2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game

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2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game
EastWest
76 80
1st half2nd halfTotal
East344276
West314980
DateMarch 29, 2006
Venue Cox Arena, San Diego, California
MVP Jayne Appel
Referees Jody Carper
Rob Bryson
Linda Powell
Attendance11,900
Network ESPN
McDonald's All-American
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The 2006 McDonald's All-American Girls Game was an All-star basketball game played on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 at the Cox Arena in San Diego, California, home of the San Diego State Aztecs. The game's rosters featured the best and most highly recruited high school girls graduating in 2006. The game was the 5th annual version of the McDonald's All-American Game first played in 2002.

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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 2006 McDonald's All American High School Basketball Games went to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of San Diego and its Ronald McDonald House program.

2006 Game

The game was telecast live by ESPN. Fans swarmed San Diego State’s Cox Arena for the 2006 edition of the McDonald's All American Games. A sold out crowd of 11,900 was treated to a tightly contested first game, as the Girls game kicked off the action.

Morgan Wooten Player of the Year award recipient and East Team superstar Tina Charles (Connecticut) turned in a strong performance with 12 points and nine rebounds. But the night’s star and John R. Wooden Most Valuable Player of the Game was the West Team’s Jayne Appel (Stanford) with 12 points, seven rebounds and a great all-around performance. Dymond Simon (Arizona State) added a great offensive performance with her game high 14 points, while Amanda Thompson (Oklahoma) led the way defensively with five blocked shots. The West Team was coached by Wade Vickery of Santana High School (Santee, CA) and the East Team was headed by coaching legend Leta Andrews of Granbury High School (Granbury, TX) who became the all-time winningest girls coach in 2006.

The 2006 edition of the Girls game went down to the wire and the 80-76 margin makes it the closest contest to date. After trailing at the half, the West team put together a strong second half performance to pull out another victory, as they led the series 4-1.

2006 East Roster

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#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice
3Kaili McLaren6-3235 F Washington, DC, U.S. Good Counsel Connecticut
11Danielle Wilson6-3175 C Bay Shore, NY, U.S. St. John the Baptist Baylor
13 Epiphanny Prince 5-9155 G Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Bergtraum Rutgers
15Bridgette Mitchell6-0170 F Trenton, NJ, U.S. Peddie School Duke
20 Monica Wright 5-11156 G Woodbridge, VA, U.S. Forest Park Virginia
21Porsha Phillips6-1155 F Stone Mountain, GA, U.S. Redan Undecided
22 Ashley Houts 5-6140 G Trenton, GA, U.S. Dade County Georgia
24Amber White5-7160 G Coatesville, PA, U.S. Coatesville North Carolina State
30 Joy Cheek 6-1180 F Charlotte, NC, U.S. South Mecklenburg Duke
31 Tina Charles 6-4185 F Jamaica, NY, U.S. Christ The King Connecticut
42 Amber Harris 6-5170 F/C Indianapolis, IN, U.S. Indianapolis North Central Purdue [n 1]
51 Jessica Breland 6-3160 F Kelford, NC, U.S. Bertie North Carolina

2006 West Roster

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#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionHometownHigh SchoolCollege Choice
1Dymond Simon5-5125 G Avondale, AZ, U.S. Phoenix St. Mary's Arizona State
3 Jayne Appel 6-4180 F/C Pleasant Hill, CA, U.S. Carondelet Stanford
5Michelle Harrison6-2170 F Orem, UT, U.S. Mountain View Stanford
10 Brittainey Raven 6-0153 G Fort Worth, TX, U.S. North Crowley Texas
12Jacki Gemelos6-0168 F Stockton, CA, U.S. Stockton St. Mary's USC
13Jordan Murphree6-0150 F Weatherford, TX, U.S. Brock Texas Tech
21 Amanda Thompson 6-0165 F Chicago, IL, U.S. Whitney Young Oklahoma
22 Allison Hightower 5-11140 G Arlington, TX, U.S. Seguin LSU
24Dela Quese Jernigan6-0162 F East Chicago, IN, U.S. East Chicago Purdue
30Adrian McGowen5-11190 G Goodrich, TX, U.S. Goodrich Texas A&M
34 Abi Olajuwon 6-3200 F/C Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S. Marlborough School Oklahoma
55Morghan Medlock6-0170 G/F Hawthorne, CA, U.S. Narbonne USC
  1. ↑ Although Harris committed to Purdue, she never played there. She was released from her letter of intent, and transferred to Xavier. After sitting out the 2006–07 season, she played four seasons at Xavier, finishing her college career in 2011.

Coaches

The East team was coached by:

The West team was coached by:

Boxscore

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Visitors: East

##PlayerFGM/A3PM/AFTM/APointsOff RebDef RebTot RebPFAstTOBSSTMin
20*Monica Wright 5/102/ 31/ 2131230000821
22*Ashley Houts 3/ 81/ 34/ 6110331340022
30*Joy Cheek 1/ 50/ 11/ 233363241122
31*Tina Charles 5/100/ 02/ 4122790131122
51* Jessica Breland 1/ 50/ 10/ 023251123214
3Kaili McLaren3/ 72/ 21/ 291232101011
11Danielle Wilson1/ 30/ 00/ 022021130015
13 Epiphanny Prince 1/ 40/ 10/ 021122110212
15Bridgette Mitchell1/ 80/ 11/ 231453300014
21Porsha Phillips3/ 70/ 01/ 272242202017
24Amber White3/ 70/ 04/ 4101122200118
42 Amber Harris 1/ 50/ 00/ 421011013112
Team224
TOTALS28/795/1215/28762029491817181116200

Home: West

##PlayerFGM/A3PM/AFTM/APointsOff RebDef RebTot RebPFAstTOBSSTMin
3*Jayne Appel 5/ 70/ 12/ 2121672012220
10*Brittainey Raven 4/ 90/ 30/ 182352330021
13*Jordan Murphree0/ 40/ 31/ 212461480115
22*Allison Hightower 3/ 92/ 51/ 293692222424
55*Morghan Medlock2/ 80/ 13/ 571341121114
1Dymond Simon5/122/ 42/ 2141011330123
5Michelle Harrison1/ 61/ 42/ 252022001115
21 Amanda Thompson 4/ 80/ 03/ 4114592415223
24Dela Quese Jernigan2/ 81/ 30/ 053473041115
30Adrian McGowen0/ 20/ 10/ 001230121015
34 Abi Olajuwon 3/ 80/ 02/ 282352110115
Team628
TOTALS29/816/2516/22802838661819271314200

(* = Starting Line-up)

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