Mercer Island AAU basketball wins tournament | Sports brief

The Xplosion, a Mercer Island AAU boys basketball team, recently won a holiday tournament. The team competed in the Impact Spots Academy Holiday Classic tournament. - Contributed photo
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The Xplosion, a Mercer Island AAU boys basketball team, recently won a holiday tournament. The team competed in the Impact Spots Academy Holiday Classic tournament.

By MEGAN MANAGAN
Mercer Island Reporter Reporter
December 27, 2011 · 1:39 PM

The Xplosion, a Mercer Island AAU boys basketball team, recently won a holiday tournament.

The team competed in the Impact Spots Academy Holiday Classic tournament. Xplosion participated in the seventh and eighth grade division, winning the championship game with a 47-46 final score after coming from behind to win.

The team includes: Brendan Johnson, Matt Padgett, Peter Ernst, Sami El-Rafy, Sam Rosenstein, Kyle Stolzman, Ryan Liang and Ivan Roussanov. The team is coached by Joe Phillips.

 

Contact Mercer Island Reporter Reporter Megan Managan at mmanagan@mi-reporter.com or (206) 232-1215 ext. 5054.

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