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Venom 3rd at Elite 28.5 Tournament

Phoenix, AZ  - April 2009

The AZ Venom 15U recently participated in the Elite 28.5 tournament.  The Elite 28.5 is one of the most competitive tournaments in Arizona.  It is an NCAA sanctioned event that attracts teams from all over the US.  It is one of the few tournaments in Arizona that is attended by numerous college recruiters looking for their next big wave or recruits.

 

Our first game was vs. Colorado Hoopsters 14U.   The Venom cruised past the Hoopster winning 41-29.   Megan Mullings did great with 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.   The Second game was vs.  the AZ Thunder and the Venom won 41-30. 

Promise, Kristin, Megan, Tevis, Cece, Coco, Nancy,

Peace, Adrianna, Blanca, Alex, Daesha.

Promise Amukamara helped to cap the win against the Thunder by adding 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block.  The third game was a battle against the Blazers, a team from Seattle.   We were handed with our first loss with a score of 41-34.  Promise had 12 points 4 rebounds and 3 steals.  The last game was vs.  the Colorado Hoopsters 15U team.  Promise again played well and had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals.  Megan also had a great game with 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 6 steals.

 

It was a great tournament. The 15U division was very competitive with 24 teams participating.  Many college coaches were in attendance and expressed interest in our Venom players.   The Venom 15U was invited to a few team camps by some major colleges.  Great job girls!!

Venom at UPG - Memorial Weekend Tournament

Irvin, CA - May 2009

Venom Black and Venom White  recently participated in the UPG Sports Memorial  Day Weekend tournament in Irvine, California.   It was a great tournament that included some of the top teams from  all over California.   

 

Venom Black  (which consists  of mostly sophomores in High School) finished  7th  overall  in the 17U Gold division.  There were  24 teams that participated  in the gold division.   Rather than having one big bracket of 24 teams, the  Gold Division was divided into 8 pools of 3 teams.   Venom Black took first place in their pool  by  defeating JBS Grey and  the Phoenix Phenoms.  By placing 1st in their pool they qualified to play in the winners bracket with all the  other 1st place winners from the other pools.  The competition was very strong.   The girls lost their next 2 games against the stronger and more experienced Irvine  Sol and JBS Purple. Competing at at higher level against Juniors and Seniors  in this UPG tournament was a good eye opening experience for the young Venom Black team. Congratulations to the girls for their 7th place finish! 

 

 The Venom White competed in the 17U Silver division.   This was another opportunity for these young girls to play at a higher level to experience tougher competition. Although they put up a tough fight, the Venom White was handed with 3 losses from the Swish White (39 - 22),   the  North Cal White (49-38)  and Whittier Christian .  The Venom White did manage to pull out a win in their final game of the tournament against the OC Rhythm (55-32).

Venom Black Wins AZ Sun Hoops!

Phoenix - June, 2009

While our Venom White went undefeated at the Grand Canyon University team camp, the Venom Black did the same at the AZ Sun Hoops tournament in Mesa.

 

They earn 1st place by defeating the Wild Fire 54-10, the Thunder Johnson 46-24, and the Spartans 50-15.

 

The team then defeated the South West Academy in the semi-final game and the Thunder Johnson in the championship game.

 

Players from top to bottom:  Megan, Kristin, Tevis, Promise, Peace, Nancy, Cece, Coco, and Daesha.