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2 Nike/Phoenix Tournament of Champions 2007

O n behalf of Nike, Inc., Nike High School

Basketball, and the Chandler Unified

School District (CUSD), welcome to

Phoenix for the 2007 Nike Tournament of

Champions. Many individuals and organizations are

responsible for once again making the Tournament of

Champions the greatest high school basketball event

in the United States – and possibly the world. I sin-

cerely thank all who have contributed.

First, many thanks to the administrations and athletic

departments of the CUSD and particularly Chandler

High School (CHS), which, through the Arizona

Interscholastic Association (AIA) and the National

Federation of High Schools (NFHS), have sponsored

and sanctioned the Tournament of Champions since

its debut in Phoenix in 2001.

CUSD Superintendent Dr. Camille Casteel and

Assistant Superintendent for Support Services Frank

Fletcher have been uncommonly generous with their

time and resources and are central to the event’s

success. Frank also assigns our tournament officials

and officiates several games himself, and we are

grateful for the outstanding job he does at both.

Thanks to CHS Athletic Director Dave Shapiro, who

spends countless hours on the planning and admin-

istration of the event. The Tournament of Champions

is now one of the largest nationally sanctioned inter-

scholastic team events in the United States; Dave’s

unwavering dedication is the key element in its con-

tinued success.

Thanks to CUSD Athletic Director John Carlson and

Chandler High School Principal Terry Williams, both

of whom have been tremendously supportive of the

Tournament of Champions since its arrival.

Thanks and best of luck to Christine Lai, who after

five years has left the Tournament to pursue other

event planning opportunities. Christine’s involvement

with the tournament dates back almost ten years:

first as a player, then volunteer, intern, employee, and

finally Director. We will always remember and

continue to benefit from her contributions, but most

importantly wish her much success in the future.

Thanks to Shala Kiewert who, in her first year, has

done an outstanding job in the detailed planning

and complex logistics that the event requires. It is

hard to imagine anyone, regardless of experience,

doing better.

Thanks to Brittany Hosack for coordinating our 2007

Event Management Internship Program with the Chi

Omega sorority at Arizona State University, and to the

nearly thirty XΩs who are participating this year.

Brittany has worked with the Tournament of

Champions for three years, and has been one of the

most valuable and dedicated interns we have ever

had in any program.

Thanks to the administration and staff at each of our

host schools in the Chandler Unified School District,

particularly Hamilton High School Principal Dr. Fred

Deprez and Athletic Director Dick Banisewski; Basha

High School Principal Kristine Marchiando and

Athletic Director Saunders Montague; Perry High

School Principal Dan Serrano and Athletic Director

John Wrenn; SanTan Principal Frank Narducci and

Athletic Director Mitch Henderson; and Willis Junior

High School Principal Paul Bollard and Athletic

Director Joe Greene.

Thanks to Tom Buhl for designing this media guide,

the tournament website, and virtually all of the

printed material that you see this week. Tom has

worked with the Tournament since its inception, and

he more than anyone is responsible for the incredi-

ble look and style that has become associated with

the event.

Thanks to Clay Kallam for writing the media guide

text, including preview articles and team capsules,

and for his overall promotion of the event and our

sport in general. Clay also coaches one of our com-

peting teams, and we wish him and the Campolindo

Cougars good luck in the tournament.

Thanks to Scott Farence for once again shooting the

media guide cover photos. Scott has created a signa-

ture photographic look for the Tournament that is not

equaled by many professional sporting events, and

he has done so with generosity, style, and great

humor. Assisting Scott were photo editor Carlos

Mandeleveitia and videographer Bryan Miller, who

created the video pieces seen at the Opening

Ceremonies.

Also thanks to Julie Koeth, who works closely with

Scott in doing the makeup and styling for the actual

photo shoot – and who this year secured the donation

of the dresses that appear in the program photos.

