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12U Finishes and photos of our 2009 tournaments:
 

Oct 3 09 | Jun 21 09 | May 31 09 | May 17 09 | May 10 09 | Apr 19 09 | Apr 5 09 | Mar 29 09 | Mar 22 09 | Jul 4 08 | Jul 7, 2007

Adidas Ohio Showcase Cup Tournament
 14u/15u  Division Columbus, OH
October 3, 4, 2009
WV Thunder 13u team played up in the 14-15u age division and went 5-0 capturing first place in the event.  Most of the games were really exciting as we had two 4 point games that went down to the wire and another double overtime game as well.  This was a great way to end the 2009 basketball season.  The championship game vs the Dayton Lady Hoopstars Black was another physical battle. In fact, we see them quite a bit in the championship game at events in and around Dayton, Columbus, and Cincinnati.  We won that battle Sunday 35-31.  The players who made the trip included -- Baylee Wallace and Sidney Pell (Peebles) -- Mychal Johnson and Griffin Dempsey (Huntington St. Joseph) -- Chandler Fulks and Terra Stapleton (Fairland) -- Jenna Burdette and  Jordan Parker (Eastern) -- Kelli Harrison (John Adams) -- Krista Maynard (Crum) -- McKenzie Butler (Mason County)

The highlight of pool play was the 3-pointer put in by Griffin Dempsey with just a couple of seconds on the clock to send the All Ohio Game into overtime which we were fortunate to win by scoring off the tip and then allowing just one point during the 3 minute overtime to pull out a 55-54 win.

Semi Finals

WV Thunder 32 -- Michigan Pistons 28
 Mychal Johnson 7, Terra Stapleton 7, Jenna Burdette 4, Griffin Dempsey 3, McKenzie Butler 3, Chandler Fulks 2, Sidney Pell 2, Kelli Harrison 2, Baylee Wallace 2

The pistons had the Thunder on the ropes but the various traps and presses worked often enough that the Thunder pulled out the win.
Championship Game

WV Thunder 35 -- Dayton Lady Hoopstars Black 31
 Mychal Johnson 14, Jenna Burdette 10, Terra Stapleton 7, McKenzie Butler 2, Jordan Parker 2

In the championship game old friends the Thunder and Dayton Black met and as is usually the case it was indeed a truly physical game and we were able to get a good performance from both Sidney Pell and Kelli Harrison when Terra Stapleton our 6’ 3 center was in foul trouble.  Mychal Johnson and Jenna Burdette stepped up big in this game as they usually do in the big time games.  Griffin Dempsey and McKenzie Butler did a superb job of taking care of the ball against constant pressure. 
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Some Candid Pictures from the 2009 AAU Nationals in Kingsport TN

 

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GBA Nationals 13u Division
Cincinnati OH
June 18, 19, 20, 21, 2009

Pool Play

The WV Thunder 12u finished second in the GBA 13u Nationals held in Cincinnati, OH from June 18-21.  The team played 10 games in four days.  The last day of the event  the Thunder played four games. In the Championship game Jenna Burdette tossed in 25 points and Terra Stapleton added 15 pts.  The Thunder made a late run but were unable to pull out the win as they lost 50-48 to the MBA Elite. The team will be in Kingsport, TN competing in the AAU 12u Nationals from July 3-July 8.

Game One
WV Thunder 12u 53 --  WV Wildcats 13u 33
Mychal Johnson 11, Jenna Burdette 7, McKenzie Butler 7, Griffin Dempsey 6, Chandler Fulks 6, Sidney Pell 6, Kelli Harrison 6, Krista Maynard 2, Jordan Parker 2 --- Assists Burdette 6

Game Two 
WV Thunder 12u 48 -- Morgantown Lady Devils 13u 27
Jenna Burdette 14, Mychal johnson 12, Chandler Fulks 6, Kelli Harrison 4, McKenzie Butler 4, Griffin Dempsey 3, Sidney Pell 3, Jordan Parker 2 --- Rebounding Pell 8, Harrison 7

