2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

The 2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, home of the University of Louisville Cardinals. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2007. The game was the 6th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

2007 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
West East
76 105
1st half2nd half Total
West 3442 76
East 5946 105
DateMarch 28, 2007
VenueFreedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
MVPJasmine Thomas
RefereesAlicia Dukes,
Steve Meyer,
Dale Ramsey
Attendance11,632
NetworkESPN
McDonald's All-American
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The 48 players were selected from 2,500 nominees by a committee of basketball experts. They were chosen not only for their on-court skills, but for their performances off the court as well. Coach Morgan Wootten, who had more than 1,200 wins as head basketball coach at DeMatha High School, was chairman of the selection committee. Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who has been involved in the McDonald's All American Games since its inception, served as chairman of the Games and as an advisor to the selection committee.

Proceeds from the 2008 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Kentuckiana and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2007 Game

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The game was telecast live by ESPN. The sixth annual Girls Game kicked off an action packed evening at Freedom Hall. A crowd of nearly 12,000 fans witnessed a couple of record-breaking performances by our All American girls.

Wootten Award winner, Maya Moore (Connecticut) led the East Squad with 18 points and tied the record for most field goals in a game with eight, while Kelley Cain (Tennessee) added 10 points and a new single game record 14 rebounds.

Kayla Pedersen (Stanford) was high scorer for the West Team with 18 points. She also led the team in rebounds with 12. Other West Team notables included, Angie Bjorklund (Tennessee), who poured in 13 points and Victoria Baugh (Tennessee), who pulled down nine rebounds.

The 2007 John R. Wooden MVP Award went to Jasmine Thomas (Duke). She scored 16 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished six assists in just 15 minutes on the court. The coaches and her All American teammates, voted Drey Mingo (Purdue) this year's Naismith Award winner for Sportsmanship during event week.

The West All Americans still lead the alltime series 4–2, but this was a memorable night for the East. They jumped out to a big halftime lead and never looked back, as they dominated the game from start to finish.

2007 West Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Hometown High School College Choice
22 Victoria Baugh 6-4 190 F Sacramento, CA, U.S. Sacramento Charter Tennessee
12 Angie Bjorklund 6-0 165 G Spokane Valley, WA, U.S. University Tennessee
20 Stefanie Gilbreath 6-0 150 G Katy, TX, U.S. Cinco Ranch USC
11 Alison Jackson 5-11 140 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Fenwick Ohio State
42 Amy Jaeschke 6-5 210 C Wilmette, IL, U.S. New Trier Township Northwestern
50 Italee Lucas 5-8 150 G North Las Vegas, NV, U.S. Centennial North Carolina
14 Kayla Pedersen 6-4 195 F Fountain Hills, AZ, U.S. Red Mountain Stanford
15 Devereaux Peters 6-2 165 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Fenwick Notre Dame
53 Ta'Shia Phillips 6-6 220 C Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Xavier
32 Jeanette Pohlen 6-0 165 G Brea, CA, U.S. Brea-Olinda Stanford
51 Lenita Sanford 6-3 170 F Inglewood, CA, U.S. Lynwood Cal
21 Tyra White 6-0 155 F Kansas City, MO, U.S. Hickman Mills LSU

2007 East Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Hometown High School College Choice
52 Kelley Cain 6-6 220 C Atlanta, GA, U.S. St. Pius X Catholic Tennessee
24 Ashley Cimino 6-3 175 F Yarmouth, ME, U.S. Catherine McAuley Stanford
23 Cetera DeGraffenreid 5-5 135 G Cullowhee, NC, U.S. Smoky Mountain North Carolina
3 Lorin Dixon 5-4 125 G Springfield Gardens, NY, U.S. Christ the King Connecticut
42 Jantel Lavender 6-4 215 C Euclid, OH, U.S. Cleveland Central Catholic Ohio State
33 Drey Mingo 6-2 187 F Atlanta, GA, U.S. Marist School Maryland
32 Maya Moore 6-0 165 F Lawrenceville, GA, U.S. Collins Hill Connecticut
21 Erica Morrow 5-9 147 G Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Murry Bergtraum Syracuse
5 Khadijah Rushdan 5-9 165 G New Castle, DE, U.S. St. Elizabeth Rutgers
20 Marah Strickland 5-11 161 G Mt. Airy, MD, U.S. Towson Catholic Maryland
15 Jasmine Thomas 5-9 140 G Fairfax, VA, U.S. Oakton Duke
34 Krystal Thomas 6-5 187 F Windermere, FL, U.S. The First Academy Duke