Thanks to Larry Colton, Michael Burns, Kristine

Gliege, Angela Sainz, and the entire staff of the

Arizona Grand Resort for accommodating the more

than 2,000 student athletes and coaches who

compete over two weeks in the event. The Grand is a

generous and important partner to the Tournament of

Champions, and we are excited about our continued

relationship and the Resort’s recent and continuing

expansion and remodel.

Thanks to Kara Lawson for taking time out of her

busy basketball and ESPN schedule to appear at the

Opening Ceremonies; Kara is a gracious and giving

member of the professional and broadcasting ranks

and we are happy to have her with us for the benefit

of the student athletes

Special thanks to Ilene Hauser at Nike for taking care

of Kara and all of Nike’s sponsored WNBA athletes.

Ilene consistently values and supports the

Tournament of Champions and her work is much

appreciated.

Finally, thanks to Mary Thompson, Tony Dorado,

George Raveling, Jill Pizzotti, Mike Egan, and every-

one at Nike Basketball for again supporting the event.

With the 2007 Tournament of Champions, Nike, Inc.

has once again demonstrated its dedication and

leadership in the sport of girls’ and women’s basket-

ball. No other company in any other sport has

devoted the resources necessary to produce an

event so clearly above the norm.

Now in its eleventh season as the premier event in

American high school basketball, the Tournament

of Champions is yet another reason so many young

athletes are proud – as I am – to be associated

with Nike.

Thanks for your attendance,

Steve Kozaki

Welcome

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Nike/Phoenix Tournament of Champions 2007 3

Executive DirectorSteve KozakiInstructor

Cold Spring Elementary School

Sponsoring DirectorMary ThompsonManager

Nike High School Basketball

Tournament DirectorShala KiewertEvent Operator

National Basketball Events, Inc.

Tournament DirectorDave ShapiroAthletic Director

Chandler High School

Associate DirectorFrank FletcherAssistant Superintendent

Chandler Unified School District

Director of Media Relations Clay KallamPublisher

Full Court Press, Inc.

Director of Student Internships Brittany HosackChi Omega Sorority

Arizona State University

Event ManagersMichelle AbercrombieRosy AmiranErin BarrettAmy BelluominiAlyssa BergCourtney ButchardErin ChristieKendra CondonAllison CoxVanessa GregsonTracey GuzmanDevin HookDevin KargerJill KuleshSydney LamparterKathleen ManahanCarrie MarkhamAshleigh OxtobyAlyssa PalmerKelly ParkerMandy PearsonStephanie PorterKelley PrimcJenn RechlinLeigh ReckerDarci SchimshatRachel ShapiroJenny SondagCaitie ThielenElyce TribbleAimee WilliamsNikki Wayne

On behalf of Tony Dorado, George Raveling, and everyone at Nike basketball, welcome to the 2007

Nike Tournament of Champions. For eleven years we at Nike have been proud to be the sponsor of

America’s best known and most prestigious high school basketball event. I congratulate all of the

teams selected to compete in the this year’s tournament, which again showcases the finest teams

and players in the United States.

The Tournament of Champions’ dominance is something unparalleled in high school sports. For

eight of the past ten years the TOC has produced the eventual USA Today National Champion –

along with an amazing total of 74 divisional State Champions since 1997.

Even more impressive, the TOC has showcased literally hundreds of future collegiate and profes-

sional athletes – including WNBA stars Sue Bird, Chamique Holdsclaw, Diana Taurasi, Kara

Lawson, and more.

This exceptional level of talent is what will bring more than 200 NCAA Division I coaches to

Phoenix this year for the purpose of evaluating future scholarship athletes. It is significant that the

TOC is the first and only event of its kind to attract this many coaches for recruiting – while they

are in the middle of their own collegiate basketball seasons.

It is everyone present – student athletes, coaches, parents, and fans – who make the Tournament

of Champions one of the greatest team high school sporting events in the United States.

