ATLANTA-On Saturday May 16th, 2015, Exposure Basketball Events a company founded in 2011 for youth basketball tournaments hosted the Atlanta Invite II 2015 at the Osborne High School in Marietta, GA. There, about 14 teams ranging from ages five to 17 were scheduled to play starting at 9 AM. At 12 PM, the Atlanta Hurricanes was set to take on the Skillset Vipers and media company Twin Sports TV was present for tipoff.
Twin Sports TV is a media production company founded by identical twin sisters Renita Deloatch and Regina Deloatch-Ratliff. Born and raised in Newport News Virginia they are now relocated to Atlanta, GA and are taking over youth sports and exposing the talents of these young athletes to the world! Back to the game, in the first half it started out pretty slow. You can tell that the boys were just starting to figure out how to run the plays, work with one another, and get into the groove of the game considering that they only had five minute quarters. By halftime, there were points on the board and both teams came alive leaving everyone to anticipate what the second half will have in store.
As the second half began, both teams came out with enthusiasm and determination making it seem like you were watching either a top high school, college, or maybe even a NBA game. These young men were only in the 7th grade! There were three point shots made, defensive stops, and creative plays. The highlight of this game was in the fourth quarter with 4.9 seconds to go on the clock. The score was 39-40 and the Atlanta Hurricanes were about to inbound the ball. As the ball was in route to a teammate, a player from the Vipers stole the ball and was able to bank in the layup. It left everyone shocked who witnessed it! The final score was 40-41.
From that game the Twin Sports TV crew was able to catch the tip off of a 6th grade girls' game located in the other gym. It was the Southern Soul versus the Skillset Vipers. As the game began, watching them made the question pop up in your head “Who said that girls can't play basketball?” In the first quarter, it was more of a defensive game with a lot of stops. With the missed shots, the score was only 8-12. in the second quarter, the Vipers set the tone with taking control of the game. They were making more shots, stealing the ball, and grabbing offensive and defensive rebounds. They went into halftime leading the Soul with a score of 9-18.
In the third quarter, the Soul came out with a little more determination by driving to the basket to draw fouls, making foul shots, and making their own stops to hold the Vipers to only scoring one point making the score 13-19. In the fourth both teams were looking to stay alive. At this point, there were many jump balls and missed foul shots. The Vipers were still able to pull through with the win and the final score was 17-24. For more information on these games, youth tournaments, youth events, and Twin Sports TV please be sure to log onto www.twinsportstv.com. Here you will also be able to view highlights and photos from previous games and events. You can also follow them on social media all at Twin Sports TV.
