The Frank Spencer Holiday Classic saw teams advance in the second round who knew how to execute their offense. East Forsyth, led by Randy Morrison (SG, 6’4″, 2011), edged out West Forsyth, and will play Lexington in the Journal bracket championship on Dec 29 at 7:30 PM at LJVM in Winston-Salem. In the Pepsi bracket, Mount Tabor frustrated Tyler Lewis (PG, 5’11”, 2012) and Forsyth Country Day, and advanced to play Ronald W. Reagan in that bracket’s title game. Lewis scored 34 in the loss. The Reagan-Mount Tabor game will begin at 8:45 pm, also in LJVM.

Some of the standout players in the tournament thus far:

Tyler Lewis, PG, 5’11”, 2012, Forsyth Country Day
Antonio Robinson, PG, 6’4″, 2011, Parkland
Sven Malus, SF, 6’5″, 2011, Forsyth Country Day
Miles Bowman, Jr., SF/PF, 6’6″, 2011, Parkland
Jarren Foster, PG, 5’10”, 2011, Winston-Salem Prep
Randy Morrison, SG, 6’4″, 2011, East Forsyth
Braeshaun Dozier, SG, 6’0″, 2012, Ronald W. Reagan
Curt Myers, PG, 6’1″, 2011, Ronald W. Reagan
Matt Madigan, SG/SF, 6’4″, 2013, Ronald W. Reagan
Deion Robinson, SF, 6’4″, Mount Tabor
Trey Ervin, PG, 6’0″, Mount Tabor

There will be a full scouting report available at the end of the tournament.

By Marcus Shockley

The first round games of the 2010 Frank Spencer tournament took place at two different locations, but the goal is the same for all teams: win, and you get to play in the Lawrence Joel Veterans Coliseum the next day. For several teams, it took tough wins to advance. For the others, they will have to play their consolation games at East Forsyth and Mount Tabor.

Winners & Scores on day one include:

Pepsi Bracket

Mount Tabor 49, West Stokes 45

Reagan 88, Glenn 66

Parkland 72, North Forsyth 67

FCD 79, W-S Prep 74

Journal Bracket

East Forsyth 74, Atkins 63

Lexington 80, Ashe County 69

R.J. Reynolds 59, Carver 57 (OT)

West Forsyth 67, North Wilkes 62 (OT)