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Tuesday, February 1, 2011
8th Grade Blue-January 29-30
This was a very productive weekend for our 8th grade Dawgs-Blue team. I saw a lot of improvement throughout the tournament. Although our record was 1-2, I believe we did alot of winning in team achievements. During our first game, against the eventual tournament champion Predators, we started out great giving the Predators all they could handle. Max and Tanner lead the team with their offense. While showing great team defense, Amran, Vance and Josh gave us that extra spark. The 50-39 final score does an injustice to how hard boys played from start to finish. The coaches agreed this was clearly our our best game thus far in this young season. In the second game against E.D.H. Gunner showed dominance in the paint. We showed our offensive firepower with Daniel leading the way. The team showed lots of hustle on both,offense and defense which proved to be too much for E.D.H. as we tallied our first victory. Bryce gave us a moral boost with his all around energy. Our third game was against the Hurricanes. It was a tough fight from start to finish. We played them hard but a few turnovers and miscues held us from recording our second victory. I am pleased with what I saw this weekend. There is a tremendous upside for things to come with this team through hard work. GREAT JOB!
6th Grade Black-January 29-30
The 6th Grade DAWGS Black faced off against a very scrappy 916 Select team for their first game. They cam out a little slow, but were able to hold them off for a 12 point win. Defense was the key, as the DAWGS switched defenses during play to keep the opposition on their toes.
The second game was against a very familiar Cal Reign team. Again, the DAWGS came out slow and were ahead by nine points at half. A full court press and an increase in energy in the second half was the difference and led to a 20 point victory.
THe championship game was against a very talented Predators team. Being tied at half, it was anybody's game. In the end, the Predators prevailed and the DAWGS lost. Many positives came from the game that the team will build on in preparation for the next meeting with the Predators.
The second game was against a very familiar Cal Reign team. Again, the DAWGS came out slow and were ahead by nine points at half. A full court press and an increase in energy in the second half was the difference and led to a 20 point victory.
THe championship game was against a very talented Predators team. Being tied at half, it was anybody's game. In the end, the Predators prevailed and the DAWGS lost. Many positives came from the game that the team will build on in preparation for the next meeting with the Predators.
6th Grade Blue-January 29-30
This weekend the Dawgs 6th grade Blue went 2-1. At the beginning of the week we had three players out due to injury and illness. Even with a couple players out, we played hard and won 2. The first game we started out slow with the other team attacking the basket very hard. We had players playing different positions that they were not use too and that made the difference. It goes to show that if we had the whole team healthy we have no doubts that we would have won that game. We lost our only game by 5 and the reason was our change in positions. We the coaches take responsibility for that loss.
The Second game we won with better effort from the whole team. It was not as efficient as we would have liked but it was still a W.
The last game was our best! We played against our old arch nemesis EDH. With great ball movement and finding our different options, the whole team was in the win. It is a dream to watch the team win by applying what they are taught in practice.
All the players, ( Everett Libolt, Jeremy Lillis, Blake Stelzer, Tommy Edwards, Taylor Ittner, Nick Oehler, and Kazik Lewandowski) had something to contribute to the wins. We only win as a team. We wish Brendyn and Jalen quick recoveries.
The Second game we won with better effort from the whole team. It was not as efficient as we would have liked but it was still a W.
The last game was our best! We played against our old arch nemesis EDH. With great ball movement and finding our different options, the whole team was in the win. It is a dream to watch the team win by applying what they are taught in practice.
All the players, ( Everett Libolt, Jeremy Lillis, Blake Stelzer, Tommy Edwards, Taylor Ittner, Nick Oehler, and Kazik Lewandowski) had something to contribute to the wins. We only win as a team. We wish Brendyn and Jalen quick recoveries.
5th Grade-January 29-30
The 5th grade Dawgs played up to the 2nd highest division of 6th grade this weekend and we had our hands full. I am very proud of the effort and intensity put forth by the boys. We were so "out sized" in all 3 games but our heart was big. We finished with a 1-2 record, but we learned so much about were we need to get better.
Game 1 vs Reno Ballers Silver 6th- 33-22 Win We started out in a full court press and moved into a 2-2-1 1/2 court defense as our defense was awesome in this game. Ryan Smith had one of his best games ever as he scored the majority of our points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Dawson Fugate had 8 rebounds as well in a very strong effort.
