Recap of Day 2 of The 2006 Winter Classic Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Concord, NC December 10, 2006- The Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats Prep team defended their title as Champions of the Winter Classic Wheelchair Basketball tournament and continued their undefeated season with a win against the Lakeshore Sharks Prep team 24-17.  Caitlin McDermott lead the Bobcats with 8 points and was named the Most Valuable Player in the Prep Division.  The Georgia Blazers Too beat the Music City Thunder 26-12 to secure 3rd place in the tournament.   The Prep Tournament Awards:

MVP-Caitlin McDermott-Charlotte

All Tournament Team:

Roderick Rogers-Lakeshore

Juan Johnson-Music City Thunder

Christina Young-Georgia Blazers Too

Jill Moore-Charlotte

Sean Burns-Charlotte

Hustle Award-Abraham Hausman-Weiss-Lakeshore    

The Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats Junior Varsity was also undefeated in two games Sunday improving their record against JV teams to 6-0 on the season.  The first victory of the day was a nail-biter that ended with a hard fought 23-21 victory over the Lakeshore Stingers.  The second victory of the game for the Bobcats, a 24-17 victory of the Music City Thunder.  Roody Withers was the leading scorer with 12  points in both games.

The Varsity competition over the weekend including three games between the #1 ranked Lakeshore Lakers and the #12 ranked Georgia Blazers.  The Lakers cruised through the weekend with three victories and were paced by Illinois bound Brian Bell who scored 29, 29 and 28 points respectively in the three games.

The Result for the day:

Varsity/Junior Varsity Court

Charlotte JV   23                          Lakeshore JV   21

Lakeshore Lakers   55                  Georgia Blazers   24

Charlotte JV   18                          Music City JV   14

Prep Court

Georgia Blazers Too   26               Music City Prep   12             3rd Place Game

Charlotte Prep   24                       Lakeshore Prep   17             Championship Game

Recap of Day 1 of The 2006 Winter Classic Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Concord, NC December 9, 2006- The Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats Prep team hosted the 2nd annual Winter Classic Wheelchair Basketball tournament and continued their undefeated season with two victories in the Southern Conference Regional Prep Qualifier to raise their season record to 5-0.  The youngest Bobcats opened their morning with a 25-7 win over the Georgia Blazers Too and capped the day off earning the top spot in Sunday's Championship game by beating the Lakeshore Sharks 27-16.  Caitlin McDermott was the leading scorer for the Bobcats in both games.  McDermott scored 11 points against Georgia and 17 against Lakeshore.  The Charlotte Prep team, the 2005 Winter Classic Prep Champs, will defend their title tomorrow against the Lakeshore Sharks to earn a spot in the 2007 Prep National Tournament to be held in Seattle, WA in February 2007.    

The Charlotte Rollin' Bobcats Junior Varsity was also undefeated in two games today improving their record against JV teams to 4-0 on the season.  The Bobcats first game of the day was also the feature game of the tournament with special guests Matt Carroll, Primoz Brezec and Rufus Lynx from the Charlotte Bobcats.  The Bobcats won the game 32-25 and were lead in scoring by Caitlin McDermott (8 points) and Jacob Tyree (7 points).  The Bobcats then immediately played the Lakeshore Stingers and won 28-14 with strong second half performance by Roody Withers when he scored 8 of his game high 14 points.  The Bobcats will continue their Southern Conference play Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. at the Cabarrus County Boys & Girls Club in Concord, NC.

Other contest held during the competition included the Hot Shot contest where Cassandra Rightmeyer, from the Lakeshore Lakers, defended her 2005 Hot Shot title by beating Roody Withers of the Charlotte Rollin Bobcats.  The 3-point contest came down to a battle between Brandon Rudolph of the Georgia Blazers and Brian Bell of the Lakeshore Lakers.  Bell responded strong in the final round and took home the championship trophy.  Both Rightmeyer and Bell will attend the University of Illinois on basketball Scholarships.  The final contest of the day was for the younger Prep players where Breanna Gates of the Charlotte Rollin Bobcats and Ben Baxter of the Georgia Blazers Too were crowned Shark Champs.

The Result for the day:

Varsity/Junior Varsity Court

Lakeshore Lakers   65                  Georgia Blazers   34

Music City JV   20                        Lakeshore JV 14

Lakeshore Lakers   62                  Georgia Blazers   20

Charlotte JV   32                          Music City JV   25

Charlotte JV   28                          Lakeshore JV   9

Prep Court

Lakeshore Prep   20                     Music City Prep 4

Charlotte Prep   25                       Georgia Blazers Too   7

Georgia Blazers Too   12               Music City Prep   5

Charlotte Prep   27                       Lakeshore Prep   16

Lakeshore Prep   22                     Georgia Prep   6