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2009 Recap and Results


2009 Fencor Season In Review

The 2009 season was yet another extremely successful one for Fencor as teams traveled all across the county representing the club. From ages 9 through 16, Fencor made its mark against national competition as its Green and Gold teams showed they were a force to reckon with.

Among the highlights:

The 16-and-under Green team won its pool in the exclusive 'Elite' bracket at the Boo Williams College Showcase Tournament in Virginia. With Tennessee coach Pat Summit in attendance, the team suffered a narrow loss to the host team, which went on to win the title, in the quarterfinals.
The 16 Gold squad lost the pool championship at the Battle of Baltimore college showcase in July by three points in the finals after playing back to back.
The 15 Green team made the finals of its division at the USA Invitational college showcase at Penn State in July.
The 14 Green team reached the semifinals of the Middle Atlantic tournament and competed in the AAU national tournament.
The 13 Green team finsihed third at Middle Atlantics and competed at the AAU Nationals while the 13 Gold team came in second in Middle Atlantic's and went to the Division II nationals in Florida.
The 12 Green team won the Middle Atlantic championship and went on to reach the finals of the Classic bracket at AAU nationals. The Gold team reached the Classic finals at Division II nationals and the White team went 4-0 in Wildwood.
The 11 Green team won the Middle Atlantic title and went 9-1 at AAU nationals in Kenner, La., its only loss to eventual national champion Fairfax Stars. The Gold team won its pool and finished third at Middle Atlantic's.
In the 10-and-unders, the Green reached the Middle Atlantic finals and competed at AAU nationals in Orlando. The Gold swept its competition at the Scoop Taylor Tournament in WIldwood.
The 9-and-under Green team reached the championship game at Middle Atlantic's where it lost narrowly to the Comets. The 9-Gold had a .500 record despite having many eight-year-olds.

Look forward to even more success and fun in 2010.

-Stuart London

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  Team 9 Green
  Coaches
  Jen Carangi & Sue Siebold


  Team 9 Gold
  Coach Kathy May



2009 Mid-Atlantic
Super Regional
Champions

AAU Nationals
Division I

  Team 10 Green
  Coaches
  Andre Strothers
  & Todd Ross

After losing their first two games, the Fencor 10 Green won 17 straight games and finished the 2009 AAU season with a 24-14 record. The Fencor 10 Green basketball team qualified for D-I Nationals by winning the Super Regional and finishing 2nd in the Districts.
The determined group showed that it could play with and compete with the top programs in the Mid-Atlantic area and country.  This was evidenced by the team's victories over teams that qualified for D-I Nationals as well as some very good 11-yr old teams.  In order to prepare for the tough D-I National competition the 10 Green's finished the regular tournament season playing up against 11-year old teams posting a respectable 3-5 record.
At the D-I Nationals a tough opening stretch resulted in the 10 Green starting out 0-3 losing to top teams from Indiana, Arkansas and West Virginia.  All of the opening round games were close at the half, the 10 Green even led West Virginia by 1, but the speed and size of their opponents seemed to wear down the 10 Green in the 2nd half.  However, the 10 Green refused to fold and responded to win it's opening game of the Classic Bracket before losing to a team from Minnesota that would end up the Classic Runner-up. A close 5-point loss would conclude the season.
Turnovers and shooting proved to be a challenge for the young team but the 10 Green prided themselves on defense and rebounding and their stats reflected this.  The 10 Greens amassed close to 1200 rebounds and almost 500 steals which helped them win and/or compete in every game.  Every player contributed to the success of the team as is evident by the fact that all players are listed in at least one of the 12 statistical categories Points, Rebounds, Steals, Assists, etc.)
Despite not performing as well as they'd hope at Nationals the Fencor 10 Green still enjoyed a fun and successful season, one in which every player improved their level of play from beginning to end.      -Andree Strothers   


