********It was another great HAECO Invitational Basketball Tournament….Thanks to the Greensboro Sports Council for all of the work and effort they put into running this year’s tournament…Thanks to all of the people that worked hard to make this such a successful event….**********CONGRATS to the Smith Golden Eagles(men) and the Greensboro Day School Bengals(women) for winnnig their 20203 HAECO Titles.***********
2023 HAECO Invitational Tournament Summary
Friday, December 22
Men’s Championship
#1 Smith 68, #6 Page 65
Men’s All-Tournament Team
Will Otto (Greensboro Day), Jackson Sellars (Page), Tyren Martin (Page), Gage Lattimore (Smith), Micah Cowan (Smith).
MVP: Jaylon Bumpass (Smith)
Congratulations to the 2023 Men's #HAECOInvit All-Tournament Team!
Will Otto, Greensboro Day
Tyren Martin, Page High School
Jackson Sellars, Page High School
Micah Cowan, Smith High School
Gage Lattimore, Smith High School
Jaylon Bumpass, MVP, Smith High School pic.twitter.com/b0K9Q3jbKK— HAECO Invitational (@HAECOInvit) December 23, 2023
Women’s Championship
#2 Greensboro Day 55, #1 Bishop McGuinness 33
Women’s All-Tournament Team
Azahreya Drayton-Gill (Smith), Emma Wagoner (Bishop McGuinness), Kiersten Varner (Bishop McGuinness), Samantha Collins (Greensboro Day), Liz Wyrick (Greensboro Day).
MVP: Candice Williams (Greensboro Day)
Congratulations to the 2023 Women's #HAECOInvit All-Tournament Team!
Azahreya Drayton-Gill, Smith High School
Emma Wagoner, Bishop McGuinness
Kiersten Varner, Bishop McGuinness
Samantha Collins, Greensboro Day
Liz Wyrick, Greensboro Day
Candace Williams, MVP, Greensboro Day pic.twitter.com/xgUkykWd9b— HAECO Invitational (@HAECOInvit) December 23, 2023
Men’s Championship Game
Page vs Smith
12/22/23 7:00 PM at Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
At Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
SMITH 68, PAGE 65
PAGE (6-6)
SELLARS, Jackson 11-18 3-4 27; MARTIN, Tyren 3-8 2-2 8; JONES, Alex 3-4 1-1
7; BARTLETT, Andrew 2-4 1-2 6; LEE, Jayden 1-4 4-6 6; ROBB, Ian 2-3 0-0 6;
STEWART, Christopher 0-3 3-4 3; WILSON, Jorrell 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 23-48
14-19 65.
SMITH (8-1)
BUMPASS, Jaylon 6-13 0-0 14; COWAN, Micah 5-8 2-2 14; LATTIMORE, Gage 4-13
1-2 12; LEAK, Juston 3-4 0-0 8; JETER, Jamil 3-4 1-1 7; HUNTER, Myke 2-3 0-0
6; MILLER, Jr., Kenny 1-5 3-3 5; PALMORE, Gavin 0-1 1-2 1; MANN, TayShawn
0-4 1-2 1; SUGGS, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 9-12 68.
Page.......................... 9 21 13 22 - 65 Smith......................... 11 19 18 20 - 68
3-point goals–Page 5-12 (ROBB, Ian 2-2; SELLARS, Jackson 2-4; BARTLETT,
Andrew 1-1; LEE, Jayden 0-1; STEWART, Christopher 0-1; MARTIN, Tyren 0-3),
Smith 11-24 (LATTIMORE, Gage 3-8; HUNTER, Myke 2-3; LEAK, Juston 2-2;
BUMPASS, Jaylon 2-7; COWAN, Micah 2-3; MANN, TayShawn 0-1). Fouled
out–Page-BARTLETT, Andrew, Smith-None. Rebounds–Page 29 (MARTIN, Tyren 5),
Smith 31 (MANN, TayShawn 8). Assists–Page 14 (BARTLETT, Andrew 7), Smith 13
(LATTIMORE, Gage 4; MANN, TayShawn 4). Total fouls–Page 17, Smith 20.
