The Genies were certainly a force to be reckoned with at the AAU State Championships April 23-25, with both of the organization’s teams reaching the title game and the U11 squad winning the state championship. The Genies U10 team used a three-point barrage by Candice and Morgan to defeat the Arizona Elite 25-20 in the tournament’s first round. A balanced scoring attack, led by Elysia's nine points and Natalie's eight, contributed to the Genies second round 24-13 victory over the DFAC Falcons and a berth in the championship game. Then, after a 29-7 setback to the Arizona Thunder in the final round-robin game, the Genies again dropped a 40-19 decision to the Thunder in the title contest. For the tournament the Genies were led in scoring by Elysia with 19 points, followed by Natalie (13), Morgan and Chemiah (11 each), Candice (9), Kelly (7), Elizabeth (2) and Shadora and Rebecca (1 each). The Genies U11 team continued its season-long dominance of the 11-and-under division sweeping through the tournament undefeated to capture the state title. The team steamed to the championship game by virtue of wins over the Flagstaff Spirit (52-7), Arizona Elite (44-41) and DFAC Falcons (43-26). The Genies were led in scoring in each of those games by Cara with 15, 13 and 21 points respectively. In the championship contest – a rematch with the Elite – Cecilia's 16 points paced the team to a 47-41 victory. For the tournament Cara topped all scorers with 58 points, followed by Cecilia (44), Amber (30), Tara (19), Alexis and Ashton (16 each) and Alyssa (6). Cecilia led the team in rebounding with 39, followed by Cara and Ashton (30 each), Alexis (14), Tara (11) and Alyssa and Amber (10 each). The four tournament victories move the Genies 2004 overall record to 32-6 and extends their season-long streak of having reached the championship game in all seven tournaments they have entered (five titles).
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2004 Tournament Results
