The AAU Week That Was #15: Hopkins

#3 posting 7.13.2007
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The AAU Week That Was #15: Hopkins

The multi state tournaments continue, and area teams had success. North Tartan 14s won the American division in the End of the Trail tournament in Oregon. Also in the EotT tourney North Tartan Larson and IBCA Select I finished second in their brackets.

In the Big Show, a tournament for 14s, the Metro Stars 14s finished second to the Kansas Belles.

The Gym Rats 14s won the Great Lakes Shootout in their age division in Menomonie. But Team WI Select 17 didn't take their title for the first time in three Menomonie tournaments as the Omaha Crusaders grabbed the title. OC beat the hosts in the semis.

However in the AAU nationals, the best any area team finished was All Iowa Attack, and NC Heat in the round of 32. NC Heat lost to a Florida team 88-72; AIA lost to a Philadelphia team 73-57.

So it was Area Teams: 2 Championship; 3 seconds;

Of course the action in Minnesota centered on Hopkins with the Adidas Mid American Tournament. The tournament last year was in the third week of July. The movement forced some squads to miss this year. Last year it was SD Elite beating IBCA Select I in the finals.
The big news this weekend was the back to back championships by Metro Stars Black. A week after taking the title in Sioux Falls they did the same in Hopkins. And they have done it with precise, efficient offense (they have been checking in with 100 pp100), great defense, and cohesive team play. Their sister team Metro Stars White also took the 16u title. (MSB won the 17u). They are also using the defensive efforts for their success.

Now this week their are some big tournaments
The AAUs start for the 15s, 14s, and 13s
The Showtime tournament is going on in Atlanta
The Summer Showcase is taking place in Chicago
and the Miss Basketball tournament is in full swing in Kearney.

TEAM OF THE WEEK
Metro Stars Black's win this weekend convinced a few more doubters. MSB played MN Stars Hested in the third place game early in June and MSH smashed Black 84-41. MSB also lost to their 15 year old team in the Kennedy Summer Jam on a last second shot. Since that time MSB has done a 180 turn around. They have great chemistry and belief in what they do. They are extremely well prepared. They keep an even keel when things don't go well. All this can be traced back to coach Brian Frye. The MSB have won two straight tournaments that had strong regional presence. And they didn't sneak up on anybody to do it.
MSB matches St. Paul Central (in the winter) by winning the team of the week honor back to back. MSB won't win the honor next week since I won't see them in Chicago.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Courtney Boylan has been consistently excellent the past few weeks and therefore takes her third Player of the Week honor. There were doubters out there, players and teams were gunning for her. The top defenders shadowed her moves. She still delivered in the clutch. She didn't waver. She didn't flinch. She simply makes others on her team better. Plus she wins. What more can you ask for?
Boylan has now won the honor in week 7, 14, and 15. Boylan is the first player, winter or summer to go back to back with player of the week honors. She is also the first to win the honor three weeks. In the winter the most any one player had was two.

HOW THE TEAMS ARE SELECTED
For those that aren't familiar with the drill: #1 I have to see the player during the week. Out of my site---you can't make the squad. #2. Gold standard is favored--100 pp100; floor % .500+. #3 if I saw the player twice (or more) the average has to be north of the gold standard. #4. winning matters.




FIRST TEAM
Courtney Boylan, Metro Stars Black (Chaska)
Leah Dietel, MN Stars Borowicz (Jordan)
Brianna Mastey, MN Stars Hested (Becker)
Stephanie Sension, Metro Stars Black (Hopkins)
Amanda Woodring, Omaha Crusaders (Millard West)--this could also be Emily Hauder (Bellevue West) the rosters are not clear.
SECOND TEAM
Brittany Chambers, MN Stars Borowicz (Jordan)
Adrea Holler, Metro Stars Black (Eagan)
Kyana Johnson, Metro Stars White (St. Paul Central)
Theairra Taylor, MN Stars Hested (St. Paul Central)
Brittany Thiesfeld, MN Stars Schmitz (Glencoe-Silver Lake)
THIRD TEAM
Kiara Allums, MN Stars Hested (Centennial)
Lauren Carew, ECI West Gold (Fargo Shanley)
Mara Paulson, ECI West Gold (Fargo Shanley)
Ashley Privratsky, ECI West Gold (Devils Lake)
Tyisha Smith, Mpls Lady Cats (Mpls South)

