7th Grade Black-February 11-12

The 7th Grade DAWGS Black Team participated in the “Hearts & Hoops” tournament at HWP Feb 12 & 13 playing in both the 7th Grade Boys “Red Division” and 8th Grade Boys “Black Division”.  The only game on Saturday got off to a sluggish start against the Del Oro Jr Eagles in the 8th Grade Division.  The DAWGS never really found their rhythm and had difficulty penetrating the Del Oro defense.  Too many turnovers and missed shots resulted in the DAWGS losing 29 to 19.


On Sunday, the boys started their day playing the Sac Titans in the 7th Grade Division and got off to another slow start down 8 to 2 in the 1st Qtr.   Shots not dropping and too many fouls after Titan shots resulted in the DAWGS being down 39 to 27 by the end of the 3rd Qtr.  In the 4th Qtr, the boys finally started to find their rhythm and fought back to create an exciting finish to the game but ended up losing 49 to 46.

After finishing the game against the Titans, the DAWGS immediately ran to the next court to take on Incline in the 8th Grade Division.  The DAWGS carried the momentum they ended the last game with into the beginning of this game and started with a lot of energy.   They were down the first 3 Qtr’s but kept it close, entering the 4th Qtr down 29 to 26.  By keeping their focus and playing good aggressive ball in the 4th Qtr, the DAWGS pulled off a nail-biting finish, winning 39 to 38… and it felt good!

The last game was against Berkeley in the 8th Grade Division and the teams were neck and neck throughout the whole game.  The DAWGS did a great job finding the back door, getting rebounds & put backs and playing very aggressive ball, but in the end, the ball didn’t fall their way and they ended up losing 44 to 43.  Even though they didn’t get the win, we were very proud of our DAWGS!

The best way to sum up the weekend was that it was a wild roller coaster ride of emotions and game play!