8th Grade White

In the final tourney before Reno, the YBA 8th White squad won one and lost two games. They started the weekend against the Union City Raptors. The Dawgs fell behind 12-5 in the first quarter and worked hard through the game to slowly pull to even late in the game. However, the Raptors managed a wild basket as time ran out to win 41-39. Justin Holmes had 8 points and 9 rebounds and Shayne Baynes had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals to lead the team.


The Dawgs ran into a solid CRR Black team in their next game. The Dawgs turned the ball over too much and lost 53-28. Scoring was balanced with Luke Jordan leading the team with 6 points on two 3 pointers. Grant McElvaine and Joe Henry each grabbed 6 rebounds for Dawgs.

The weekend ended on a positive note as the Dawgs brushed off a slow start to easily beat the EDH Blue team 43-33. The Dawgs scored just 2 points in the first quarter, but turned up the pace to score 10, 14, and 17 over the remaining quarters. Joe Henry had a strong game, scoring 12 points and gathering 6 rebounds. Luke Jordan had 8 points and Austin Marcus contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals.

"The team played some great competition this weekend" said Coach Ken Gee. “The team continues to build chemistry and gain valuable experience.”


Mark Greenwood