Game 2 vs Nevada Nets 6th- 42-26 Loss We just didn't have the size and strength to keep the Nets from pulling ahead by 25 points. It doesn't help that we had 9 turnovers in the first quarter. But we challenged the boys to get it under 20 and work hard until the final buzzer. We outscored them 12-3 in the final period and really showed we can play with the bigger guys. Ryan Smith led the charge by playing huge against their big men. Dawson Fugate was also a big factor rebounding and defending their bigs.
Game 3 vs Reno Ballers Blue 6th- 50-29 Loss We lost this game by 21 points, but we walked off the floor a better team. We faced the best big man we have ever seen. Unfortunately Ryan Smith picked up 3 quick fouls n the first period and he sat until the 3rd quarter. Dawson again filled in really well, but we just could not stop their interior attack. The boys played so well this weekend and we are so proud of them!
Game 1 vs Reno Ballers Silver 6th- 33-22 Win We started out in a full court press and moved into a 2-2-1 1/2 court defense as our defense was awesome in this game. Ryan Smith had one of his best games ever as he scored the majority of our points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Dawson Fugate had 8 rebounds as well in a very strong effort.
Game 2 vs Nevada Nets 6th- 42-26 Loss We just didn't have the size and strength to keep the Nets from pulling ahead by 25 points. It doesn't help that we had 9 turnovers in the first quarter. But we challenged the boys to get it under 20 and work hard until the final buzzer. We outscored them 12-3 in the final period and really showed we can play with the bigger guys. Ryan Smith led the charge by playing huge against their big men. Dawson Fugate was also a big factor rebounding and defending their bigs.
Game 3 vs Reno Ballers Blue 6th- 50-29 Loss We lost this game by 21 points, but we walked off the floor a better team. We faced the best big man we have ever seen. Unfortunately Ryan Smith picked up 3 quick fouls n the first period and he sat until the 3rd quarter. Dawson again filled in really well, but we just could not stop their interior attack. The boys played so well this weekend and we are so proud of them!
4th Grade-January 29-30
Our weekend of playing up in another 5th grade tournament as a 4th grade team proved to be another success for our 4th grade Dawgs....
On Saturday, our Dawgs played a strong 5th/6th grade Hurricanes team for our first game. The Hurricanes were comprised of mostly 6th graders and a few younger players, but our 4th grade Dawgs proved that they could play with even the 6th graders. Our Dawgs started this game using a new offense that we recently began practicing. Our Dawgs did a great job remembering how to run the offense with successful drives into the middle of the key. It was not an easy task to out rebound the much taller 6th grade Hurricanes, but our Dawgs gave it their best effort. On defense, our Dawgs kept their fire and utilized their speed to prevent the Hurricanes from out scoring our Dawgs by very much. We did not win this game, however, when our 4th grade Dawgs lose by only 9 points to a mostly 6th grade team, it is a win in my book. Great job boys!
Our second game on Saturday, we played the 5th grade Folsom Force team on a very small court in Roseville Sports Complex. Folsom Force had played earlier that morning against the same Hurricanes team that we had lost to in the same day. Folsom Force made the Hurricanes look like a 2nd grade team. I knew that we were going to have our hands full with Folsom Force on a small court. Our Dawgs started out with a strong showing by keeping on top of Folsom by just a few points. Unfortunately, in the second half Folsom began a strong press against our much smaller Dawgs that turned the game around. Our Dawgs gave it their best effort, but came up with a higher percentage of errors causing our 2nd loss for this tournament..........but we did do well for a 4th grade team, with lots of room for improvement.
Sunday, we started out bright and early at HWP for an 8 am game. To my surprise, our Dawgs looked like they were all wide awake during our warm-ups, so it provided me some hope for a strong effort against a much taller 5th grade Reno Ballers team. During this game, our Dawgs started out with a strong man to man defense that proved to be much stronger than what the Ballers could handle from our much faster Dawgs team. Each player on our Dawgs team became a rolling ball of fire while on the court playing defense. There was a show of awesome team work by every Dawg every minute of the game. I don't think our team parents would want to do this, but I told the Dawgs players, "you boys are going to play every game at 8 am now!" and, although I was only playing, the Dawgs reacted with a big, "yes!". I was happy to hear that they are going to play early in the morning just as well as later in the day. On offense, I couldn't have been happier seeing the boys run their offense as well as they did. They forced the Ballers to move for one side of the court to the other creating drives up the middle and around the baseline. Our boys out rebounded the much taller Ballers because of the determination our Dawgs had to fight for the ball. Awesome! Our Dawgs Defeated the Ballers by approximately 40 plus points.
