SEBA Players are Standouts at the Dalton Classic

SEBA's Braxton Thomas was named Tournament MVP while leading Dalton High to the Classic Championship. (picture courtesy of Daily Citizen) 

Multiple SEBA players were standout performers in the 2014 Dalton Holiday Classic played over the Thanksgiving Holidays at Dalton High School. 

The Championship game of the eight team tournament matched up host Dalton High with Paulding County on Saturday evening. Paulding County came into the game playing extremely well with a 2-0 record under new Head Coach Kevin Hamitt.  SEBA’s Yancy St. Germain (6’0, SG, 2015) set  a Paulding County school record for points in the semi-final win with a 35 point outburst over Northwest Whitfield. 

Dalton won their first two games and a spot in the final behind strong play from SEBA performers Braxton Thomas (5’ 11, PG, 2015) and Emier Bowman (6’ 4, Wing, 2015). 

The Championship Game was a tough battle with the lead changing back and forth throughout the evening. Dalton eventually prevailed with some key baskets down the stretch.

Braxton Thomas was named the Tournament MVP with 26 points in the final. Joining him on the All-Tournament team was Yancy St. Germain, who finished with 17 points on the night. Braxton and Yancy were teammates on the Atlanta based FCI Warriors AAU team this past summer.    

Fellow SEBA player and FCI Warrior teammate Jaquay Thompson (6’ 4, Wing, 2015) had a good showing at the tournament, averaging  12ppg and 7 rebounds in three games.  Paulding County’s  Malik Rush also had a good showing and was named to the All-Tourney team along with Dalton’s Emier Bowman.  

Exciting to see that hard work paying off on the court. Congrats to all of these young men on a great start to the 2014-15 season! 

Braxton Thomas (center with plaque) and Emier Bowman (holding trophy) were two of the SEBA players who shined in the Dalton Classic.