{"id":1425,"date":"2019-04-01T16:32:25","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T21:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youthnews.org\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2019-04-01T16:32:25","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T21:32:25","slug":"10th-grade-wildcats-claim-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthnews.org\/?p=1425","title":{"rendered":"10th Grade Wildcats Claim Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, Dunn hosted the NTBA Walter Blue Memorial Basketball Tournament, where the 10th grade Wildcats team claimed their grade&#8217;s championship trophy.<\/p>\n<p>First, the Wildcats faced off against the Comets on Saturday morning, where they claimed a 72-41 victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ramsey Jones led the team with 22 points and 5 rebounds, including 3 made triples.  Malihk Giles added 12 points while shooting 3 for 3 with 6 free throws.  Jamari Amerson had 11.  Jaden Geddie finished with 7points and 8 steals.  Kashen Cooke added 5 points with 6 rebounds.  Xavion Richardson had 4.  Kameron Harris and Ladrabious Eason added 3 and 2, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Next, Dunn faced off against the Anthony Atkinson All-Stars Saturday evening, winning a close one, 61-57.<\/p>\n<p>Amerson led the team with 19 points, adding four 3-balls as well.  Jones tallied up 13 points and 7 steals.  Giles finished with 11 points and 5 rebounds.  Geddie added 7 points to go along with 6 boards.  Cooke also added 7.  Eason contributed 4 with 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the Wildcats defeated North Carolina Coastal Elite 2021 by a score of 63-60 to earn their first championship of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Jones again led the team with 23 points.  Amerson followed with 11.  Geddie notched a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds.  Giles added 8 points and 7 boards.  Eason finished with 7 and poured in 15 rebounds.  Cooke finished with 4.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our Wildcats 10th grade team!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/youthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/55653346_10211386073082329_7727884919971512320_n.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend, Dunn hosted the NTBA Walter Blue Memorial Basketball Tournament, where the 10th grade Wildcats team claimed their grade&#8217;s championship trophy. First, the Wildcats faced off against the Comets on Saturday morning, where they claimed a 72-41 victory. 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