Game Three
 WV Thunder 12u 47 -- Morgantown Team Ruckus 28 15u
Jenna Burdette 18, Kelli Harrison 10, Mychal Johnson 9, Chandler Fulks 5, Sidney Pell 3, Krista Maynard 2 --- Rebounding Harrison 7

Game Four 
 WV Thunder 12u 43 --  Paris Stars 13u 45 OT
Jenna Burdette 14, Mychal Johnson 11, Terra Stapleton 8, McKenzie Butler 4, Chandler Fulks 3, Krista Maynard 2, Kelli Harrison 2, ---  Pell 1 rebound

Game Five
WV Thunder 12u 53 -- SL Vols 17
Chandler Fulks 11, Krista Maynard 10, Kelli Harrison 8, Jordan Parker 7, Jenna Burdette 6, Terra Stapleton 4, McKenzie Butler 3, Griffin Dempsey 2, Mychal Johnson 3 

Championship Round

Game Six
WV Thunder 61 --  WV Breakers 19
Chandler Fulks 20, Kelli Harrison 12, McKenzie Butler 7, Mychal Johnson 6, Jenna Burdette 5, Jordan Parker 4, Krista Maynard 3, Terra Stapleton 2, Sidney Pell 2, --- Chandler Fulks 6- 3’s

Game Seven
 WV Thunder 49 -- Ohio Express 21
Kelli Harrison 10, Jenna Burdette 8, Terra Stapleton 8, Jordan Parker 7, Mychal Johnson 6, Chandler Fulks 4, M<cKenzie Butler 4, Krista Maynard 2

Game Eight
WV Thunder 62 -- Ohio Valley Heat 53
Jenna Burdette 14, Mychal Johnson 11, Sidney Pell 11, Jordan Parker 7, Terra Stapleton 5, Kelli Harrison 4, Chandler Fulks 3, Griffin Dempsey 2 --- Assists Burdette 10,  Rebounds Stapleton 10

Semi Finals
 WV Thunder 39 -- Dayton Metro 19
Griffin Dempsey 15, Mychal Johnson 12, Jenna Burdette 5, Jordan Parker 4, McKenzie Butler 2, Kelli Harrison 1 ---  Dempsey 5- 3’s

Championship Game
 WV Thunder 48 -- MBA Elite 50
Jenna Burdette 25, Terra Stapleton 15, Mychal Johnson 4, Griffin Dempsey 3, Kelli Harrison 1

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OH District Tournament
Franklin OH
May 30, 31, 2009

The Thunder came up a tad short and finished second in the Ohio District Tournament.

In the semi finals they jumped on the Thunder (Lewis) team and never looked back as they won 69-27. They held the Thunder (Lewis) team to 8 points in the second half. Griffin Dempsey hit 4---3-pointers and finished with 17 points. The second and third leading scorers were from off the bench as Jordan Parker and Krista Maynard had 10 points each Terra Stapleton pulled down 9 boards as did Krista Maynard. Kelli Harrison added 8 more rebounds. Mychal Johnson handed out 6 assists.

In the finals the Thunder took Dayton Black to overtime before losing 61-57. We hit 8---3-pointers but Black topped that with 9-- 3’s.  Mychal Johnson led the team in scoring with 17 points & 6 steals and Jenna Burdette added 16 pts  Kelli Harrison had 10 boards and Terra Stapleton blocked 6 shots.

WV Thunder (Johnson/Lambert) 69 --  WV Thunder (Lewis) 27 
Griffin Dempsey 17, Krista Maynard 10,Jordan Parker 10, Jenna Burdette 9, Kelli Harrison 9, Sidney Pell 4, McKenzie Butler 4, Mychal Johnson 4, Terra Stapleton 2
Rebounding Stapleton 9, Maynard 9, Harrison 8, Assists Johnson 6 

WV Thunder 57 -- Dayton Lady Hoopstars Black  61  OT
 Mychal Johnson 17, Jenna Burdette 16, Griffin Dempsey 9, Terra Stapleton 6, Sidney Pell 5, McKenzie Butler 2, Krista Maynard 2
Rebounding Kelli Harrison 10, Steals Johnson 6, Blocks Stapleton 6


Sidney Pell blocking out Ms. Waterman at the OH District good job Sid.

