Here is the 3rd/4th grade team from Preble County:
THE MONARCHS
Jessica Sweeney 4'6" C/F West Alexandria
Ashley Moore 4'5" F West Alexandria
Brittany Byrd 4'2" G West Alexandria
Chelsea Tilton 4'9" C Camden
Alayn Gonnella 4'2" G West Alexandria
Sarah Smith 4'6" F Eaton
Morgan Williams 4'4" G Gratis
Rachel Lambertson 4'5" F West Alexandria
Practices start in December. Games start in January.
* Note in this league the score is kept by half's (The score is reset to zero at halftime). The Monarchs is a team of 3rd graders competing in a combined 3/4 grade league. So we are playing against older, experienced, and taller opponents. I did not expect to win a game, but the girls proved me wrong. We won our first game 19-18 to earn a team pizza from the coach for our first victory - way to go ladies!
Jan. 10 Monarchs vs Rockers: 1st half 12 - 10; 2nd half 7 - 8. Final 19-18 Sara 14 points; Chelsea 5 steals. Alayne Gonella was player of the game.
Jan. 17 Monarchs 1 vs. Liberties 18; Ouch they had a good team and they really outplayed us. Chelsea 1 point, 5 rebounds. Sara 2 rebounds.
Jan. 24 Monarchs 4 vs. Xplosion 24; Another good team that put us away. Sara was player of the game, she scored our 4 points, had 10 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Jan. 31 Monarchs 4 vs. Liberties 30; Sara got our 4 points. Chelsea had 8 rebounds. Brittany had 1 steal.
Feb. 7 Monarchs 8 vs. Comets 32; Chelsea & Sara each got 4 points. Chelsea had 6 rebounds & 2 steals.
Feb. 14 Monarchs 6 vs. Starzz 24 Chelsea got 4 & Sara got 2 points. Chelsea had 5 rebounds & 3 steals. Sara had 4 rebounds. Brittany was player of the game with 2 rebounds and a steal.
Feb. 21 Monarchs 10 vs. Rockers 28 Chelsea had 6 points, Sara had 4 points. Alayne had 2 rebounds & Chelsea had 4 steals. They were ready to play this game, but we did a better job of playing as a team. Lots of good passing.
Feb. 28 Monarchs 23 vs. Xplosion 38 Alayne Gonella had 11 points, Chelsea had 5 points, Morgan had 4 points. Rebounds Sara & Chelsea had 4, Ashley Moore 3. Steals Chelsea had 5 Alayne Gonella had 2. Even though we lost, the girls played a good game. The teamwork was there again.
Final Stats:
Points:
Sara Smith 34 Chelsea Tilton 20 Alayne Gonnella 11 Morgan Williams 8
Rebounds:
Chelsea Tilton 34, Sara Smith 27, Alayne Gonnella 8, Ashley Moore 6
Steals:
Chelsea Tilton 21 Sara Smith 7 Alayne Gonnella 7 Morgan Williams 4