Technical fouls–Page-None, Smith-None.
2023 HAECO Invitational – Men’s Championship Game
All-Tournament Team:
Will Otto (GDS), Tyren Martin (Page), Jackson Sellars (Page), Micah Cowan (Smith), Gage Lattimore (Smith). MVP: Jaylon Bumpass (Smith)
Women’s Championship Game
Greensboro Day vs Bishop McGuinness
12/22/23 5:00 PM at Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
At Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
GREENSBORO DAY 55, BISHOP MCGUINNESS 33
GREENSBORO DAY (14-2)
WILLIAMS, Candice 4-10 6-6 18; COLLINS, Samantha 5-11 2-2 14; WYRICK, Liz
4-7 1-2 9; ROHKOHL, Maja 2-6 2-8 6; SMITH, Endia 2-3 1-2 5; SCOTT, Azaria
1-2 0-2 3; BOOKER, Bryn 0-1 0-0 0; SNIPES, Isabella 0-0 0-0 0; PORTER,
Elliott 0-0 0-0 0; BARTFIELD, Reagan 0-0 0-0 0; MONTANA, Sophie 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 18-41 12-22 55.
BISHOP MCGUINNESS (7-1)
SULLIVAN, Claire 4-6 1-1 10; WAGONER, Emma 2-8 2-2 7; VARNER, Kiersten 2-13
2-2 7; MOORE, Jenna 2-8 0-2 5; LITCHFIELD, LillyMac 1-1 0-0 2; AHO, Morgan
1-5 0-5 2; STONE, Olivia 0-1 0-0 0; SULLIVAN, Shannon 0-0 0-0 0; HEAFNER,
Laney 0-3 0-2 0; THOMPSON, Helen 0-0 0-0 0; OVERMAN, Anne 0-3 0-0 0; GERBER,
Grace 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-48 5-14 33.
Greensboro Day................ 13 10 17 15 - 55 Bishop McGuinness............. 6 10 12 5 - 33
3-point goals–Greensboro Day 7-16 (WILLIAMS, Candice 4-6; COLLINS, Samantha
2-6; SCOTT, Azaria 1-2; MONTANA, Sophie 0-1; ROHKOHL, Maja 0-1), Bishop
McGuinness 4-18 (WAGONER, Emma 1-3; MOORE, Jenna 1-6; SULLIVAN, Claire 1-1;
VARNER, Kiersten 1-4; HEAFNER, Laney 0-1; OVERMAN, Anne 0-3). Fouled
out–Greensboro Day-ROHKOHL, Maja, Bishop McGuinness-None.
Rebounds–Greensboro Day 36 (ROHKOHL, Maja 12), Bishop McGuinness 33 (AHO,
Morgan 9). Assists–Greensboro Day 13 (SCOTT, Azaria 3; WYRICK, Liz 3;
COLLINS, Samantha 3), Bishop McGuinness 7 (AHO, Morgan 2; OVERMAN, Anne 2;
HEAFNER, Laney 2). Total fouls–Greensboro Day 18, Bishop McGuinness 19.
Technical fouls–Greensboro Day-None, Bishop McGuinness-None.
