The Indiana Flight 2024 girls basketball AAU team finished as runner-up in the 6th Grade Division I AAU National Championships this week.
The Flight played its games in Rockford, Ill. The team won all three of its pool games, beating the Southern Starz (Alabama) 47-32, Tayler Hill Elite (Minnesota) 42-25 and MWE 53-27.
In the bracket competition, the Flight won three more games, defeating Carolina Elite UA 59-45 in the first round, Angels Basketball Club (Ohio) 38-31 in the quarter-finals and Essence Extreme Nike 42-39 in the semi-finals. The Flight's run came to an end in the championship game, when it lost to BTR (Oklahoma) 51-38; it was the only defeat for the Flight during the season by another sixth-grade team.
The Flight finished as runner-up for the second year in a row, and placed in the top four in the Division I National tournament for the fifth consecutive year.
Pictured - Front row: Bella Jackson (Bedford North Lawrence), Lauren Klem (Franklin Community), Madisyn Bailey (Bedford North Lawrence), Camryn Runner (Hamilton Heights). Back row: Scarlett Kimbrel (Franklin Community), Chloe Spreen (Bedford North Lawrence), Audrey Annee (St. Barnabas), Emma Hendricks (Brownsburg). (Photo provided)
The Indiana Flight 2024 girls basketball AAU team finished as runner-up in the 6th Grade Division I AAU National Championships this week.
The Flight played its games in Rockford, Ill. The team won all three of its pool games, beating the Southern Starz (Alabama) 47-32, Tayler Hill Elite (Minnesota) 42-25 and MWE 53-27.
In the bracket competition, the Flight won three more games, defeating Carolina Elite UA 59-45 in the first round, Angels Basketball Club (Ohio) 38-31 in the quarter-finals and Essence Extreme Nike 42-39 in the semi-finals. The Flight’s run came to an end in the championship game, when it lost to BTR (Oklahoma) 51-38; it was the only defeat for the Flight during the season by another sixth-grade team.
The Flight finished as runner-up for the second year in a row, and placed in the top four in the Division I National tournament for the fifth consecutive year.
Pictured – Front row: Bella Jackson (Bedford North Lawrence), Lauren Klem (Franklin Community), Madisyn Bailey (Bedford North Lawrence), Camryn Runner (Hamilton Heights). Back row: Scarlett Kimbrel (Franklin Community), Chloe Spreen (Bedford North Lawrence), Audrey Annee (St. Barnabas), Emma Hendricks (Brownsburg).
