Olympia holds off Bartlett for Allstate Sugar Bowl National title

They had not won a national tournament previously in program history.

That changed Saturday.

The Olympia Titans out of Florida jumped on top early and maintained the lead throughout, fighting off a hard challenge by Barlett, Tennessee 58-53 in the championship game of the Allstate Sugar Bowl National Prep Classic National bracket title game in a game seen live on CrescentCitySports Saturday evening.

Olympia had an edge throughout.

Jizzle James, a Cincinnati commit and the son of former NFL star Edgerrin James, was tremendous throughout the tournament, including in the championship game. He scored 22 points with six rebounds, along with pair of steals and a pair of assists and earned Most Valuable Player honors.

Tournament MVP @thejizzlejames and @OHS_BoysHoops (Fla.) coach Rob Gordon talks to WGNO's Ed Daniels following the Titans 58-53 win over Bartlett (Tenn.) in the finals of the Boy's National bracket at the 2023 Allstate Sugar Bowl Prep Classic at the @AlarioCenter #sbprepclassic https://t.co/D9XzKTj61a pic.twitter.com/SAaBaRLRDr

— Ed Daniels (@WGNOsports) January 8, 2023

The first quarter saw six lead changes before the Titans closed the quarter on a 6-0 run to take a 15-9 lead.

Olympia used a 6-0 run in the second quarter to secure a 31-24 halftime lead and led 43-35 going to the final quarter.

The Panthers got within three points at 56-53 but would get no closer.

Kevin Charles was strong for Olympia with 12 points and four rebounds while Kaiden White also scored 12 points.

Jack Shackleford came off the bench to lead Bartlett with 16 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Javar Daniel added eight points and four rebounds.

FINAL
Olympia 15 16 12 15 58
Bartlett 9 15 11 18 53

Scoring:
Olympia–Jizzle James 22, Kevins Charles 12, Kaiden White 12, Cam Miles 8, Jackson Outlaw 4

Bartlett–Jack Shackleford 16, Javar Daniel 8, Dajuan Montague 6, KJ Neville 5, Regale Moore 5, Charvez Ambrose 5, Rashad Williams 4, Christian Alston 2, Matthew Stokes 2

Rebounds:
Olympia 19, Bartlett 26

Turnovers:
Olympia 6, Bartlett 12