San Antonio Tournament Recaps

TexasHoops staff traveled down to San Antonio this weekend to bring you coverage from a pair of high end tournaments in the Alamo City. Both the Northside/North East ISD tournament and the Adidas Tip-Off at San Antonio Christian featured some of the best talent on offer in the area. Analyst Lyndon Cook breaks down select games from the weekend as well as the championship games from both tourneys.

San Antonio Stevens 71 El Paso Parkland 54

A workmanlike 26 points for Quentin Coleman blazed the way to an assured victory in bracket play for Stevens over El Paso Parkland. Coleman's stellar defense led to plenty of easy opportunities on the other end as he continures to prove himself as one of the city's best point men. A big game from Coleman opened the door for sharpshooting swingman Jon Jon Salazar to chip in 15 on mainly midrange jumpers. Parkland never seemed to get their footing in a second half marked by exceptional offensive execution for Stevens.

3rd Place Game- SA Brandeis 41 SA Reagan 40

Brandeis survived two turnovers within the final 20 seconds to gut out a win by the narrowest of margins. Reagan stole an inbounds pass with 2.5 seconds left in the game right under Brandeis' basket, but fumbled with the ball and were ultimately unable to force home a game winner. Cameron Davis finished a huge tournament for Brandeis with a 14-point outing, and showed good distribution to inside men Avery Theus (13 points) and Roman Morgan (12 points). For Reagan, standout point guard Timmy Benavides led the charge to take the game down to the wire, and finished with 15 for his efforts.

Championship Game- SA MacArthur 76 SA Central Catholic 67

It took a pair of dominant displays from San Antonio MacArthur's skilled wings Charles Henderson and Nate Levine to push past Central Catholic and claim the Northside/North East ISD tournament championship. Levine came out the gate hot by knocking down a pair of threes in the first quarter, while Henderson scored 13 straight points as part of a huge second quarter for the Brahmas. They would finish the game with a whopping 21 points each, while Carson Murphy added 10.

For Central, big man Alex Conrad wore MacArthur out on the inside, getting most of his points thanks to great footwork and finishing in the post. Sam Gallardo also turned in a gutsy performance to lead his team in scoring after taking an elbow to the face and having to check out of the game for a short span. A late run cut the MacArthur advantage to 7, but that was as close as it would get for the Buttons as they had to settle for second.

*official stats for Central Catholic were not made available to TexasHoops staff

SA Antonian Prep 67 SA Roosevelt 60

Antonian Prep found themselves staring a 16-point halftime deficit in the face, but a huge second half from freshmen Juan Reyna and Zach Clemence boosted the Apaches to a 7-point comeback win. Reyna scored 12 of his team high 17 after halftime, as Antonian won the last two quarters 43-20. Darian Washington put up a tough 16 points in the win as fellow senior Mitch Turner came up with two clutch threes in the 4th to steer Antonian to the win. The first half was marked by relentless pressure from Roosevelt who pressed and trapped their way to a sizable lead at halftime. Junior swingman Isaiah Nash led all scorers with a 20-point outing, while guard Kevin Hyson added 17 in the loss.

Dallas Bishop Lynch 56 SA Athlos 40

Bishop Lynch marked their start to bracket play with a comfortable 16-point win over SA Athlos, with sophomore Jake Milkereit leading a balanced scoring attack with 11 points. Points were hard to come by in this game, with both defenses locking down and making life tough for their opponents. Point guard Zach Rouseau scored all of his 10 points after the break, and TCU-bound big Russell Barlow came up with 7 as he impressed on the boards. Johnathan Ochoa led the fightback for Athlos, scoring a game-high 14 and generally looked good on the drive. Rashard Smith chipped in with 10 in the loss.

5th Place Game- SA Brennan 66 SA Roosevelt 64 F/OT

SA Roosevelt overcame a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime in the 5th place game at the Adidas Tip Off, but were unable to finish off a Jacari Sanders-led Brennan team in the extra period. Sanders posted 14 points in a strong all-around game, showing off his range as well as his distribution. Shaydon Campbell also scored 14 while Jordan Mainor hit 3 threes on the way to scoring 13. The trio of Brennan guards, all juniors, impressed throughout the weekend. Rashad Owens and David Adkins fired back with 18 and 13 respectively for Roosevelt as the Rough Riders fell in another close contest.

3rd Place Game- SA Antonian Prep 73 SA Johnson 50

Freshman sensation Juan Reyna was at it again, scoring 17 for Antonian as they glided past Johnson for 3rd place at the Adidas Tip Off. After an even first quarter, Antonian kicked into gear and proved to be too much on offense for the Jaguars to handle over the next three quarters. Mitch Turner led all scorers with 21 for the Apaches, including 4 makes from deep, and Zach Clemence chipped in 12. AJ Clark responded with 13 for Johnson on a day where not much went right for them on the offensive end.

Championship Game- Tomball Concordia Lutheran 58 Dallas Bishop Lynch 54

Concordia Lutheran capped a strong weekend with a hard fought win over Bishop Lynch to take the hardware with them back to Houston. A huge corner three from Yosani Clay gave the Crusaders the lead with under 30 seconds to play, and after an offensive foul on the Friars, Pierce Hellums hit 2 clutch free throws to ice the championship. Hellums turned in an MVP-esque performance, hitting 4 threes and going a perfect 9-for-9 at the line for 21 points. Clay matched his exceptional guardplay with 18 of his own including the de facto game winner.

Bishop Lynch trailed by 10 right before the half, but used a 12-0 run that extended across halftime to take the lead in the third, and held a 5-point advantage heading into the fourth. Sean Coman led the way for the Friars with 11 points, who again had a very even distribution of points. Jordan Buck added 7 as Bishop Lynch took the silver in their first year at the Adidas Tip Off.