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Greater Cincinnati Classic
14u Age Division
May 16, 17, 2009

The WV Thunder 12u captured first place in the 14u age division in the Greater Cincinnati Classic held May 15-17. The Thunder went 3-0 in pool play and then defeated the host team in the semi-finals the Hardwood Heat 14u gold team 32-28 in a low scoring defensive battle.  Mychal Johnson put up 12 points in the contest. In the championship game the Thunder defeated Dayton Lady Hoopstars Black 12u 48-42.  Terra Stapleton pulled down 13 boards and scored 10 pts in the win.  Jenna Burdette led the Thunder with 15 pts and Mychal Johnson added 12 more.

 Pool Play

 WV Thunder  42 -- Cincy Heat Premier Black 14u 20
Jenna Burdette 11, Mychal Johnson 10, Kelli Harrison 6, Terra Stapleton 6, Griffin Dempsey 4, Sydney Pell 2, Krista Maynard 2, Jordan Parker 1

WV Thunder 56 -- Dayton Black 14u 51 OT
Jenna Burdette 24, Mychal Johnson 10, Terra Stapleton 9, Griffin Dempsey 6, Chandler Fulks 3, 

WV Thunder 51 -- Cincinnati Finest 14u 40 
Jenna Burdette 19, Mychal Johnson 11, McKenzie Butler 7, Terra Stapleton 4, Griffin Dempsey 3, Chandler Fulks 3, Jordan Parker 2, Krista Maynard 1, Kelli Harrison 1

 Semi Finals

 WV Thunder 32 -- Cincinnati Heat Premier Gold 14u 28
Mychal Johnson 12, Jenna Burdette 8, Kelli Harrison 4, Griffin Dempsey 3, Sydney Pell 3, Terra Stapleton 2
 Championship Game

 WV Thunder 48 -- Dayton Black 12u 42   
Jenna Burdette 15, Mychal Johnson 12, Terra Stapleton 10, Griffin Dempsey 6, McKenzie Butler 2, Kelli Harrison 2, Sydney Pell 1


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Butler County Super Regional
13u Age Division
Mason OH
May 8, 9, 10, 2009

The WV Thunder 12u Girls AAU Basketball team captured the Gold Medal as they finished first in the super regional held in Cincinnati, Ohio this past weekend.  The Team went  2-0 in pool play and then won all three games on Sunday.   In the semi-finals the Thunder defeated the Cincinnati Heat 57-51 as Jenna Burdette put up 19 points and Mychal Johnson added 15.  In the championship game they won out over the MBA Elite 52-36 and Burdette led the team in scoring with 12 points.  Johnson and Griffin Dempsey each added 11 points in the win.

Semi Finals

WV Thunder 57 -- Cincinnati Heat 51
Jenna Burdette 19, Mychal Johnson 15, Terra Stapleton 8, Kelli Harrison 7, McKenzie Butler 4, Griffin Dempsey 4

Championship Game

WV Thunder 52 -- MBA Elite Mitchell 36 
Jenna Burdette 12, Mychal Johnson 11, Griffin Dempsey 11, Kelli Harrison 6, Terra Stapleton 6, McKenzie Butler 4, Ty Pell 2

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Griffin Dempsey, Mychal Johnson



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Deep South Classic
Raleigh-Chapel Hill NC
April 17, 18, 19, 2009

 The WV Thunder went 3-1 in the Deep South Classic in the 13u Signature Division losing in the championship game 70-68 to the Spotsy Sting out of Virginia. In the Championship game Jenna Burdette scored 22 points, Griffin Dempsey 18 points as she hit 6  3’s in the contest Mychal Johnson scored 13 points in the game.

