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Battle of the Borders Preview

07/20/2015, 12:45pm EDT
By Ari Rosenfeld

Ari Rosenfeld (@realA_rosenfeld)
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This week at Life Center Academy, the Battle of the Borders tournament will take place for the second consecutive year. As July 22-26 represents the final live recruiting period of the summer, this will be one of the last chances for players to showcase their talents in front of Division I coaches.

Nearly 30 teams across the 15U-17U levels will compete at Life Center, with tournament play taking place on Thursday and Friday following a night of showcase games on Wednesday to kick off the live period.

Each age group is split into groups that will play round-robin style in pool play, with the winners of each group moving on towards the championship and everyone else playing in consolation play on Friday.

The groups are as follows:

17U
Group A- NJ Cyclones, NJ Rise, D.C. Blue Devils, Keystone Blazers
Group B- Team Supernatural, WeR1 Hunter, NJ Got Game
Group C- Team Evolution, Dirty Sports, Sam Rines
Group D- I Am Focused, Bravest Ballers, Vanier

16U
Group E- WeR1 Coverdale, Baltimore’s Finest, Keystone Blazers
Group F- South Jersey Jazz, Baltimore Supreme, We R1 Darnell

15U
Group G- WeR1 Skip, Jersey Jayhawks, NJ Rockets
Group H- Central PA, Baltimore Supreme, I Am Focused

The highlight of the event figures to be the showcase games on the first night, which will include WeR1, PSA Cardinals, and D.C. Blue Devils. These games will be played at Burlington City High School and will be littered with high-major talent including the likes of Trevon Duval and Quade Green (WeR1), Markelle Fultz (D.C. Blue Devils), and Omari Spellman, Ty Jerome, and Mohammed Bamba (PSA Cardinals), just to name a few.

Below you can find the schedule for the entire event.

Wednesday, July 22 (Showcase)- Burlington City HS
5:00 PM- PSA Cardinals 17U vs. WeR1 17U
6:20 PM- PSA Cardinals 16U vs. WeR1 16U
7:40 PM- D.C. Blue Devils 17U vs. WeR1 17U

Thursday, July 23- Life Center Academy
10:10 AM
16U--Keystone Blazers vs. WeR1 Coverdale
16U--South Jersey Jazz vs. WeR1 Darnell
17U--WeR1 Hunter vs. N.J. Got Game

11:20 AM
15U--WeR1 Skip vs. Jersey Jayhawks
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17U--Team Evolution vs. Sam Rines

12:30 PM
16U--Keystone Blazers vs. Baltimore's Finest
16U--South Jersey Jazz vs. Baltimore Supreme
17U--Team Supernatural vs. WeR1 Hunter

1:40 PM
17U--Dirty Sports vs. Sam Rines
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17U--I Am Focused vs. Bravest Ballers

2:50 PM
15U--Central PA vs. I Am Focused
16U--WeR1 Coverdale vs. Baltimore's Finest
17U--N.J. Rise vs. Keystone Blazers

4:00 PM
17U--Bravest Ballers vs. Vanier
17U--Team Supernatural vs. NJ Got Game
16U--Baltimore Supreme vs. WeR1 Darnell

5:10 PM
17U--NJ Cyclones vs. NJ Rise
17U--D.C. Blue Devils vs. Keystone Blazers
15U--WeR1 Skip vs. NJ Rockets

6:20 PM
17U--Team Evolution vs. Sam rines
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15U--Baltimore Supreme vs. I Am Focused

7:30 PM
17U--NJ Cyclones vs. D.C. Blue DEvils
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15U: Jersey Jayhawks vs. NJ Rockets

8:40 PM
17U--I Am Focused vs. Vanier
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15U--Central PA vs. B'More Supreme

Friday, July 24- Life Center Academy
9:00 AM
16U--Play-in Game
16U--Play-in Game
17U--D1 vs. C2

10:10 AM
17U--A1 vs. B2
17U--B1 vs. A2
17U--C1 vs. D2

11:20 AM
16U--Semifinal
16U--Semifinal
15U--Play-in Game

12:30 PM
15U--Play-in Game
17U--Consolation
17U--Consolation

1:40 PM
17U--Semifinal
17U--Semifinal
15U--Semifinal

2:50 PM
17U--Consolation
15U--Semifinal
16U--Championship

4:00 PM
17U--Championship
15U--Championship (4:20 PM)

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