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Teams Announced for the 2012 Beach Ball Classic, CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational and Carolinas Challenge
Myrtle Beach, SC -- The 2012 Beach Ball Classic, CresCom Bank Holiday Invitational, and Carolinas Challenge have announced the dates and lineups for this year's tournaments. With returning teams and new participants ready to battle for bragging rights as the 2012 champions, Executive Director John Rhodes looks forward to another year of competitive basketball. “These are some of the best players in the nation,” said Rhodes. “There is no doubt that you will one day see many of these names among the greats of professional basketball.”
Past tournaments have featured now famous players including Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, Ramon Sessions, Raymond Felton, Mike Bibby, Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown, Kevin Garnett, Vince Carter, Michael Irwin, and Ivory Latta just to name a few.
Since 1981, over one million fans have witnessed the Beach Ball Classic, a holiday tradition for local residents as well as the nation’s top high school players and their families.
“The excitement and the attendance of these tournaments has continued to grow,” said Rhodes. “The addition of the CresCom Holiday Invitational and the Carolinas Challenge has made a positive impact on sports in general and on our local economy.”
“The success of all three of these tournaments can be largely attributed to the support of the local community, tournament sponsors, and the volunteers who serve as Ambassadors to the visiting teams and their families,” he continued. “The loyalty of this community is definitely key to our continued success.”
Aside from being the most successful high school sporting event on the Grand Strand and Horry County, and one of the most acclaimed high school tournaments in the nation, the Beach Ball Classic is widely recognized locally for its academic contribution. Since 1984, the Beach Ball Classic Scholarship Fund has awarded over $500,000 in college scholarships to more than 300 deserving Horry County High School students. “Without the support of the community this would not have been possible,” said Rhodes. “This is something we can definitely all be proud of,” he concluded.
For more information on this year’s tournaments visit www.beachballclassic.com.
2012 Team Lineup:
2012 Beach Ball Classic:
December 26-31 Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Myrtle Beach High (SC)
**Socastee (SC)
Spring Valley (SC)
East Rutherford (NC)
Scott County (KY)
Whitney Young (IL)
Hudson Catholic (NJ)
Rufus King (WI)
Bishop Gorman (NV) (2009 BBC Champion)
Bishop O’Connell (VA)
Wheeler (GA)
Franklin (OH)
Orem (UT)
St. James (SC)
Christ Presbyterian Academy (TN)
St. Rita (IL)
**has played in the tournament every year since inception
2012 Holiday Invitational:
December 18-22 Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Myrtle Beach (SC)
Kings Fork (VA)
Crestwood (SC)
Atlantic High (FL)
Perry County Central (KY)
Edgewater (FL)
Center Point (AL)
C.E. Murray (SC)
Our Lady of Mercy (NJ)
Penfield (NY)
Pinewood Prep (SC)
Dreher (SC)
Miami Sr. (FL)
Potterhouse (FL)
Heathwood Hall (SC)
Archbishop Carroll (PA)
**has played in the tournament every year since inception
CresCom Bank Carolinas Challenge:
December 19 Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Hosted by: Clemson University, University of North Carolina and Coastal Carolina University
North Florida vs. Coastal Carolina University
East Carolina University vs. UNC
Providence vs. Clemson
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