Every year Nike demonstrates its leadership in girls’ and women’s basketball by providing young

women with unique opportunities to showcase their abilities. For more than decade the Nike

Tournament of Champions has been among the greatest of these opportunities.

Take advantage if it. Play hard, have fun, grow and cherish in the moment. We will all be cheering

for your success.

We appreciate your attendance, participation, sportsmanship and enthusiasm, and hope you enjoy

the 2007 Nike Tournament of Champions.

Mary M. Thompson

Nike High School basketball

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The California Storm Basketball Club congratulates our

graduating seniors on their college choices. From left to

right: Casey Morris (Cal); Alyssia Brewer (Tennessee);

Michelle Jenkins (USC); Shawna Kuehu (Cal). Pho

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6 Nike/Phoenix Tournament of Champions 2007

Joe Smith1942–2007On the surface, ours was a most improbable friendship.

He and I were born and raised more than a generationapart on opposite coasts, and from the outset sharedalmost nothing in common. We met in December of 1996during a fiercely atypical rainstorm in Santa Barbara, andwere at completely opposing stages in our lives: I waspractically a kid, ignorant and just beginning; he wasnearly retiring from two careers, and from the first daymade it clear to me that he was the final authority oneverything. But, owing to fate or good fortune or both, JoeSmith quickly and surely became one of my best – ifmost unlikely – friends.

Joe died on December 4 in a New York Hospital. He was65. Most of the basketball world knew and will rememberhim as an immovable, opinionated, and sometimes outra-geously outspoken fixture in the sport.

Although his public persona was often controversial, thetruth is most people did not really know anything aboutJoe, who for ten years taught me so much about so manythings that it’s difficult to keep it all in my head at once. Atodds with his reputation as an often rude and bellicosefigure who lacked social grace, what he taught me mostis how to treat all people with dignity and respect.

Much will be written about Joe in the coming days andweeks. Most will focus on basketball, and rightly so: hewas a pioneer in the sport, frequently alternating betweenpromoter and detractor, analyst and fan, in an uncompro-mising effort to better the game. I won’t write more aboutbasketball here, partly because his contributions are amatter of record, but primarily because the basis of ourfriendship had nothing to do with a game at all, and toportray Joe as one-dimensional is to woefully understatehis life’s contributions.

I spoke with Joe probably 3 or 4 times a day for nearly tenyears, with few exceptions. That’s something like 12,000conversations. I won’t say anything clichéd like I learnedsomething from him every time we spoke; to be honest,for every deep and vitriolic discussion there was a trivialone as well; often he called to tell me what he was eatingfor lunch (he was a prodigious consumer of bagels).

Most often we talked about music, politics, history, orhorseracing, all of which he loved. I am convinced that ifhe debated recognized authorities on any of these topicsit would leave the experts, not Joe, wanting. This wasone of the many surprising things about him: anyonewho confused his rancor for a lack of credibility wouldfind themselves completely disarmed by his intelligence.He could converse with anyone about anything, andwould more often than not be better informed than hiscounterpart.

Politically Joe was so acutely liberal that I told him Iworried he might fall off the left side of the world; he inturn was so frustrated by my moderation he complainedthat I stood for nothing at all. This itself illustrates whatwas so different about us; he was never afraid to rockthe boat, while whenever possible I preferred to not leavethe shore. Truthfully, his political leanings all centeredaround the themes of personal choice and civil liberty,and it were these concepts that led him to be such atolerant, inclusive, and compassionate man. These arenot attributes many casual acquaintances would associ-ate with Joe, but I knew them to be true. He believed tohis core that every person ought to be able to live theway he or she wanted, and that is certainly how hehimself lived.

Although I would never admit it to him, he routinelytrumped me in our political debates, partly because hepossessed an almost preternatural knowledge of theConstitution (he could recite most of it), the workings ofgovernment (he could name most every U.S. Senator andRepresentative, along with their voting tendencies), andthe history of the Supreme Court (Thurgood Marshall wasone of his heroes).

