5th Blue

First Game vs. Rocktown Ballers(Blue Team)

Score: YBA 50 Rocktown 25
Facing a "cross town nemisis", the boys were ready to play. Ahead from the opening tip off, the boys played hard, tough defense and were able to put the Ballers away. With great games from Jashon Lewis (12 points, 6-8 shooting) and Alex Martinez (9 points, 10 rebounds) the team never took their foot off the gas. Alex Schneider shot 50% from the field and had 8 points,and the team had great help from both Jake Hernandez and Ethan Wainwright.

Second game vs. East Bay Legacy
Score: YBA 59 East Bay 52
This game was against a new team from the Bay Area (Oakland area), and were a mixture of 4th & 5th graders. Strong guard play, and early foul trouble by the DAWGS (both 4th graders) put the Legacy up 14-4 after the first quarter. The DAWGS were slow to get started and quickly found themselves in a hole. Down by as many as 12 in the first half, the DAWGS dug deep for some momentum. They found it in the second quarter by playing tough defense and rebounded the ball very well. Joshua Ohara hit a key three pointer with under a minute left in the half, and brought the DAWGS within six points. After some full court pressure, and a tipped pass by Blake Pifer, Joshua found himself with a steal. Dribbling to the same spot he just hit a three from, Joshua stepped up and hit another three with four seconds left, and put the DAWGS within three. After that momentum shift, the DAWGS played hard and hit key free throws in the closing seconds to clinch the game. Player of the game was Jashon Lewis (11 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals), who played his heart out and led by example. Once the team "followed", they never looked back. "Mr. Clutch" of the game was Joshua Ohara (17 points, 3-3pointers), hitting the two three pointers at the end of the first half, and hitting free throws in the closing seconds to put the game on ice. "The Thief" title goes to Alex Martinez with eight steals, and the "Mr. Intangible" goes to Alex Schneider for doing the things that don't show up on a stat sheet. Bryson Zorich also had a solid game running the point and keeping the team composed. The team earned every bit of this win, over a very good, gritty East Bay team.

Championship Game vs. Spirt Got Game
Score: YBA 45 Spirit Got Game 49

The DAWGS played their hearts out in this game. Leading the entire way (by as much as 14 points), against a very skilled and quick SGG team, the DAWGS showed they can play with the best of them. The team had great ball movement, blocked out well, and hustled on every play. In the end, unfortuantely, it wasn't enough. The coach said "The boys have nothing to hang their heads for, we fought the whole game, and that's all I can ask for". Alex Martinez was the stat leader with 12 points and 16 rebounds. Bryson Zorich controlled the tempo and the team like a true leader, and Joshua Ohara showed his sharpshooting skills with 4 three pointers. The Mr. Hustle award goes to Jashon Lewis, who was all over the floor and did everything that didn't show up on the stat sheet.