Varsity-September 11th

This weekend the varsity Dawgs opened up the fall season with a SAS tournament played at Mira Loma High school . It was a hard fought weekend for us. We played hard throughout and earned three wins taken first place in the tournament. We struggled with turnovers and rebounding throughout the weekend. However there was more stretches of great basketball through out the 3 games them there was of bad basketball. Even more shocking was how well we jelled offensively together for only having two hour practices.

Game 1
Nor Cal vs. YBA Dawgs

This game saw Norcal come out and press us right from the start. We had some issues breaking the press early on, but once we called a time out we talked about how we were going to attack it as well as going to a 3 guard line up of Joey Parker, Derrick Osborne, and Darrell Polee we were able to break it regularly. We were lead by Darrell Polee who had 14 points 6 rebounds and 6 assists. In the second half Jason Gish made 3 3pointers in a row which pushed us over the top. Jason had 12 points for the game. Brandon Martin registered his first of many double doubles with YBA; he had 12 points and 11 rebounds with 4 assists. This victory came with a loss though for out team Garrett Rodriguez hurt his knee while going for a loose ball and was unable to play for the rest of the tourney. Final Score was 49 Dawgs 40 Nor Cal

Game 2
YBA vs. 209 Elite

This game started out the way the first game did they pressed us the entire game. Once again we struggled breaking it in the beginning. But once Aaron Torres got the game his Defense and ball handling helped up break through the press fairly easily. We had only a 4 point lead in the 1st half. In the 2nd Half we went to a 1-3-1 zone and controlled the game defensively. We had big game from Aaron Torres who had 13 points, Brandon Martin with 12 points and 10 rebounds, Darrell Polee aka Mr. everything with 10 points 6 rebounds and 7 assists with 3 blocks, and none bigger then Andre Ware with 8 points and 11 rebounds.

This Game saw us Finnish with a 30 point victory. 209 elite only score 9 second half points against our zone.

Final Score 63 Dawgs 33 209 elite

Game 3
YBA Dawgs vs. Up Tempo Basketball

This was our worst played game of the weekend fatigue was a major factor. We had many un-forced turnovers and struggled through out the game rebounding. The second half even saw Darrell come down with major leg cramps on the court. Only having 8 guys really showed. Darrell was able to make a late game return finding Jason Gish for two of his late game 3 pointers, Jason finished with 15points. Joey parker finished with 8 points and 5 assists drawing some "whoooos" from the crowd with his drives and dishes. Darrell Polee had 8 points 5 rebounds and 5 assists with 3 block shots again. Andre Ware had 2 points but an amazing 17 rebounds. Nick Lewis had 6 points and 5 rebounds for us.

Final Score YBA 54 Up Tempo Basketball 44

Coaches Final Thoughts

All and All the weekend was great. We quickly meshed together. I was impressed on how willing we all were to work for a win. We will continue to work to get better as a team. Come to practice ready to go. I fell this team has a very bright future.

8th Grade-September 11th

It was another successful weekend for YBA! We went 3-0 in a series of hard-fought games. We beat the Stockton Tigers 46-34 in the first game. The offense was very balanced, led by Grady with 12 points and Jackson and Connor with 11 each. Connor hauled down 6 boards, and Jared, Jackson, and Grady had 3 assists apiece. The team shot 56% from the floor, which is our best showing by far all season.


The good shooting didn't carry over to the next game, though. The offense was limited by several missed open shots, and Santa Rosa was able to stay in the game. It was a nip and tuck battle all the way, with our pressure defense forcing the Cagers into many turnovers which kept us in the low-scoring game. YBA led most of the way, but the Cagers chipped away and tied the score late in the 4th. Jackson drew a foul with about 30 seconds to play and calmly sank both ends of the 1-and-1 to put YBA up by 2. After a flurry of timeouts and coaching adjustments, the Dawgs lived up to their name (*) by sealing the win with an excellent defensive possession for a final margin of 34-32. In a rare show of in-game emotion, Coach Shaw celebrated the victory with several fist pumps. :-) Connor made strong contributions with 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Jackson had 10 points. Scott dished out 6 assists, and Jared grabbed 5 caroms.

YBA beat a very athletic Jr. Falcons team 42-32 in the championship tilt. The team again came out cold from the floor, and the score was tied 19-19 at the half. The Dawgs would have been in much worse shape but for Jackson's hot shooting from beyond the arc. The boys executed very well early in the 2nd half to grab the lead, but the aggressive Falcons never gave up. They turned up the defensive pressure, but the team protected the ball to seal the win. Jackson netted a career-high 22 points. Scott played another strong floor game with 4 assists, 5 boards, and 4 steals against 0 turnovers. Trevor played his best game as a Dawg, and Cody pulled down 2 boards. It was a tough, gutty effort by our boys. Connor contributed 6 points and 8 boards despite tired legs, Vinny gave his all even though he was limited by stomach problems, and Grady battled a back strain suffered in the second game to pressure the ball on defense, share the ballhandling load, and contribute a few 2nd half buckets.

This weekend, we will enter the 9th grade bracket at SAS. It will be a one-day tournament on Saturday. The location and schedule will be posted Thursday evening. It should be a good challenge for the team!

Kevin
(*) For those new to the program, DAWGS stands for Defense Always Wins Games!