When it came to music, Joe had no use for my favoriteclassic rock or jazz, but could identify virtually every pieceof classical and opera music within its first measure.More often than not he could distinguish between whichorchestra was playing, under which conductor, and inwhich concert hall it was recorded. Among his operaticfavorites were Puccini’s La Boheme and Verdi’s Otello; insymphonic music he preferred Beethoven (his favoriteswere Symphonies 5, 3, and 9), Dvorak (Nos. 8 and 9), andSibelius (Nos. 2 and 5).

If you asked him, he could recite the greatest works ofevery significant composer, and would happily give hisopinion of each (Mahler was too dark, Grieg was a bittrivial). He knew the location and current maestro of everymajor symphony orchestra in the world.

In stark contrast to his refined musical taste, Joe wasotherwise a man of simple pleasures. When I flew to NewYork last year to celebrate his birthday, I asked where hewanted to go for dinner. “Anywhere in Manhattan,” Ioffered. “Michael Jordan’s, Smith and Wollensky, ThePalm. You name the place.” Of course Joe chose theSanta Fe Steakhouse, a quasi chain restaurant (think“Sizzler” with a bar) down the block from his apartmentbuilding in Queens. He had a $12.99 steak while openinghis gift, a boxed set of Maria Callas’ greatest arias. Talkabout a living, breathing contradiction.

One of Joe’s other passions was baseball; he was aterrific and tremendously knowledgeable fan wholamented his beloved Yankees’ recent (and relative, Ipointed out) lack of success, and supported, to my

surprise, their controversial managerial change this Fall.He knew (not believed) that Ty Cobb was the greatestplayer ever, and could rattle off dozens of statistics toprove it. Joe, in fact, possessed a nearly eidetic memoryand could keenly interpret trends and stats, which helpedhim in other pursuits, as well, like the occasional (andmostly successful) wagers he would place on horseracingvia satellite. Win or lose he enjoyed the majesty of thehorses; Seabiscuit was one of his favorite books and hebadgered me until I read it.

He was excited about technology that allowed him tokeep in touch with his friends, who are legion, and wasan avid “instant messenger” and cell phone junkie. Thiswas quite an evolution for a man who, even after theadvent of PCs, used to type his national player and teamrankings on a vintage IBM Selectric; whenever he had toinsert a player (say, #13 of 100), he would have to eitherretype the entire list from scratch or use two full bottles ofwhite out to make the correction (his methods werearchaic, but this evaluations were dead-on).

I spoke with Joe a final time on December 1, he on hiscell phone from his hospital bed. His body was failing ter-minally at the time – though I chose not to believe this –but his mind was still sharp, and he grilled me aboutaspects of this year’s Tournament, which he planned toattend as usual. He let me know that he disagreed withsome of my seeding decisions – also as usual. I knowfrom ten years of experience that Joe was invariablyright, so of course I took his advice.

I did not know that it would be our last conversation. Thelast thing I said to him was the last thing I said to himevery day: “I’ll talk to you tomorrow.” It still does not seemreal that I didn’t talk to him that next day, and that I won’tanymore, at least on this earth. Whenever my cell phonebuzzes at his usual intervals I still reflexively expect tolook down and read “Joe Smith, 718-896-9646” on thecaller ID, as I have so many thousands of times.

I’m sorry now that I didn’t say goodbye that night, didn’ttell him how much I valued our friendship, didn’t tell himhow much I enjoyed every single one of those 12,000talks we had. But I’m okay, because I believe he knew allof these things, just like he knew mostly everything.

One of the (many) things that Joe disliked was theoveruse of the word ‘great;’ he did not believe much inlife deserved this particular adjective. Well, I’m sorry Joe,but I’m going to irritate you one final time by writing this:

You were a great human being and a great friend, JoeSmith, and I am a greater person for having known you.You will be missed, by me and by many.

