Answer the following random questions, then email your answers to ybadawgpound@yahoo.com by Friday at 8pm each week. Please include your first and last name and the team you represent. The contestants who get all the answers correctly will be entered in a drawing to receive a $20 Starbucks giftcard! There will be one winner per week. Winners will be announced the following week. Have fun and good luck!
1) How many points did Remi Barry score in the Varsity Black team's first game on Saturday?
2) Name 2 teams that played in the SAS this past weekend.
3)Who's birthday did the JV team celebrate at Chevy's?
4)Who was named, "Mr. Clutch" in the JV Blue tournament this past weekend?
5)Who did the 8th Grade Blue Team play in their first game?
YBA Youth Basketball Academy
Founded by Director, Ken Gee in 2004
Monday, May 3, 2010
Winner and Answers for Questionnaire #1
Congratulations to Keith Moss who won last week's contest. Please see Ken for your $20 Starbucks giftcard.
Here are the answers for last week's questions:
1) Name the Head coach for the 3rd grade Dawgs team (Coach Martinez)
2) What was the score in the Championship game between YBA Black Varsity boys and E-Time? (66-59, we lost)
3) Who was the top scorer in the 6th grade White team tournament? (Noah Novotny)
4) What was Coach Garcia's 9th grade team's record this past weekend? (2 wins, 1 loss)
5) How many YBA teams won their championship games this weekend? (4 teams: JV co-champs, 5th Grade Blue and 6th Grade Blue)
Here are the answers for last week's questions:
1) Name the Head coach for the 3rd grade Dawgs team (Coach Martinez)
2) What was the score in the Championship game between YBA Black Varsity boys and E-Time? (66-59, we lost)
3) Who was the top scorer in the 6th grade White team tournament? (Noah Novotny)
4) What was Coach Garcia's 9th grade team's record this past weekend? (2 wins, 1 loss)
5) How many YBA teams won their championship games this weekend? (4 teams: JV co-champs, 5th Grade Blue and 6th Grade Blue)
"Butterfield bouncing back"
Please click on the link for the full article that was featured in the Auburn Journal.com regarding Spencer Butterfield, YBA player.
"Del Oro senior recovering after disturbing attack during AAU game"
By Eric J. Gourley Journal Sports Writer
http://auburnjournal.com/detail/148833.html
"Del Oro senior recovering after disturbing attack during AAU game"
By Eric J. Gourley Journal Sports Writer
http://auburnjournal.com/detail/148833.html
Varsity Black-Ultimate Basketball Championship-May 1st-2nd
The Varsity black team went 2-0 on Saturday for first place in their pool. They first beat Lakeshow 50-43 with a truly amazing effort from everyone. Remi Barry scored 19 points and had some great defensive stops. Aaron Hendricks had 16 points while Jose Rodriguez had 10. Jamal, a new addition to the team, played very well both offensively and defensively to help with the win. Marcus Hendrick was a huge factor on the boards to keep the other team from scoring. Eric Gee had good defensive stops when Doc wanted the pressure up which caused YBA to go on a run that would lead them to victory. For the second game, they beat GP Gloves 60-40. Justin Soria was a big factor in controlling the tempo of the game and did very well under pressure in the first half. Another factor in the win was Jamal who played aggressive and grabbed every rebound or lose ball that he could. Remi had an all around solid game looking for the open man and playing good defense. Colin Lee got hot in the second half to ensure the win for the black team. In Sunday’s game, they lost to Team 94 by 10 points. Nico Ruiz had a great defensive game while Aaron and Remi stayed solid on offense. It was a great effort by the team but unfortunately they just couldn’t hang on for the win.
Everyone played their hearts out this weekend and gave a great effort each game. Good job this weekend!!
Kayla
Everyone played their hearts out this weekend and gave a great effort each game. Good job this weekend!!
