University School 6-6 forward Maquedius Bain muscled his way for 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the school’s boys’ basketball team past Miami Champagnat 65-38 for the Derrick Rose bracket championship title of the Adidas Holiday Slam at Florida Christian School on Thursday night.

“He put in a tremendous performance and had a great tournament,” Suns coach Andre Tores said of Bain. “He was a great leader on defense for us.”

The Suns put some distance between themselves and the Lions at the end of the first quarter with an 11-2 run, forcing a number of Champagnat turnovers and capitalizing on fast-break opportunities.

A key to the Suns’ early success was neutralizing Lions center Tonye Jekiri, who was held to limited production for most of the opening two quarters before scoring the final six points of the half.

Still, the Lions found themselves trailing 27-16 at halftime.

Jekiri picked up his second technical foul with five minutes remaining in the game to dampen any hopes of a Champagnat comeback.

Jekiri finished with a team-high 14 points and eight rebounds.

From there, the Suns cruised, with the Lions failing to register a point in the first four and a half minutes of the fourth quarter.

Joel Delgado

•  Adidas Holiday Slam All-Tournament Team: Imani Edwards (Southridge), Luis Miller (Westminister Christian), Nick Thorn (Archbishop McCarthy), Stacy Thomas (Gulliver), Luis Garcia (Florida Christian), Tim Debish (Treasure Coast), Stephane Beneche (Wellington), Joan Povea (Palmetto), Kyle Schelvan (Faith Christian), Eric Floyd (Sickles), Pernell Riggins (American), Jeantal Cylla (Lake Worth Christian), Maquedius Bain (University), Tonye Jekiri (Champagnat).

University 65, Champagnat 38 – US: Ke. Phanord 7, Hewitt 2, Bain 24, Ky. Phanord 7, Battle 11, Denbow 6, Bullock 3, Barton 3, Duty-Tyson 2, Clarke 2. CHMP: Jekiri 14, Holanda 1, Labranche 4, Bootle 11, Dominguez 3, Rolle 6, Watson 10. Halftime: US 27-16. Three-pointers: Battle 2, Ky. Phanord 2. Rebounds: Jekiri 8, Bain 8. Assists: Ky. Phanord 3. Steals: Ke. Phanord 2, Ky. Phanord 2.

SAGEMONT FALLS

Despite getting the deficit within six points seven times in the second half, the Sagemont boys’ basketball team lost to Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller 67-54 Thursday night in a Junior Orange Bowl Holiday Classic semifinal.

Sagemont will play Pittsburgh Mount Lebanon on Friday afternoon in the third-place game at Ronald Reagan/Doral High School gym.

Archbishop Moeller advances to face Miami Hialeah Gardens in the championship game 8 p.m.

Moeller (7-0) got off to a fast start behind four three-pointers from Ben Galemmo before the Lions (8-6) cut the deficit to four twice in the third quarter and early in the fourth.

Sagemont senior Jeff Coby carried the load for his team offensively, with a game-high 27 points and eight rebounds.

Egor Koulechov added 17 points and six rebounds.

Every time the Lions got within striking distance, Josh Davenport, who tied Galemmo with a team-high 22 points, would answer with a key basket.

J.T. WILCOX

•  Cincinnati-Archbishop Moeller 67, Sagemont 54 - SAGE (8-6): Davis 1, Kande 1, Rohlfs 2, Cooper 2, Raden 2, Kirby 2, Koulechov 17, Coby 27. CAM (7-0): Riney 3, Wrencher 4, Voss 8, Sabato 8, Davenport 22, Galemmo 22. Three-pointers: Galemmo 5.

•  Late Wednesday — Stop-DWI Holiday Classic: St. Thomas Aquinas 66, Seton Catholic (NY) 47: Pape N’Diaye led the Raiders with 20 points in the first round of the national division of the 20th annual tournament in Binghamton, N.Y.

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

•  Jr. Orange Bowl Holiday Classic - South Broward 59, Sagemont 46 - SAGE (6-7): Black 6, Smith 10, Feig 2, Turko 9, Correa 17, Cole 2. SB: Sweeting 13, Pester 14, Spatafora 6, Harris 2, Brito 3, Mack 9, Robinson 12. Half: SB 31-20. Three-pointers: Smith 3, Sweeting 1, Pester 2, Brito 1. Rebounds: Turko, Correa 11. Steals: Black 5. Assists: Black 3.

•  Florida Prospects Holiday Tournament - Cardinal Gibbons 48, Tampa Jefferson 50 - CG (9-2): Robinson 17, D. Williams 10, Marcellus 7, Pollock 6, Lanzon 4. STA: Edward 24, Maxwell 11, Kearse 11, Woodard 4. Halftime: SA 21-13. Rebounds: Marcellus 5. Assists: Marcellus 5. Steals: D.Williams 5.