Steve KozakiDecember 6, 2007Santa Barbara, CA

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Nike/Phoenix Tournament of Champions 2007 7

Mike Desper Community Service Award

Timpanogos High School (Orem, UT)

E stablished by Nike to honor the memory of former Chandler HighSchool Basketball Coach and Tournament of ChampionsAssociate Director Mike Desper, The Mike Desper/Tournament of

Champions Community Service Award is bestowed to a team competing inthe event that has made a significant impact in its community through serviceand volunteerism.

Because Coach Desper touched so many lives in the Chandler community ina positive way, this award is a reflection of his character and is designed topromote civic awareness and activism by all participating teams.

The 2007 MD/TOC Community Service Award goes to Timpanogos HighSchool (Orem, UT).

The Timberwolves numerous extra-curricular service activities includeconducting a basketball clinic at Timpanogos for students with moderateand severe disabilities within the school's Life Skills Program; conducting aclinic at Brigham Young University's Center for Service and Learning forchildren and youth with Down's Syndrome; and performing music and carolsfor residents in a local assisted living home at Christmas time.

Players also participate in anti-drug assemblies at elementary schools inconjunction with the local newspaper, and recently the team has adopted atwo-mile stretch of highway in Orem that, through the state Department ofTransportation, they are responsible for cleaning once per month.

Congratulations to Coach Elizabeth Darger and her extraordinary players formaking a measurable difference in their community.

Nike hopes all teams will take part in community service programsthroughout the year, an action that will complete a trio of high standardscommon to all TOC teams which begins with academic and athleticexcellence.

