8th Grade Black-March5-6

YBA 22, Yellow Jackets 7th 21

The Dawgs were in control of this game throughout the 2nd and 3rd quarter. The front line of Bryce Crouch and Mitchell Holt led the way. The Jackets extended their defense in the 4th quarter and we were unable to capitalize, so they closed the gap and finally took the lead with about a minute remaining. Grady Collins hit a go-ahead jumper with 8 seconds remaining, and the team held in for the victory!

Offensive Player: Bryce (6 points, 4 assists)
Defensive Player: Mitch (helped hold the Jackets' impressive big man in check)
Best Hustle: Jared (trying to bring weak-side help)
Best Attitude: Grady (kept his head in the game despite missing shots early, paid off at the end)

YBA 43, Folsom Force Red 46 (OT)
This was a heartbreaking loss for our boys in black. After YBA led 19-10 at halftime, the Folsom team got hot from outside to tie the game at 28 going into the 4th quarter. After several more ties and lead changes, we led by 2 with under a minute remaining. Folsom tied the game with about 20 seconds left and then prevailed in overtime.

Offensive Player: Bret Lynch (10 points, 4 assists), Grady (11 points)
Defensive Player: Jackson Sterling (5 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals)
Best Hustle: Bryce
Best Attitude: Max (bounced back from early turnovers)

YBA 55, Forrest Lake Christian 9th 25
The team moved the ball very well in this game against the scrappy Forrest Lake side. Mitch was a force inside throughout and finished with 10 points, 14 boards, 2 assists, and 2 blocks. Max O'Rourke scored 14 points off the bench. The team moved the ball very well in this game and for the tourney as a whole.

Offensive Player: Mitch, Max
Defensive Player: Mitch
Best Hustle: Bret Lynch (7 boards, 2 steals)
Best Attitude: Jared Flowers (finished with a good all-around game)

8th Grade Blue- March 5-6

The YBA Dawgs Blue 8th did very well in their last tournament. Our 1st game against the EDH Trojans was our toughest match up of the tourney. We played great for 3 quarters. During a time out in the 4th quarter Coach Pickett told his team to work the ball around til we get a good shot. Well, we never got a good shot after that. Our next score came with less than 2 minutes to go on a 3 pointer from Tanner. Although it was a battle to the end, we loss to the eventual tournament champions. In game 2 versus Cal Reign, we bounced back with a running attack that was not to be denied. Max showed his leadership during fastbreaks and running the offense. With Tanner not in the line up, Daniel and, newcomer, MJ (Malcolm) picked up the slack on offense rainning numerous 3's. Of course my hustlers, Vance and Amran, were all over the court doing whatever it takes for us to control the game, diving after balls, blocking shots, rebounding, steals, or just solid defense. Yes, we rained on the Cal Reign's parade while handing them their 2nd loss of the tourney. My 2 bigs had a solid game against Cal, but in game 3 against Folsom Force they turned their game up a couple more notches being dominant in the paint on both offense and defense. Vinny also stepped it up in this game with his intensity and poise while running a little bit of pointguard. With a 27 point lead and less than 30 seconds left in the game, we called a crucial timeout to help seal this victory. We let our 1st tournament championship slip away from us but we continue to improve as a team and individually. Go Dawgs!

6th Grade Blue-March 5-6

The Dawgs 6th grade Blue had a rough tournament this last weekend. We faced two very tough D1 teams right of the bat and got our confidence down to lose all three games. It was a learning experience for both the players and coaches. Except for one game we played hard with 100% effort. We did see positives from the team. One was that we never had a problem with the presses or traps and in D1 that is usually the stumbling block. Our transition game was good and better than before even though we lost all three games, and a couple of our bigs had great box outs. Our biggest problems is still being able to finish. We are missing easy lay-ups and jump shots, and not getting enough of the rebounds.

We know what to work on, so we will get back to the fundamentals and get ready for the next tournament. The Dawgs 6th Blue are hard workers so we will use this past tournament as a motivator and work even harder to win the next tournament.

5th Grade-March5-6