5th-January 22-23

Game #1 vs Hurricanes 46-17 win

We started slow offensively missing a lot of easy buckets, but our defensive pressure was too much and we started pulling away in the middle of the 1st quarter. The boys executed very well on both ends of the court as everyone contributed to the win. The offensive player of the game was Justin Kraft with 12 points. Our entire team played lock down "D" all weekend, but Justin led the way with intense "on ball" pressure and a team leading 8 rebounds and Ryan Smith recorded 6 blocked shots. Mr. Hustle was Blake Zieske. In the final seconds the Hurricanes had a fast break opportunity and Blake caught him from behind and blocked the shot without fouling! This kind of hustle exemplifies this teams attitude and I couldn't be happier with our effort. The Dawg with the best attitude was Josh Farr. I don't think I have ever seen him rattled or upset.

Game #2 vs Rocktown Ballers 49-13 win
Not much to say about this game because it was all Dawgs, all day. The boys were unbelievable defensively and able to fast break at will. It is hard to coach games like this because I don't like holding the boys back. I let them know we don't hold back with intensity or effort, we just don't fast break or put too much pressure on the ball. We worked on our half court offense and I feel we got better at executing. Gabe Gillespie and Blake Zieske each hit 3 pointers and Justin Kraft led all scorers with 10 points. Defensively Ryan Smith anchored the paint with tough interior defense and 7 rebounds. Josh Farr, Justin Kraft and Blake Zieske all had 3 steals. Best Attitude and Mr. Hustle was Ryan Haug. There isn't a thing he would not do for his team as he is all over the court diving for loose balls and playing awesome defense. Nice job boys!

Game #3 vs Eldorado Hills 47-9
Sorry to be so boring, but it was the same story all weekend. The boys have so much team spirit and cohesiveness that they will not let up defensively. Our defensive player of the game was the whole team, with Ryan Haug and Carson March leading the way. Again I had to pull back the reigns and not allow fast breaks because it would have been too ugly. We slowed the tempo and worked on our half court game. Josh Farr led the way with 10 points and Ryan Smith pulled down 8 boards and recorded 3 steals. Nick Periera was the Dawg with the best attitude.

Coach Gillespie