After three solid performances on Saturday, the Genies 12s looked less than sharp in Sunday’s title contest, but still played well enough to defeat the Arizona Lady Hoopers 25-15 to claim the Arizona Sting Hoopla tournament championship at Basha High School, the Genies third straight Hoopla title. In the final game the Genies faced a one-point halftime deficit before rallying for the win behind pressure defense and balanced scoring. No player scored over four points, but the team’s collective effort led to the victory. A day earlier the Genies had cruised to three relatively easy wins to reach the championship. In game one, the Genies jumped to a 14-point first half lead before finishing off the Arizona Premier by the count of 43-23. Janai Mitchell scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Genies. In game two, Candice Bomar and Megan Crenshaw each tallied eight points and Cortnee Walton picked up 12 rebounds as the Genies raced to a 20-point lead before beating the Phoenix Phenoms 46-32. In Saturday’s semi-final matchup with the Lady Hoopers, the Genies got double-doubles from both Walton (10 points, 11 rebounds) and Tessa Smith (13 points, 12 rebounds) as they won by the count of 38-21. For the four-game tournament the Genies were led by Walton with 27 points, 36 rebounds, seven steals and three assists for 73 Total Stats. She was followed by Smith (20+20+7+5=52TS), Mitchell (17+22+4+2=45TS), Alex Nicholls (15+15+6+5=41TS), Crenshaw (22+10+6+1=39TS), Elizabeth Rudd (14+9+2+6=31TS), Shelly Goglio (12+14+4+0=30TS), Rebecca Rudd (8+5+10+4=27TS), Kaylee Snider (6+9+1+3=19TS) and Bomar (11+4+0+3=18TS). The Genies 4-0 tournament mark raises their overall 2007 record to 12-4.
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