2023 HAECO Invitational – Women’s Championship Game
All-Tournament Team: Azahreya Drayton-Gill (Smith), Emma Wagoner (Bishop McGuinness), Kiersten Varner (Bishop McGuinness),
Samantha Collins (GDS), Liz Wyrick (GDS). MVP – Candice Williams (GDS)
Men’s 3rd-Place Game
#2 Greensboro Day 59, #5 Dudley 45
Women’s 3rd-Place Game
#3 Smith 44, #5 Page 34
Men’s 5th-Place Game
#3 Grimsley 62, #4 Bishop McGuinness 58
Women’s 5th-Place Game
#4 Dudley 53, #7 Ragsdale 51
Men’s 7th-Place Game
#8 Southeast Guilford 65, #7 Ragsdale 51
Women’s 7th-Place Game
#8 Southeast Guilford 66, #6 Grimsley 49
Thursday, December 21
Men’s Semifinals
#1 Smith 71, #5 Dudley 52
#6 Page 56, #2 Greensboro Day 53
Men’s Consolation Bracket
#4 Bishop McGuinness 69, #8 Southeast Guilford 54
#3 Grimsley 70, #7 Ragsdale 52
Women’s Semifinals
#1 Bishop McGuinness 48, #5 Page 34
#2 Greensboro Day 69, #3 Smith 48
Women’s Consolation Bracket
#4 Dudley 64, #8 Southeast Guilford 43
#7 Ragsdale 63, #6 Grimsley 25
Wednesday, December 20
Women’s Quarterfinals
#1 Bishop McGuinness 48, #8 Southeast Guilford 34
#2 Greensboro Day 66, #7 Ragsdale 26
#5 Page 52, #4 Dudley 43
#3 Smith 50, #6 Grimsley 37
Tuesday, December 19
Men’s Quarterfinals
#1 Smith 86, #7 Southeast Guilford 38
#2 Greensboro Day 51, #7 Ragsdale 32
#6 Page 67, #3 Grimsley 58
Dudley boys vs Greensboro Day
12/22/23 3:45 PM at Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
At Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
GREENSBORO DAY 59, DUDLEY 45
DUDLEY (4-5)
JONES, Courtney 4-14 3-4 14; NEELY, Carlos 4-9 2-4 11; MANDE, Ishmael 3-6
3-3 9; BLACKWELL, Jerron 3-9 0-0 7; ROGERS, Andrew 1-2 2-4 4; FAISON, Jaden
0-1 0-0 0; McNEIL, Kameron 0-0 0-0 0; NEWKIRK, Nasir 0-1 0-4 0. Totals 15-42
10-19 45.
GREENSBORO DAY (13-4)
OTTO, Will 6-10 4-5 18; NEWKIRK, Addison 4-5 5-5 13; STRICKLAND, Kohi 4-7
0-0 10; JUERGENS, Michael 3-3 0-0 7; EMERSON, Jagger 1-3 2-2 4; MESSER,
Julius 1-4 1-2 3; PALMORE, Jaden 0-0 2-4 2; ADIGUN, Julian 1-1 0-0 2;
MOFFITT, Trace 0-0 0-0 0; FORSBERG, Auden 0-0 0-0 0; SHORT, JJ 0-0 0-0 0;
WYNN, Aydin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-33 14-18 59.
Dudley........................ 8 12 18 7 - 45 Greensboro Day................ 10 19 15 15 - 59
3-point goals–Dudley 5-13 (JONES, Courtney 3-6; NEELY, Carlos 1-2;
BLACKWELL, Jerron 1-3; FAISON, Jaden 0-1; MANDE, Ishmael 0-1), Greensboro
Day 5-10 (OTTO, Will 2-4; STRICKLAND, Kohi 2-3; JUERGENS, Michael 1-1;
MESSER, Julius 0-2). Fouled out–Dudley-None, Greensboro Day-None.
Rebounds–Dudley 22 (MANDE, Ishmael 5), Greensboro Day 22 (MESSER, Julius 5;
OTTO, Will 5). Assists–Dudley 5 (NEELY, Carlos 3), Greensboro Day 11
(PALMORE, Jaden 4). Total fouls–Dudley 19, Greensboro Day 14. Technical
fouls–Dudley-None, Greensboro Day-None.
