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March Wraps Up With a Tournament-Stacked Weekend

By NWBA Team, 03/31/21, 4:15PM CDT

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Three tournaments took place in the last weekend of March: 2021 Dawg Pound Showdown, Hoopfest at Rocky Top, and the Turnstone Tournament

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - Three separate tournaments brought together a total of 24 teams to wrap up March with some exciting action on the court.

Eighteen teams attended the 2021 Dawg Pound Showdown in Bellevue, Nebraska including nine varsity, six junior prep, and three adult division teams. Varsity teams Turnstone Flyers and RHI racers battled for best of two games at the Turnstone Tournament in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Varsity teams BlazeSports America - Red and White, Charlotte Rollin' Hornets , and Cincinnati Dragons competed at the Hoopfest at Rocky Top tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee. 

Turnstone Tournament

RHI Racers and the Turnstone Flyers played two games.  The Racers won the first game (33-18) and the Flyers, despite playing both games with only five athletes, won the second game (33-26). 

 Standout players on the Turnstone roster include Cole Connelley and Zachariah Pfenning. Connelley lead in points in the first game with 12 points. Pfenning supported Connelley with six points, nine rebounds, one steal, and one block in the first game, and lead in points the second game with 21 points. 

Hannah Exline, Amelia Stotts, and Sebastian Thome stood out for the RHI Racers. Exline was the leading scorer for her team in both games with 13 points in the first and 9 points in the second. Stotts and Thome followed closely behind with 10 points in the first game and eight points in the second game respectively. 

The games were live-streamed on the Turnstone Facebook page and are still available to watch now. Click here to watch

Hoopfest at Rocky Top Tournament 

Each of the four Varsity teams played three games in the first round of tournament play and then played one placement game.  After Pool play, Cincinnati was 3-0, Blazesports Hawks - Red was 2-1, Charlotte was 1-2 and Blazesports Hawks - White was 0-3. The Cincinnati Dragons won the tournament with an undefeated record (4-0). 

For photos and videos of the Hoopfest tournament, check out the NWBA Facebook and Instagram for the HoopFest takeover content. 

The local Knoxville news attended the tournament and it was featured in the local newscast. Click here to watch the news video.  

1. Pool Play Results 

Blazesports Jr Hawks - Red 53  vs Charlotte Rollin' Hornets 33

Cincinnati Dragons 69 vs Blazesports Jr Hawks - White 34

Cincinnati Dragons 63 vs Charlotte Rollin' Hornets 38

Blazesports Jr Hawks RED 48 vs Blazesports Jr. Hawks - White 14

Cincinnati Dragons 69 vs Blazesports - Red 62

Charlotte Rollin' Hornets 58 vs Blazesports Jr Hawks - White 43

2. Placement games results

#1 seeded Cincinnati Dragons 63  vs #2 seeded Blazesports Jr Hawks - Red 49

#3 seeded Charlotte Rollin' Hornets 44  vs #4 seeded Blazesports Jr Hawks - White 38

3. Final standings and records

#1 Cincinnati Dragons (4-0)

#2 Blazesports Jr Hawks - Red (2-2)

#3 Charlotte Rollin' Hornets (2-2)

#4 Blazesports Jr Hawks - White (0-4)


Photos and Videos of the Turnstone Tournament