Local Youth Shine At City Wide Youth Basketball Championships

By Darrel Wheeler CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The best of the best young hoopsters that play Recreational Center basketball met last Saturday at two gymnasiums: Balboa Park’s Muni and City College’s Gymnasiums. MLK, Skyline, Encanto, Mid-City, Kearny, Clairmont Penn, Colina Del Sol and many more were in hot pursuit of a Big City Wide Championship.

The competition was fierce and impressive. It was obvious at times that more than a few football players also play basketball when they are away from the football field.

There was blood, sweat, tears and plenty of cheers on the multiple courts at the legendary municipal gymnasium.

Penn Elementary ballers Dreshawn Cooper, Treshawn Mc Nair and TJ Anderson put on a basketball clinic dominating Kearny Mesa on their way to a Champi onship challenge against their arch rivals Skyline.

“Today was a lot of fun. We got our friend a bucket who doesn’t get to score that much. He felt good. That was great. It’s about having fun with friends. Now it’s time to get the City-wide championship,” 12 year old TJ Anderson of Penn Elementary shared.

Penn had to challenge the Mighty Tigers of Skyline to see, once and for all, who is the ab- solute best 12-and-under team in San Diego. Penn proved they are, with a 43-41 victory. A big congratulations to all of this year’s Champions and participants and the friends and families that supported them.