2023 HAECO Invitational – Men’s Third Place Game
Page girls vs Smith
12/22/23 1:30 PM at Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
At Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
SMITH 44, PAGE 34
PAGE (4-7)
SLOYAN, Hattie 2-12 4-6 8; VANORE, Lola 3-4 2-3 8; HOOPER, Assyria 2-7 1-2
6; COOK, Hailee 2-5 0-0 5; SHERRILL, Sutton 1-5 1-2 3; GRAINGER, Mason 1-2
0-0 2; PYRTLE, Emma 1-5 0-0 2; SKEEN, Matti 0-0 0-0 0; BODE, Ansley 0-0 0-0
0; BOOKER, Zamaria 0-0 0-0 0; McNEES, Maggie 0-0 0-0 0; STYERS, Lucy 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 12-40 8-13 34.
SMITH (6-1)
SMITH, Morgan 4-21 4-6 13; WILLIAMS, Amani 3-8 2-2 8; DEBERRY, K 3-5 1-2 7;
DRAYTON-GILL, A. 1-9 4-6 6; HAITH, London 1-9 0-0 3; WOODS, Adreahna 1-1 0-0
3; ROGERS, Shamarra 1-4 0-4 2; MORALES, Arianna 0-4 1-2 1; BUTTEDGE, Ialoni
0-0 1-2 1; DEBERRY, L 0-0 0-0 0; EZEKIEL, Justice 0-4 0-0 0; MAFFETT, Leanna
0-1 0-0 0; McEACHIN, Essence 0-0 0-0 0; CAO, Michelle 0-0 0-0 0; DAYE, Kalia
0-0 0-0 0; BELLAMY, Kaayah 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 14-66 13-24 44.
Page.......................... 8 12 4 10 - 34 Smith......................... 10 12 7 15 - 44
3-point goals–Page 2-9 (COOK, Hailee 1-2; HOOPER, Assyria 1-4; GRAINGER,
Mason 0-1; VANORE, Lola 0-1; SLOYAN, Hattie 0-1), Smith 3-20 (WOODS,
Adreahna 1-1; HAITH, London 1-8; SMITH, Morgan 1-6; DRAYTON-GILL, A. 0-1;
ROGERS, Shamarra 0-1; MORALES, Arianna 0-3). Fouled out–Page-None,
Smith-None. Rebounds–Page 30 (SLOYAN, Hattie 7), Smith 56 (DRAYTON-GILL, A.
11; SMITH, Morgan 11). Assists–Page 6 (VANORE, Lola 4), Smith 7 (SMITH,
Morgan 3). Total fouls–Page 17, Smith 11. Technical fouls–Page-None,
Smith-None.
2023 HAECO Inivitational – Women’s Third Place Game
Bishop McGuinness boys vs Grimsley
12/22/23 12:00 PM at Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
At Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
GRIMSLEY 62, BISHOP MCGUINNESS 58
BISHOP MCGUINNESS (7-2)
CAMPBELL, John 7-14 6-6 20; BARRETT, Cal 5-12 2-4 13; GRAVES, Nicholas 3-12
2-2 10; LONG, Cayden 2-6 0-0 6; MARTIN, Aiden 2-5 0-0 4; WATERFIELD, Alex
1-2 0-0 3; AHO, Miller 1-7 0-0 2; THOMPSON, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0; GRAVES,
Patrick 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 10-12 58.
GRIMSLEY (7-3)
BRANDON, Faizon 5-10 4-4 16; GOODS, Richard 6-14 1-2 14; KEITH, Nick 3-9 2-3
8; CATOE, Kaden 4-7 0-2 8; OSMAN, Kareem 1-4 6-9 8; TRENT, Henry 3-4 0-0 7;
HOWERTON, Jr., David 0-1 1-2 1; DAVIS, Jr., Evander 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-49
14-22 62.