Kayla
Varsity Blue-Ultimate Basketball Championship
The varsity blue team started out 1-1 on Saturday to take second place in their pool for Sunday. They started the tournament off with a win, beating Nor Cal Pump and Run 53-48. Quincy Shelby was very aggressive on both offense and defense and controlled most of the tempo for the game. John Davis was extremely strong on the boards with 10. They were down by 14 with 7 minutes to go in the game and Colton Nelson and Aaron Hendricks sparked a flame that would lead them to the win. In their second game, they lost to the Benicia Blue Devils 51-45. Aaron Hendricks had a great first half, going 6 for 7 from three point range, scoring 26 points in the game. Michael Burkhalter and Garrett Rodriguez played good defense to help keep the other team off the rebounds. Colin Lee, Trey Rosenberg, and Eric Gee all helped keep the game close with clutch threes and good defensive stops. On Sunday they played One Nation in a close 46-43 loss. John Davis had a good game going 6-6 from the foul line and grabbing 8 rebounds. Kyle Peterson made and impact right away coming off the bench creating open looks to score on offense. Everyone else played tremendous defense and had great energy for only having 7 players for this game.
JV Black-Drew Gooden Extravaganza
The team improves to 19-0 winning the Drew Gooden Extravaganza in Richmond over the weekend.
Team Black battled all weekend to take home the trophy. The 16 team tournament was a good test for the team as they continued to develop on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor.
The pool play on Saturday saw YBA Black play well with 2 hard fought victories!!! Saturday night was highlighted by Rex Hime’s 16th birthday dinner at Chevys. It was a great time for all a great opportunity for the team and parents to bond.
Sunday’s semi final game was interrupted when Matt Hayes took an elbow to the forehead and was rushed to the hospital and received 10 stitches. Matt’s new nickname is now Harry Potter. Despite the setback the team responded for a hard fought 10 point victory. The win advanced the black team to the championship game vs. 209 Elite out of Stockton. In this matchup it was all YBA Black controlling tempo and cruising to an easy 20 point victory.
Congrats Team Black for a weekend well done!!!!
JV Blue-
This week the 16U Blue Dawgs went to Martin Luther King Technical Jr High to play in a one day tournament at the 17U "B" Division. We played hard and fought point for point in the last two games and pulled off the surprise upset and managed to win the division! Here are the summaries...
YBA Blue 69 SCVBA 39
Summary: In a game that was never close, we got hot with 7 3pt fgs in the 1st half. Kyle led the way in the 1st half with 3 of the 7 3pt fgs and finished with 12 points. While our Defense led the way in the 2nd half allowing only 13 points. Everyone contributed with all 9 players scoring and playing playing excellent "D". Our newest Dawg Andre Ware had a good 1st game w/5 points and 7 rebounds. Darrell had a great all around game with 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Strong 2nd half that helped build our team chemistry.
Defensive MVP: entire team in the 2nd half.
Most Free Throws: Andre Ware
YBA Blue 39 Vacaville 38
Summary: In a game that was back and forth all game the Dawgs showed again that they know how to FINISH a game. Vacaville opened up on a 5-0 run and it took us a full 8 mins to claw back to a 7-7 tie. After that we jumped Defenses and forced the pace to open a 4 point lead at the half. We built that to a 6 point lead with 6 minutes to go in the 2nd half. Little did we know that Vacaville would hit back to back 3s in the corner to tie it up. In the last 1:45 it went back and forth until Andre had the ball in a trap situation on the sideline. Instead of calling timeout coach had faith in his players & let the play go and Andre made a solid pass to James that he bobbled slightly. On the bobble Vaca stole it and took the lead with 35 seconds. We missed an opportunity to take the lead and they had the ball with 20 seconds left. We almost had a steal by James in full court and Vacaville called time out. We spoke in the huddle about having to get a 5 second count or a steal. We almost got the ball then but missed and had to foul. That set up the game-winning play at half court. On the inbounds James got a deflection to Darrell who broke out in a 2 on 1 fast break with James, Darrell knifed a bounce pass to James who made the right handed lay up with time expiring to win 39-38.
Defensive MVP: James Trujillo
Mr. Everything: Darrell Pouncier
YBA Blue 48 St. Clement 46 (OT)
Summary: In another give and take battle coach Adam's Dawgs fought hard and almost took it from the older team in the last minute. In a game that was intense and hard fought the whole time the Dawgs had their chances. David went end to end for a lay up and then was fouled with the game tied and only 9 seconds left. It was a learning experience as he missed them and the game went into OT. In OT we missed our shot off the tip off, and St. Clement wanted to hold for the last shot so we jumped into a pressure man Defense and got the stop with 30 seconds. We got a good look and ended up getting David back to the Free Throw line with only 7 seconds. He learned from his misses and then hit them both. Ballgame.
