The 64th Annual Sandra Meadows Classic came to a close on New Year’s Eve by crowning a new champion.
This year’s tournament saw teams from five states, and a team from Pickering Canada, travel to Duncanville for the three day varsity girl’s tournament.
Joining Pickering are nine other teams that did not compete in last year’s classic; Briarcrest Christian (Memphis, TN), Ft. Bend Hightower (Missouri City, TX), Girls & Boys Preparatory School (Houston, TX), Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX), Largo (Prince George’s County, MD), McEachern (Powder Springs, GA), McKinney Boyd, Plano, Trimble Tech, and Trinity.
Along with Pickering, others that are coming from out of state are; Briarcrest Christian (Memphis, TN), Conway (Conway, AR), Hall (Little Rock, AR), Largo (Prince George’s County, MD), and McEachern (Powder Springs, GA).
The Lady Cats of Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas defeated Briarcrest, Largo HS, Plano HS, Fort Worth’s Trimble Tech, and Frisco Liberty to claim the championship title. In the championship game Conway defeated Frisco Liberty be a score of 53-33.
The other top teams in the tournament were (2) Frisco Liberty, (3) McEachern, (4) Trimble Tech, (5) Richrdson, (6) McKinney North, Silver Bracket winner was Duncanville, and the Consolation Bracket was won by San Antonio Wagner.
The following players were selected to the all tournament team:
- Zhanae Whitney – Colleyville Heritage
- Amber Ramirez – San Antonio Wagner
- Japreece Dean – Vista Ridge
- Madison Townley – Duncanville
- Ciera Johnson – Duncanville
- Arleighshya McElroy – Richardson
- Dorian Branch – Richardson
- Chanterria Jackson – McKinney North
- LaKendra Bassett – Timble Tech
- Karrington Brown – Trimble Tech
- Te’a Cooper – McEachern, GA
- Jada Lewis – McEachern, GA
- Rebecca Lescay – Frisco Liberty
- Allie Elliott – Frisco Liberty
- Keyanna Speight – Conway, AR
The outstanding defensive player was Conway’s Asia Willard, and the outstanding offensive player was Frisco Liberty’s Majestie Robinson. The tournament MVP was Jordan Danberry of Conway, Arkansas.
LIVE Video Coverage of the Arena Games, and the Semi-Finals and Championship Game on Dec. 31st.
To WATCH all games – live – from the Sandra Meadows Classic (games played in the main Arena) go to the home page of the Sportsgram Network at www.sportsgram.net. Fans can access all games from the Sportsgram home page at that address.
Viewers will be required to pay a subscription of $8.00 for a one day pass or $17.95 for a “tournament pass.” All broadcasts will be archived as well and will be available for viewing at sportsgram.net. If you purchase a live one day pass or a tournament pass, you will get access to the archive at no extra charge for the time period of the pass you purchased. If a fan did not subscribe to watch games live (one day pass etc) the cost to have access to an archive is $4.95 a game.
On Championship Day the Sportsgram Broadcast team will have coverage of the Semi-Finals at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM and the Championship Game at 7:30 PM.
2014 Sandra Meadows Classic Teams Announced
The 2014 Sandra Meadows Classic takes on an international flair again this year, with the inclusion of Pickering High School, Ajax, Ontario, Canada. Tournament dates are December 29-31, 2014.
Joining Pickering are nine other teams that did not compete in last year’s classic; Briarcrest Christian (Memphis, TN), Ft. Bend Hightower (Missouri City, TX), Girls & Boys Preparatory School (Houston, TX), Incarnate Word (San Antonio, TX), Largo (Prince George’s County, MD), McEachern (Powder Springs, GA), McKinney Boyd, Plano, Trimble Tech, and Trinity.
Along with Pickering, others that are coming from out of state are; Briarcrest Christian (Memphis, TN), Conway (Conway, AR), Hall (Little Rock, AR), Largo (Prince George’s County, MD), and McEachern (Powder Springs, GA).
64th Annual – Sandra Meadows Classic – 2014
* Out of Town Team
** New Team for 2014
- Amarillo Palo Duro *
- Atascocita *
- Bishop Lynch
- Briarcrest Christian—Memphis, TN* **
- Colleyville Heritage
- Conway—Conway, Arkansas *
- Denton Ryan
- Duncanville
- Ft Bend Hightower * **
- Frisco Liberty
- Girls & Boys Preparatory Academy—Houston * **
- Hall—Little Rock, AR. *
- Houston Westside *
- Incarnate Word – San Antonio * **
- Irving
- Largo—Prince George’s County, MD.* **
- McEachern HS—Powder Springs, GA. * **
- Manvel *
- Mesquite
- Mesquite Horn
- McKinney Boyd **
- McKinney North
- Pickering High School—Canada * **
- Plano **
- Plano West
- Richardson
- Trimble Tech **
- Trinity **
- Vista Ridge *
- Wagner *
- Waxahachie
- Westbury Christian—Houston *
You can follow the tournament from Facebook and Twitter (#smclassic).
2014 Tournament Ticket Prices
ALL TOURNAMENT PASS
Adult Passes = $22.00
Student Passes= $13.00
ONE DAY PASS
(Monday & Tuesday)
Adult $8.00
Student $5.00
One Day Pass (Wednesday)
Adult $10.00
Student $7.00
Seniors (65 & older) $2.00 Discount
Children 5 & under Free