Our second game on Sunday, our Dawgs had to quickly leave court 5 after defeating the Ballers and run to court 7 for a 9 am game. Our boys had not even had a minute to rest before playing a strong, fast, and very tall 5th grade YBA Xtreme team coached by Coach Garcia, a great coach. Our Dawgs started out strong and held the Xtreme team to very few points, but began losing a little strength toward the end of the game. Needless to say, our 4th graders had the confidence, but couldn't push out the strength and stamina to win back to back against a well coached older team. Our Dawgs were defeated, but gave 110% against their YBA brothers until the last second of the game. This was a great challenge and learning experience for our Dawgs. Thanks for your hard work boys!! Thank you parents for your dedication to our team and arriving early to this game!!
Coach Robert Martinez
On Saturday, our Dawgs played a strong 5th/6th grade Hurricanes team for our first game. The Hurricanes were comprised of mostly 6th graders and a few younger players, but our 4th grade Dawgs proved that they could play with even the 6th graders. Our Dawgs started this game using a new offense that we recently began practicing. Our Dawgs did a great job remembering how to run the offense with successful drives into the middle of the key. It was not an easy task to out rebound the much taller 6th grade Hurricanes, but our Dawgs gave it their best effort. On defense, our Dawgs kept their fire and utilized their speed to prevent the Hurricanes from out scoring our Dawgs by very much. We did not win this game, however, when our 4th grade Dawgs lose by only 9 points to a mostly 6th grade team, it is a win in my book. Great job boys!
Our second game on Saturday, we played the 5th grade Folsom Force team on a very small court in Roseville Sports Complex. Folsom Force had played earlier that morning against the same Hurricanes team that we had lost to in the same day. Folsom Force made the Hurricanes look like a 2nd grade team. I knew that we were going to have our hands full with Folsom Force on a small court. Our Dawgs started out with a strong showing by keeping on top of Folsom by just a few points. Unfortunately, in the second half Folsom began a strong press against our much smaller Dawgs that turned the game around. Our Dawgs gave it their best effort, but came up with a higher percentage of errors causing our 2nd loss for this tournament..........but we did do well for a 4th grade team, with lots of room for improvement.
Sunday, we started out bright and early at HWP for an 8 am game. To my surprise, our Dawgs looked like they were all wide awake during our warm-ups, so it provided me some hope for a strong effort against a much taller 5th grade Reno Ballers team. During this game, our Dawgs started out with a strong man to man defense that proved to be much stronger than what the Ballers could handle from our much faster Dawgs team. Each player on our Dawgs team became a rolling ball of fire while on the court playing defense. There was a show of awesome team work by every Dawg every minute of the game. I don't think our team parents would want to do this, but I told the Dawgs players, "you boys are going to play every game at 8 am now!" and, although I was only playing, the Dawgs reacted with a big, "yes!". I was happy to hear that they are going to play early in the morning just as well as later in the day. On offense, I couldn't have been happier seeing the boys run their offense as well as they did. They forced the Ballers to move for one side of the court to the other creating drives up the middle and around the baseline. Our boys out rebounded the much taller Ballers because of the determination our Dawgs had to fight for the ball. Awesome! Our Dawgs Defeated the Ballers by approximately 40 plus points.
Our second game on Sunday, our Dawgs had to quickly leave court 5 after defeating the Ballers and run to court 7 for a 9 am game. Our boys had not even had a minute to rest before playing a strong, fast, and very tall 5th grade YBA Xtreme team coached by Coach Garcia, a great coach. Our Dawgs started out strong and held the Xtreme team to very few points, but began losing a little strength toward the end of the game. Needless to say, our 4th graders had the confidence, but couldn't push out the strength and stamina to win back to back against a well coached older team. Our Dawgs were defeated, but gave 110% against their YBA brothers until the last second of the game. This was a great challenge and learning experience for our Dawgs. Thanks for your hard work boys!! Thank you parents for your dedication to our team and arriving early to this game!!
Coach Robert Martinez
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