Saturday
Game #1
We came out the gate and jumped on the other team hard. our fast break attach allowed us to get some fast buckets. We share the ball so well that it makes us an entertaining team to watch. We always draw a large crowd when we are on court one. Everyone played hard. Davitt and Robby shot really well.
Game #2
This game was really tough. It was hard fought. We came from behind to get control of the game and walked away with a win that took us to the Championship game.
Sunday
Game #3
We came out the gate and jumped on the other team. We had control of the game until about four minutes left. The other team came back with some physical defense. This tied the game and took it into overtime for the second week in a row against the Predators. Unfortunately, we weren't able to secure a win, but I am very proud of my guys.
Best Hustle goes to Floyd
Best Defense goes to Stevie
Best Offense goes to Stephen
YBA Youth Basketball Academy
Founded by Director, Ken Gee in 2004
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
JV-April 2-3
I would call this past tournament, "what should have been". As we should of won both games on Saturday, instead of losing on a last second basket to Pump & Run 52-51. We won our second game against the Legends in an exciting triple OT game that we won 82-80. In our 3rd game we lost a good game to the phenoms, 55-47. I will post player of the game, etc when we win a tournament. We are improving steadily, we just need to be more focused on the court. I expect us to continue to improve and grow as a team
Coach Adam
Coach Adam
9th Grade Black-April 2-3
YBA 9th Grade Black
The YBA Dawgs Black 9th grade team goes 3-0 in this weekend’s tournament at Hardwood and places 1st in the JV Black Division! In their first game against the Irish, the YBA Dawgs had a sluggish start. They were behind at the first quarter but went on to win by a large margin – 63-43. The boys played South Lake Tahoe in the second game. Cole Bridge had a buzzer beater three-pointer at the end of the 1st quarter and there was no looking back from then on. They took South Lake Tahoe 55-23! And on Sunday, the boys pulled off another win versus CRR Black. Although trailing throughout the entire game, the YBA Dawgs held on and won with a come-from-behind 2-pointer by Michael Moore in the final seconds of the game! Congratulations YBA
8th Grade Black-Oakland Rebels-April 2-3
The team had a successful visit to Oakland on April 2nd, going 2-1 and only narrowly missing a 3-0 day. Coach Shaw said the experience of playing against such physical competition was sorely needed, and he was pleased with the effort and outcome. He pointed out that the team kept playing hard even after falling behind in game 2, which showed progress compared to some recent games. The ball movement, execution, overall effort, and determination were also much improved.
YBA 50, Nor Cal Elite 24
The Dawgs came out ready to play after the long drive to Oakland and quickly opened a big lead against the undersized Elite team. Mitchell Holt and Colin Hawkins anchored a strong defensive effort, and team rebounding was again in force with 5 players grabbing at least 4 boards each (led by Colin, Mitch, and Grady Collins). The team also moved the ball well and recorded 20 assists with Mitch setting up a lot of open shots with passes out of the post. Jackson Sterling played his usual solid all-around game. Bret Lynch and Bryce Crouch led the scoring. The team lost Nicholas Clough for the day to an ankle injury after an impressive first half.
YBA 47, Team Velocity 52
YBA played a solid first half to seize a 30-17 halftime lead, with strong team defense limiting penetration. In a loosely officiated game, however, our opponent's increasingly aggressive defense was not penalized and led to many turnovers and a 5-point deficit. The team kept fighting and cut the margin to 1 point in the final minute on baskets by Bryce and Grady, but failed on a couple of chances to tie or re-take the lead. Bryce had 19 points and 8 boards, Grady had 11 plus 4 assists, and Jared Flowers, Colin, and Jackson helped to clean the glass.
YBA 66, DBC 46
The day's finale followed a similar script as the previous game with the Dawgs leading by 11 at the half but DBC closing the gap to 3 points with about 6 minutes left. The team was finally able to make their foes pay for over-aggressive defense, though, with Grady repeatedly beating his man and dishing off for easy baskets. Bret was very active on defense with 7 steals which helped him record 15 points and 8 assists. Jared had one of his best games as a Dawg with 13 points and 4 boards, including a couple of key baskets during the deciding run. Bryce finished an impressive "and 1" play in the lane during that run and totaled 14 points. Jackson, Colin, and Mitch played strong overall games.