  Team 10 Gold
  Coaches Gina McGaughan
  & Amanda Goodwin



2009 Mid-Atlantic
District Champions

AAU Nationals
Division I


1st Place
Championship
Consolation
Bracket

  Team 11 Green
  Coaches
  Eric & Heather   Glemser

11-Green - The Fencor "Peeps" had a very successful season this year with each player showing significant development as the months progressed. The girls played as a close-knit team on the court and enjoyed their extended "peeps family" relationships off the court.
At local tournaments, the team was undefeated in their age group and most often played up in age a year or two, sometimes three, even winning a U14 One day Shootout Tournament in Aston, PA. The Peeps enjoyed several "road trip" tournaments in New Jersey and Virginia where, in addition to stellar AAU action on the courts, they enjoyed hanging out together at team dinners and evenings in the hotel pools.
In April, the team went undefeated in the Mid-Atlantic District tournament to qualify for Nationals. In late June, at the National tournament in Kenner, LA, the team went 3-0 in pool play to earn the right to advance to the Championship Bracket where they lost to the eventual tournament champions in the first round. The Peeps then went 4-0, winning out in the Championship Consolation Bracket. The team placed 17th in the country, finishing 7-1 overall at the National tournament. After much hard played basketball, the team enjoyed a day together visiting the local attractions in the city of New Orleans.
In July, the team again traveled to the Washington DC area where they benefited from an opportunity to play up in the U12 bracket of the US Junior Nationals tournament on the campus of the American University. The trip wrapped up a season that was both fun and highly successful.
      -Deb Winslow  


  Team 11 Gold
  Coach Dennis Steinly



2009 Mid-Atlantic
District Champions

AAU Nationals
Division I


2nd Place
Classic Bracket

  Team 12 Green
  Coach Brian Morris

The Fencor 12 A's Green team Has an excellent season finishing with a overall record 33-12 and taking second place in the Classic Bracket Championship.
Throughout this very exciting season to say we were snake bitten with injuries at times would be a understatement. At any given tournament we would sometimes have 7 players and at times we would have 10 to 11 and unfortunately we never had full cast but that didn't matter to this feisty group of players. They always fought hard and played together as a team, and what was great about this group was know one ever cared who got the credit and you never knew which kid was going to step up in which game but someone always did step up and make a difference in every game.
Some of the highlights would definitely have to be the Championship game in the Mid-Atlantics. After losing one of our best defensive players in Savanna Malloy prior to the tournament and then losing our leading scorer and rebounder in Shelby Mueller and having to play three games in one day winning the championship was going to be a tough task against a very goof Philadelphia Belles team. We started the game very slow and found ourselves down 18 to 4. A brief time out settled everybody and we made the decision to once again step up and we found ourselves down 2 at half and took over in the second half enroot to a 12 point win highlighted by Rachel Howry's 20 pts who in the absence of Shelby Meuller played a flawless game.
We continued to make strides as a team we played in some tough tournaments to get us prepared to go to Nationals. Even though we started out the gates slow the first game, we came to life and had a heart breaking loss to the Maryland Flames which sent us to the Classic Bracket. The girls realized the missed opportunity to advance to the Championship Bracket but they rallied around one another and single handedly impressed a lot of people on there way to a great run and finish as runner up in the Classic Bracket.       -Brian Morris   



2009 Mid-Atlantic
District
Championships
2nd Place

AAU Nationals
Division II


2nd Place
Classic Bracket

  Team 12 Gold
  Coach Mike Green

12 Gold Team went 25-9 and played mainly an A schedule.  We were 2nd at Mid-Atlantics and won a Silver Medal in the Classic Bracket at Nationals.

-Mike Green   


  Team 12 White
  Coach Geoff Dreyer

The 12U White team had a great season and showed tremendous signs of improvement throught the season.  After getting off to a slow start by going 1 - 3 and 0 - 4 in the first 2 tournaments, the team showed steady improvement over the next 2 tournaments by going 2 – 2 in back to back tournaments.  The team continued to work hard and the improvement continued.  Although they were typically playing against teams with a distinct height advantage, the 12U White team showed an exceptional ability to press and create turnovers.   This aggressive style of play resulte in the girls going 3 – 1 in 4 of their last 5 tournaments.  A tremendous improvement and great way to end a fun season!!!

