ORLANDO, FL — Mississippi has been well represented in the Division I 16U AAU National Championship Tournament this week at Disney’s Wide World of Sports as “Da House” Lighthouse (Corinth), Jackson Tigers and Southern Phenoms (Meridian) each won their Pool Championship and earned a spot into the National Championship tournament this week.
The Lighthouse won their Pool with 53-44 win over the Triad Trailblazers (North Carolina) on Saturday, a 90-88 overtime win over the Peoria Irish (Illinois) on Sunday and wrapped up the Pool Championship with a 71-68 win over the Lou Will Stars (Georgia) on Monday.
The Tigers rolled over the competition in their Pool downing Heart and Hustle (Florida) 61-41 on Saturday, thumping Salisbury/Rowan Kings (North Carolina) 74-38 and taking care of Team Magic (Massachusetts) 55-29 on Monday to claim their Pool Championship.
The Phenoms won their first game of Pool play via forfeit before dominating the rest of their Pool with a 74-46 win over Hoopdreamz Basketball (Middle Atlantic) on Sunday and a 79-40 win over S.C. Rising Stars (South Carolina) also on Monday.
Each team entered today’s Championship Tournament as number one seeds.
Updates will be made when they become available as tournament play advances throughout the day.
