2010 14u (2013) TEAM NEWS

 

STARZ 14U are 2010 State Champs!
On Sunday, May 30, 2010, the STARZ 14U team was crowned the 2010 AAU State Champions!  This group of ladies competed against a series of teams from across the state of Alabama including the Alabama Twisters Elite, NW Alabama Shooters, North Alabama Blast, and North Alabama Twisters to earn their elite status.  The team attained a 5 - 1 record during tournament play losing only one game to the North Alabama Twisters.  This loss was avenged in the finals with a 68 - 48 win over their arch rivals.  The STARZ claimed a powerful lead in the first four minutes of play by establishing a commanding 20 - 6 lead.  The STARZ never looked back.  The final score was 68 - 48 and EVERYONE ON THE TEAM SCORED!  Thirty-one percent of points scored were acquired from 3-point shooting! The team also demonstrated a great deal of grit and tenacity by "crashing the boards" and "minimizing" turn overs. 

 

The 14U STARZ, who also recently claimed the Kentucky Super Regional Title, look forward to competing in the FILA National Tournament (Suwannee, GA), AAU Nationals (Orlando, FL), and The Freshman Showcase (Orlando, FL).  The ladies are currently seeded 13th in the nationals.  However, claiming the Alabama state title should boost the seeding even higher.  Congratulations to Coach Sam Garth, his staff, and the 14U team! 

STARZ 14U Take 1st Place in Kentucky Blast SRT !
The Starz 14U team went to Bowling Green, Kentucky to play in the Kentucky Blast SRT and came home with the first place trophy - May 2, 2010. Congrats to our Starz!!!!

2010 Starz 14U at NC State

STARZ 14U Finish in 10th place at DEEP SOUTH CLASSIC !
The Starz 14U team of 2013 graduates (current Freshmen) finished in 10th Place with a record of 2-2 in the 16-team 14U-FILA Division at Nc State.

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STARZ 12-Garth win Alabama Sports festival 12u Championship!
The Starz 12u-Garth team won the 12u Alabama Sports Festival tournament today against the NW Alabama Shooters 12u team by the score of 41-30 giving them their 5th straight tournament win.  In just a couple of weeks this team will be competing at the National level in Rochester, Minnesota.  Congratulations to the players and coaches of this very talented team!!!!!

STARZ 12U-Garth take 1st Place in the Lady Patriot Shootout! - Our Starz 12u-Garth take first place in the Lady Patriot Shootout on Sunday. Congrats to this team!

Starz 12u – Garth - To sum the weekend up in one word would be EMOTION!!  The team played with EMOTION and left it all on the floor in every game of the Mystics Shootout!  With the 12u - Garth team playing UP in the 13u bracket, the girls started the tournament against a much taller Bama’s Best 13u team.  The team started off slow but picked the pace up and began what is now our “signature pressure” resulting in a 60-46 win to end the night.  On Saturday morning, the girls started the day off on an early quick start, once again showing our signature pressure to pace ourselves to a fast win of 46-28 vs. Bama’s Heat 13u team.  The Saturday morning win set up a much anticipated matchup with our local rival, the Alabama Elite 12u team and a chance to avenge a devastating 2 point loss to the Elite during our STARZ tournament.  The team began with no mercy on the Elite jumping off to an early 14 point lead!!!  The Elite stormed back off at the free through line tying the game up with 4 Starz players fouled out of the game and 4 Starz players playing with 4 fouls, the game was forced into overtime!!  With the team, including 4 fouled out players, the parents and fans cheering, the STARZ played with EMOTION and stormed to victory with a final score of 52-47.  This win set up a matchup of the 13u Pelham Pride vs. the 12 STARZ – Garth team for a Sunday afternoon championship game.  Knowing that our rival the Alabama Elite struggled with the Pelham Pride’s triangle defense, losing to them by double digits, the STARZ coaching staff put a plan into action.  The team met Sunday afternoon to discuss how badly we wanted to take the championship.  Coaches Sam, Dee and Maurice showed the girls 30 minutes before the game how to beat this press.  From the beginning of the championship game until the buzzer, the girls beat the press!!!  By beating the press, the girls made several easy baskets to keep the lead.  The much talented Pelham Pride took a 1 point lead in the fourth quarter; however the “signature pressure” was too much to handle resulting in a 52-47 upset to win the championship!!  After going 4-0, the team took off to CHUCKIE CHEESE to celebrate!  Congratulations to the players, coaches, parents and fans. GO STARZ