Game One

WV Thunder 67 -- Kansas City Select 23
 Mychal Johnson 17, Kelli Harrison 13, Jenna Burdette 10, Terra Stapleton 8, Chandler Fulks 7 Jordan Parker 5, McKenzie Butler 4, Krista Maynard 3  (Terra Stapleton 11 boards)

Game Two

WV Thunder  57 -- Winston Salem Steelers 27
 Griffin Dempsey 12, Mychal Johnson 12, Jenna Burdette 11, Kelli Harrison 10, Chandler Fulks 6, Sydney Pell 4, Terra Stapleton 2

Game Three

WV Thunder 42 -- Georgia Pearls 38
Jenna Burdette 17, Mychal Johnson 8, Terra Stapleton 8, Griffin Dempsey 8, Kelli Harrison 5, Chandler Fulks 3, McKenzie Butler 1 (Rebounding Terra Stapleton 11, Kelli Harrison 11)

Game Four

WV Thunder 68 -- Virginia Spotsy Sting 70
Jenna Burdette 22, Griffin Dempsey 18, Mychal Johnson 13, McKenzie Butler 5, Sydney Pell 5, Kelli Harrison 3, Terra Stapleton 2

             

Chandler Fulks, Sydney Pell, Kelli Harrison, Krista Maynard, Griffin Dempsey, Terra Stapleton, Jenna Burdette, McKenzie Butler, Jordan Parker, Mychal Johnson
 

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Dayton Super Regional
Dayton OH
April 4, 5, 2009

 The Thunder went 3-1 in the Dayton 13u Super Regional. In game one Jenna Burdette scored 14 points and Mychal Johnson added 12 in the 54-30 win over the ISSA 13u Red Team. The Thunder defeated Cincy Finest 13u 69-58 as Burdette scored 20 points and Johnson added 17 points.  In the final pool game it was the Thunder 55-25 as Johnson scored 16 points. In the championship round the Dayton Black 13u eliminated the Thunder with a 41-32 win.  Johnson led the Thunder in the low scoring game with 7 points 7 Terra Stapleton and Kelli Harrison added 6 points each.

Championship Round

WV Thunder 12u 32 --  Dayton Black 13u  41
Mychal Johnson 7, Terra Stapleton 6, Kelli Harrison 6, Jenna Burdette 4, Krista Maynard 4, Griffin Dempsey 3, McKenzie Butler 2

 

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Dayton Super Regional (13u division) Tip Off game 4

Terra Stapleton, Griffin Dempsey, Mychal Johnson


 

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GBA Pickerington Classic
Pickerington OH
March 28, 29, 2009

The WV Thunder 12u girls AAU team went 3-0 in pool play on Saturday and then 3-0 in the Championship Round on Sunday to capture first place in the GBA Pickerington Classic in 13u Division.  In the Semi Finals they defeated the Columbus Lady Cyclones 51-15 as Jenna Burdette put up 17 points, 6 assists and 5 steals.  McKenzie Butler added 7 pts. In the Championship Game Jenna Burdette scored 17 pts and Mychal Johnson added 9 pts. The team will return to action On April 3-5 competing in the Dayton Super Regional in the 13u age group.

Semi Finals

WV Thunder 51 -- Columbus Lady Cyclones 15
Jenna Burdette 17, McKenzie Butler 7, Mychal Johnson 6, Chandler Fulks 6, Krista Maynard 6, Kelli Harrison 6, Griffin Dempsey 3

Championship Game

WV Thunder  50 -- Columbus Buckeye Elite 33
Jenna Burdette 17, Mychal Johnson 9, Chandler Fulks 6, Kelli Harrison 5, Krista Maynard 5, McKenzie Butler 4, Sydney Pell 2, Terra Stapleton 2

 

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GBA Pickerington Classic Champions 13u Div.

