#NEHF - Sunday Varsity Division Twitter Blog

Monday, April 16th, 2018

Championship Sunday at the 11th annual Northeast Hoops Festival hit eastern Massachusetts on Sunday and once again the New England Recruiting Report was out in full force to cover all of the action.

If you missed any of Saturday's action in the varsity division, a twitter blog style recap can be found here, while you Sunday's road to a championship was covered in real time on social media by @NERRhoops, @hooprootz, @mdimartino203, @Sully_ZG, @ChrisGaynor9, @MikeYagmiNERR, and @AdamFinkelstein.

When it was all said and done the very best talent, from across New York and New England, was on display while Rhode Island Elite stole the show with perhaps the programs defining moment so far as they scored three wins over some of the region's top programs to take the varisty division national championship on Sunday. Metro Boston, Wright Way Skills, and New York Gauchos. In the American division, Middlesex Magic Kedner took the championship to keep the program's medaling streak alive at the #NEHF.

Here's a look back at the action:

6’8 2019 Luke Sutherland with the drive & finish for @NYJayhawks #NEHF #Var pic.twitter.com/KMqZ6eisS2
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Tyson Etienne with the deep pull-up to beat the buzzer midway through the game for @PSACardinals #NEHF #Var pic.twitter.com/4o9K0w3D75
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

6’4” Damani Scott ‘19 (@d23scott) is having himself a great weekend at @NERRHoops #NEHF!

A high level athlete who can handle it in the backcourt and create for others ��#RABFamily pic.twitter.com/O7FZcBVpy2
— Rise Above Basketball (@Rise_AboveBball) April 15, 2018

Tyler Burton with the quick release. His energy level & activity are also through the roof @RivalsNation #NEHF #Var pic.twitter.com/MkpvatFHuO
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Nariq Chisholm & Sekou Sylla came up big in a @CM3ELITE victory here at the #NEHF in the #Var division pic.twitter.com/PSGoIMELt5
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Noah Kamba banks in a half-court shot at the buzzer to send @WrightWaySkills to the varsity semis pic.twitter.com/WUDSOZGSM2
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Frankyn Batista, Jay-Juan Hayes, & Steven Lora lead @RIElite_ to statement win & a spot in the semis. pic.twitter.com/majnVMz89t
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Charles Coleman with the tip-out, Tayler Mattos with the 3 for @WrightWaySkills #NEHF #Var pic.twitter.com/k7xhV4LGhf
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Jaden Delaire to Joey Reilly for the corner 3 for @NE6Hoops #NEHF pic.twitter.com/vc3JaMA618
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Dimitry Moise for with the hustle & emphatic rejection in transition for Stamford Peace. #NEHF pic.twitter.com/upxIznqAbQ
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Chris Ledlum with the finish in transition off the give & go for @NYJayhawks #NEHF pic.twitter.com/ZS3m4ZRm6A
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Packed house for big time match-up between @XEliteBasketbal & @NewHeightsNYC pic.twitter.com/ynWmJviM9b
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Ben Onek has been one of my favorite watches this weekend. Skilled, solid frame, great I.Q. & awareness. #NEHF var pic.twitter.com/prCtKVVfYW
— Chris Gaynor (@ChrisGaynor9) April 15, 2018

Holding A-10 offers, @CMSwarm PF Josh Mballa has an inside-out skillset & the body necessary to bang down low at the next level #NEHF #Var
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

The nation’s top ranked point guard pic.twitter.com/8RCztcsZbZ
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

David Herzig, a 2019 guard for ABC, scores 24 points to lead his team into the #Var National finals at the #NEHF pic.twitter.com/KieK6kwZAc
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Beantown Bulls 17u’s Devante Jamison & Dan Porcic put on scoring displays this morning #NEHF players of the game pic.twitter.com/ve6fvzbfxR
— Chris Gaynor (@ChrisGaynor9) April 15, 2018

Playing like he eyes in he back of his head, Dante Rivera leads NH @RivalsNation into the #Var American finals #NEHF Great vision as a PG!
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Cobie Holman to Sam Adusei in transition for @CMSwarm #NEHF #Var pic.twitter.com/qnDL7ER6vo
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Boston Blazers varsity perimeter duo Salman Cheema and Chris Menz lead the charge in their early morning W #NEHF pic.twitter.com/CwDidwAV9Y
— Chris Gaynor (@ChrisGaynor9) April 15, 2018

.@PSACardinals vs @RivalsNation pic.twitter.com/yhSRL1ijOb
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Nick Brennan putting together his second straight productive day for @Metro_Boston at the #NEHF in the #Var division pic.twitter.com/RLTZDOSdZK
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

The @XEliteBasketbal dynamic combo of Daniel Buie & Noah Fernandes is so tough to play against due to their diverse skill sets #NEHF
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Mass Select 17u and @trinitycollege commit Tyler Mola has it all: handle, shooting ability, vision, I.Q. #NEHF pic.twitter.com/GHD1y9IxlZ
— Chris Gaynor (@ChrisGaynor9) April 15, 2018

From top to bottom, @NewHeightsNYC made their case as one of the most talented squads at the 2018 @NERRHoops @ZeroGravityBB Northeast HoopFest. Iden Tretout, Precious Achiouwa, RJ Davis, Lester Quinones and Co. went on a late run to seal the deal vs a prepared Team NE squad... pic.twitter.com/Rwv3605hEP
— Mike Yagmin (@MikeYagmiNERR) April 15, 2018

The aggressiveness of Frankyn Batista & Deyshawn Tengbeah of @RIElite_ has them put in front in the American #Var championship game. #NEHF
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Been very impressed with Tyson Etienne today. Has developed into high level shot-maker. https://t.co/oAzjXlSKjN
— Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) April 15, 2018

He always look so nasty with it �� @The_ColeAnthony @PSACardinals @NERRHoops pic.twitter.com/4HeaW2ly14
— Overtime (@overtime) April 16, 2018

Congratulations to @MiddlesexMagic Kedner for winning the Varsity Division National Championship pic.twitter.com/DpSjgRi95Y
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Congrats to @MiddlesexMagic 17u Kedner on a championship weekend. Noah Geis and Kase Cronin players of game #NEHF pic.twitter.com/QkvPATNIp0
— Chris Gaynor (@ChrisGaynor9) April 15, 2018

One by one they all went down to @RIElite_ this weekend. Statement weekend for the #NEHF Varsity Division champs. pic.twitter.com/sKiRJIfcde
— NERR (@NERRHoops) April 15, 2018

Great final day at #NEHF. Tons of talent across the gym. Guys who impressed today:
Julian Champgnie
Joe Toussaint
Chris Edgehill
Ador Athuai
Frankyn Batista
— Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) April 15, 2018