Potomac Valley AAU District Girls’ Basketball

10U D-I: Fairfax Stars are 10U National Champions; Win in Double OT

Last Updated: Sunday, July 20, 2008 at 10:30 PM

Fairfax Stars 10U Gold Team with Gold Medals and the National Championship Trophy

Day 8 -- Fairfax Stars are 10U National Champions; Win in Double OT
The Fairfax Stars won the 10-Under Division I National Championship today with a 37-33 double overtime victory over the #1 seeded ISSA Lady Elite team from Indiana.

The Stars finished the tournament undefeated in both pool play and bracket play. Congratulations to the Stars’ players, Head Coach Bob McCormick and the rest of the coaching staff for bringing home the Potomac Valley’s first gold medal since 2006.

Click here to go to the AAU Results page for the 10-Under Division I National Championship Tournament.

Day 7 -- Fairfax Stars Advance to Finals With Win Over ISSA Elite; Face ISSA Elite in Rematch on Sunday
Championship Bracket. In the first of what will be at least two battles, the #2 Fairfax Stars defeated #1 ISSA Elite early Saturday afternoon 38-28.  With the win, the Stars advance to Sunday’s final at 10:30 for a rematch with the ISSA Elite.

Coach Bob McCormick’s Stars’ team jumped all over ISSA Elite early in Saturday’s game. With overwhelming defense all over the floor, the Stars dominated the first half and lead 25-3 at halftime. ISSA Elite refused to roll over, outscoring the Stars 25-13 in the second half, but it was too little too late as the Stars got the evening off to prepare to Sunday morning’s championship game.

ISSA Elite earned its opportunity for a rematch in the championship game as they destroyed the Carolina All-Stars 55-20.

One win on Sunday by the Stars will earn them the gold medal. If ISSA Elite wins the 10:30 AM game, a playback, winner-take-all championship game will be at 3:00 PM on Sunday.

Day 6 -- Stars to Face ISSA Elite in Much Hyped Match-Up in Semi-Finals; Vogues Eliminated After Fifth 1-Point Game at Nationals
Championship Bracket. The much-hyped, long anticipated match-up between the #1 seed IN-ISSA Elite and the #2 seed Fairfax Stars is set for Saturday at 1:30 PM, with the winner moving into the finals and the loser into the loser’s bracket for a shot to earn their way back to the finals.

The Stars defeated the Carolina All-Stars 44-35 to reach the semi-finals while ISSA Elite easily handled Indiana’s Finest 43-23. The AAU message board have been burning up for weeks about which team is the stronger 10-Under team, but the test will be held on the court on Saturday. It could be the first of three match-ups between the teams over the weekend.

Still lurking in the loser’s bracket is Indiana Elite Central, the only team that has given ISSA Elite any competiton in the tournament. Indiana Elite Central has also proven quite newsworthy as they were given a special exemption by AAU for two of their top players to participate in the 10U tourney after already having particpated at 11U Nationals; generally, a player may only play in one National Championship, but that restriction was waved for the two Indiana Elite Central players. The Elite Central play the Carolina All-Stars, just defeated by the Stars on Saturday at 9:00 AM.

Check back on Saturday for updates on the 10U action from Disney.

Classic Bracket. The Vogues continued their incredible run of close games on Friday. After two one-point wins in pool play and another one-point victory in bracket play, the Vogues had two more one-point games on Friday. In the morning game, the Vogues defeated Nashville City Players 28-27. In their afternoon, the Vogues fell 35-34 to the TN Lady Trotters 35-34, getting eliminated from the Classic Bracket in heartbreaking fashion. Still, it was quite a run for the Vogues.