Kelli Harrison, Terra Stapleton, Mychal Johnson, Sydney Pell

Krista Maynard, Jenna Burdette, McKenzie Butler, Griffin Dempsey, Chandler Fulks

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Bloomington IN Super Regionals
March 21, 22, 2009

Semi Finals

 The WV Thunder defeated the Dayton Lady Hoopstars Black 52-50 in a thrilling game with the winner advancing to the Championship Game. Jenna Burdette tossed in 18 points.   Mychal Johnson added 11 points and 11 boards and Griffin Dempsey scored 12 points in the contest.

WV Thunder 52 -- Dayton Black 50
Jenna Burdette 18, Mychal Johnson 13, Griffin Dempsey 12, Fulks 3, Stapleton 2, Pell 2, Harrison 2


Championship Game the Thunder was victorious over the ISSA Elite 52-44 as Jenna Burdette put up 17 points,
Mychal Johnson scored 15 points.

WV Thunder 52 -- ISSA 44
Jenna Burdette 17, Mychal Johnson 15, Butler 6, Dempsey 3, Pell 3, Fulks 2, Parker 2, Harrison 2, Stapleton 2

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AAU 11u Nationals
Branson MO
July 4, 2008

The WV Thunder 11u team finished 5th the 2008 AAU Nationals.  They had a terrific run and played 9 games in 6 days putting up a 7-2 record and finishing the season with a 47-4 record.  The Thunder went 3-0 in pool play and then 5-2 in the championship round.  In the last day of competition in game one The Thunder defeated the Georgia Pistols as Jenna Burdette scored 20 points and Shawntell Parsons added 12 points.  In the final game of the Tournament the Thunder lost to an excellent Indiana Finest team. Jenna Burdette led the team with  26 points and Mychal Johnson added and 11 points and pulled down 11 boards.
 
Pool Play
WV Thunder 52 -- Minnesota Central 21
Jenna Burdette 12, Krista Maynard 12, Mychal Johnson 10, Terra Stapleton 5, Shawntell Parsons 4, Griffin Dempsey 3, Brooke Borich 3, Jordan Parker 2, Kayla Swann 1
 
WV Thunder 53 -- Florida Extreme 37
Mychal Johnson 16, Jenna Burdette 15,  Brooke Borich 6, Krista Maynard 4, Kelli Harrison 4, Kayla Swann 4, Terra Stapleton 2, Shawntell Parsons 2
 
WV Thunder 67 -- Mad Atlantic Renegades 54
Mychal Johnson 23, Griffin Dempsey 9, Jenna Burdette 8, Jordan Parker 7, Shawntell Parsons 6, Krista Maynard 5, Kelli Harrison 4, Brooke Borich 3, Terra Stapleton 2
 
Championship Play
WV Thunder 43 -- Southern Ohio Magic 35
Mychal Johnson 17, Terra Burdette 9, Griffin Dempsey 6, Kelli Harrison 6, Shawntell Parsons 3, Jordan Parker 2
WV Thunder 66 -- PV Vogues 63
Jenna Burdette 29, Mychal Johnson 11, Jordan Parker 7, Griffin Dempsey 5, Terra Stapleton 4, Brooke Borich 4, Krista Maynard 3, Shawntell Parsons 3
 
WV Thunder 43 -- Missouri Valley Magic 62
Jenna Burdette 20, Mychal Johnson 18, Brooke Borich 3, Griffin Dempsey 2
 
WV Thunder 43 -- Fairfax Stars 36
Mychal Johnson 11, Terra Stapleton 9, Jenna Burdette 8, Griffin Dempsey 7, Shawntell Parsons 4, Jordan Parker 4
WV Thunder 49 -- Georgia Pistols 43
Jenna Burdette 20, Shawntell Parsons 12, Mychal Johnson 8, Terra Stapleton 7, Krista Maynard 2
 
WV Thunder 44 -- Indiana Finest 52
Jenna Burdette 26, Mychal Johnson 11, Griffin Dempsey 3, Terra Stapleton 2, Jordan Parker 2
 

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