Rome Elite Beat Britt Basketball Academy, 76-73

Rome Elite Beat Britt Basketball Academy, 76-73 With 6 threes, Jace Britt set a tournament record at the RYZE Hoops Roundball Classic and finished with a career-high 21 points, but Rome Elite still stayed just in front of Britt Basketball Academy in a tight 8th Grade Boys matchup on Saturday in Emerson. The difference was Rome's scoring punch, with 3 players reaching 16 points or better and 7 players scoring overall. It was narrow. Rome's Player of the Game, Tray Lester, earned his first career honor with a career-high 25 points. Javion Cotton was right behind him with a career-high 21, and Khamir Fields added 16. Another 4 Rome players scored to round out the win. For Britt, Jace took his 2nd career Player of the Game nod with the record 6-threes performance, while Miles Logan added a breakout 20 and 4 threes of his own. 2 more Britt scorers finished with 15 points apiece, and 1 other player scored.