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| New Birth Warriors-37-4 |
Playing in
their final tournament of the season, Scott Bradley’s New Birth Warriors
finished with a bang, after their 61-59 victory over Kentucky Premiere at the
Ohio Players President’s Day Tournament in Cincinnati on Sunday. After having fallen to Kentucky Premier 55-53 earlier in pool play, the Warriors had to over come an 8-point deficit in
order to claim the 6th grad crown. New Birth was down about 2 points
late when Carter Reece knocked down a trey to but the Warriors ahead for good.
The Warriors’
5-1 tournament record contributed to an impressive 37-4 season long record and
put a final stamp of approval on the season. Standouts for New Birth included Davion Bridges (5’6/WF/2023/Columbus), who
dropped 22 points in the championship game, Mahjaei Cunningham (5’5/CG/2023/Westerville), who went for 21 points
in the semi-finals and Bedi Lori
(5’6/WF/2023/Caldwell), who averaged 10 points per game throughout the
tournament.
We had a
chance to talk with Jeff Hamilton, Head Coach for Kentucky Premiere, and he
could not have been more complimentary of the Warriors. “They [New Birth] play
with a lot of intensity. We respect
Coach Bradley and his players. We were
the best 2 teams playing and both teams played very well,” said Hamilton. Standouts for Kentucky Premiere included: Ayden Hamilton
(5’7/WF/2023/Campbell County, KY), Caleb
Washington (5’10/C/2023/Florence, KY), Landen
Hamilton (4’10/PG/2023/Hebron, KY) and Carter
Krohman (5’2/PG/2023/Walton, KY).
Because this
weekend’s event was the last time Bradley would coach this group of kids, he
was reflective on the season. “We had a fun season. This is a great group of kids who really got
up and down the court and played with great defensive intensity. We averaged 70 points per game [on the
season],” said Bradley. Congratulations to Coach Bradley, his players, coaching staff and parents for a great season!
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