Day 5 -- Stars Continue Roll Through Brackets into Elite 8; Vogues Drop Into Classic Loser’s Bracket
Championship Bracket. The #2 seed Fairfax Stars continued their roll through the bottom half of the Championship Winner’s Bracket on Thursday. While the Stars were held to an uncharacteristically low 39 points, led by some excellent defense, they still defeated the MA-Comets by 13 points, 39-26.  Their match-up in Friday’s Elite 8 game is with the Carolina All-Stars at 1:30 PM.

Team Sol was eliminated in the loser’s bracket 44-34 by the Indiana Blizzard.

Classic Bracket. The Vogues dropped their first game of the Classic Bracket 50-40 to the Sparks Girls Basketball Club. On Friday the team will attempt to fight its way through the loser’s bracket. Their first game is Friday at 10:30 AM vs. the Nashville City Players.

Day 4 -- Stars Win by 10 and Team Sol Still Alive; Vogues Still in Classic Winner’s Bracket
Championship Bracket. After a day off, the Fairfax Stars defeated the PV Blazers Elite 57-47 to advance; they play again on Thursday at 7:30 PM vs. the MA Comets.

Team Sol defeated the Jacksonville Lady Rams 39-32 to stay alive in the Loser’s Bracket. They play the IN Blizzard on Thursday at 1:30 PM.

Classic Bracket. In what has gotten to be a habit, the Vogues pulled out yet another close win on Tuesday, 41-35 over Queen’s Express, to remain undefeated in the winner’s bracket of the Classic Bracket.  They pick back up at 3:00 on Thursday vs. the Sparks Girls Basketball Club.

Day 3 -- Team Sol Falls in Opener While Stars Have Day Off; Vogues Win First Classic Game
Championship Bracket. With the Fairfax Stars enjoying a day off by virtue of holding their #2 seed with a win in Pool O, Team Sol was the only PV team in action on Tuesday in the Championship Bracket. Team Sol dropped into the loser’s bracket with a 66-50 loss the LA Lady Hornets.

The Stars play their first game on Wednesday at 7:30 PM vs. the MV Blazers Elite.

Classic Bracket. The Vogues won their first game of bracket play with a 31-24 win over the Kenner Angels. The Vogues return to action tomorrowin the winner’s bracket. The Flames fell in their opener 39-21 to TN Team Pride and then were eliminated in their evening game.

Day 2 -- Team Sol and Fairfax Stars Win Pools; Vogues Lose Tiebreaker, Joining Flames In Classic Bracket
With their 56-32 win over WV Breakers on Monday, the Fairfax Stars finished 3-0 in Pool O to advance to the Championship Bracket. With their #2 seed, the Stars have a first round BYE and do not play their first bracket game until Wednesday.

Team Sol eeked out a 46-44 victory over the Tulsa Jr. Lady Hurricanes on Monday to win Pool D with a 3-0 record. The #5 seeded Team Sol plays its first bracket game on Tuesday at 1:30 vs. LA Lady Hornets.

The Potomac Valley Vogues finished in a three-way tie for first in Pool G. Unfortunately for the Vogues, their 13-point loss on Tuesday afternoon, left them at -11 in the tiebreaker, dropping them into 3rd place in the pool and into the Classic Bracket. The MD Flames went 1-2 in Pool M and will also compete in the Classic Bracket.

Day 1 -- Stars and Team Sol Go 2-0 in First Day of Pool Play
The #2 Fairfax Stars, with two 30+ point wins, and #5 Team Sol both went 2-0 on the first day of Pool Play. The Vogues went 1-0 on the day with a 35-34 win over the Bouretart Outlaws. The Flames dropped their first game to fall to 0-1 in Pool Play.

Preview
The two 10-Under National Championship Tournaments start play at Disney this Sunday.

Division I. The Potomac Valley District has four teams, included three seeded teams, entered in the D-I tournament:
. #2 Fairfax Stars
. #5 Team Sol
. #13 Maryland Flames
.  Potomac Valley Vogues

The top two teams from each pool will advance to a double-elimination Championship Bracket. All other teams will play in the double-elimination Classic Bracket.