7th Grade White

The 7th grade YBA White team hit all the right cards to start the Reno tournament. The Dawgs started with a royal flush against Team Select. The Dawgs pressed Team Select from the start, forcing them into turnover after turnover. Zach Chodes' shot was deadly from the coffin corner and Jaeden Calton had a strong scoring performance driving to the hoop and from the perimeter. Dawgs win 57-16.

In the second game the Dawgs hit the jackpot with another high pressure game against Monterey Bay. The Dawgs had their highest point total of the tournament in a 76-33 win. Jared Flowers and Colin McHale lead the way on the offensive end.

In the third game against the Norcal Heat the the Dawgs came up with nothing but aces. Vance Gregg, Max O'Rourke, and Garrett Kauppila did a great job distributing the ball to the open man for the easy shot. Dawgs win 63-38. After watching the game YBA Director Ken Gee commented " I love watching your team, they pass the ball so well and are very unselfish".

In the fourth game against the eventual champion N Your Court the Dawgs started off great. Lead by Colin Hawkins and Conner Milnes down low the Dawgs pounded the other team for a 13 point halftime lead. The Dawgs luck changed in the second half as the offense went bust and the Team Select could not miss from inside and out. Dawgs lose 40-50.

 In the semi final game against the first place Norcal Warriors from the other bracket, the Dawgs started off with a very strong hand. They handled the high pressure and dealt it back to the Warriors, the half ended with the Dawgs down by one. In the second half turnovers and a cold shooting hurt the team. The Dawgs kept up the defensive pressure and intensity but they were not able to get over the hump and ended up losing 41-50. Overall, I was very proud of the kids they played hard in every game and gave it their all. Even though we did not bring home the trophy like we wanted to, we played very well. Thanks to all of my players for a great season it was a lot of fun.