Green Wave Capture AAU Tournament Championship

7/24/08
With a thrilling buzzer beating shot, the North Florida Co-Op Green Wave captured the 2008 Summer Shoot Out Saturday night at the Milton H. Johnson Health Center. Tre’ Jackson hit two free throws with 6 seconds to play to give the Green Wave a 55-54 lead over the visiting Pensacola Tigers. But the Tigers responded with a bucket with 2 seconds to play. After a timeout, the Green Wave lofted a down court pass to C.J. Blount who then made a layup as the final horn sounded to give them a 57-56 victory. Jackson led the Wave with 21 points, Blount added 13 and Glyen Holmes had 11 points.
"It was another successful Summer Shoot Out" said event coordinator Darold Pope. "And the championship game was a classic, it doesn’t get any better," added Pope. In other action on Saturday the Green Wave had picked up wins against the Boundless Ballers 14U (62-48), Pensacola Tigers (43-31), Harambee Dragons (47-40) and the Boundless Ballers 16U squad. The Harambee Dragons picked up wins over The Boundless Ballers 14U (58-40), Boundless Ballers 16U (48-43). The Pensacola Tigers had wins against the Boundless Ballers 16U (60-45), Boundless Ballers 14U (58-47) and Harambee Dragons.
In action on Friday night at Marianna Middle School the Dragons beat the Green Wave 45-44 as Nixon Alvarado hit a free throw with 6.2 seconds on the game clock to seal the win. The Dragons were led by Marcus Humose with 15 points. The Green Wave was led by C.J. Blount with 17 points. In game two the Green Wave took on the Boundless Ballers and the Ballers took a quick lead. With some hot 3 point shooting the Ballers lead 29-18 at the half. The Green Wave continued to battle through the second half, gradually chipping away at the Ballers lead. With 25 seconds left in the game the Green Wave tied the game on a three pointer from Jackson. They then took a two point lead and hung on for a 57-55 win as Jackson led the squad with 17 points. Marcus Leonard led the Ballers with 17 points as well.