Lucas Bandy and Eli Henderson of Weston High and Joseph Delaney of Quitman, enjoyed winning the championship of the HoopPlay 5th Grade National Tournament played in Conway, AR the weekend of July 14 – 16. 

As members of WPPB, based out of Ruston and coached by brothers Rory Williams and Ryan Williams, the three helped the summer travel ball team win five straight games and defend their 4th grade championship from a year ago. 

The tournament opened with WPPB beating the Supreme Wildcats from Mississippi 31-16 in Pool Play on Friday. Another pool game was played Saturday morning with WPPB winning 46-19 over The Valley from Arkansas. 

In the first game of bracket play on Saturday, WPPB blasted Bad Hoops from Oklahoma 52-36 and on Sunday morning won 26-25 over the Supreme Wildcats from Mississippi. WPPB claimed the championship by beating the Natural State Warriors from Arkansas by a 40-31 margin.