Auburndale Youth Basketball League: HOOPfest Info
Auburndale HOOPS/PRIDE Tournament Info
Theron Smith's efusjon Central Florida Men's HOOPfest Indoor Street-ball Event - March 12 - 14, 200
Sponsored by Auburndale's own Theron Smith! $5,000 to the Tournament Champions, $500 to the Runner Up. Entry fee is $500 and is due by March 2nd. Entry must be received by the deadline to participate. Maximum of 16 teams per bracket. True double elimination bracket. 863-528-0045 or jkey251045@aol.com for information.
Auburndale HOOPfest YBOA Boys State Qualifier - March 19 - 21, 2010
8u - 18u Boys Divisions 1, 2, 3; 3 game guarantee, pool play to single elimination bracket. Entry fee to be determined at sanction meeting as well as deadline. 863-581-9799 or polkcountypride@hotmail.com for information.
Polk County PRIDEfest YBOA Boys & Girls State Qualifier - April 16 - 18, 2010
8u - 18u Boys & Girls Divisions 1, 2, 3; 3 game guarantee, pool play to single elimination bracket. Entry fee to be determined at sanction meeting as well as deadline. 863-581-9799 or polkcountypride@hotmail.com for information.
Auburndale May Slamfest Open - May TBA, 2010
8u - 18u Boys & Girls Divisions 1, 2, 3; 3 game guarantee, pool play to single elimination bracket. Entry fee to be determined at sanction meeting as well as deadline. 863-581-9799 or polkcountypride@hotmail.com for information.
Central Florida Summer HOOPfest YBOA Open - June 25 - 27, 2010 (pending sanctioning)
8u - 18u Boys Divisions 1, 2, 3; 3 game guarantee, pool play to single elimination bracket. Entry fee to be determined at sanction meeting as well as deadline. 863-528-0045 or jkey251045@aol.com for information.
We Got Game NCAA Certified Exposure Event - July 9 - 11, 2010 8u - 18u Boys Divisions 1, 2, 3; 3 game guarantee, pool play to single elimination bracket. Entry fee to be determined as well as deadline. 863-528-0045 or jkey251045@aol.com for information.
What Does It Take To Be #3 Men's Indoor Street-ball Event - July TBA, 2010 The largest event in Auburndale, bar none! Professional athletes participate every year. Up to 16 teams play for $10,000 Championship Prize, Runner Up gets $1,500 and 3rd Place gets $750. Entry fee is $750. Deadline and date are TBA. For info call Joseph Key 863-528-0045 or jkey251045@aol.com
Florida Five-Star N.I.T. (Open to all teams) - June/July, 2010 (pending sanctioning)
8u - 18u Boys Divisions 1, 2, 3; 3 game guarantee, pool play to single elimination bracket. Entry fee and date TBA. For info contact Matt Furjanic 863-227-2641 or e-mail: mfurjanic@tampabay.rr.com
Monday, July 27
15u HOOPS/PRIDE IN YBOA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Eric Fuhrman's 15u HOOPS/PRIDE team is in the 2009 YBOA National Championship this week. They play Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Pool Play. Brackets to follow.
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GO HOOPS/PRIDE!
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Auburndale/Polk County HOOPS/PRIDE Win 2009 YBOA National Championship and Florida Five Star NIT!
YBOA
Champion PRIDE Proud Of Teamwork in Victory
Cheryl Davis said she didn't win much in her years as a basketball player at Winter Haven High School in the early 1990s.
She did learn one valuable lesson though - play as a team.
"We didn't play as a team or accomplish much," she said of her Winter Haven teams.
So Davis set out to make that right with her Polk County PRIDE 14-and-under team, which she started coaching two years ago.
If her players are selfish, she makes them sit the bench.
"I've even had a few referees ask me how I get them to play so unselfishly," said the coach who also assists the Auburndale High School team. "Basketball is a team sport."
