Peach Jam 2024 Updates

Peach Jam is one of the best High School Basketball Events of the year and there are many top talents competing this year. We received the latest updates from the competition yesterday.

TeamWhyNot (CA) 54 Team United (NC) 51 3PM

Team WhyNot outlasts Team United after Clarence Rosser Jr. misses two key free throws.

Dylan Northcutt scored the go-ahead bucket with less than a minute to go to give Team Whynot the lead. It would be his only points of the game.

Team United controlled the game for the first half and went into halftime with a 28-18 lead.

Team Whynot turned it around in the second half and cut the deficit to just four points heading into the fourth quarter. They used their defense and transition to create an exciting fourth quarter

Team WhyNot had four scorers reach double figures: Pierce Thompson, DeMarcus Henry, Christopher Sanders and Cole Holden.

Holden made timely three-pointers for Team United to lead the way with 13 points. He went 3-6 from three-point range.

Solomon Bratton was a key factor for Team United as he cleaned the glass and was unstoppable in the paint, finishing with 13 points in just 17 minutes off the bench.

Team Whynot is now 3-1 in the group stage, while Team United drops to 2-2.

Mokan Elite (MO) 79 Expressions Elite (MA) 47 15H

It was a dominant defensive effort for Mokan Elite as they rolled past Expressions. Mokan held Expressions to just 31 points through three quarters.

Expressions didn’t score their first goal until there was 2:06 left in the first quarter.

Expressions shot just 42% from the field and were 6-19 from three-point range. Mokan proved why they have one of the best defenses in the Peach Jam, currently ranking 2nd in points allowed.

On the other side, Mokan Elite shot an astonishing 66% from the field. Malachi Jordan was the best player on the court and was good at both ends. He was dominant early on when he got to the rim and showed his outside shot.

He finished with a game-high 21 points on 8-of-11 efficient shots. He was also a sharp shooter, making three of his four three-pointers.

Cameron Barnes had a solid game on the rebounding end, finishing with eight rebounds and adding 11 points for Mokan

At Expressions, Reece Ayala added 11 points on 4-6 shooting to lead the team.

Mokan Elite moves to 2-2 and Expressions drops to 1-3

PG Elite (CA) 65 Team Durant (MD) 49 15U

The stars were in attendance at this match as the sports hall was packed, with the likes of Paul George, Matt Barnes (coach) and Trevor Ariza in attendance.

Dominant guard play saw PG Elite Team defeat Durant.

It was a back-and-forth affair in the first half as Team Durant took control of the game early, leaning on the scoring efforts of Brandon Woodard (11 points) and Beau Daniels (10 points) to build an early lead.

The second half would be a different story as PG Elite would take complete control of the game, holding a 48-38 lead going into the fourth quarter.

The story of the game was three-point shooting, as PG Elite shot 50% from three-point range. Once they broke the game open, Cisco Munoz began to take over, hitting deadly three-pointers to extend the lead. He finished with a team-high 12 points.

The Barnes twins: Carter and Isaiah were also key, as they combined for 17 points and made three threes. The Avalanches began early in the 4th quarter, with the duo cooking early to extend the lead to 56-40 with under five minutes left.

PG Elite decided the game and kept Team Durant under 50 points.

PG Elite leads their pool with a 3-1 record after the win and Team Durant drops to 2-2.

Team Durant (MD) 70 Team Melo (MD) 51 16H

Ashton Meeks leads Team Durant past Team Melo after a dominant goal attempt.

Team Durant controlled the game from the start and jumped out to a 26-13 lead after the first quarter. Team Durant shot 51% from the field and made 11 three-pointers in the game. Defensively, they forced seven turnovers and collected four blocks and five steals.

Meeks scored a game-high 28 points and was on fire early in the game. The four-star prospect hit seven 3-pointers and an efficient 13 shots. He also had two steals on the defensive end. The Maryland product was unguardable.

His backcourt mate Jasiah Cannady added 13 points on 3-6 shooting from behind the arc. What was most impressive was how he orchestrated the offense and picked his spots. Cannady has a great feel for the game and knows how to push the pace and also slow it down and make the right read every time.

Team Melo was able to close the deficit to 10 points before a buzzer-beater from Meeks extended the lead to 13 before halftime. It was a tough shooting night for Team Melo, as they made just 15 shots on the night and shot 37% from the field. Their best player was Kam Lawson, who finished with 14 points and was 3-4 from three.

Team Durant moves to 3-1 and Team Melo drops to 1-3.

Georgia Stars (GA) 79 Team Final (PA) 75 OT 5PM

Georgia Stars use fourth-quarter comeback to move past Team Final.

Team Final was in control the entire game, leading the Georgia Stars through the first three quarters, until something changed.

Georgia Stars began breaking glass and creating second chances and played top-notch defense. They closed the deficit to double digits to 61-59 with 3:58 remaining. The Stars capitalized on the heroics of Eddie Cooke who made a series of clutch jumpers in regulation to force overtime. Cooke was also instrumental in overtime by making a clutch steal and knocking down mid-range jumpers to propel the Stars past the Team Final. Cooke finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

Kuol Deng was also a regular on the boards in his limited playing time, creating second chances for the Georgia Stars.

For Team Finals, Jerry Easter was the catalyst and the reason they controlled the game in the fourth period. Easter has been the leading scorer during the Peach Jam tournament, averaging 24.5 points per game. Easter added 18 points and seven rebounds in the loss. The combo guard was active all night, showing off his great finishing ability around the rim and his long-range jumper.

He is ranked No. 30 nationally and No. 5 CG in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite. He will visit the Yellow Jackets on Sept. 8, according to 247Sports.

Georgia Tech target Matt Gilhool looked good during the game and made it happen early in the game, scoring six points in the first quarter. He finished with 11 points in the game. Gilhool showed what makes him a four-star prospect during the game. He can finish around the rim through contact, shoot the long ball efficiently, and defend at a high level.

You could argue that this was a game that Team Final should have won, especially since five scorers reached double figures and they finished with a team-high 19 assists. Team Final couldn’t stop the bleeding as the Georgia Stars came back into the game and were outclassed in overtime.

It was one of the better games to end the night with. Team Final falls to 5-2 and Georgia Stars goes to 4-3.