Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Rookies Win Spring Tip-Off Championship!


March 6-7 the Rookies competed in DGibs Hoops Spring Tipoff. They had wins over Gulf Coast Blue Chips-Tony 41-37 and Game Time Tigers 53-23 on Saturday. The Rookies finished 1st in their pool and entered bracket play on Sunday. They had wins over the Texas Cowboys 57-27 and Houston Elite 41-20. The Rookies again made it to the championship round and faced the Rockstarz winning 47-41. The Rookies are now 30-11 on the season.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Rookies win Runnerup in For the Love of the Game Tournament

Feb 27-28 proved to be a busy weekend for the Rookies competing in two tournaments. The Rookies started the weekend with games at the Game Time Tiger's Break-A-Way Hoops Classic.
They won against the Humble Gladiators 36-20 and suffered their first loss against the Rockstarz 35-33. Next the Rookies traveled across town to compete in Team Swagger's tournament. They had wins over Swagger Phenoms 53-48 and Legends Elite 44-39. They tooke a little rest and then traveled back across town to play their 5th and final game of the day. THe Rookies defeated TX Superstars 42-18. Conflicting times forced the Rookies to forfiet the Break-A-Way Hoops Classic. The Rookies then faced Houston Elite and winning the contest to make it to the championship game. Swagger Force would win the championship game and the Rookies would capture runnerup. The Rookies are now 25-11 on the season.