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Capital Classic 2008

The DC Sentinels played host at a NGBA sanctioned basketball tournament held at Trinity College on the weekend of October 25-26, 2008. Sixteen teams from across the United States competed in the Five-on-Five format program.

The weekend kicked off on Thursdsay with social gatherings at Nellies Sports Bar in DC and the Hippo in Baltimore. Friday was filled with Capitol Hill tours and a screening of the new season of Noah’s Arc from the Logo Network. The registration/welcome reception was held that night at the Carlyle Suites Hotel with an after-party at Town.

On Saturday, the teams were separated into 2 divisions and preliminary games were held to establish seeding for the following day. Spectators witnessed a full twelve hours of hard fought action.

The players sat down together for dinner on Saturday night at Level One and then it was off to Cobalt for the Best Baller’s Body Competition.

Playoff and championship games were held on Sunday with the San Francisco Rockdogs claiming victory in the final of the A-division. The Rockdogs, who are featured on the Logo series ‘Shirts & Skins’, are the reigning NGBA champions and defeated the L.A. Rebels by a score 46-26. Rockdog Jamel Lewis was honored as the MVP of the Championship final. The B-division Lower Bracket was a closely contested game with the Indy Spartans defeating the Memphis Express 48-46. The B-division Upper Bracket was won by another California team as the San Francisco Shock handed it to the Atlanta Trojans 49-34.

The ballers wrapped up the weekend with a closing party at Eyebar.

Complete results are available at www.teamdcbasketball.org.