ROANOKE, Va. – More than a dozen basketball games took place Saturday at Performance SportPlex as part of the Jakolbi Taylor Memorial Preseason Classic, an event honoring the life and legacy of a local student while supporting the next generation of student-athletes.
Hosted by On the Rise Sports, the event featured high school varsity, junior varsity and middle school teams competing across three courts. Among the schools participating were E.C. Glass, Christiansburg, William Fleming and Patrick Henry, where Taylor was a student.
While the games provided plenty of action on the court, the event’s purpose extended beyond basketball…