Journey to AAU All-American status. Will I make it? Three day AAU Scholastic Nationals 2023. part 1

June 2023 I attended the AAU scholastic national tournament in Orlando Florida with my new team (let's go Hernando High!). Our team entered the tournament as a school team against all star teams from across the country. How did we do as a team? If I win 7 out of 10 matches I can be awarded the prestigious honor of "AAU All-American". can I do it? it was a grueling 3 days of matches against top talent from across the country. this is part one of a three part series