7th Blue

YBA 7th Blue


The blue team played a strong tournament to finish 3-0 and win their division. Overall, with just a few exceptions the team hustled on defense and moved the ball well.

YBA 71, Carson Valley Basketball 11


YBA began the game with fire and utilized that same Black Diamond press to close the 1st quarter with a 24-0 lead. The team maintained the defensive intensity throughout the game, finishing the game with 26 steals and 7 blocked shots. Scott Zabrowski and Jackson Sterling were constantly in the passing lanes and combined for 20 of those steals. Mitchell Holt and Michael Beachley each recorded double-doubles. Scott, Nicholas Clough, and Grady Collins moved the ball extremely well to record 14 out of the team's 21 assists.

YBA 46, Marin Storm 16

YBA again brought the defensive pressure from the opening tap to jump to a 12-0 lead. Our effort waned in the 2nd quarter, and Marin got back into the game but still trailed 21-10 at the half. YBA clamped down after the break and held the Storm to only 6 points the rest of the way. Max O'Rourke hit some timely outside shots, and Jared Flowers had a solid game going hard to the basket and chasing down loose balls on D. The offense was very balanced with 7 out of the 8 players recording at least 5 points and no player reaching double figures. MItch used his size effectively inside and provided good help in the paint.

YBA 56, Cal Reign 36

The boys were apparently bored with grabbing early leads, so they tried the opposite in this game and trailed 11-0 against a hot-shooting Cal Reign team. With Grady working to inspire his teammates during the breaks, YBA maintained their composure and rode a hot streak of their own from Mike to close within 4 points by halftime. Nicholas Clough led a 14-1 third quarter run with outstanding defensive pressure on the point of the 1-3-1 Bull defense to claim the momentum for our boys in black. Despite a couple of late gaffes on the press break, the team responded to Coach Collins' challenge to "finish strong" by staying intense on D and contesting every pass and shot attempt with Jackson using his length and speed to control the baseline. Gavin Smith contributed good outside shooting and solid floor play throughout. Mike finished with 23 points and 4 blocks.


Player of the tourney: Nicholas Clough