13U Nationals Tournament – Day One

The 13u (8th grade) Maine Firecrackers got off to a slow start at the Disney ESPN Wide World of Sports facility in Florida but righted the ship in time to pull off a 36-29 victory against a very big and athletic Orlando Yellow Jackets team. Video highlights are posted on the Media section of the web-

The Firecrackers showed rust and jitters early and spotted the Yellow Jackets a 5-0 lead before Camille “Sparky” Giardina connected on a foul line jump shot to break the ice and the Maine kids trailed 5-2. Casey Simpson then set up Ashley Storey with a nice assist to make it 5-4. Sharpshooter Abby Hamilton dialed in a long three on a nice di