JV Black

YBA 16 spent the weekend in Santa Clara playing in the Rumble in the Bay.

The team experienced the highs and lows of playing in this high level tournament.

We opened the tournament with a tough loss to Bad Boyz 16 of Richmond. This was our 1st loss all season against a 16u team. The boys bounced back nicely to win their next game of the day.

We finished 3 in our pool and advanced to the silver division playoffs. Once the team entered the playoffs we started to really play well. In game 2 of the playoffs the boys played really well and beat the Las Vegas Dynasty by 10. This win advanced us the Elite Eight.

Our Elite Eight match up was tough for several reasons. First it was an 8:30 start. I think the boys were still tired from the night before after hanging out at the hotel late into the night. It took us until late in the game to get rolling but by then it was too late and we lost by 7. The team that beat us lost in ot in the finals.

We had great contributions from everyone this weekend. It was great to see the boys respond when they were called on.

This weekend we were led by the outstanding play of Rex Himes. The pg controlled the tempo all weekend and was a true leader.