ATLANTA SELECT TEAMS OF THE WEEK, MAY 23, 2009

Team of the Week honors is shared by the Atlanta Select 13u Boys Team Black, the 15u Boys Team White and the 16u Boys Team White.

The 13u Boys won the championship in the YBOA Memorial Day Classic by defeating the DC Blazers. This team has won 10 games in a row in tournament play winning championships in their last two tournaments. The key to the success in a semifinal game was the effort by Tylon Bynum who scored 23 points sealing the game. Congratulations to Coach Davis and the mighty 13u Black team.

The 16u Boys won the championship in the Henry County Memorial Bay Classic by defeating a team that beat them in a previous tournament by 20 points. The same team had beat them by 2 points earlier in the day but they met in the championship game. In the championship game the team was down most of the game but with 5 minutes left the team displayed the SYNERGY that they had been taught and won the game. Congratulations to Coach Foster and the mighty 16u White team.

The 15u Boys won the championship in the NAYBA Memorial Day Classic by defeating a 17u team, Camp Jordan) from Detroit Michigan. This tournament had a mixture of team participating in the same age group. The 15u Boys did not realize that they were playing against older boys until the championship game. But this team is tested, consistently playing on Sundays for the entire season, thus they are well prepared to meet any challenge. congratulations to Coach Christopher and the mighty 15u White team. Team picture will be added later.