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15th place 13th place

9th place

winner 19

28 Sat, 12:20p, H

winner 20

winner 09

19 Fri, 11:00a, H

winner 10

winner 11

20 Fri, 12:20p, H

winner 12

loser 03

10 Th, 12:20p, P

loser 04

loser 05

11 Th, 11:00a, H

loser 06

loser 07

12 Th, 12:20p, H

loser 08

winner 23

32 Sat, 5:40p, H

winner 24

winner 13

23 Fri, 4:20p, H

winner 14

winner 15

24 Fri, 5:40p, H

winner 16

champion

winner 01

13 Th, 1:40p, H

winner 02

winner 03

14 Th, 3:00p, H

winner 04

winner 05

15 Th, 4:20p, H

winner 06

winner 07

16 Th, 5:40p, H

winner 08

loser 01

09 Th, 11:00a, P

loser 02

Notre Dame Acad.01 Wed, 9:40a, P

Lynwood

Shelbyville Central02 Wed, 1:40p, PAuburn Riverside

Ursuline Academy03 Wed, 12:20p, P

Sequoyah

Narbonne04 Wed, 11:00a, P

Southridge

Bishop Gorman05 Wed, 9:40a, H

Christ the King

Highlands Ranch06 Wed, 11:00a, H

Sapulpa

Archbishop Carroll07 Wed, 12:20p, H

Punahou

H.D. Woodson08 Wed, 1:40p, HLong Beach Poly

loser 17

25 Sat, 11:00a, P

loser 18

winner 17

26 Sat, 12:20p, P

winner 18

loser 0917 Fri, 11:00a, P

loser 10

loser 1118 Fri, 12:20p, P

loser 12

7th place 5th place

loser 21

29 Sat, 1:40p, H

loser 22

winner 21

30 Sat, 3:00p, H

winner 22

loser 1321 Fri, 1:40p, H

loser 14

loser 1522 Fri, 3:00p, H

loser 16

11th place

loser 19

27 Sat, 11:00a, H

loser 203rd place

loser 23

31 Sat, 4:20p, H

loser 24

Site Legend

H = Hamilton High

P = Perry High School

BLACK DIVISIONDecember 19-22, 2007

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15th place 13th place

9th place

winner 19

28 Sat, 12:20p, B

winner 20

winner 09

19 Fri, 11:00a, B

winner 10

winner 11

20 Fri, 12:20p, B

winner 12

loser 03

10 Th, 12:20p, S

loser 04

loser 05

11 Th, 11:00a, B

loser 06

loser 07

12 Th, 12:20p, B

loser 08

winner 23

32 Sat, 5:40p, B

winner 24

winner 13

23 Fri, 4:20p, B

winner 14

winner 15

24 Fri, 5:40p, B

winner 16

champion

winner 01

13 Th, 1:40p, B

winner 02

winner 03

14 Th, 3:00p, B

winner 04

winner 05

15 Th, 4:20p, B

winner 06

winner 07

16 Th, 5:40p, B

winner 08

loser 01

09 Th, 11:00a, S

loser 02

ThunderRidge01 Wed, 9:40a, B

Chandler

St. Mary’s02 Wed, 1:40p, B

Marlborough

Piedmont03 Wed, 1:40p, S

Mountain View (AZ)

Brea-Olinda04 Wed, 11:00a, B

Harpeth Hall

Timpview05 Wed, 9:40a, S

Red Mountain

Horizon (CO)06 Wed, 11:00a, S

San Clemente

Dobson07 Wed, 12:20p, S

Clovis West

Westview08 Wed, 12:20p, B

Oregon City

loser 17

25 Sat, 11:00a, S

loser 18

winner 17

26 Sat, 12:20p, S

winner 18

loser 0917 Fri, 11:00a, S

loser 10

loser 1118 Fri, 12:20p, S

loser 12

7th place 5th place

loser 21

29 Sat, 1:40p, B

loser 22

winner 21

30 Sat, 3:00p, B

winner 22

loser 1321 Fri, 1:40p, B

loser 14

loser 1522 Fri, 3:00p, B

loser 16

11th place

loser 19

27 Sat, 11:00a, B

loser 203rd place

loser 23

31 Sat, 4:20p, B

loser 24

Site Legend

B = Basha High

S = SanTan K-8 School

BLUE DIVISIONDecember 19-22, 2007

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15th place 13th place

9th place

winner 19

28 Sat, 12:20p, C

winner 20

winner 09

19 Fri, 11:00a, C

winner 10

winner 11

20 Fri, 12:20p, C

winner 12

loser 03

10 Th, 12:20p, W

loser 04

loser 05

11 Th, 11:00a, C

loser 06

loser 07

12 Th, 12:20p, C

loser 08

winner 23

32 Sat, 5:40p, C

winner 24

winner 13

23 Fri, 4:20p, C

winner 14

winner 15

24 Fri, 5:40p, C

winner 16

champion

winner 01

13 Th, 1:40p, C

winner 02

winner 03

14 Th, 3:00p, C

winner 04

winner 05

15 Th, 4:20p, C

winner 06

winner 07

16 Th, 5:40p, C

winner 08

loser 01

09 Th, 11:00a, W

loser 02

Mira Costa01 Wed, 9:40a, C

Hamilton

Arapahoe02 Wed, 11:00a, C

Horizon (CA)

