5th Grade-February 5-6

We were excited to play this weekend against division 1 competition. We played D1 All Stars last year and lost by 6 and we have split with the Predators in the past.


Game 1 vs Tracy Hurricanes: Won 45-26 The first half we missed a lot of easy baskets and had a hard time scoring, but our defense was in lock down mode. We gave up only 7 first half points while scoring only 15. The 3rd quarter we broke open the lid on the basket by scoring 21 points in the period. We had a 20 point lead going into the 4th, but the boys continued to work hard defensively and we easily won the game. Blake Zieske led all scorers with 13 points and Carson March knocked down two 3 pointers. Dawson was a rebounding machine with 12 boards and the team was our defensive player of the game.

Game 2 vs D1 All Stars: Lost 41-30 This was a strong D1 team with quick guard play and several big men we had trouble matching up against inside. One of our big men Ryan Smith had 3 fouls by the middle of the 2nd and we had to sit him. It was 23-20 at half, but we did not rebound well and struggled scoring in the 2nd half. Blake Zieske again led all scores with 9 points and both Gabe Gillespie and Blake hit from 3 point land. Blake also led the team in rebounding with 6. My hustle award goes to Ryan Smith for trying to take 3 charges (the last one definitely was!!!) He was called for blocking fouls on all 3, but excellent effort!

Game 3 vs The Predators: Lost 27-26 This game stung and I think the boys will remember this one for quite a while. At the end of every quarter it was either tied or a one point game. We played outstanding team defense, but we hurt ourselves with missing too many easy baskets, missing 12 free throws, getting out rebounded, and costly turnovers converted into easy buckets for them. Overall I think we outplayed the Predators and we learned a lot about finishing games. Justin Kraft and Ryan Smith led all scorers with 6 points a piece. Ryan Smith led all players with 8 rebounds and Nick Periera was my hustle player of the game.