Hub City Lakers Orlando bound

The Hub City Lakers — coached by Dave Loggins, Elton Winston and John Corbin — include Jerome Brazan, Dave Loggins Jr., Elton Winston III and Wes Corbin, Aaron Bates, Jamarius Wilkes, Xavier Lawrence, Steffon Brown, Teekari Tolbert, and Tanner Bufkin (not pictured).

CRESTVIEW — The Hub City Lakers fifth-grade basketball team will participate in the 4th annual Magic Classic Super Qualifier March 21-22 in Orlando.

The boys won the 2015 Spring Panhandle Classic in Tallahassee. They beat Out Of The Box Sports from Gadsden County 52-17.

"The boys have been practicing very hard since December to get ready for tournaments like this one," a spokesperson said, referring to the Orlando qualifier. 

The team — No. 3 in Youth Basketball of America in Florida — will play until July.

SCORES

Hub City Lakers vs. Crestview Storm (fifth grade) 41-33

Lakers vs. Out Of The Box Sports(fourth grade) 40-16

Lakers vs. OTBS (fifth grade) 33-20

Lakers vs. OTBS (fifth grade) 52-17 Championship game

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Hub City Lakers Orlando bound