Bishop McGuinness............. 16 11 15 16 - 58 Grimsley...................... 16 19 12 15 - 62
3-point goals–Bishop McGuinness 6-20 (GRAVES, Nicholas 2-7; LONG, Cayden
2-5; BARRETT, Cal 1-3; WATERFIELD, Alex 1-2; GRAVES, Patrick 0-1; MARTIN,
Aiden 0-1; CAMPBELL, John 0-1), Grimsley 4-8 (BRANDON, Faizon 2-4; GOODS,
Richard 1-2; TRENT, Henry 1-2). Fouled out–Bishop McGuinness-None,
Grimsley-None. Rebounds–Bishop McGuinness 31 (AHO, Miller 7; CAMPBELL, John
7), Grimsley 39 (GOODS, Richard 16). Assists–Bishop McGuinness 14 (GRAVES,
Nicholas 3; LONG, Cayden 3; CAMPBELL, John 3), Grimsley 8 (KEITH, Nick 2;
GOODS, Richard 2). Total fouls–Bishop McGuinness 17, Grimsley 12. Technical
fouls–Bishop McGuinness-None, Grimsley-None.
2023 HAECO Invitational – Men’s Fifth Place Game
Ragsdale girls vs Dudley
12/22/23 10:30 AM at Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
At Greensboro, NC Novant Health Fieldhouse
DUDLEY 52, RAGSDALE 51
RAGSDALE (5-4)
PARKER, Brooke 6-14 3-5 16; ERVIN, Larissa 5-11 1-2 12; BODDIE, Ja’Maya 3-14
4-5 11; SHAMBERGER, Mila 2-6 0-0 4; WILLIAMS, Marlei 2-5 0-1 4; BALLARD, Mya
1-2 0-2 2; SCOTT, Kyra 1-2 0-0 2; CABINESS, Mackenzi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-55
8-15 51.
DUDLEY (6-4)
MOSES, Aadriana 5-11 8-8 18; VonREICHBAUER, Nadia 3-8 3-5 11; JACKSON, Kaimi
3-10 4-9 10; TAYLOR, Jalyn 2-6 0-2 4; COOPER, Heaven 1-4 2-6 4; HAITH,
Kimora 1-16 1-4 3; BAKER, Raelyn 1-4 0-0 2; VINSON, Ivy 0-0 0-0 0; PASS,
Jewel 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 16-62 18-34 52.
Ragsdale...................... 13 13 8 17 - 51 Dudley........................ 11 13 16 12 - 52
3-point goals–Ragsdale 3-11 (ERVIN, Larissa 1-3; BODDIE, Ja’Maya 1-3;
PARKER, Brooke 1-3; SHAMBERGER, Mila 0-2), Dudley 2-12 (VonREICHBAUER, Nadia
2-5; TAYLOR, Jalyn 0-1; HAITH, Kimora 0-2; BAKER, Raelyn 0-2; MOSES,
Aadriana 0-2). Fouled out–Ragsdale-ERVIN, Larissa, Dudley-JACKSON, Kaimi.
Rebounds–Ragsdale 33 (ERVIN, Larissa 10), Dudley 58 (TAYLOR, Jalyn 13).
Assists–Ragsdale 10 (BODDIE, Ja’Maya 3; PARKER, Brooke 3), Dudley 8 (PASS,
Jewel 3). Total fouls–Ragsdale 22, Dudley 16. Technical
fouls–Ragsdale-None, Dudley-None.
2023 HAECO Invitational – Women’s Fifth Place Game
Southeast Guilford boys vs Ragsdale
12/22/23 12 noon at Greensboro, NC – Special Events Center
At Greensboro, NC – Special Events Center
SOUTHEAST GUILFORD 65, RAGSDALE 51
SOUTHEAST GUILFORD (2-8)
ARANT-COLEMAN, Byron 8-13 0-1 16; BRANNON, Jayce 6-11 3-6 16; ZAJICK, Adam
5-12 3-3 13; RILEY, Gabriel 4-6 0-0 8; PLEASANT, Christian 3-5 1-3 7;
BODKIN, Noah 1-2 1-1 3; JOHNSON, Malcolm 1-1 0-2 2; WARREN, Jay 0-0 0-0 0;
GARNER, Zachary 0-0 0-0 0; HARVEY, Kaleb 0-0 0-0 0; HARVEY, Kameron 0-0 0-0
0; LIGGINS, Jayden 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-50 8-16 65.
