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Page 4B The Braselton News Wednesday, November 21, 2007 MCAA holds basketball jamboree BY KRISTI REED Winter basketball season began this weekend as the Mill Creek Athletic Association (MCAA) held their first annual jamboree. The jam boree was held at Mill Creek High School and gave all the association’s teams the opportunity to play a half game scrimmage prior to the start of actual league competition. The MCAA basketball program has 1,050 players, 137 teams and approximately 200 parent volun teers. Assistant basketball director Joe Gooden said the program is the largest in Gwinnett County and pos sibly the largest in the state. Gooden said the jamboree was a joint effort between the athletic association and Mill Creek High School’s basketball program. “We met with the high school coaches and they wanted to be more involved in the program,”” said Gooden. “The high school coaches wanted to tie their program into ours. The partnership is designed to benefit both the community and the kids, Gooden explained. The jambo ree allowed first-time players to get realistic game experience prior to the start of the regular season. It served also as a Mill Creek community event. The Mill Creek High School tip-off club participated, operating the concession stand and selling MCHS spirit wear. Additionally, the event gave players the opportunity to experience court time in the high school gym. “The kids get a big kick out of playing in the high school gym,”” Gooden said. The MCAA depends on commu nity support and good relationships with the schools to make the pro gram successful. “With an association our size, if we didn’t have these schools, we couldn’t hold games and practices,” Gooden explained. The association plays and practices at nine different gyms. Gooden said the association works each year to help the community and the schools. This year, the association showed its appreciation by providing score- boards and glass backboards for sev eral elementary school gyms. The association installed backboards and scoreboards at Ivy Creek Elementary School, Duncan Creek Elementary School and Fort Daniel Elementary School, as well as new backboards for Harmony Elementary School. Gooden said helping the commu nity and schools benefits everyone involved, but especially the players. “It’s all about the kids,” Gooden said. “It’s about them learning sportsmanship, getting active, mak ing friends and learning how to play. We know that what we do benefits the kids and the community.” For more information about the Mill Creek Athletic Association, visit www.millcreekaa.net. DEFENSE READY Bradley Supic, Jonathan Swift and Alex Reed prepare to defend their goal during Sunday’s jamboree scrimmage at Mill Creek High School. The jamboree was held last weekend and included 137 teams from the MCAA. Photo by Kristi Reed Dragway holds banquet Atlanta Dragway racers and their families came together to honor their members at the Georgia Mountain Center over the week end. Participants in the O’Reilly Jr. Drag Racing program were recog nized, with the top finishers in each division also honored. Qualifying Shootout winners included Dalton Rogers (8-9 year class), Dylan Hutchins (10-12) and Morgan Wood, Kelsey Lynn and Jacquelyn Lastinger sharing the 13-17 divi sion. The top finishers (except for the champions) in Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman and Motorcycle were then recognized for their accom plishments. Jeremy Hancock (Super Pro - '05 M&M dragster), Bill Boomhower (Pro - '65 Belvedere), Mel Abney (Sportsman - ’67 Camaro), Paul Cavanaugh (Motorcycle - ’02 Suzuki Hayabusa) and Chase Mullinax (Jr. Dragster) were named as winners in the Best Appearing Car categories.Wesley Mayfield was awarded the Junior Dragster Sportsmanship award and Bobby Bowden was named the Junior Dragster Parent of the Year in the Junior Dragster program. Jeremy Hancock was given the "Big Car” Sportsmanship award, and his wife, Ashley Hancock, was named Most Improved driver. J.D. Burford was given the Most Inspirational award, with Wayne Roberts was announced as the 2007 Atlanta Dragway Employee of the Year. 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