There must be something to the name.
The Lil Ballers and the Bellmont Ballers captured division titles Sunday as the 10th season of the Rock 3 on 3 Youth Basketball League ended at the Maroon Activities Center. Each team won Sunday’s season-ending tournament after going 8-0 in regular-season play.
In the tournament for boys in the third and fourth grade, the Lil Ballers beat Powers Four 202 and Mining City Heat 2-5 before knocking off the Berkeley Lakers 17-7 in the championship game. Members of the Lil Ballers are Kasen Carpino, Jaxon Bair, Chase Chambers and Logan Regan.
Wes Connors, Johnny Gustavsen, Cal McIntyre and Hugh Bradshaw play for the runner-up Berkeley Lakers.
In the tournament for boys in the fifth and sixth grade, the Belmont Ballers topped Powers Two 20-11 and the Rock Chuckers 20-13 before topping the Pit Crew 20-15 in the championship game. Tucker McIntyre, Brody Evenson, Conner Gallagher and Hunter Liston play for the Belmont Ballers.
Cashton Schneider, Hunter Boyle, Blake Vaira and Lucas Godbout make up the second-place Pit Crew.
Click the link below to see final standings, rosters and all tournament scores.
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