McKinleyville03 Wed, 1:40p, CMarcos de Niza

Mountain Ridge04 Wed, 12:20p, C

Canyon Springs

Cajon05 Wed, 12:20p, C2

Mountain Pointe

Mountain View (UT)06 Wed, 11:00a, C2

Chatsworth

Edison07 Wed, 9:40a, C2

Legacy

Basha08 Wed, 1:40p, C2Bishop Montgomery

loser 17

25 Sat, 11:00a, W

loser 18

winner 17

26 Sat, 12:20p, W

winner 18

loser 0917 Fri, 11:00a, W

loser 10

loser 1118 Fri, 12:20p, W

loser 12

7th place 5th place

loser 21

29 Sat, 1:40p, C

loser 22

winner 21

30 Sat, 3:00p, C

winner 22

loser 1321 Fri, 1:40p, C

loser 14

loser 1522 Fri, 3:00p, C

loser 16

11th place

loser 19

27 Sat, 11:00a, C

loser 203rd place

loser 23

31 Sat, 4:20p, C

loser 24

Site Legend

C = Chandler High

W = Willis Junior High School

GOLD DIVISIONDecember 19-22, 2007

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15th place 13th place

9th place

winner 19

28 Sat, 5:40p, W

winner 20

winner 09

19 Fri, 4:20p, W

winner 10

winner 11

20 Fri, 5:40p, W

winner 12

loser 03

10 Th, 5:40p, W

loser 04

loser 05

11 Th, 4:20p, W

loser 06

loser 07

12 Th, 3:00p, W

loser 08

winner 23

32 Sat, 5:40p, S

winner 24

winner 13

23 Fri, 4:20p, S

winner 14

winner 15

24 Fri, 5:40p, S

winner 16

champion

winner 01

13 Th, 1:40p, S

winner 02

winner 03

14 Th, 5:40p, S

winner 04

winner 05

15 Th, 4:20p, S

winner 06

winner 07

16 Th, 3:00p, S

winner 08

loser 01

09 Th, 1:40p, W

loser 02

Chaparral01 Wed, 1:40p, W

Bell Gardens

Auburn Riverside JV02 Wed, 11:00a, WBellarmine Jefferson

Huntington Beach03 Wed, 12:20p, W

Mullen

Marin Catholic04 Thur, 1:40p, C2Shadow Mountain

Rosary05 Wed, 9:40a, B2

Redwood

Palisades06 Wed, 11:00a, B2

Golden

G Washington Prep07 Wed, 12:20p, B2American Leadership

Long Beach Jordan08 Wed, 1:40p, B2

McClintock

loser 17

25 Sat, 1:40p, W

loser 18

winner 17

26 Sat, 3:00p, W

winner 18

loser 0917 Fri, 1:40p, W

loser 10

loser 1118 Fri, 3:00p, W

loser 12

7th place 5th place

loser 21

29 Sat, 1:40p, S

loser 22

winner 21

30 Sat, 3:00p, S

winner 22

loser 1321 Fri, 1:40p, S

loser 14

loser 1522 Fri, 3:00p, S

loser 16

11th place

loser 19

27 Sat, 4:20p, W

loser 203rd place

loser 23

31 Sat, 4:20p, S

loser 24

Site Legend

B2 = Basha 2

C = Chandler High

S = SanTan K-8 School

W = Willis Junior High

GRAY DIVISIONDecember 19-22, 2007

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Site Legend

P = Perry High School

GREEN DIVISIONDecember 20-22, 2007

5th place

winner 05

10 Sat, 3:00p, P

winner 06loser 03

06 Fri, 3:00p, P

loser 04

winner 07

12 Sat, 5:40p, P

winner 08

champion

winner 01

07 Fri, 4:20p, P

winner 02

winner 03

08 Fri, 5:40p, P

winner 04

loser 01

05 Fri, 1:40p, P

loser 02

Germantown Acad.01 Thur, 1:40p, P

Acalanes

St. Francis02 Thur, 3:00p, P

Timpanogos

Lone Peak03 Thur, 4:20p, P

Amador Valley

Campolindo04 Thur, 5:40p, P

Centennial

7th place

loser 05

09 Sat, 1:40p, P

loser 063rd place

loser 07

11 Sat, 4:20p, P

loser 08

ORANGE DIVISIONDecember 27-29, 2007

5th place

winner 05

10 Sat, 3:00p, P

winner 06loser 03

06 Fri, 3:00p, P