RAGSDALE (1-8)
WISE, Cam 5-8 0-0 15; WILLIAMS, Gavyn 6-18 1-3 15; BURKE, KJ 5-9 0-0 10;
ERVIN, Dashawn 2-4 0-0 4; DAUGHTRIDGE, Tyler 1-1 0-0 2; BEATTY, Josiah 1-1
0-0 2; BURGESS, Naazim 1-2 0-0 2; CARTER, Patrick 0-1 1-2 1; PATTERSON,
Keith 0-0 0-0 0; KING, Malachi 0-1 0-0 0; RASUO, Filip 0-0 0-0 0; MAMANE, Mo
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-45 2-5 51.
Southeast Guilford............ 13 12 16 24 - 65 Ragsdale...................... 2 16 22 11 - 51
3-point goals–Southeast Guilford 1-7 (BRANNON, Jayce 1-2; ZAJICK, Adam 0-1;
RILEY, Gabriel 0-1; BODKIN, Noah 0-1; ARANT-COLEMAN, Byron 0-2), Ragsdale
7-24 (WISE, Cam 5-8; WILLIAMS, Gavyn 2-11; ERVIN, Dashawn 0-2; BURGESS,
Naazim 0-1; KING, Malachi 0-1; BURKE, KJ 0-1). Fouled out–Southeast
Guilford-None, Ragsdale-None. Rebounds–Southeast Guilford 32 (PLEASANT,
Christian 7), Ragsdale 21 (BURKE, KJ 6). Assists–Southeast Guilford 14
(ZAJICK, Adam 5), Ragsdale 12 (WILLIAMS, Gavyn 5). Total fouls–Southeast
Guilford 9, Ragsdale 16. Technical fouls–Southeast Guilford-None,
Ragsdale-None.
2023 HAECO Invitational Men’s 7th-place Game.
Southeast Guilford girls vs Grimsley
12/22/23 10:30 am at Greensboro, NC- Special Events Center
At Greensboro, NC- Special Events Center
SOUTHEAST GUILFORD 66, GRIMSLEY 49
SOUTHEAST GUILFORD (5-6)
ODOM, Morgan 13-20 1-1 30; STEVENS, Sophia 8-16 5-7 23; DEESE, Layla 3-6 0-0
9; FULP, Emilee 1-4 0-0 2; SHEALY, Alexandra 1-1 0-0 2; STATON, Iyahna 0-0
0-0 0; WOODY, Brionna 0-1 0-0 0; ERHARDT, Logan 0-0 0-0 0; RIGGS, Jasmin 0-4
0-0 0; WADE, Layla 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 6-8 66.
GRIMSLEY (2-7)
CLARK, Autumn 5-11 2-2 12; SZAFRAN, Mabry 3-5 0-0 7; OLSON-FINE, Keaton 3-6
0-0 7; KNAPP, Avery 2-7 0-0 6; JONES, NaSHANEE 2-3 0-0 5; HALL, Zoe 1-1 1-1
3; LEE, Briasiah 1-4 1-2 3; GARDNER, Destiny 1-2 1-1 3; BRITT, Jordan 1-5
0-0 2; LINBERRY, Railyn 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 19-44 6-8 49.