Coaches

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The West team was coached by:

The East team was coached by:

Boxscore

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Visitors: West

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## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
12 *Angie Bjorklund 5/16 2/ 9 1/ 2 13 2 0 2 2 2 4 1 2 23
14 *Kayla Pedersen 8/15 0/ 2 2/ 3 18 7 5 12 1 0 2 1 0 22
22 *Victoria Baugh 3/ 8 0/ 0 2/ 5 8 4 5 9 2 0 2 1 1 20
50 *Italee Lucas 1/12 1/ 4 0/ 1 3 3 3 6 1 0 4 0 1 17
53 *Ta'Shia Phillips 4/ 8 0/ 0 2/ 6 10 5 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 19
11 Alison Jackson 3/ 7 0/ 0 0/ 0 6 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 17
15 Devereaux Peters 0/ 4 0/ 1 1/ 2 1 2 3 5 0 1 3 2 0 17
20 Stefanie Gilbreath
21 Tyra White 4/12 0/ 5 2/ 4 10 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 1 17
32 Jeanette Pohlen 0/ 6 0/ 2 3/ 4 3 0 5 5 4 2 2 0 0 18
42 Amy Jaeschke 2/ 6 0/ 2 0/ 1 4 0 6 6 0 1 0 0 1 16
51 Lenita Sanford 0/ 2 0/ 0 0/ 0 0 2 4 6 1 0 2 0 2 14
Team 2 2 4
TOTALS 30/96 3/25 13/28 76 28 38 66 13 8 24 8 8 200

Home: East

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## Player FGM/A 3PM/A FTM/A Points Off Reb Def Reb Tot Reb PF Ast TO BS ST Min
15 *Jasmine Thomas 7/17 2/ 5 0/ 0 16 4 5 9 4 6 3 0 3 15
23 *Cetera DeGraffenreid 2/ 7 2/ 2 3/ 4 9 2 4 6 0 3 1 0 4 20
32 *Maya Moore 8/17 2/ 7 0/ 0 18 2 4 6 0 1 0 2 3 19
34 *Krystal Thomas 3/ 8 0/ 0 0/ 0 6 2 6 8 2 1 1 1 0 19
52 *Kelley Cain 5/ 9 0/ 0 0/ 0 10 6 8 14 1 1 1 1 2 15
3 Lorin Dixon 2/ 5 0/ 1 3/ 5 7 0 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 17
5 Khadijah Rushdan 0/ 5 0/ 1 4/ 4 4 2 6 8 0 4 5 0 3 16
20 Marah Strickland 5/12 2/ 4 0/ 0 12 3 1 4 1 0 3 1 0 15
21 Erica Morrow 2/ 8 0/ 1 0/ 0 4 1 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 16
24 Ashley Cimino 1/ 4 0/ 2 0/ 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 15
33 Drey Mingo 2/ 3 0/ 0 1/ 2 5 0 3 3 5 0 0 1 1 15
42 Jantel Lavender 6/11 0/ 0 0/ 0 12 2 2 4 2 0 3 1 0 18
Team 2 0 2
TOTALS 43/106 8/23 11/15 105 27 45 72 18 23 20 9 19 200

(* = Starting Line-up)

All-American Week

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Schedule

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  • Tuesday, March 27: Powerade JamFest
    • Three-Point Shoot-out
    • Timed Basketball Skills Competition
  • Wednesday, March 28: 6th Annual Girls All-American Game

The Powerade JamFest is a skills-competition evening featuring basketball players who demonstrate their skills in two crowd-entertaining ways. Since the first All-American game in 2002, players have competed in a 3-point shooting challenge and a timed basketball skills competition.

Contest winners

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  • The 2007 Timed Skills contest was won by Cetera DeGraffenreid.
  • Italee Lucas was winner of the 2007 3-point shoot-out.

See also

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2007 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

References

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  1. ^ "WEST vs EAST (3/28/07 at FREEDOM HALL, LOUISVILLE, KY)". Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
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