LakePoint’s Battle For Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia – The second annual Battle For Georgia event is set for Sunday July 7th, 2019 and once again will be hosted by the fabulous LakePoint Sportscenter in Emerson, Georgia. Director Dan McDonald and the LakePoint staff have done…
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Continue ReadingAtlanta, Georgia – The second annual Battle For Georgia event is set for Sunday July 7th, 2019 and once again will be hosted by the fabulous LakePoint Sportscenter in Emerson, Georgia. Director Dan McDonald and the LakePoint staff have done a great job putting this event together for just the second straight summer and this summer’s event should be just as good or maybe even better as last summer’s tournament.
The Battle For Georgia tournament features eight different grassroots programs, non-shoe sponsored and shoe sponsored. Last year’s tournament only featured a 17U and 16U bracket but this summer will also include a 15U division. Grassroot programs like Nike EYBL Georgia Stars, Georgia Knights, H.Y.P.E Hawks, Adidas Gauntlet Atlanta Celtics, Adidas Gauntlet Game Elite, and others are expected to participate in the event this July.
The 17U division teams have been announced. Atlanta Celtics, Georgia Knights, Georgia Stars, Game Elite, Team Forrest, Atlanta Xpress, Warner Robins All Stars, and Team Georgia Magic. The 16U division this year will include Atlanta Xpress, Atlanta Celtics, Georgia Stars, H.Y.P.E Hawks, Game Elite, Team EAT, Team Forrest, and Team YRN. The new 15U division will include Double Trouble, Game Elite Big 5, Game Elite JB, Atlanta Xpress, Georgia Stars, Tri City Elite, Team YRN, and TSF Mack.
Matchups are not set to release until Monday June 17th through June 20th with the full bracket from each division to be released on June 21st. The defending champions from last year event were Game Elite, who captured the 17U bracket, and Atlanta Xpress, who captured the 16U bracket.