At the 10th Annual Jr. Wheelchair Basketball Holiday Tournament in Rockford, IL (December 12-13, 2009) the Prep Turnstone Flyers battled all the way to the Championship Game while the Varsity Flyers manage a 4th place finish. The Varsity team played with the fab 5 as a few team members couldn’t make the trip.
Prep Flyers Results
Game 1 — Flyers 17 LWSRA Falcons 12 —- This win didn’t come easy. Flyers started off flat and were down 10-8 to start the 4th quarter. Shots started to fall and Flyers went on a 9-2 run to close out the game. Lazero Rodriguez scored his first free throw.
Game 2 — Flyers 16 Milwaukee Heat 6 — In the second pool play game the Flyers held conference foe scoreless in the 1st half.
Game 3 — Flyers 24 GLASA Wave 20 — Both teams were on their A game in this Semifinal game. End of 1st Quarter Flyers were up 10-6. Teams traded baskets throughout. GLASA would close to gap to 4 points a few times but Randall basket down the middle late in the 4th quarter secured the victory. ** Team played strong for the final 3 minutes without Alex Leckron as he received medical attention with his bloody nose.
Game 4 — Flyers 8 Courage Center Rowdies 14 — The Rowdies executed their game plan more effectively then the Flyers as they held the Flyers to mainly low percentage outside shots to win the Championship. ***The Rowdies and Flyers are very familiar with the big stage. At last year nationals the Flyers defeated the Rowdies in pool play but later lost to them in the semifinals. Courage went on to win a National Championship, while the Flyers finished 3rd last season. These two tames will not see each other again until maybe a repeat match up at Nationals again.
Prep Flyers Stats:
Randall Kongar – 6 steals, 12 rebounds, 3 assist, 2 points
Alex Leckron – 4 steals 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 12 points, 1 block
Lazero Rodriguez – 6 steals 9 rebounds 17 points
Daniel Klingler – 13 steals, 8 rebounds, 5 assist, 26 points
Tyler Sarrazine – 1 rebound – earned the AMA (Ability, Motivation, Attitude) Award.
Molly Welfle – 10 steals, 6 rebounds, 2 assist, 8 points – Named 1st Team All-Tournament **Molly is the 3rd Welfle (Rosie & Nina) to receive this honor
Prep Flyers Season Record: 3-4
Prep Flyers Next Saturday Practice: December 19th from 2-4pm
Prep Flyers Next Tourney: January 30, 2010 — Chicago
Varsity Flyers Results
Pool Play
Flyers 41 RHI Racers 35
Flyers 19 Sterling Heights Challengers 27
Flyers 34 Courage Timberwolves 43
Quarterfinal
Flyers 27 Wizards 22
Semifinal
Flyers 25 Timberwolves 56
3rd place game
Flyers 38 RHI 52 ?
1st Team All-Tournament: Josh Swoverland
AMA Award: Jordan Thompson
Varsity Flyers Season Record: 5-8
Varsity Flyers Next Saturday Practice: December 19th from 9am till 2pm
Varsity Flyers Next Tourney: January 29-31, 2010 — Philadelphia, PA
Both teams practice every Wednesday from 5:30 – 7:00pm at Turnstone
Tournament Pictures
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