Defensive MVP: Ceron Cherry (shut down his man in OT), Andre Ware (played bigger than everyone else out there)
Mr. Clutch: David Saghatelyan (2nd award)
Coaches Final Thoughts....
A very surprising weekend, I didn't expect us to win at the 17U level. I knew we could compete but wasn't sure that we had the will to overcome what we needed to... Obviously I was wrong! I am proud of the team and know that we are still getting better... We have decided to go to Livermore on May 15-17 for a tournament there. It will be a good test of where we stand in reality, as opposed to where we feel we are. I am getting more excited and energized as the season goes on, which is surprising ask a coach... We have done an excellent job of continually improving, working hard, and letting no one take what is ours... Be proud of what you have accomplished but I want all my Dawgs to know that Coach is proud & also that I absolutely am not satisfied so you better not be either, stay hungry and play your best every time... LOYALTY, TEAM SPIRIT AND INDUSTRIOUSNESS will take us where we want to go.
YBA Blue 69 SCVBA 39
Summary: In a game that was never close, we got hot with 7 3pt fgs in the 1st half. Kyle led the way in the 1st half with 3 of the 7 3pt fgs and finished with 12 points. While our Defense led the way in the 2nd half allowing only 13 points. Everyone contributed with all 9 players scoring and playing playing excellent "D". Our newest Dawg Andre Ware had a good 1st game w/5 points and 7 rebounds. Darrell had a great all around game with 8 assists and 5 rebounds. Strong 2nd half that helped build our team chemistry.
Defensive MVP: entire team in the 2nd half.
Most Free Throws: Andre Ware
YBA Blue 39 Vacaville 38
Summary: In a game that was back and forth all game the Dawgs showed again that they know how to FINISH a game. Vacaville opened up on a 5-0 run and it took us a full 8 mins to claw back to a 7-7 tie. After that we jumped Defenses and forced the pace to open a 4 point lead at the half. We built that to a 6 point lead with 6 minutes to go in the 2nd half. Little did we know that Vacaville would hit back to back 3s in the corner to tie it up. In the last 1:45 it went back and forth until Andre had the ball in a trap situation on the sideline. Instead of calling timeout coach had faith in his players & let the play go and Andre made a solid pass to James that he bobbled slightly. On the bobble Vaca stole it and took the lead with 35 seconds. We missed an opportunity to take the lead and they had the ball with 20 seconds left. We almost had a steal by James in full court and Vacaville called time out. We spoke in the huddle about having to get a 5 second count or a steal. We almost got the ball then but missed and had to foul. That set up the game-winning play at half court. On the inbounds James got a deflection to Darrell who broke out in a 2 on 1 fast break with James, Darrell knifed a bounce pass to James who made the right handed lay up with time expiring to win 39-38.
Defensive MVP: James Trujillo
Mr. Everything: Darrell Pouncier
YBA Blue 48 St. Clement 46 (OT)
Summary: In another give and take battle coach Adam's Dawgs fought hard and almost took it from the older team in the last minute. In a game that was intense and hard fought the whole time the Dawgs had their chances. David went end to end for a lay up and then was fouled with the game tied and only 9 seconds left. It was a learning experience as he missed them and the game went into OT. In OT we missed our shot off the tip off, and St. Clement wanted to hold for the last shot so we jumped into a pressure man Defense and got the stop with 30 seconds. We got a good look and ended up getting David back to the Free Throw line with only 7 seconds. He learned from his misses and then hit them both. Ballgame.
Defensive MVP: Ceron Cherry (shut down his man in OT), Andre Ware (played bigger than everyone else out there)
Mr. Clutch: David Saghatelyan (2nd award)
Coaches Final Thoughts....
