RECAP: OGP San Diego San Diego, CA – Open Gym Premier opened up 2018 by hosting its 1st Annual San Diego tournament that featured 70 teams spread across five grade divisions. The event allowed us an early opportunity to watch some of the top talent in the area before the Elite Basketball Circuit San Diego camp, April 14-15. 8th Grade In our 1st Tournament back! SDA 14’s Elite are the Champions of the OGP San Diego Tournament @opengympremier going 4-0 on the weekend & beating a good Open Gym Premier HQ Black! A post shared by Marshawn Cherry (@mrcherry32) on Jan 7, 2018 at 4:00pm PST The 8th Grade Gold Division featured five teams battling before the release of the January G365 rankings. Both SDA (4-0) and Open Gym Premier HQ Black (3-1) were tested in pool play, but made it through to square off in the championship game. The championship game stayed close the entire game until the last five minutes when SDA pulled ahead and defeated a tough Open Gym Premier HQ Black team by the score of 44-38. Elijah Black (SDA) earned Most Outstanding Player for his play. OGP San Diego Tournament Champions! Congratulations 13U-14U🏆🏆 #OGPSanDiego A post shared by Grassroots 365 (@grassroots365) on Jan 9, 2018 at 12:07pm PST 7th Grade 13u HQ Black Gold division champs in @opengympremier San Diego tournament going 4-0. Boys were short handed this weekend but competed and battled every single game. MVP for the weekend was JJ Gray. JJ was an elite scorer all the while defending the opposing teams top player every game. #goonsquad #family #ogp @grassroots365 @g365media @indihoops @allcalibasketball #grassroots365 A post shared by Will King (@coach_king20) on Jan 7, 2018 at 6:14pm PST S/o 13u Platinum on their 1st out of state tournament and still getting to the ship. They came up short losing by 2 but went 3-1 on the weekend . Not bad for a team that has only been together for 4 months. Let's get back in the lab and continue to grind. #1nation1goal #grindwithus #3stripelife #adidashoops #ballislife #trusttheprocess #whynot #ogpsandiego A post shared by Bluechipnation (@bluechipnation) on Jan 7, 2018 at 3:30pm PST The 7th Grade Gold Division also featured five teams and a tough championship game between Open Gym Premier HQ Black (4-0) and Arizona based Blue Chip Nation (3-1). Most Outstanding Player JJ Gray (Open Gym Premier HQ Black) had a tremendous effort on the defensive on offensive end that helped propel his Open Gym Premier HQ Black to a 39-37 victory over Blue Chip Nation. OGP San Diego Tournament Champions! Congratulations 13U-14U🏆🏆 #OGPSanDiego A post shared by Grassroots 365 (@grassroots365) on Jan 9, 2018 at 12:07pm PST 6th Grade G365 #18 SD South Bay Show (4-0) came in as the only ranked team, but faced a tough set of opponents to make it through as champions. In the semis, they faced one of the top 11u teams in SoCal, OGP HQ Blue. The semi-final game went back and forth into the last 2 minutes before SD Southbay Show pulled ahead to earn a championship match-up against Cali Live (3-1). Cali Live, behind a great effort by All-Tourney selection, Kyelin King, fell short in the championship game. Jesus Figueroa (SD South Bay Show) earned Most Oustanding Player Honors. OGP San Diego Tournament Champions. Congratulations to our 10U-12U winners! 🏆🏆 #OGPSanDiego A post shared by Grassroots 365 (@grassroots365) on Jan 9, 2018 at 12:19pm PST 5th Grade 4th Grade Congratulations to these 4th Grade Tournament Champs right here! #nevergiveup #handlethepressure #champions #ogpsandiego A post shared by San Diego Bulldogs Basketball (@sandiegobulldogs) on Jan 7, 2018 at 3:19pm PST