-Geoff Dreyer   


AAU Nationals
Division I


23rd in the
Country
  Team 13 Green
  Coach Steve Chapman
  & Matt Carroll

13 Green- Had a terrific year on and off the court.  Tremendous improvement was shown by each of the players.  Played 'up in age' whenever possible.  Finished 3rd at Mid-Atlantic Districts.  Qualified for Nationals and made it to the Championship bracket and finished 23rd in the country.

-Steve Chapman   



2009 Mid-Atlantic
District
Championships
3rd Place

AAU Nationals
Division II


Tied
13th Place

  Team 13 Gold
  Coach Ken Kerr

13B`s started slow but seem to come alive as the season got going and did a great job at the Mid-Atlantics by coming in third place and recieving a bid to go to nationals in Coaco Beach Florida.  We then took advantage of this opportunity and off we went!  We won our pool and received a bye in the first round which put us in the final 16 in the championship bracket.  The final count for the year put is in a tie for 13th in the Div II bracket.  Hats off to the 13B`S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-Ken Kerr   


  Team 13 White
  Coach Jeff Worthington

Fencor's 13 White team steadily improved through the summer, never posting a losing record in a tournament and finishing on a high note with a 4-0 Wildwood tournament.  Despite playing a 'B'-team schedule, 13 White was rarely overmatched, and finished 8 games over .500 for the season.

-Jeff Worthington   



2009 Mid-Atlantic
District
Championships
3rd Place

AAU Nationals
Division I


6th Place
Classic Bracket

  Team 14 Green
  Coach Tom Schurtz

Team 14 Green had an overall record of 43-19 for the season.  We were 3rd in Mid-Atlantic Region and 3-3 at Penn State and 3-4 at Nationals.  Averaged 51.2 ppg for the season and averaged 56.2 ppg at Nationals. Gave up only 36.6 points per game on season and gave up 50.1 ppg at Nationals.  Out of the 62 games played this season 38 games were played against 15 or 16 year old teams.

-Tom Schurtz   


  Team 14 Gold
  Coaches Derek Cornish
  & Stephanie Bates

The team had a rough start playing in the 14 super regional’s.  Playing against tough competition, the team persevered and was never out of a game.  That tournament was the 14’s turning point as the team went on to improve not only as individuals but as a TEAM.  All through the year the team showed dedication to becoming better players as there was good attendance at every practice.  The team went on to finish 21 – 11.

A special thanks to all the parents and players for a successful season!

-Derek Cornish   


  Team 15 Green
  Coaches Jennie Hall
  & David Butler

The 15 Green Team had a very challenging and competitive season.  They competed in a total of 12 tournaments.  12 players came together and put a good product on the court.  There were a few injuries that occurred, but this forced the team members to take thier game to the next level.  With each tournament the team gained valuable experience and played their best basketball at the end of the season, and had an especially good showing at the Blue Chip Tournament at Villanova; winning all 4 games, prior to going to junior nationals.  The team finished the season with an over-all record of 29-21.

-Jennie Hall   


  Team 15 Gold
  Coaches Jim Siegler
  & Maggie Collins

For a smaller team, both in size and in numbers, the girls worked together and stepped up and played, at times, out of there positions.  Through playing A and B squads each girl improved on both ends of the court.  We had a great time as a group and the girls became friends off the court, as well as the coaches and parents.  All and all it was a very successful season!

-Maggie Collins   


  Team 16 Green
  Coaches Steve Chapman
  & Lynn Carroll

16 Green- Very successful year.  Went 3 and 1 at Boo Williams.  Qualified for AAU Nationals.  Went 7 and 1 at Penn State.

-Steve Chapman   


Can you help with a team picture of 16 Gold?   Team 16 Gold
  Coach Kusan James



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