A very surprising weekend, I didn't expect us to win at the 17U level. I knew we could compete but wasn't sure that we had the will to overcome what we needed to... Obviously I was wrong! I am proud of the team and know that we are still getting better... We have decided to go to Livermore on May 15-17 for a tournament there. It will be a good test of where we stand in reality, as opposed to where we feel we are. I am getting more excited and energized as the season goes on, which is surprising ask a coach... We have done an excellent job of continually improving, working hard, and letting no one take what is ours... Be proud of what you have accomplished but I want all my Dawgs to know that Coach is proud & also that I absolutely am not satisfied so you better not be either, stay hungry and play your best every time... LOYALTY, TEAM SPIRIT AND INDUSTRIOUSNESS will take us where we want to go.
8th Grade Blue-Ultimate Basketball Championship
Overall, a great weekend for the 8th grade Blue team in the Ultimate Basketball Championship tourney @ HWP. First game was against the Arizona Stars, an elite team ranked in the top 10 in the Nation. We hung with them through most of the game, but they pulled away late. Highlight was Kannon Kuhn hustling down the court to block a kid who was just about to dunk the ball in transition...clearly Kannon was not letting that happen! We got a big win in game 2 vs the Select National team, with great 3-point shooting from Lake Lutes, Blake Abercrombie and Cole Bridge. Game 3 was against another strong team--the San Francisco Rebels--a team that went to AAU Nationals last year, and was coming off an upset win over Arizona. We played great--down 2 at halftime, we ended up losing by 10 but had strong overall team performance. Overall...great experience playing top talent from the Western US.
Kennan Bridge
Kennan Bridge
7th Blue
Player of the tourney: Jackson Sterling
7th White
Player of the tourney: Connor Milnes
6th Grade Blue-Ultimate Basketball Championship-May 1st-2nd
6th grade blue played a challenging schedule this weekend in the Ultimate Basketball Championship Tournament. Despite going 0-3 they played some of their best basketball of the season. Missing a key player Charlie Tooley on Saturday Kyle Turner and Kyle Giananni stepped up their games to help fill the void. Sean Boyle was back in action this weekend looking impressive up and down the court. Charlie was back on the court Sunday. He and Wes Preece had a solid game against a real tough and deep team from Oakland. Playing these tough games now will help the team prepare for Reno at the end of the month. Go DAWGS!!!
6th Grade White-SAS-May 1st
The Sixth Grade White Team played 4 games in one day and won ALL FOUR! To top off their victories at the SAS Tournament, they won the unique bobble head trophy's!!!! There is a lot to say about stamina and great training, as they won their first game which started at 9am and won their last game which started at 4pm. They won their second game against an always competitive Hurricanes team in OT. Our team rallied together and won 30-27. Kyle Price scored 8 points against a very aggressive Coach Tenet team. A full day of competitive basketball to say the least! This is what sweat drenching practice is all about. Noah was outstanding and had a great day. He scored a total of 36 points with 15 rebounds! Logan scored 18 points and 14 rebounds! Elijah scored 26 points in only his second tournament with YBA. As the season wraps to a close, it really looks like the team is coming together. This gives us an insight of what is to come for next season. All of the players are very excited about their first the Reno Tournament and can't wait for next season. Coaches Dave Garcia and Geoff Williams continue to do an awesome job! Go DAWGS!!!!
5th Grade White-SAS- May 1st
The first game was against the Hurricane, a smaller but fast and tenacious team. We got out to a slow start but ended winning. Nick Oehler did his usual and hit some 3’s to keep us up. Alex Martinez dominated the boards and had many put backs.
The second game was against a larger but slower group, the Lodi Nitro. Grant Harrison beat his men with great ball fakes, jab steps and shot fakes, to penetrate, score and dish. Blake Stelzer , “The Jet” broke loose to beat his men on transition fast breaks. Everett Libolt had played great defense and offense. We controlled the game from start to finish to win the second.
The third game was the most challenging, coming off a lunch on the grass, we were struggling to get our energy up to the other team’s. We faced a determined Davis Wildcats team that had us down ¾ of the game. In the last 6 min. of the game we were down by 10 and Coach Jon had to have one of those get fired up or else speech and it worked. We pressed and got it back one basket at a time and ended up winning by a few. Jeremy Lillis and Alex Martinez helped out with rebounds and put backs. Brendyn, Blake and Grant played great defense to force turnovers at the end and Nick and Everett made some baskets to put us over.