Southeast Guilford………… 17 25 18 6 – 66
Grimsley…………………. 13 16 8 12 – 49
3-point goals–Southeast Guilford 8-15 (ODOM, Morgan 3-8; DEESE, Layla 3-4;
STEVENS, Sophia 2-2; RIGGS, Jasmin 0-1), Grimsley 5-16 (KNAPP, Avery 2-5;
JONES, NaSHANEE 1-1; OLSON-FINE, Keaton 1-3; SZAFRAN, Mabry 1-3; BRITT,
Jordan 0-3; LEE, Briasiah 0-1). Fouled out–Southeast Guilford-DEESE, Layla,
Grimsley-None. Rebounds–Southeast Guilford 35 (STEVENS, Sophia 8), Grimsley
15 (HALL, Zoe 2; KNAPP, Avery 2; OLSON-FINE, Keaton 2; SZAFRAN, Mabry 2).
Assists–Southeast Guilford 12 (STEVENS, Sophia 4), Grimsley 12 (CLARK,
Autumn 4; BRITT, Jordan 4). Total fouls–Southeast Guilford 8, Grimsley 11.
Technical fouls–Southeast Guilford-None, Grimsley-None.
2023 HAECO Invitational Women’s 7th-place game.
HI I disagree with BOYS MVP– it should have been Jackson Sellars- without his 27 points
game would have been a blow out for Smith– Sometimes MVP needs to come from a team
that losses in the Championship game.
Congratulations to the women and men winners.
I’d like to see this tournament happen earlier for recruiting and visibility purposes. Not to mention allowing families to get holiday travel done.
College coaches not paying attention to this they busy coaching their own teams in holiday tournaments.
Is there not a Sheetz tournament Andy? Almost as good if not better?
Sheetz Tournament is running next Weds. December 27-Friday 30th at Southwest Guilford High School….
Wondering when the public schools are going to stand up for themselves regarding this tournament.
After the tournament seeding came out it was obvious that the format was changed to suit the one school.
For as long as I can remember the first round games featured the 1 and 8 seeds and the 4 and 5 seeds playing on the “main court” while the 2 and 7 seeds and the 3 and 6 seeds were playing on the secondary court.
This year the 1 and 8 seed and the 2 and 7 seed got the “main” court assignment while the 3 and 6 and the 4 and 5 got the secondary court.
Why did this matter?
Well under the court assignments that had been done for years that meant that the winner of the 1/8 and 4/5 game would have already have played one game on that court so no advantage there.
Also the losers of the 1/8, 4/5 game would meet on court that neither had played on either so is fair to both participants.
This year the winners of the 4/5 and 3/6 game had to change venues so the winners of the 1/8 and 2/7 game gained the advantage of having already played a game on that court.
Is it a coincidence that for the first time in several years the 1 seed was a different team and so the format changed?
Not to mention the 2 seed on the boys side had already played a regular season game on that very same court.
Did public schools have the option to play at the Coliseum Fieldhouse prior to the HAECO?
I was at the Big Four event that was held on a Saturday at Grimsley and the Coliseum Fieldhouse would have sold out for that event as Grimsley had to turn people away at the door.
Now to the average person this would not make a difference but coaches know that this gives the team it favors a slight edge so kudos to the Page boys team for overcoming that slight disadvantage in their semi final match up.
And congrats to Coach Partee and his team for winning the championship.
The real story of the tournament should be when the school that is allowed to have players who have played five years of varsity basketball (some who have reclassed so in some cases you have players who are 19 years old playing against 14 year olds and would not be eligible per NCHSAA rules) and are allowed to have “year round” programs through AAU basketball do not win the tournament.
Not to mention the fact that private schools are allowed to practice on Sunday( public schools are not allowed to do that) and have played twice as many games as public schools prior to HAECO. ( public schools are only allowed 24 games).
Do not have a problem with the private school participating but should only be able to use players that qualify under the rules the other 7 schools have to abide by and would be interesting to know the reason why the traditional court assignments for the first round suddenly changed this year.
Another thing to consider is “The Big Four” format that was played this year in early December was quite successful in terms of money earned by each school.
As this event begins to get traction it will continue to draw well.
I am sure that a holiday tournament that included the Big Four schools would be successful as well whereas a HAECO without the Big Four may not do so well attendance wise. Could be wrong about that but would be interesting to see.
