem, NC), Queen City Prep (Charlotte,NC), NC Tech (Charlotte, NC), TBD Sports (Gastonia,NC), Carolina Prep (Durham, NC) and Got Kids Academy (Charlotte,NC). Games started off at a fast pace, but is was

easy to see what players were going to stand out for the day. NC Tech Prep coached by  Anthony Anderson started the first match up against Got Kids Academy coached by Micheal Wright with a 70-72 victory. Swingman 6'4 (PG) WG Jeff Curry led NC Tech in scoring with 20 points and 6'0 (PG) Guard Ralph Eatson followed behind with 13. Got Kids Academy was led by 5'10 Sr G Guard Devin Saunders with 14 points and 6'4 (PG) SF Greg Deas with 12. 

                                                                        

Quality Education Center 6'2 PG Jason Calliste, Dominated the day to lead his QEC to a 2-0 record before having to hit the road.

Next matchup game of the day was Coach Issac Pitts's Quality Education Center against Coach Tony Taylor's Queen City Prep which ended in a QEC victory 82-74. Quality Education came in as the only High School roster team in the event.,so they had something to prove and they did. Directing QEC was Toronto native 6'2 Sr PG Jason Calliste. Who right now is one of the hottest 2009 point guards still on the market , and every game he showed why that is a true statement. With having 15 points, over 10 assists, and very accurate from the perimeter, Calliste made a mark very fast. Also making a introduction for QEC was 6'2 Jr SG Stargell Love with 20 points and an arsenal of high flying dunks that amazed spectators. 6'1 Jr SG Damien Steadman shot the ball well to chip in 16 points, and 6'8 Soph SF Quincey Miller who started off slow and gained quick momentum contributed 13 points and a flurry of rebounds. Playing strong for Queen city Prep was recent Buffalo signee 6'5 (PG) SF Milton Chavis, who has unbelievable bounce around the basket. Chavis had 15 points and a couple of amazing dunks. Following is scoring for Queen City Prep was Buffalo native 6'11 Sr C Jerome Hunter who dropped 15 points also in the battle.   

A special game of the day was Coach Anthony Barnette's Carolina Prep against Queen City Prep. This was the most highest scoring game of the day. Queen City won the match 117-114 after three overtimes.  The game also gave us a chance to see Carolina Prep 6'4 (PG) CG Corey Evans and counter part 6'3 (PG) CG Darius Blanding who both combine for 55 points. 6'7 (PG) PF Terrance Conway from Flint, Michigan added 21 points along with 6'1 Guard C. Blackwell with 15.  Commanding the win with a three point shot at the buzzer was again Buffalo commit, 6'5 (PG) SF Milton Chavis, who had 31 points. Following his footsteps was 6'2 (PG) SG Amir Moore with 20 points, 6'1 (PG) G Andre Best with 14,  6'7 (PG) SF Dumone Leatherwood with 12.

Carolina Prep 6'4 post graduate combo Corey Evans shot the ball well all day with range and is skilled with size

Third game of the day was TBD Sports coached by Tracy Dye against Got Kids Academy which gave us a glance to see TBD Prep who recently finished second in the QC Prep Holiday Tournament in Raleigh earlier this month. The game which was a strategic chess match was won by TBD 97-91. TBD was led in scoring by 6'2 (PG) SG Charles Worley with 21 points, 6'4 (PG) SG Marcus Robinson 17 points, 5'10 (PG) PG Dominique James 16 points, 6'5 (PG) SF Quinton Malloy 16 points, and 6'4 (PG)SF William Harting 13 points were all in double digits.  The hot hands got hot for Got Kids Academy with 6'2 (PG) SG Rodrecus Moore scoring 21 and 6'2 (PG) SG  Deandre Guy had 18 points.  

Carolina Prep 6'3 post graduate combo Darius Blanding handle the ball and played well

Mid-Day game was an anticipated game with TBD  Prep versus NC Tech. NC Tech tried to set the pace earlier, but TBD resisted most of their runs. At the end NC Tech prevailed with a 86-76 victory. 6'5 (PG) SF AJ Roberts controled NC Tech's scoring with 23 points and 6'2 (PG) SG Marlon Graves assisted with 14 points. Strong play in the post was anchored by 6'5 (PG) PF Drew Coggins. 6'2 (PG) SG Charles Worley tried to balance the attack with 23 points for TBD. 6'5 (PG) SF Quinton Malloy held down 14 points, 6'4 (PG) SG Marcus Robinson 11 points, 5'10 (PG) PG Dominique James 10 points.

With Quality Education Center waiting for their second game and Carolina Prep trying to bounce back from a hard triple overtime lost, the Carolina Prep just didn't have the strength to contain QEC runs. QEC won against Carolina Prep 98-76. With Calliste resting most of the game due to a slight injury, roster mates 6'8 Soph WG Quincy Miller picked up the rope for the tug-a-war battle by scoring 31 points in an array of ways. Floor cohorts 6'2 Jr Stargell Love had 23 points, 6'8 Jr Junior McLeod 14 points, 6'1 Jr SG Damien Steadman 13 points. Carolina Prep was still pushing with scoring from 6'3 (PG) CG Darius Blanding with 16 points, 6'4 (PG) CG Corey Evans 12 points, 5'10 (PG) G Kevin Flippin with 9, 5'10 (PG) G Angelo Moore with 6.

Quality Education 6'8 Soph WG Quincy Miller had 31 points in last game before leaving the building

Quality Education 6'2 Junior SG Stargell  Love had a great coming out party throughout the whole event

MLK CLASSIC

Championship

MLK CLASSIC

Championship

TBD SPORTS

CAROLINA PREP

GOT KIDS ACADEMY

QUALITY EDUCATION CENTER

With Quality Education Center having to get back on the road and not able to play in the Championship game set up a rematch against inner city schools NC Tech and Queen City Prep. NC Tech started off with a series of baskets and strong play, but it was Queen City Prep who capitalized on late minute mistake to sneak in and steal the prize 78-76 with a last second put back by 6'11C Jerome Hunter.  6'5 (PG) SF Milton Chavis, had 19 points, 6'1 (PG) G Andre Best 18 points,  6'1 (PG) G Tione Womack 11 points all were in double digits. NC Tech was led by 6'5 (PG) SF AJ Roberts with 24 points, 6'0 (PG) SG Ralph Easton  with 11 points.

QUEEN CITY PREP -CHAMPIONS

NC TECH  -RUNNER UPS

*(PG) Post Graduate

By C.C.

Elite 75 Prep Scouts

Jan 20, 2009