The fourth and last game was a real test since we gave it our all in the third to come back. This team has never played 4 games in one day let alone win every one. This day the YBA 5th grade white team did it!
What made Jon and I so proud was that they finished harder than they started. We played the Whitney Wildcats and won handily. All of the boys shared in the dominant defense. Brendyn Ikeda lead with 10 steals, Blake Stelzer following with 5 steals, and Everett Libolt forcing as many turnovers. Alex Martinez continued to dominate on the boards. Offensively all contributed with Brendyn Ikeda leading the team with 16 points. Brendyn had his first Double/Double of his career (16 points and 10 steals) Congratulations Brendyn!
In the end it was fun and rewarding. YBA DAWGS 5th grade white, 4-0, SAS May 1st tournament Champions.
Asst. Coach Glen Ikeda
Great Tournament for the boys! We had great guard contributions. Brendyn and Blake did an awesome job finishing at the rim. Grant made some great passes and had a couple nice moves. Nick lead the way scoring. He was the leading scorer in each game. Everett played physical and tough. Jeremy grabbed a ton of rebounds and hit multiple jump shots. Alex Martinez was a force. He hit key free throws in a couple games. The boys keep getting better. Go Dawgs!
Head Coach, Jon Ward
4th Grade-Ultimate Basketball Championship
This past weekend, our 4th grade DAWG team played in the Ultimate Basketball Championship (UBC) at Hardwood Palace. To give you a little background on our team, we have not lost a single game in a 4th grade tournament. Our boys work very hard from tip-off to the final whistle and love the competion! Our average margin of victory playing in our age group is 20-30 points. So, we have been bouncing back and forth between 4th grade and 5th grade tournaments.
We have struggled at times against the 5th grade competion, so we go back to the 4th grade and build our confidence, but we would rather lose games and learn a lot, than win by a big margin and not be challenged. So... Ken asked us if we wanted to play in the UBC. The UBC has teams from all over CA and teams from OR and NV attending. And these weren't just any teams, they were VERY good teams!
Our first game was against the Inland Force from Southern CA. They were the fastest team we have ever seen! We are usually the ones who own the fast break, but this team made us look slow. Now granted, we had a depleted bench (only 7 players) and some of our best players unavailable to play. We would have only had 6 players, but we had a friend play with us for the one game. We spotted them 10 points immediately and we hung on for a while, but they just out played and outhustled us in the game. Our boys ran out of steam and lost intensity down the stretch. We ended up losing 41 to 16. Ouch!
Game two on Saturday evening was a different story when we played the Fairfield Ballers. We had 8 players and DAWG team hungry to prove we belonged in this tournament. Believe it our not, we were ahead at half time, 27-0! We were not trying to show up the other team at all, our boys just had pride on the defensive end of the floor. This game ended with a 46-4 final score. I wouldn't allow our boys to fast break and we moved to a zone defense, but the boys just did not want to give up any baskets. I was proud of their effort!
Game three on Sunday morning was a game we will always remember! We played Division 1 All Stars from the East Bay and our boys were ready for the challenge. This game was intense from start to finish. They pressured the ball, ran the court and exchanged blow for blow with us. The score was pretty even most of the game, but we really struggled late in the game with the pressure and our boys were so tired. We only had 7 players for this game and I am telling you it was an uptempo game! We lost 49-43, but we had our chances. We just couldn't hang on at the end. I was so proud of our little DAWGs. They were breathing so hard, and if you could have seen them play defense you would have been amazed at how well they helped and recovered on this very talented Division 1 All Stars team. They have a very special player on their team and we just could not stop him late in the game.
In summary, we learned a ton this weekend. We have a better idea of what it is going to take to be a top level team. We learned as coaches about changes we need to make and the players have a better idea of the type of intensity, mental and physical, it takes to play the whole game. You can't beat teams like this and take plays off. We had a blast and it was such a great experience for all of us involved. I thank my assistant coaches Wayne March and Mario Periera, and all of our parents and kids for being part of a very special group! These boys have a team first mentality and I love these guys!
Coach Gillespie
We have struggled at times against the 5th grade competion, so we go back to the 4th grade and build our confidence, but we would rather lose games and learn a lot, than win by a big margin and not be challenged. So... Ken asked us if we wanted to play in the UBC. The UBC has teams from all over CA and teams from OR and NV attending. And these weren't just any teams, they were VERY good teams!
