Alabama Elite: 2007-08 Season
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Alabama Elite Players Selected to 2008 ASWA All-State Team
Alabama Elite players picking up All-State honors in 2008!
5A - 2nd Team - Jessie Smith, Hartselle, Sr., F/G, 5-10
3A - 1st Team - Courtney Thacker, Crossville, Sr., G/F, 5-11
3A - 2nd Team - Kristin White, Pisgah, Sr., F, 6-1
2A - Honorable Mention - Lacy Lewis, Fyffe, Sr., G, 5-11
2A - Honorable Mention - Grace Ballard, Westminster Christian, Sr., G
Other All-Area/Region Honors not listed above
3A - All-Area MVP - Hailey Stewart, Madison Academy, Jr., G/F
5A - All-Area - Mechie McMealey, Johnson, Fr., G
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Alabama Elite 15U and 16U Girls playing in Marietta, Georgia
The Alabama Elite 15U and 16U Girls teams will be playing on July 11th, 2008 at the All Tournament Players Park in Marietta, Georgia. Both teams will play at 5:20pm Eastern Time and will need to be there at least 30 minutes early giving time for Atlanta traffic. The directions are on the website which can be accessed by clicking the title link above or go here http://www.alltournamentplayerspark.com/parkinfo_directions.html. They even have a printable copy! If you want to MapQuest it, the address is 3910 Canton Road, Marietta, GA 30066. They have 4 gyms. We have not been told which gym will play in, yet!
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North-South Basketball Teams Named
Sixty outstanding junior basketball players from all over the state have been named to the North-South teams for the 12th annual Alabama All-Star Sports Week competition in Huntsville July 14-18, according to an announcement by Steve Bailey, Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA). The two girls’ teams and two boys’ teams will square off in a Thursday doubleheader (July 17) beginning with the girls’ tip-off at 6 p.m. at the University of Alabama-Huntsville gym. The boys’ contest follows at 8 p.m. Sports Week, which also includes in-state all-star games in football, volleyball, baseball, softball and soccer, will feature clinics and special sessions for coaches, athletic directors, cheerleader coaches and officials. A product exposition and other related activities are scheduled throughout the week. The AHSADCA operates under the auspices of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. Membership includes coaches of all AHSAA sports as well as administrators of member schools. Coaches will be announced at a later date. Members of the NORTH girls team are Kylie Black of Speake, Kellie Cook and Jala Harris of Bob Jones, Morgan Crawley of Brewer, Morgan Duncan of Red Bay, Karneshia Garrett of Wenonah, Danielle Johnson of Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; LaKenya Lowe of Midfield, Chelsi Matthews of Glencoe, Jessica Merritt of Talladega, Paige Parker of Cold Springs, Bailee Robinson of Elkmont, Alex Strickland of Clay-Chalkville, and Danielle Vaughn and Adrienne Webb of Sparkman. On the SOUTH girls roster are Teralesha Baity of St. Jude, Celiscia Farmer of Lee-Montgomery, Kasey Frazier of Northview, Ashley Grimes and Kamesha Strong of Selma, Christina Hayes of Alabama Christian, Dejah Heard of Smiths Station, Erica Henderson of Charles Henderson; Shelby Hunter of Handley, Lovie Love of Davidson, Meghan Perkins of Lee-Montgomery, Mercedes Scott of Reeltown, Jocelyn Shaw of LeFlore, Brittany Simmons of McIntosh, and Alannah Vincent of Northview.
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Alabama Elite win 2008 Tuscaloosa Invitational Tourney
Sunday, May 4
Alabama Elite 9U Girls Finish 2nd at Tennessee Miracle Tourney
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Sunday, May 4
Alabama Elite 13U Fare Well in Tennessee Miracle Tourney
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The Elite 13U Girls learned two things during the Tennessee Miracle Tourney held in Jefferson City, Tennessee the weekend of May 3rd. They can compete with the top teams in the Southeast and they are not going to get any driver's permit anytime soon. The Elite's 1st game at 9:45pm Friday night was a reality check. The Georgia Ice 12U featured four six foot players with one being about 6'3". They are coached by ex-NBA player Antionio Davis. The Elite started slow and had to fight back to cut the Ice lead to five in the second half but couldn't get any closer. Their second game was a mismatch as the Elite blew out the Low County Ballers 49-19. In their third game, the Elite beat (#5 in Nation) Memphis Flight 48-47 although we did not play very well. The Elite got down 10-0 to start the game and committed several turnovers. The Elite failed to advance to the tournament bracket due to a tiebracker. The Memphis Flight went 2-1 and beat the Georgia Ice. The Georgia Ice went 2-1 and beat us, and we went 2-1 and beat the Memphis Flight. The Georgia Ice beat the Georgia Pistols Gold in the finals to win the 13U division of sixteen teams. After the Saturday games were complete, the Elite went to Bennett's Barbeque and then over to The Track for some entertainment. All the players and siblings road GoCarts and had a blast! The fun for the parents suddenly turned into concern when they saw their daughters zigzaging in and out, bumping, and screaming at the other drivers. No permits until they are at least 16!
