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Back2School Bash Labor
Day Report--(Sept. 8, 1999)

Our good friend Coach Sam from Total Impact sent us a brief report on the happenings at Fentriss Winn's Back2School Bash held this past Labor Day weekend at University High in Irvine. Here's Sam's report:

Over the Labor Day weekend the Torrance Based, Total Impact basketball team placed second in the Back 2 School Bash. The High School Open Division included: Belmont Shores, FSE-Future Stars Elite, On2Hoop Future Stars and, the San Diego Divisions. Other divisions ranged from ages 10-16 in both boys and girls.

Leading Total Impact in combined scoring of 32 points per game, PG Jamyne Potts and SG/G Peter McCaslin. Potts ended up with 15pts. per game and 8 assists. McCaslin had 17pts. per game and 3 assists over 4 games. Making his debut for Total Impact, Vincent Legal, 6'7" PF, a Senior who will play at Hollywood High this year. Legal battled well against PF Ellis Myles who will play at Centineal High in Compton. The rest of the T.I. Players who contributed: 6'4" F Michael Reich, 5'10" Robert Rakestraw, Bomani Braggs , 5'11" guard and most notable was the hustle performance of Jess Valero in every game.

Other noteworthy observations included. Steve Scoggins who played on the FSE team. Scoggins stated Villanova and Arizona State are actively pursuing him at this point. Also, Travon Bryant for Belmont Shores responded with "oh my it's heavy now" when asked how his recruiting was going. Pat Barrett was seen in and out of the gyms and he said he will not have his SCA teams this weekend but , The Hood will be paricipating at the Long Beach Fall
Hoops Classic.

Total Impact will play in Dinos' Long Beach Fall Hoops Classic beginning Friday, vs. ABC Hoops at Millikan High, 9am Sat. vs. Compton Magic at LBCC, and 2pm vs. the Shooting Stars. Returning back to action will be the smooth shooting guard out of West Torrance High, Logan Steinhauer, 6'1" Sr. and Forward Sean Coles, 6'7" Jr. who will play his final 2 years at Saint Monica High. Will see you all at the Beach.