Beaumont Thunder Take Home 12U Title
by Zachary Lyon, Future150 (11:05 AM CT, Tue June 20, 2017)

Houston, TX (Future150) -- The Beaumont Thunder took home the 12U title at Future150's Houston Battleground Tournament by defeating Powerhouse Basketball 2024 in the championship game! Led by wing JaVon Sorrell, the Thunder overwhelmed opponents with their size and scoring abilties all weekend. On the runner up's end, Powerhouse Basketball has now finished runner-up in the past two Future150 Tournament Event's while playing up an age group! 2024 guard's Aric Walls and Jaylyn Hanes gave defense's all they could handle, and this young group has a very bright future ahead of themselves!

Future150 Houston Battlegorund 12U All-Tournament Team: 

Jaylyn Hanes, 2024 Guard, Powerhouse Basketball 
Brennan Moses, 2023 Guard, RL9 Elite 
Aric Walls, 2024 Guard, Powerhouse Basketball
Ethan Wyatt, 2023 Wing, Nemesis Crushers 
JaVon Sorrell, 2023 Wing, Beaumont Thunder

Future150 Houston Battleground Honor Roll: 

JaVon Sorrell, 2023 Wing, Beaumont Thunder (TX): Sorrell was one of the best rebounders in the 12U division, and was killing opposing teams with his crafty scoring abiltiies off the bounce. He showed that he was capable of knocking down the mid-range jumper, but was definitely at his best when attacking and getting to the rim. He has solid size standing around 5'7" and has better upper body strength than most wings his age. 

Aric Walls, 2024 Guard, Powerhouse Basketball (TX): Walls was one of the most aggresive and tough nosed guards in the younger divisions. He is very vocally active when on the floor and was certainly the on-court leader for his squad. His pesky on-ball defense lead to plenty of turnovers and he scored around the rim consistenly all throughout the weekend. 

Ethan Wyatt, 2023 Wing, Nemesis Crushers (TX): Wyatt is an all-around athlete as he is also a standout prospect on the gridiron. On the hardwood this weekend he was making big plays on both ends of the floor and killing it from beyond the arc. In his last game of the tournament, he drained seven three pointers! Depending on growth and development, Wyatt certainly has a chance to be a national depth chart prospect within the next year or so. 

Jaylyn Hanes, 2024 Guard, Powerhouse Basketball (TX): A standout at the Future150 Dallas Battleground Tournament, Haynes continued to play well this weekend being his team's primary scorer and ball-handler. He has a unique scoring skill set for a guard his age, and even though he's young it's easy to see that he will have a chance to be very good as he gets older and continues to grow and develop. 

Trenneth Jones, 2025 Guard, Legends Select (TX): Playing two age division up, Jones was very impressive throughout the first few games of pool play showcasing fantastic handles, vision, and decision making abiltiies for a player his age. Even though he was a little bit smaller and weaker than most of his opponents he still found plenty of ways to score around the basket. Very big weekend for this young rising star. 

Brennan Moses, 2023 Guard, RL9 Elite (TX): Moses may have a slight edge over Wyatt as the best pure shooter in the 12U division. He was draining shots from beyond the arc off the bounce and off the catch, which is very impressive for a player at his age. He was a very competitive player and always tried to do whatever it took to help his team get the win. Fun to watch all throughout the weekend!

David Velilla, 2024 Guard, Texas Inferno (TX): Velilla, also playing up, was a tough, fiesty guard that always gave all he had on both ends of the floor. Even though he was quite smaller than most of the people he guarded, he did a very good job of staying in front of his man. On the offensive end, Velilla was typically his team's leading scorer!