Twelve-year-olds Jordan Huntley and Georgia Teague were selected to play in the weeklong tournament, where more than 500 kids from around Australia and New Zealand took part.

The two girls were selected as individuals, and had to make it through regional and state trials, before being selected in the final 20. From this, two teams of 10 were picked to take part in the event - Georgia in the NSW Waratahs, and Jordan in the NSW Kookaburras.

The girls trained on Saturday and Sunday, before getting into the action on Monday.

Georgia and Jordan's teams were placed in different pools, with Georgia, a point guard, and the Waratahs going through all their pool matches undefeated. On the way, they knocked off opponents such as Albury, Western Australia, the Victorian Goldminers, and a New Zealand side 66-56.

The quarterfinals presented an interesting opportunity for Georgia and the Waratahs - a chance to take on Jordan and the Kookaburras. The two girls only came together once on the court in that encounter, with no real dramas.

"It was just like playing against someone I didn't know," Jordan said.

The Kookaburras were well beaten by the Waratahs - "We got flogged," Jordan laughed - which ended their run in the competition. The Kookaburras could probably feel unlucky not to make the finals, after narrowly being beaten in several close matches, including losing one tight affair by five points, and getting pipped at the buzzer by one in another.

The Waratahs moved on to beat another New Zealand side in the semi, before defeating the Victorian Bushrangers 70-64 in the final to clinch the title.

Not only was Georgia a member of the winning side, she was awarded the Best and Fairest for the final, which was judged by coaches and referees.

Both Jordan and Georgia have been playing basketball since they were five years old, and both girls have expressed a possible desire for further representative honours.

Young girls from all over the state, including Albury, Gosford, the Illawarra, and Coffs Harbour, made up both the Waratahs and the Kookaburras.

But it's not just our players that are making an impression, with young Melanie Lewis donning the black and whites to referee.

While Jordan and Georgia were playing down in Albury, Melanie caught a bus to Port Macquarie, where the 13-year old refereed a number of matches, often above her age group.

"It was hard, but the older boys were pretty good about (being umpired)," she said.

Melanie has been refereeing for the past two years, as well as playing, and believes it has helped her with confidence and her decision making.

"I also like that it lets you meet and talk to different people," Melanie said.

All the referees at that tournament were given photographs and certificates for their services.

Like Georgia and Jordan, Melanie wouldn't mind going further with her refereeing career, and is already reffing at junior state league level.