Isaiah Whitehead  MVP Broooklyn Team Photos: Stacey from NYC HOOPS

BK’s Isaiah Whitehead with MVP for Brooklyn

Hiked out to the BK’s Brownsville Recreation Center to get a look at the young uns’ that have been stirring up some serious noise on the city ball front. Seventh grader Jerron Love, the youngest kid I can think of since Skip to be designated a ’streetballer’ by the city, was in there running with the Bronx crew. Three other strong guards: Queens’ Cheyenne Nettleton, Harlem’s Shavar Newkirk and Brooklyn’s Tyrone Johnson represent a guard class that has enough flair to eventually excel on the strength outdoors and indoors like Dyckman MVP Kemba Walker and EBC’s Rising Sophomore sensation DaShawn Suber, who played serious minutes in the EBC “grown man” championship game and will appear in the Jim Couch Reunion Games on Saturday at 4:15 pm at John F. Kennedy H.S. in the Bronx.

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Queens Team MVP Thomas Holley Thomas Holley Queens MVP

The event run by Lex, tournament director Rodney “Black” Houston and sponsored by Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyd was a great showcase for the boys and girls of New York. Admission was free, hot dogs and drink were provided with no charge. The Brownsville Recreation Center hosted the event.

MVP Joella Gibson,  Academic  Nicole Conti. Queens Brooklyn Sporsmanship Kayse Brown MVP Joella Gibson from the Bronx, Nicole Conti from Brooklyn – Academic MVP, and Brooklyn’s Sportsmanship winner Kayse Brown

6 Responses to “Real Ball in the BK-The Antonio Benjamin NYC 8th Grade All-Star Game”

  1. uncle bump says:

    This must be a uptown site. U give no write up on the MVP of both game.

  2. Sean Couch says:

    MVP’s are in the photos. “Uptown” is prosperous, integrated and seeing a whole lot of folk we didn’t see 10 years ago walking around at 11pm at night safe. So I take that as a compliment.

  3. evisu jeans says:

    This is a great piece. Very thought provoking. I like the sort of ending that leaves it opn to personal input. Makes it work for just about everyone I think. Nicely done! I’ll subscribe.

  4. Lynn says:

    Bounce

    These girls played a good game.

    They deserve to have as good as write up as any boy in the league.

    Not to metion the photo.

    This was a sloppy job on bounce account.

    Give the girls a play.

  5. Uncle Bump says:

    No disrespect to uptown or you Sean Couch. ( and none was attended). U could just tell( how this piece was written)that Rice HS plays a big part.

  6. flyballeer says:

    I would like to know which issue would this apear in. I hope in the future Bounce gives the up coming girls more play.
    Thanks for giving us some play.
    -MVP Joella Gibson

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