Battle of Brotherly Love Championship
Second night of the 2013 Battle of Brotherly Love took place Wednesday night at Ben Franklin HS. Here’s a recap of the championship events; for some recruiting notes and quotes from the event, click here.
Championship Game: North Philly vs. County
In a tournament pitting areas of Philadelphia against each other, the team from outside city limits won it all.
County defeated North Philly 93-88 In the championship game of the Battle of Brotherly Love behind 19 points from Arizona-bound Rondae Jefferson (2013/Chester) and 15 points from Greg Dotson (2013/Germantown Academy).
“I’ve played in this the past three years, and this is the first time I’ve got to a championship,” Dotson said. “Probably the best feeling I’ve had in one of the all-star games.”
County was also boost by Kyle Kuzma (2014/Life Academy), who had 10 points. Kuzma provided consistent buckets from the post.
“It feels good to get a team victory and beat North Philly,” Kuzma said. “I know they win a lot.”
North Philly was paced by 23 points from St. John’s-bound Rysheed Jordan (2013/Roberts Vaux) and 17 points from future Providence Friar Brandon Austin (2013/Imhotep Charter). Jordan and Austin were likely the two most talented players in the tournament aside from Jefferson, a McDonald’s All-American.
“It was awesome,” Kuzma said of playing them. “They’re competitive. They bring the best out of you.”
The County team encompasses a much wider area than the North Philly team, so the players are not as familiar with each other. That wasn’t too big of a hurdle to jump over.
“It’s hard at first, but we know all these guys can play,” Dotson said. “They have smart IQs. We just start playing and then we get used to each other.”
Yosef Yacob (2013/Archbishop Carroll) tied Jefferson for the team lead in points with 19. Jared Price chipped in with 13 points.
“We played good enough as a team, even though we don’t know each other like that,” Kuzma said.
North Philly only had six players, putting them at a disadvantage to the 10-man-deep County squad. As a result, five of the six North Philly players scored in double digits. Besides Jordan and Austin, it got 15 points from DeAndre Hunter (2016/Friends Central) 16 points from Amir Butler (2013/Roberts Vaux) and 12 points from Don Barnes (2015/Strawberry Mansion).
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