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| Georgia Ice (Elite's #31 Hannah is 5'10") |
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Alabama Elite 17U Win 4th Annual Girls Tip-Off Classic at Suwanee, Georgia
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| 2008 4th Annual Girls Tip-Off Classic 17U Champions | |
The Alabama Elite club took their girls 13U, 15U, 16U and 17U to the tournament. The 13U team won their first two games including a play-in game against the 14U Georgia Blazers and their first bracket game against the 13U Louisville Select. The 13U lost their 3rd game against the Tennessee Elite and their final game for 3rd place against the Puerto Rico National team. The 15U team lost to the Atlanta Cagers and the LC Ballers before coming back to beat the Tampa Extreme. The 16U team, made up of many underclassman, lost two games in overtime but beat the Georgia Blast by 18 which included Haley Stewart's 30 points (7 threes).
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2008 15U Alabama Elite Girls Win 16-17U YBOA State Tournament
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The 15U Alabama Elite girls won the Pride March Tip-Off tournament by beating the Lady Phoenix, Barracudas and Excel at the Vestavia Hills high school gym before earning a spot in the finals against Bama's Best. The final game was played at Pelham High School on Sunday in which the Elite pulled out a victory with a score of 49-38. The Elite averaged 42 points a game in the 20 minute contest format. In their second tournament of the year, the North Alabama Classic held in Madison, Alabama, the 15U Elite went unbeaten in the round robin format. In their third tournament of the year held in Hartselle/Priceville, the 15U Elite captured the championship by beating the Lady Pride 56-38 in the finals.
On the weekend of May 2, 2008, the 15U Alabama Elite girls coached by Calvin Lewis continued their winning ways by capturing the 16-17U YBOA State Championship. They beat the Morgan Mystics by 15 points and Bama's Best in the finals by 10 points. Chelsey Smith was the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
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| Chelsey Smith was the tournament's Most Valuable Player |
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Sunday, March 30
Alabama 13U Elite win Pelham Invitational
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Monday, March 17
11U Girls, Runner-Ups in 2008 Run & Gun Shootout
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Elite's Fann Leads All Scorers with 24 Points, while Elite's Haugtvedt with 18 points off the bench
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| Ashley Haugtvedt scored 18 points off the bench | |
ASHEVILLE, NC— When it comes to Big South Tournament action, junior Ashley Fann seems to rise to the occasion and Friday night was no different as she scored 24 points and pulled down 14 rebounds to lead third-seeded Winthrop to a 76-41 victory over sixth-seeded Charleston Southern in the first round of the Advance Auto Parts Big South Conference Tournament. With the win, the Eagles earn their school record 20th victory and are now 20-11 on the season. They are the record, third Big South team to reach 20 wins this season. Winthrop also earned the right to meet No. 2-seed Radford in Saturday’s semifinal round. The contest is slated to begin at 8:30 p.m. at the Justice Center and will be televised by SportSouth. The top four seeds all reached the semifinals for the fifth time in Conference history. Fann, who has made the Big South All-Tournament Team the past two seasons without making the championship game in either year, scored 12 points in each half. It was her second straight tournament game she reached 20 or more points. “The most impressive thing about tonight’s game was that it was truly a team effort,” said head coach Bud Childers, who’s Eagles will be making their third straight semi-final appearance. “We played everyone we had, and they came out with great energy.” In addition to Fann’s double-double, Ashley Haugtvedt came up one point shy of tying her career-best with 18 points off the bench and Tiffany Rodd added 14 points. Yvonne van Daalen finished with five points and nine assists to just two turnovers. The Eagles came out on fire and never let down as they shot 56 percent from the floor in the first half to build a 41-20 half time advantage. The Eagles held Charleston Southern (8-22) to just 28 percent to build its first half lead and 29 percent for the game. Winthrop opened the contest with a 10-1 lead, as it took the Lady Buccaneers more than five and a half minutes to record their first made field goal. Charleston Southern guard Tolbert countered with back-to-back hoops, narrowing the gap to 10-5, 13:55 before the intermission. That was as close as the Lady Buccaneers would get during the opening 20 minutes of play, though. The Eagles gradually built their lead for the remainder of the half, shooting 56.3 percent (18-for-32) from the field. Their largest advantage of the opening 20 minutes was the one they took into the locker room, 41-20. The 35-point margin of victory was a school record for a Big South Tournament game and regular season league game. Coming into the game, Winthrop had lost two straight that included a 63-60 home loss to UNC Asheville in the regular season finale. “We learned a valuable lesson last week against Asheville,” said Childers. “We realized you have to be ready to play every game. As a result, we came out tonight with great purpose. Our team shared the basketball and rebounded aggressively. Defensively, it seemed like we were all over the court. That was probably one of the best games we’ve played all season.” This was the fourth straight win over Charleston Southern and then sixth in the last seven meetings, but it was the Eagles first ever in post season play.
