Comprised of players from Jackson, Bienville and Lincoln Parishes, the Louisiana Blue Jays Travel Basketball Club competed in the East Texas Hoops Tournament of Champions this past weekend. This was a three day multi- site tournament consisting of over 120 teams from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
After competing in pool play, the Jays 9th/10th grade team secured the top seed in bracket play. In a hard fought rematch of an earlier pool game, the Jays lost in the championship game to a team from PineTree High School in Longview, TX to finish 2nd and be rewarded with the Silver Medal.
The 7th/8th grade team finished pool play 3-2 and proceeded to march through the bracket on Saturday before losing to Broken Bow, OK in the semifinals on a heartbreaking last second shot.
This tournament concludes the season which began in March, with the guys playing a cumulative 60 games in 9 tournaments securing 3 second place finishes along the way.
Louisiana Blue Jays Travel Ball
Program Director/Coach: Wayne Thomas
Coach: Corey Thomas
Coach: Jessie Martin
9th-10th Grade Team
Brayden Smith- QUITMAN
Gavyn Caskey – QUITMAN
Abel Leach- QUITMAN
Noah Leach- QUITMAN
Larsen Thomas- QUITMAN
Chris Harrell- SIMSBORO
Louisiana Blue Jays 7th-8th Grade Team
Brayden Martin- QUITMAN
Taden Thomas- QUITMAN
Shane Reed- QUITMAN
Jack Thomas- QUITMAN
Brody Tidwell- WESTON
Jackson Bougues- SALINE
The players and coaches would like to thank the following donors:
Christy Reed, Tameria Hudson, DeShonda Coleman, Rafael Mendoza, Anisha Hall, Kari Wilds, Lori Wilds, Johnathan Wilds, Shylene Garza, Linda and Michael Fowler, Ada Wilds, Barksdale Federal Credit Union, Mark Kennedy Plumbing, Kari & Wayne Thomas, Deidre & Daryl Hollis, Hayward Shively, Brittany Goss, Mandi Cumpton, Katie Seymore, Nicole Faulkner, Traina’s Bakery, Thomas Loans, Angie Martin, Deborah & Jessie Martin, Sammie Malone Sr., Juanita and Jessie Martin III, Julie West, Glenda Smith, Tia Culpepper, Dolly Lewis, Helen Lewis, Tammy Reed, Barnett Cattle and Land Development, Kyle Leach
