INDIANAPOLIS - With the Covid-19 pandemic effecting everyday life, the AAU season was put on hold....UNTIL YESTERDAY! The 2024 Emerge Elite Squad out of Dayton, Ohio started their season at the Pacers Athletic Center in Westfield, Indiana. Their first match up of the day was against Indiana Elite South. With it being the first game of the season, Emerge started off sluggish. Turnovers after turnovers seemed to be the common theme in the first half. What should of been a 15-20 point lead at the half, was only 2 due to the inability to control the ball. The 2nd half however, the guys came to play. They outscored Indiana Elite 39-31. Leading the way for Emerge was Juan Cranford, who dropped 13 points, dished out 5 assists, stole the rock 3 times, and secured 4 rebounds. Also providing a huge spark to the team was Aaron Scott. Scott led the team in scoring with 15 points, going 7-11 from the field. Emerge Elite beats Indiana Elite South, 62-52.
The 2nd game started much differently than the first game. With each team having played 1 game already, the pace of the game started off like the 1996 Olympic Track Meet. With much of the first half being close, coach John Mckinney needed his guys to show up and show out in 2nd half. Well, that's exactly what they did. Aaron Scott led the way with 22 points, going 10-17 from the field. His 6 assists were also very key, as he was able to set his teammates up for success. Juan Cranford showed up in the first game, but dominated the 2nd game. Efficiency is the key to success when it comes to the game of basketball. Cranford displayed that during game number 2, going 6-11 from the field while dropping 16 points. AJ Holderman provided a huge spark for Emerge, as he was lights out from 3 point range. Holderman's 13 points were critical, because the margin of victory was 14.
These young men showed up and showed out yesterday, representing Dayton, Ohio in a positive way. NM Sports will follow this team all year long. So check the site daily for updates regarding the 8th grade Emerge Elite AAU Basketball Team.
NEXT GAME:
TODAY @11:35am
VS. Indiana Elite Legacy
GOLD BRACKET SINGLE ELIMINATION
1 | 2 | T | |
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Indiana Elite South | 21 | 31 | 52 |
Emerge Elite 2024 | 23 | 39 | 62 |
# | NAME | MIN | FG | FT | 3PT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Tony Robinson | - | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
1 | Aaron Scott | - | 7-11 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
2 | Dohnovan Collins | - | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Juan Underwood | - | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Juan Cranford | - | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
21 | Bryce Washington | - | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
23 | Devon Abshire | - | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
25 | Andrew Oen | - | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | AJ Holderman | - | 3-9 | 2-2 | 2-7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
33 | Maddox Sivon | - | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
82 | Aiden Solis | - | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 25-50 | 4-13 | 8-20 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 62 |
Emerge Elite 2024 | 30 | 42 | 72 |
Grand Rapids Thunder | 25 | 33 |
58 |
# | NAME | MIN | FG | FT | 3PT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Tony Robinson | - | 3-10 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
1 | Aaron Scott | - | 10-17 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
2 | Dohnovan Collins | - | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Juan Underwood | - | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Juan Cranford | - | 6-11 | 2-2 | 2-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
21 | Bryce Washington | - | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | Devon Abshire | - | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
25 | Andrew Oen | - | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | AJ Holderman | - | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
33 | Maddox Sivon | - | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
82 | Aiden Solis | - | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 29-60 | 7-15 | 7-20 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 72 |