8th Grade Blue- March 5-6

The YBA Dawgs Blue 8th did very well in their last tournament. Our 1st game against the EDH Trojans was our toughest match up of the tourney. We played great for 3 quarters. During a time out in the 4th quarter Coach Pickett told his team to work the ball around til we get a good shot. Well, we never got a good shot after that. Our next score came with less than 2 minutes to go on a 3 pointer from Tanner. Although it was a battle to the end, we loss to the eventual tournament champions. In game 2 versus Cal Reign, we bounced back with a running attack that was not to be denied. Max showed his leadership during fastbreaks and running the offense. With Tanner not in the line up, Daniel and, newcomer, MJ (Malcolm) picked up the slack on offense rainning numerous 3's. Of course my hustlers, Vance and Amran, were all over the court doing whatever it takes for us to control the game, diving after balls, blocking shots, rebounding, steals, or just solid defense. Yes, we rained on the Cal Reign's parade while handing them their 2nd loss of the tourney. My 2 bigs had a solid game against Cal, but in game 3 against Folsom Force they turned their game up a couple more notches being dominant in the paint on both offense and defense. Vinny also stepped it up in this game with his intensity and poise while running a little bit of pointguard. With a 27 point lead and less than 30 seconds left in the game, we called a crucial timeout to help seal this victory. We let our 1st tournament championship slip away from us but we continue to improve as a team and individually. Go Dawgs!