After playing short-handed for three months the Genies 13s finally fielded a full squad and the results were positive – a three-game sweep of Arizona Thunder teams and a third straight Mesquite High School Tournament championship. After a first-round bye, the Genies defeated the pesky Thunder 12s by a score of 45-37. Ashton Jones posted 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Alyssa Heeman added 11 points to lead the team. In the second round Amberlee Tialino’s three-point basket with 20 seconds remaining gave the Genies a 42-39 come-from-behind win over the Thunder 13s. Cara Bomar and Jones both tallied 11 points to lead the Genies in scoring. Finally, in a championship rematch with the Thunder 13s, Bomar, Heeman and Mackenzie Flannigan all posted nine points as the Genies held on for a 42-41 victory. For the tournament the Genies were led by Jones with 32 points, followed by Flannigan (24), Bomar (23), Heeman (20), Tialino (13), Kelsi Haugo (10), Shana Davis (6) and in her first game back since breaking her ankle, Tara Rickenbach (1). The tournament victory was the Genies fourth of the year and moves their 2006 overall record to 23-13. The Genies 11s played up in the 12U division and reached the championship game before falling to the Arizona Venom. Prior to that contest, the Genies had defeated a pair of other 12U teams: the Phoenix Phenoms 12s (31-11) and the North Country Spirit 12s (25-16). Candice Bomar led the team in scoring against the Phenoms with 14 points and Tessa Smith posted nine to top all scorers against the Spirit. For the tournament the Genies were led by Smith with 29 points, she was followed by Bomar (19), Elizabeth Rudd (13), Ashlin Palmer (8), Rebecca Rudd (6), Alex Nicholls (5), and Michela McGertt (three assists, four steals). The Genies 2006 overall record now stands at 24-17.
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