North Ga. Elite basketball finishes third at national tourney

The North Georgia Elite fourth grade travel basketball team recently finished third at the Youth Basketball of America national tournament in Kissimmee, Fla.

The North Georgia Elite program, which is based out of Hall County, offers travel teams, clinics, camps and individual training to basketball players throughout northeast Georgia.

The fourth grade team consists of Jimmy King, Cooper Turner, Eli Pitts and Luke Blackburn (all from Cleveland), Gus Faulkner (Dahlonega), Ethan Reeves (Gainesville), Giai Phan (Chestnut Mountain) and Kolbe Ashe (Hayesville, N.C.). The team's coaches