Mount Pleasant coach George Walker works to inspire his players during the Tigers' 79-39 loss to Community School of Davidson in the Laurie Ann Cruse Christmas Classic championship game Friday night.
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Community School of Davidson's Brandon Ellington (left) received the Adam Fink Memorial Most Outstanding Player Award for his performance in the Laurie Cruse Christmas Classic. The award is named for the former Mount Pleasant High School boys basketball player (1995-98) who died on Sept. 29 after a 2 1/2-year battle with colon cancer. Also pictured (from left) are Fink's father Johnny, mother Debbie, grandmother Barbara and brother Brad.
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The Community School of Davidson boys basketball team won the Laurie Ann Cruse Christmas Classic for the second year in a row.
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Mount Pleasant boys basketball seniors (from left) Bryson Efird, Ryan Bonnett, Brandon Smith and Tucker Meade pose after receiving the runners-up plaque for the Laurie Ann Cruse Christmas Classic.
MOUNT PLEASANT – In Friday’s championship game of the Laurie Ann Cruse Christmas Classic boys tournament, Community School of Davidson lived up to its name because it felt like everyone played a part in its easy victory over host Mount Pleasant.
Mount Pleasant coach George Walker works to inspire his players during the Tigers' 79-39 loss to Community School of Davidson in the Laurie Ann Cruse Christmas Classic championship game Friday night.
Community School of Davidson's Brandon Ellington (left) received the Adam Fink Memorial Most Outstanding Player Award for his performance in the Laurie Cruse Christmas Classic. The award is named for the former Mount Pleasant High School boys basketball player (1995-98) who died on Sept. 29 after a 2 1/2-year battle with colon cancer. Also pictured (from left) are Fink's father Johnny, mother Debbie, grandmother Barbara and brother Brad.
Mount Pleasant boys basketball seniors (from left) Bryson Efird, Ryan Bonnett, Brandon Smith and Tucker Meade pose after receiving the runners-up plaque for the Laurie Ann Cruse Christmas Classic.
