The Bedford Basketball League’s 16th annual Bedford Basketball Jamboree, which took place Nov. 15 to 23, featured 67 teams and more than 700 players from 21 towns.

Age-based tournaments for third- to eighth-grade boys and girls included squads from Londonderry, Merrimack, Amherst, Pelham, Derry, New Boston, Auburn, Brookline, Jaffrey- Rindge, Concord, Londonderry, Windham, Nashua, Litchfield, Hollis, Hampton, Rye and Manchester, as well as Bedford.

Traditionally the first major tournament of the season, the jamboree attracts hoopsters from across the region, and the tournament chairman, John Allen, said this year’s edition set milestones in attendance, geographic distribution of teams and the level of competitiveness. Allen added that Bedford rose to the challenge on the court.

“Our players, teams and coaches have always been top notch in this event,” he said. “And this year was no exception.”

Bedford won four divisions, and two other town teams reached the finals.

Results
In the third- and fourth-grade girls division, Bedford 4 nipped Derry, 16-15, as Alexis Meservey of Bedford took most outstanding player honors. Among fifth- and sixth-grade girls in the B division, Jaffrey-Rindge edged Derry, 40-38. Valerie Martin of Derry was named the most outstanding player.

In the fifth- and sixth-grade girls A division, Pelham outlasted Londonderry, 43-36. Kaleigh Smith of Windham earned the most outstanding player honor.

Bedford won the seventh- and eighth-grade girls division with a 42- 37 victory over a tough Merrimack group. Meagan Green led the locals as the most outstanding player.

The Bedford 4 boys team made it a clean sweep for the locals among third- and fourth-grade cagers. The team edged Pelham, 24-20. Nick Fothergill of Brookline was the division’s most outstanding player.

Bedford 5 beat New Boston, 46-39, to take the fifth- and sixth-grade boys B division title, despite a fine effort by New Boston’s Tanner Putnam, the most outstanding player.

Londonderry handled Bedford in the fifth- and sixth-grade boys A division title tilt, 42-39. Cody Ball of the champs earned most outstanding player honors.

The Nashua Nighthawks left town wearing the seventh- and eighth-grade boys crown after a 52-42 win over Bedford 7. Clyde Boykin of Nashua was the most outstanding player.