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Here's a picture of 2012 top prospect Jean Pierre Tokoto, as well as notes about his performance in the NY2LA invitational:



NY2LA: Tokoto

On the other end it was the play of J.P. Tokoto and Otis Pertle that pushed the Playground Elite squad past a tough P.C. Players Red squad in the semi-finals and into the championship game.

The championship game was nothing short of a classic as both teams took the floor with a host of some of the top young young middle school prospects both regionally and nationally rocking both ends of the floor. Malcolm Hill-Bey, Jamal Millison, and Trashaun Carroll put down big time performances in the 1st half that saw the Summit grab a 31-28 halftime lead. However, the second half belonged to the Playground Elite as big time play from J.P. Tokoto, Otis Pertle, and Anthony Hatfield proved to be the difference maker as Playground Elite captured the tournament championship with a 67-63 victory over the Summit.

Playground Elite put together a solid team effort all weekend long as different players were able to step up in big situations and make things happen. As good as Tokoto and Pertle were game after game on the boards and around the basket, Hatfield, Nic Stokes, and Seth Mortage were equally solid in their own right and made solid contributions along the way.