The teamwork paid off Saturday as the PRIDE won the 14-and-under Division II Youth Basketball of America National title at Tenoroc High School.
"We put five guys on the floor and they have to play together," Davis said. "They love to play. They feed off each other. My nephew, Lamont Jasper, will make an extra pass. They get just as much joy from that guy making that basket."
The PRIDE defeated YMCA Puerto Rico, 44-41, to win it all. The results were somewhat of a surprise for Davis, since the team went 1-2 in each of the YBOA and USSSA state tournaments.
"We couldn't win anything," Davis said. "I don't know if they were burned out, but we couldn't win a thing."
Polk compiled a 40-12 record in 12 tournaments including the nationals, winning six events.
They had two tough challengers in the YBOA nationals.
The PRIDE fell to Puerto Rico in their first game, 58-51.
In the final, Davis changed her defense and it paid off with a 44-41 victory.
The PRIDE were also challenged by the San Antonio Mustangs.
However, Reggie Evans, who was not shooting well of late, found his shooting touch in the PRIDE's third game against the San Antonio Mustangs in a 47-44 victory.
The PRIDE had defeated their rival, the Downrite Rock Crushers, twice by double figures. However, in their last meeting, the Crushers lost by only three points.
The Crushers edged the PRIDE, 54-53, on the trey at the buzzer.
"They wanted it," Davis said of the Crushers. "We already knew it. That was a blow to them. A few of the players ran out of the gym crying."
But they bounced back.
"They didn't let it get to them," Davis said. "They were ready to play the next game."
The PRIDE won two more games to reach the final.
Center Elmo Stephen, who refused to sit and rest with a sore knee, said he was going to give his uniform back to Davis in a day or two.
"He said he had to keep the uniform because we won nationals in it," Davis said.
Stephen was named MVP. Darriaen Laster earned the Hustle award. Rashaad Jones and Evans took home All Tournament team awards.
Also playing for the PRIDE were Lamont Jasper, Dwight Drayton, Lennis Henry, Ulysses Jones, Jerry Hendrix, Darius Payton, Ladarius Mike and Glynnis Haynes.
[ Lisa Coffey can be reached at lisa.coffey@theledger.com or at 863-401-6971 or by fax at 401-6999. ]
This story appeared in print on page C2
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We Are the Champions
Wednesday, July 22
Five Star NIT Champions HOOPS/PRIDE 8th/14u and 9th/15u
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FIVE-STAR NIT BASKETBALL
Tourney Nears End
Five-Star NIT enters bracket play with finals today at PSC
By Chad Bullock
News Chief staff
Published: Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 4:01 a.m.
WINTER HAVEN - The Five-Star NIT hosted by Polk State College has reached bracket play in all age groups. The semifinals and finals for eighth grade and varsity boys and girls will be held today at the Health Center on the campus of PSC.
In varsity play, Auburndale advanced to the semifinals when the team the Bloodhounds were
supposed to play didn't show up. Instead, Auburndale played an exhibition against the Lakeland Storm. Lakeland won the game, 69-42.
One bright spot for the Bloodhounds was Roger Davis. Davis finished with a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. About midway through the second quarter, Auburndale converted a 3-point play to take a 20-17 lead. From that point until midway through the third quarter, the Storm outscored the Bloodhounds, 30-6, and went into the fourth quarter with a 51-34 lead.
Winter Haven's varsity squad made it to the semifinals with a 59-18 victory over Shoot Net and a forfeit victory over LH Ballers. The Blue Devils will play Auburndale today for a spot in the title game.The championship will be today at 2 p.m.
The Winter Haven girls varsity team wound up second in its pool, and will play Kathleen in the semifinals. The Blue Devils' lone loss of the tourney came against West Oaks in a 48-45 game.
In eighth-grade action, Auburndale HOOPS beat Citrus Center, 74-46, and will play in the championship game today.
HOOPS will play the Lakeland Fire. The two teams played each other in the opening game of the tournament and HOOPS won, 66-29.