DEFENSIVE TEAM
Courtney Boylan, Metro Stars Black (Chaska)
Leah Dietel, MN Stars Borowicz (Jordan)
Sarah Feeney, ECI West Gold (Bismarck)
Tyisha Smith, Mpls Lady Cats (Mpls South)
Brianna Williams, Mpls Lady Cats (Hopkins) captain

PAST WEEKLY WINNERS
Team...Player of the Week/D player
14: Metro Stars Black....Courtney Boylan (Chaska) Metro Stars Black/same
13: Team WI Select 17.…Hannah Quilling (Eau Claire North) Team WI Select 17/Katie Bushman (Phillips) Team WI Select 17
12: North Tartan.....Jackie Voigt (Park-Cottage Grove) North Tartan/Cody Vandenheuvel (Cadott) Team WI Select 16
11: Totino-Grace....Amber Dvorak (Hinckley-Finlayson) MN Northern Lights/same
10: NC Heat.....Tayler Hill (Mpls South) NC Heat/same
9: Team WI Select 17.…Val Schuster (Wausau Newman) Team WI Select 17/Nicole Griffin (Milwaukee Vincent) Team WI Select 15
8: MN Stars Borowicz.....Kiara Buford (St. Paul Central) North Tartan/Katya Leick (Park-Cottage Grove) NC Heat
7: MN Metro Stars Black....Courtney Boylan (Chaska) MN Metro Stars Black/Kayla Hirt (Bemidji) Gym Rats 14
6: MN Stars Hested.....Teairra Taylor (St. Paul Central) MN Stars Hosted/Cassie Rochel (Lakeville North) Lakeville North 15
5: NC Heat....Tayler Hill (Mpls South) NC Heat/Katya Leick (Park-Cottage Grove) NC Heat
4: MN AAAA All Stars....Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) AAAA/Janessa Wolf (Park Rapids) AAA
3: Team WI Select 17....Katie Bushman (Phillips) Team WI Select 17/same
2: Mpls Lady Cats..... Sarina Baker (DeLaSalle) Mpls Lady Cats/Aubrey Davis (Blm Kennedy) Mpls Lady Cats
1: IBCA Select I.....Indy Uhlenhopp (North Butler) IBCA Select I/same

POLLS
19
1. Metro Stars
2. Gym Rats
3. Southern Minne Magic

16/17-Junior Girls
1. NC Heat
2. North Tartan Larson
3. IBCA Select I
4. MN Metro Stars Black
5. MN Stars Hested
6. Team WI Select 17
7. ECI Gold West
8. Dakota Hardwood Threat
9. All Iowa Attack
10. MN Stars Borowicz
11. Pinnacle Bank Nebraska
12. Nebraska Bison Judds I
13. Metro Stars White
14. Iowa Elite I
15. Quest

15
1. MN Metro Stars
2 NE Judds
3. North Tartan 15
4. Team WI Select 15
5. All Iowa Attack
6. MN Stars
7. Lakeville North
8. WI Heat
9. Southern Stars
10. MN Fury
11. MSB

14
1. North Tartan 14
2. MN Metro Stars
3. 43 Hoops Williams
4. MN Suns Gold
5. MN Fury
6. MN Suns White
7. MN Stars Blue
8. Gym Rats
9. MN Stars Red

13
1. Mpls Lady Cats
2. Midtown Lady Monarchs
3. Team WI Select 13
4. St. Paul Central
5. Farview
6. MN Suns
7. North Tartan
8. Rochester Shock
9. Olympic Ice
10. Metro Stars

Next up: tomorrow morning