Our first game was against the Inland Force from Southern CA. They were the fastest team we have ever seen! We are usually the ones who own the fast break, but this team made us look slow. Now granted, we had a depleted bench (only 7 players) and some of our best players unavailable to play. We would have only had 6 players, but we had a friend play with us for the one game. We spotted them 10 points immediately and we hung on for a while, but they just out played and outhustled us in the game. Our boys ran out of steam and lost intensity down the stretch. We ended up losing 41 to 16. Ouch!
Game two on Saturday evening was a different story when we played the Fairfield Ballers. We had 8 players and DAWG team hungry to prove we belonged in this tournament. Believe it our not, we were ahead at half time, 27-0! We were not trying to show up the other team at all, our boys just had pride on the defensive end of the floor. This game ended with a 46-4 final score. I wouldn't allow our boys to fast break and we moved to a zone defense, but the boys just did not want to give up any baskets. I was proud of their effort!
Game three on Sunday morning was a game we will always remember! We played Division 1 All Stars from the East Bay and our boys were ready for the challenge. This game was intense from start to finish. They pressured the ball, ran the court and exchanged blow for blow with us. The score was pretty even most of the game, but we really struggled late in the game with the pressure and our boys were so tired. We only had 7 players for this game and I am telling you it was an uptempo game! We lost 49-43, but we had our chances. We just couldn't hang on at the end. I was so proud of our little DAWGs. They were breathing so hard, and if you could have seen them play defense you would have been amazed at how well they helped and recovered on this very talented Division 1 All Stars team. They have a very special player on their team and we just could not stop him late in the game.
In summary, we learned a ton this weekend. We have a better idea of what it is going to take to be a top level team. We learned as coaches about changes we need to make and the players have a better idea of the type of intensity, mental and physical, it takes to play the whole game. You can't beat teams like this and take plays off. We had a blast and it was such a great experience for all of us involved. I thank my assistant coaches Wayne March and Mario Periera, and all of our parents and kids for being part of a very special group! These boys have a team first mentality and I love these guys!
Coach Gillespie
Sunday, May 2, 2010
3rd Grade Dawgs
"I've always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don't do things half-heartedly...because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results."...........Michael Jordan.
Our team did not play this weekend, but we had a great and fun week of practice. Once again, the boys practiced hard and produced great attitudes with awesome respect for increasing their skill level. Our team and coaches look forward to continuing our season together.
I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our team players and coaches:
Andrew Martinez
Bennett "Bobby" Mantz
Cole Evans
Dante Pericin
Evan Strasser
Johnny Guzman
Josh Mack
Matthew Solone
Nathan Giannini
Coach Martinez
Coach Evans
Coach Pericin
As the head coach, I find our team very fortunate to have Coach Pericin and Coach Evans a part of the coaching staff. Both are very knowledgeable in the game, are committed to the team and have a great rapport with the players and parents. Both coaches share the same desire that I do: Keep teaching our team good work ethics, increase skill levels, and help our players grow into fine and respectable young men.......and having fun while we accomplish this in a positive atmosphere for our young, but skilled, players.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying"........Michael Jordan
Coach Martinez
Our team did not play this weekend, but we had a great and fun week of practice. Once again, the boys practiced hard and produced great attitudes with awesome respect for increasing their skill level. Our team and coaches look forward to continuing our season together.
I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our team players and coaches:
Andrew Martinez
Bennett "Bobby" Mantz
Cole Evans
Dante Pericin
Evan Strasser
Johnny Guzman
Josh Mack
Matthew Solone
Nathan Giannini
Coach Martinez
Coach Evans
Coach Pericin
As the head coach, I find our team very fortunate to have Coach Pericin and Coach Evans a part of the coaching staff. Both are very knowledgeable in the game, are committed to the team and have a great rapport with the players and parents. Both coaches share the same desire that I do: Keep teaching our team good work ethics, increase skill levels, and help our players grow into fine and respectable young men.......and having fun while we accomplish this in a positive atmosphere for our young, but skilled, players.
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying"........Michael Jordan
Coach Martinez
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