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McDONALD’S ALL-AMERICAN TEAM IS OFFICIAL & DUKE LEADS NORTH CAROLINA, KENTUCKY, KANSAS, UCLA, INDIANA, ARIZONA, LOUISVILLE, & SYRACUSE ET AL. ON OUR LIST OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE LANDED THE MOST MCDONALD”S AMERICANS IN THE 43-YEAR HISTORY OF THE TEAM         Scott Lewis, Sharife Cooper, Harlond Beverly, Balsa Kiprivica, & Keion Brooks Come Up Big on Final Day of Action at the 2019 Spalding Hoop Hall Classic         IMG Knocks off Oak Hill in the Prime Time Game Earlier Today at the Spalding Hoop Hall Classic         Senior Class Nationally is a Major Disappointment & Top Players Honors Still Very Much For Grabs         Brandon Boston & Terrence Williams Highlight Saturday’s Action at the Spalding Hoop Hall Classic         Samson Ruzhentsev Steals the Thunder from All of the Big Names Like James Wiseman, Anthony Edwards, D.J. Jeffries, Chandler Lawson, et al. at this Year’s ARS Resue Rooter National Hoopfest Memphis         Westchester Beats Scott County in Photo Finish For 2018 Beach Ball Classic Title         Wendell Moore Takes it To Another Level & Scott County & LA Westchester Advance into the Championship Game at this Year’s Beach Ball Classic         James Wiseman, N’Faly Dante, Grant Sherfield, Addison Patterson, & Terry Armstrong Highlight Third Day of Action at this Year’s Chick’fil-A Classic         Upsets & High Profile/Big Name Players Not Living Up to Expectations Was the Order of the Day on the Second Day of Action at this Year’s Chick-fil-A Classic         Sharife Cooper Takes Home Tournament MVP Honors & McEachern Beats Imhotep Charter 68-47 To Win In 2018 Culligan City of Palms Classic Title Game         Imhotep Charter Stuns Oak Hill & McEachern Knocks Off Mountain Brook in the Semi-Finals of this Year Culligan City of Palms Classic        
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