Brawl for the Ball: Friday Matchups to Watch in Class of 2022
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The setup for Brawl for the Ball is a little different than most summer AAU tournaments. Instead of the traditional pool play games followed by tournament play they have just set the whole thing up bracket style. Many of the…
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Continue ReadingThe setup for Brawl for the Ball is a little different than most summer AAU tournaments. Instead of the traditional pool play games followed by tournament play they have just set the whole thing up bracket style. Many of the same teams that were in Louisville at Ballin Under 1 Roof will make their way to Fort Wayne this weekend, but there will be a handful of new in-state teams to get eyes on. Here are five Friday matchups that offer several high quality college prospects.
Indy Heat Red vs. Illinois Wolverines
Fresh off of their undefeated weekend and Platinum bracket championship at Ballin Under 1 Roof, Indy Heat Red will look to stay hot this weekend at Brawl for the Ball. This matchup will tip-off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time featuring many of the tournaments top prospects including Andrew Leeper Andrew Leeper 6'6" | PF Homestead | 2022 State IN (Homestead H.S. 2022), Aidan Lambert Aidan Lambert 6'3" | SG Snider | 2022 State IN (Snider H.S. 2022), Karson Jenkins Karson Jenkins 6'1" | PG Fort Wayne Snider | 2022 State IN (Snider H.S. 2022), Joe Reidy Joe Reidy 6'7" | SF Woodlan | 2022 State IN (Woodlan H.S.), and several others.
Indiana Game-Blue vs. REAL
Led by big man Jalen Bullock Jalen Bullock 6'7" | PF Calumet New Tech | 2022 State IN (Calumet New Tech H.S. 2022), Indiana Game-Blue plays in the early time slot at Noon Eastern Time on Friday. Bullock impressed many D3 and NAIA coaches down in Louisville and will look to ride the momentum into a big weekend up in Fort Wayne. The winner of this matchup will then play a very talented Bates Fundamentals Red at 4:40.
Gym Rats Black vs. TBD
Given a bye in the opening round, Gym Rats Black will await the winner of the West Michigan Lakers Black and Young Bullz. Adonis House (Liberty Christian H.S. 2022) and Christian Nunn Christian Nunn 6'3" | SF L'anse Creuse North | 2022 State IN (Crispus Attucks H.S. 2022) had excellent opening weekends of the evaluation period at Ballin Under 1 Roof. They have a team full of solid college prospects that will be tracked closely this weekend. Their first game will be at 4:40 p.m. Eastern Time.
Summit City Elite vs. DV45
This Summit City Elite team was impressive down in Louisville led by Mason Yoder (Westview H.S. 2022) who poured in over 30 points in one of the games last weekend. If they can get past DV45 in the first round at 1:10 p.m. Eastern Time, they will prepare for an in-state battle against IE Focus Premier at 5:50 p.m. IE Focus Premier features Logan Gard Logan Gard 6'6" | PF Central Noble | 2022 State IN (Central Noble H.S. 2022) and Mason Baker Mason Baker 6'3" | SF Columbia City | 2022 IN (Columbia City H.S. 2022).
Gym Rats Red vs. B3 Athletics
A team that I haven’t been able to see yet this month is Gym Rats Red so I’ll definitely be checking them out this weekend starting with their game on Friday at 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time. Luke LaGrange Luke LaGrange 6'5" | SF Leo | 2022 State IN (Leo H.S. 2022), Gabe Trevino Gabe Trevino 5'10" | PG Eastside | 2022 IN (Eastside H.S. 2022), and A.J. Jump (Sylvania Southview Ohio H.S. 2022) will be three names to follow for them.
Two additional Indiana teams, Indiana Game Premier and Grand Park Premier Black, each have first round byes and will await an opponent on Friday. Indiana Game will play at 4:40 while Grand Park Premier is in the 5:50 time slot. Both teams have several talented players to evaluate this weekend.