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Shelton State wins third straight state title
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| AL Elite Alum China Antoine | |
MUSCLE SHOALS | Shelton State coach Madonna Thompson called Sunday’s state championship win against Northwest-Shoals the “sweetest” of the Bucs’ three straight crowns. Rallying from a nine-point deficit with little more than seven minutes to play for a 56-50 victory to clinch another trip to the national junior college tournament will make for a memorable afternoon. “I honestly think so, just because of the way the game was played,” Thompson said when asked if it was the best of the three championship wins. “We played so bad and missed so many shots. We didn’t have anything fall, and then they fell at the right time.” For Northwest-Shoals coach Kristy Ward, Sunday’s loss was one of the toughest in her 13-year career. “It’s probably the worst,” she said. “We knew we had the talent to win it. We led for 35 minutes and for most of the game we did everything right. That’s why this is the hardest.” Northwest-Shoals (24-9) led from the 13-minute mark of the first half until tournament MVP Ayla Guzzardo buried a 3-pointer from the right wing to erase what had been a nine-point Shoals lead with 7:28 to play. It gave the Bucs a 47-46 advantabge with 3:20 remaining. Brandi Burris answered with a pull-up jumper seconds later, but that was the last basket for the Patriots until Kendra Jackson scored with five seconds remaining. Shelton State (28-4), which shot only 30 percent (18-of-60), ended the game on a 19-4 run. The run included all three of the Bucs’ second-half 3-pointers. Guzzardo, who scored eight points, had two of them.
Sunday, March 2
Alabame Elite 13U comeback to win opening Tourney!
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Collier's Five Treys the Only Highlight at Prairie View
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| A&M's Jenna Collier | |
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Ashley Thornton on Cover of Memphis Media Guide
Despite being undersized, Thornton used her work ethic and footwork to work around bigger players inside. She was among the top five rebounders in Conference USA last year, and after going up against post players from ranked teams like Louisville and Georgia, continued to be a dominant force inside on the glass. With more help inside this year, Thornton should have more opportunities to work while facing the basket instead of being forced to play with her back to the board while working against bigger post players.
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Late basket sinks Lady Chargers in overtime
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| Junior guard Ashley Boykin exploded for 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds | |
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Two Lady Eagles Make All-Tournament Team at Red Roof Classic
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| Senior Emily Mason had 22 points and 17 rebounds in the weekends two games | |
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Chattanooga downs Elon 68-53 to improve to 13-3 and 5-0 in Southern Conference
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| Brooke Hand posted a game-high 15 points connecting on 5-of-9 three-pointers | |
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Mason Scores 24 Points To Key U.S. Squad's Victory In Italy
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| Emily Mason Scored 24 Points For USA Athletes International | |
July 30, 2007
VENICE, Italy-- The USA Athletes International team featuring five Carson-Newman Lady Eagles easily defeated Piestrasanta 110-50 on Sunday.
Emily Mason had her best game so far in Italy, posting a double-double with 24 points and 20 rebounds. Angela Volentine added 20 points while Lindsey Eggleston poured in 14 points. Ashley Kyle dished 18 assists for the U.S. squad.
The team travels to Milan for their final game of the tournament before returning to the U.S. on Wednesday.