2013 Tournament Results and Awards
Congratulations to the Duncanville Pantherettes in repeating as champions in one of the most prestigious girls’ varsity basketball tournaments.
The Pantherettes defeated Whitney Young in the finals by a score of 60-46.
2013 Sandra Meadows Champions the Duncanville Pantherettes
- Championship – Duncanville, TX
- Second Place – Whitney Young, Chicago, IL
- Third Place – Manvel, TX
- Fourth Place – Plano West, TX
- Fifth Place – Little Rock Hall, Little Rock, AR
- Sixth Place – Conway, AR
- Silver Bracket – San Antonio Brennan, TX
- Consolation – Troy, CA
2013 All Tournament Team members Brianna Turner (Manvel), Keyana Smith (Duncanville), Tasia Foman (Duncanville), Rangie Bessard (Manvel), and Ariel Atkins (Duncanville).
The following athletes have been chosen for recognition as the All-Tournament Players:
- Barbara Sitanggan, sophomore, Troy HS-Fullerton, CA
- Shaylan Coleman, junior, Richardson, TX
- Jordan Danbury, junior, Conway, AR
- Rakia Lane, junior, Little Rock Hall, AR
- Shakyla Hill, junior, Little Rock Hall, AR
- Artavia Ford, senior, Colleyville Heriage, TX
- Carlie Heineman, senior, San Antonio Brennan, TX
- Tanaeya Boclair, senior, San Antonio Brennan, TX
- Morgann Yancey, sophomore, Plano West, TX
- Natalie Chou, sophomore, Plano West, TX
- Rangie Bessard, senior, Manvel, TX
- Brianna Turner, senior, Manvel, TX
- Madinah Muhammad, junior, Whitney Young, Chicago, IL
- Kiara Lewis, sophomore, Whitney Young, Chicago, IL
- Keyanna Smith, senior, Duncanville, TX
Tournament outstanding defensive player is Tasia Foman, senior, Duncanville, TX
Tournament outstanding offensive player is Tatina Allen, junior, Whitney Young, Chicago, IL
Most Valuable Player of the 63rd Sandra Meadows Classic is Ariel Atkins, senior, Duncanville, TX
2013 Tournament Available on Internet Pay-Per-View
The Sandra Meadows Classic is partnering with the NFHS Network, SportsGram, and Duncanville High School to provide coverage for people who can’t make the trip to Duncanville for the tournament.
The National Federation of High School Sports (NFHS) Network, through their school broadcast program PlayOn! Sports, will be offering Internet coverage of all games being played on the arena floor for the tournament on a subscription basis.
The NFHS Network is the largest aggregated destination for coverage of high school sports and broadcasts thousands of regular season, playoff, and championship games.
A subscription for the three-day tournament is $14.99, including the championship games, and a day pass is available for $9.95.
Click here to go to the NFHS Network website and subscribe to the broadcasts.
Teams for the 2013 Tournament
There has been a change to the bracket, Houston Bellaire had to pull out of the tournament and the Duncanville Junior Varsity has been pulled in to replace them. Please check out the latest bracket for a couple of changes in times.
The 2013 Sandra Meadows Classic will be held on December 26-28, 2013. The Texas UIL does not allow teams to play on Sunday, so the tournament will be played on Thurs-Saturday, with the championship game being held Saturday evening.
This year’s tournament features 32 teams from 5 states (Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, California and Illinois), with 17 teams from outside the Metroplex.
The teams participating this year are:
- Amarillo Palo Duro
- Atascocita
- Austin Anderson
- Bishop Lynch
- Brennan-San Antonio
- Central HS-Tuscaloosa, AL
- Conway – Arkansas
- Colleyville Heritage
- Denton Ryan
- Desoto
- Duncanville
- Duncanville Junior Varsity
- Ellison – Killeen
- Flower Mound
- Frisco Liberty
- Hall- Little Rock, AR.
- Houston Westside
- Irving
- Manvel
- Mesquite
- Mesquite Horn
- McKinney North
- Plano West
- Richardson
- Temple
- The Woodlands
- Troy HS, Fullerton, CA.
- Vista Ridge – Cedar Park
- Wagner- San Antonio
- Waxahachie
- Westbury Christian – Houston
- Whitney Young – Chicago, IL
You can follow the tournament from Facebook and Twitter (#smclassic).