8th Black-March 26-27

YBA 51, Folsom Force Blue 54

The Dawgs played their usual strong first half against an aggressive Folsom team with many points coming from the front line of Colin (10), Bryce (8 points), and Mitch (8). YBA still led by 5 after the 3rd quarter with Bryce pulling off several impressive hustle plays. Folsom turned up the defensive pressure in the 4th quarter and YBA forgot about getting the ball inside. Lack of offensive execution and a few defensive lapses allowed Folsom to come back for the win.

YBA 50, Spirit Got Game 19
The Dawgs were hungry for a win in this game and worked hard on defense from beginning to end. YBA led 32-13 at the half but stayed intense and allowed only 6 points in the 2nd half in a great display of individual and team defense. The team notched 16 assists for the game (led by Nicholas with 4), and 5 players had at least 4 rebounds each (Mitch 8, Colin 7, Bryce 5). Jackson led the scoring with 12 plus 4 boards, and Grady chipped in with 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals.

YBA 41, Placerville Blazers 38
The Dawgs were tired in this extra 3rd game on Saturday. The coaches took the opportunity to stay pretty quiet on the bench to see how the players reacted. After an uninspired 3.5 quarters, the Dawgs trailed 37-32. Some late defensive pressure (including a couple of steals from Nicholas) produced a few turnovers which YBA converted to baskets to come back for the win.

YBA 68, 209 Elite 23
The team was pumped up after watching the 8th grade Blue team pull out a victory in the previous game. YBA ran out to a 20-5 lead in the 1st quarter and extended the lead to 45-10 at the half, with Jared and several others playing good help defense. The team topped their assists total from the previous game with 22 dimes (Bret, Grady, & Bryce 5 each). Bret led the way with several steals and fast break conversions to tally 22 points. Bryce had a great all-around game with 10 points, 8 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Jared contributed 6 points and 5 rebounds.