HUNTINGTON -- West Virginia Thunder defeated SGV California, 46-30, for third place at the AAU 5th Grade Girls Basketball National Championships in Hampton, Va.

The Huntington-based team finished third out of 61 teams with a 7-1 record.

Members of the team are Mariah Finley, Layken Hale, and Dena Jarrells from Crum, W.Va.; Morgan Vaughn and Maddie Vaughn from Lavalette; Jimeisha Smith of Charleston; Natalee Hall from Chesapeake Ohio; Alexis Hall from Coal Grove Ohio; Erin Daniels from Minford, Ohio; and Rebekah Green from Jackson, Ohio.

Box scores

West Virginia Thunder 62: Smith 8, Jarrells 7, Daniels 8, Hale 4, Alexis Hall 24, Green 2, Mo Vaughn 2, Ma Vaughn 7. North Carolina Triangle Tarheels 13.

West Virginia Thunder 53: Smith 4, Jarrells 5, Erin Daniels 14, Alexis Hall 13, Rebekah Green 11, Mo Vaughn 4, Ma Vaughn 2. New Jersey Ewing Ballers 28.

West Virginia Thunder 60: Smith 6, Jarrells 8, Daniels 4, Hale 6, A. Hall 9, Rebekah Green 14, Maddie Vaughn 13. St. Louis Team Adidas 35.

West Virginia Thunder 66: N. Hall 3, Smith 4, Finley 4, Jarrells 9, Daniels 6, Hale 2, Alexis Hall 19, Green 8, Mo Vaughn 2, Ma. Vaughn 9. Indiana FBC 17.

West Virginia Thunder 36: Maddie Vaughn 11, Green 2, Alexis Hall 12, Hale 3, Daniels 6, Smith 2. West Texas Blue Devils 31.

West Virginia Thunder 49: Maddie Vaughn 13, Green 6, Alexis Hall 11, Daniels 6, Dena Jarrells 11, Smith 2. Atlanta Cagers 23.

Dayton Lady Hoopstars 41. West Virginia Thunder 30: Ma. Vaughn 2, Green 3, Alexis Hall 11, Daniels 4, Jarrells 6, Smith 4.

West Virginia Thunder 46: Ma. Vaughn 6, Green 6, Alexis Hall 19, Hale 7, Daniels 4, Smith 4. SGV California 30.

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