Of course the Big Four schools would have organize a venue, get dates, invite 4 other schools to participate, get sponsors, etc… so will probably never happen as that is a lot of work and the Sports Council and the Coliseum do an excellent job with the tournament and the student athletes enjoy the “big time” atmosphere the venue provides.
But it is something for the public schools to think about as there has to be many people in this area who own businesses and who attended one of the Big Four schools who could be willing to sponsor such an event.
But until the Big Four schools as well as the 3 other public schools (Bishop is private but are members of the NCHSAA so they have to abide to the same rules as public schools)that participate in this event speak up for themselves they will continue to be at a disadvantage in the HAECO under the current conditions.
Where are the tournament interviews? I did not see any links posted on this website.
Smdh nobody is holding a gun to any team and forcing them to play haeco. If you don’t like the setup or the court then you can respectfully decline the invitation. Northwest and Northern did for their own reasons.
Or maybe just be quiet go play hard and compete.
Congrats to the winning teams. Why five players on the girls all tournament team vs six for the boys?
Girls All-Tournament Team:
Azahreya Drayton-Gill, Smith High School
Emma Wagoner, Bishop McGuinness
Kiersten Varner, Bishop McGuinness
Samantha Collins, Greensboro Day
Liz Wyrick, Greensboro Day
Candace Williams, MVP, Greensboro Day
And that is six girls and six boys on the HAECO All-Tournament Team…Azahreya Drayton-Gill from Smith girls had to leave early and did not make the team photo….
Congratulations to the 2023 Men’s #HAECOInvit All-Tournament Team too…
Will Otto, Greensboro Day
Tyren Martin, Page High School
Jackson Sellars, Page High School
Micah Cowan, Smith High School
Gage Lattimore, Smith High School
Jaylon Bumpass, MVP, Smith High School
All games are playing back now on GreensboroSports Radio, and the inverviews are available when you listen back to the games….Starting with day one, and going thorough the whole tournament we have all 12 games of the games we broadcast for you available at GreensboroSports Radio….We may just have the Friday games going now at GreensboroSports Radio, but all game will be up and running tomorrow and run for the next several days….Coaches, players, guests, they are are in there and available to hear….
There seemed to be great feel at the end of this year’s tournament….All who I heard from were sending out positive remarks….This was one of the Best-Ever Tournaments…The Thursday night crowd was a Sell-Out….They stopped selling tickets…The energy in the building was unreal…Teams like a challenge it means a lot to be able to beat Greensboro Day…The challenge makes it fun and does not diminish the quality of the tournament at all…GDS can reclass, but look at how many transfers we have within the public schools these days….The are tons of different things you might want to argue about, but this is a great event….One of the Top-Five Tournaments ever this year…Why change anything??? Nothings broke, this year was GREAT…Friday night, Page and Smith put on a show…People are going to remember Page knocking off GDS, and they will remember Smith getting the Title win for the first time since back when Art Wade was the head coach at Smith…..
Page-GDS boys was super, but the game that made the building jump was Dudley-Smith boys, and not because of the score…Because of the gate/attendance…You count success when you count the money going back to the schools…This Dudley-Smith game was off off the charts and biggger that any of the Big Four crowds….
The Big Four crowds were nowhere near as loud and vocal as the HAECO….The Big Four games had good crowds, but the games themselves seemed like preseason scrimmage games…There was NO buzz for the Big Four games…The Buzz for The HAECO was hard to measure…Especially on Thursday night…I was broadcasting Page-GDS boys game and it was so loud, you couldn’t hear yourself think, as the old saying goes…..
Ok Andy nice just making sure girls get the same love. I think pound for pound girls in guilford during the past what 10 plus years has had more talent than the boys side.
Haeco is a good tournament kids getting to play some ball is always a good thing. only bad thing from a coaches view is you may end up playing a conference opponent four times by the time the season is over.