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Scores Announced for Day Two of the 20^th Annual Baltimore City Public Schools Basketball Academy

(Baltimore, Maryland – January 15, 2016) – The Baltimore City Public Schools (BCPS) Basketball Academy just released scores from today’s Academy, a high school tournament that combines academics + athletics to prepare the state’s top basketball players for college.

3:00 pm         65 – 20         City College vs. Western Tech (G)
4:15 pm         51 – 41         Edmondson vs. Milford Mill (B)
5:30 pm         65 – 42         City College vs. Randallstown (B)
6:45 pm         42 – 30         Lake Clifton vs. Thomas Stone (B)
8:00 pm         61 – 45         Riverdale Baptist vs. Wesleyan Christian (B)
9:15 pm         54 – 46         Patterson vs. IMHOTEP (B) presented by Under Armour
Team in BOLD is winner

The BCPS Basketball Academy is the largest and most-successful program of its kind, which immerses high school athletes in academics, college admissions orientation, SAT prep, Rites of Passage, gang awareness, bullying prevention and competitive basketball games. Tickets to the Academy cost $10 per day. Children under five years old are admitted free. Advanced tickets can be purchased at participating schools or on the day of at Morgan State University Hill Field House.

The Academy is from January 14-16 with special 20^th Anniversary tributes throughout the weekend.

Academic Schedule: http://bballacademy.com/schedules/academic/
Basketball Schedule: http://bballacademy.com/schedules/game/
Service Learning Schedule: http://bballacademy.com/schedules/service-learning/

Where: Morgan State University, 1700 East Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD, 21251

Who: Top Boys and Girls Basketball teams from Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Charles County,  Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia
2016 Participating Teams: http://bballacademy.com/teams/participating-teams/

Why: Marking this, as it’s 20^th year, the Academy has awarded over $115,000 in scholarships and has prepared Maryland NBA stand-outs Will Barton, Rudy Gay and Gary Neal, among others. In 2016, the Basketball Academy will reinforce its motto, “Academics + Athletics equals a Win/Win Combination.”

About the Basketball Academy

The BCPS Basketball Academy is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsors include Under Armour, PepsiCo, 100 Black Men of Maryland, Inc. and the Baltimore Metropolitan Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. More information can be found at www.bballacademy.com.  Visit the Academy on Twitter at @TheBBallAcademy or Facebook.com/BCPSBBallAcademy.

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