loser 04

winner 07

12 Sat, 5:40p, P

winner 08

champion

winner 01

07 Fri, 4:20p, P

winner 02

winner 03

08 Fri, 5:40p, P

winner 04

loser 01

05 Fri, 1:40p, P

loser 02

Miramonte01 Thur, 1:40p, P

Xavier Prep

Salpointe Catholic02 Thur, 3:00p, PSouth Anchorage

Kamehameha03 Thur, 4:20p, P

Chandler

Page04 Thur, 5:40p, P

Lincoln

7th place

loser 05

09 Sat, 1:40p, P

loser 063rd place

loser 07

11 Sat, 4:20p, P

loser 08

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Site Legend

C = Chandler High School

H = Hamilton High School

P = Perry High School

PURPLE DIVISIONDecember 27-29, 2007

5th place

winner 05

10 Sat, 12:20p, H

winner 06loser 03

06 Fri, 12:20p, H

loser 04

winner 07

12 Sat, 12:20p, P

winner 08

champion

winner 01

07 Fri, 1:40p, H

winner 02

winner 03

08 Fri, 12:20p, P

winner 04

loser 01

05 Fri, 11:00a, H

loser 02

Brentwood01 Thur, 3:00p, H

Saguaro

Gilbert02 Thur, 12:20p, H

Dimond

Tolleson03 Thur, 1:40p, HCathedral Catholic

Clackamas04 Thur, 12:20p, P

Desert Vista

7th place

loser 05

09 Sat, 11:00a, H

loser 063rd place

loser 07

11 Sat, 1:40p, H

loser 08

RED DIVISIONDecember 27-29, 2007

5th place

winner 05

10 Sat, 12:20p, C

winner 06loser 03

06 Fri, 12:20p, C

loser 04

winner 07

12 Sat, 3:00p, C

winner 08

champion

winner 01

07 Fri, 1:40p, C

winner 02

winner 03

08 Fri, 3:00p, C

winner 04

loser 01

05 Fri, 11:00a, C

loser 02

Salinas01 Thur, 11:00a, CSandra Day O’Connor

Coolidge02 Thur, 12:20p, C

Corona del Sol

Petaluma03 Thur, 1:40p, C

Sinagua

Mesquite04 Thur, 3:00p, C

San Diego Mater Dei

7th place

loser 05

09 Sat, 11:00a, C

loser 063rd place

loser 07

11 Sat, 1:40p, C

loser 08

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WHITE DIVISIONDecember 27-29, 2007

Lausanne Collegiate

01 Th, 11:00a, H

Sacred Heart Cathedral

St. John’s

04 Th, 5:40p, C

Country Day

Country Day

02 Th, 11:00a, P

Central Catholic

Sacred Heart Cathedral

05 Fri, 3:00p, H

Villa Maria Academy

Villa Maria Academy

03 Th, 5:40p, H

Lausanne Collegiate

Group A #3

08 Sat, 3:00p, H

Group B #3

Group A #2

09 Sat, 4:20p, H

Group B #2

Group A #1

10 Sat, 5:40p, H

Group B #1

Central Catholic

06 Fri, 4:20p, H

St. John’s

Country Day

07 Fri, 5:40p, H

Lausanne Collegiate

GROUP A

Lausanne Collegiate (TN)

Sacred Heart Cathedral (CA)

Villa Maria Academy (PA)

GROUP B

Central Catholic (OR)

Country Day (CA)

St. John’s (D.C.)

Site Legend

C = Chandler High School

H = Hamilton High School

P = Perry High School

SILVER DIVISIONDecember 27-29, 2007

5th place

winner 05

10 Sat, 1:40p, C2

winner 06loser 03

06 Fri, 1:40p, C2

loser 04

winner 07

12 Sat, 5:40p, C

winner 08

champion

winner 01

07 Fri, 4:20p, C

winner 02

winner 03

08 Fri, 5:40p, C

winner 04

loser 01

05 Fri, 11:00a, P

loser 02

Bishop Alemany01 Thur, 4:20p, HApache Junction

Cienega02 Thur, 1:40p, C2

Hamilton

Shasta03 Thur, 4:20p, CShadow Mountain

Flagstaff04 Thur, 5:40p, CNorth Torrance

7th place

loser 05

09 Sat, 11:00a, P

loser 063rd place

loser 07

11 Sat, 4:20p, C

loser 08