NC Heat Cooled; IBCA, NTL, Metros Stars 14s Hot

#1 posting 7.8.2007
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AAU NATIONALS
Junior Tournament
NC Heat was cooled off by the Kenner Angels of Louisiana 72-58 in the AAU girls basketball tournament and will head into brackets as the #3 seed from their pool. First game is Sunday at 12:30 against the 3rd seed from the "G" bracket: Missouri Valley HMC Select. From this point on, it is single elimination play.

NC Heat led by 7 at half time. Ice cold shooting and very few takeaways lowered the temperature on the Heat. NC Heat was averaging 16 steals a game, but only had 8 in this contest. Kenner was similar to the DBL Phoenix...small and quick...not big. NC Heat didn't press much and still gave up 50 2nd half pts. Kenner played man, not zone, and were quick to double up Hill.

Also from the area the MN Suns are 2-2 and are the 3rd seed from their pool. In one of the victories the Suns scored a season high 94 points in a win over Pensacola. In this tournament the Suns leading scorer is Jamie Noonan, Richfield averaging nearly 20 points a game.

All Iowa Attack finished 4-1 in their pool, which was good for second.

Here is the championship brackets.

STARTERS
Annie Berner, Forest Lake 6
Katya Leick, Park-Cottage Grove 5
Megan Nipe, Centennial 14
Tayler Hill, Mpls South 7
Ephesia Holmes, Mpls South 10
BENCH
Brianna Edwards, Mpls North 10
Carly Rothfusz, Eden Prairie 4
Mandy Poke, Richfield 2

12u championship
Illinois Central Elite beat MO Valley Eclipse for the second time in the tournament 49-41 to take the 12u title.

14s
The brackets are up now for the 14s.

OTHER TOURNAMENTS
END OF THE TRAIL
IBCA Select I is in the semis in the Platinum Bracket.

North Tartan Larson is in the semis in the Diamond Bracket.

In the American Division of the tournament North Tartan 14s are in the semis in the Red Bracket.

BIG SHOW
Metro Stars 14s are undefeated and in the quarterfinals in the Big Show in Kearney, Nebraska. Check here for box scores.

I will be in Hopkins to watch the semis/finals today of the Mid American tournament.

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next up: state news, college reports and later today a report on the finish of the Adidas Mid American Tournament in Hopkins.