YBA 50, Nor Cal Elite 24
The Dawgs came out ready to play after the long drive to Oakland and quickly opened a big lead against the undersized Elite team. Mitchell Holt and Colin Hawkins anchored a strong defensive effort, and team rebounding was again in force with 5 players grabbing at least 4 boards each (led by Colin, Mitch, and Grady Collins). The team also moved the ball well and recorded 20 assists with Mitch setting up a lot of open shots with passes out of the post. Jackson Sterling played his usual solid all-around game. Bret Lynch and Bryce Crouch led the scoring. The team lost Nicholas Clough for the day to an ankle injury after an impressive first half.
YBA 47, Team Velocity 52
YBA played a solid first half to seize a 30-17 halftime lead, with strong team defense limiting penetration. In a loosely officiated game, however, our opponent's increasingly aggressive defense was not penalized and led to many turnovers and a 5-point deficit. The team kept fighting and cut the margin to 1 point in the final minute on baskets by Bryce and Grady, but failed on a couple of chances to tie or re-take the lead. Bryce had 19 points and 8 boards, Grady had 11 plus 4 assists, and Jared Flowers, Colin, and Jackson helped to clean the glass.
YBA 66, DBC 46
The day's finale followed a similar script as the previous game with the Dawgs leading by 11 at the half but DBC closing the gap to 3 points with about 6 minutes left. The team was finally able to make their foes pay for over-aggressive defense, though, with Grady repeatedly beating his man and dishing off for easy baskets. Bret was very active on defense with 7 steals which helped him record 15 points and 8 assists. Jared had one of his best games as a Dawg with 13 points and 4 boards, including a couple of key baskets during the deciding run. Bryce finished an impressive "and 1" play in the lane during that run and totaled 14 points. Jackson, Colin, and Mitch played strong overall games.
7th Grade Black-Oakland Rebels Tournament-April 2-3
YBA 43 Team Select 41
Our 1st travel tournament game of the season started a little slow. Team Select got the early lead and we had to fight the whole game to try and get the lead. With 15 seconds left in the game Marcus Ante drilled a 3 point shot to tie the game and force overtime. With 7 seconds left in the game down 1 JB dribbled up the court and passed to Jr who gave it right back to JB for the Game Winner as time ran out! It was our only lead of the ball game.
YBA 37 vs Oakland Rebels 43
Playing our second game the boys came out and played great defense with 4 seconds left in the half, Sean Boyle stole the ball to give YBA a 1 point half time lead. The second half the Rebels pressed and got a small lead that they were able to beat us. Short handed the boys fought and competed.
YBA 58 vs. D1 Allstars 69
We played pretty evenly most of the game until Big Mike went down with an injury. Under sized but not without a fight YBA kept playing strong! Wes "the Beast" had some strong moves and Sean Boyle drilled some deep threes to keep us within striking distance. In the end we lost but fought with they guys we had as several of our steady players were out with injuries.
Overall Proud of the way we competed in Oakland this weekend.
Our 1st travel tournament game of the season started a little slow. Team Select got the early lead and we had to fight the whole game to try and get the lead. With 15 seconds left in the game Marcus Ante drilled a 3 point shot to tie the game and force overtime. With 7 seconds left in the game down 1 JB dribbled up the court and passed to Jr who gave it right back to JB for the Game Winner as time ran out! It was our only lead of the ball game.
YBA 37 vs Oakland Rebels 43
Playing our second game the boys came out and played great defense with 4 seconds left in the half, Sean Boyle stole the ball to give YBA a 1 point half time lead. The second half the Rebels pressed and got a small lead that they were able to beat us. Short handed the boys fought and competed.
YBA 58 vs. D1 Allstars 69
We played pretty evenly most of the game until Big Mike went down with an injury. Under sized but not without a fight YBA kept playing strong! Wes "the Beast" had some strong moves and Sean Boyle drilled some deep threes to keep us within striking distance. In the end we lost but fought with they guys we had as several of our steady players were out with injuries.
Overall Proud of the way we competed in Oakland this weekend.
6th Grade Black-(Played in 7th Division)-April 2-3
Playing with only five players in the 7th grade division, the odds were against the DAWGS. They came out and fought as hard as they could, but the opposition size was too much. The DAWGS ended up losing by 13 and the game highlight goes to Jashon, who grabbed 18 rebounds.
The second game for the DAWGS was against Carson Valley. With a full team, the DAWGS came out with incredible ball pressure and got some early baskets. They kept the pressure on, and ended up coasting to a 30 point win.
The third game was an “all 6th grade” game as the DAWGS faced the Predators 6th grade black team. A team they have not beaten yet, the DAWGS came out ready. They dashed out to a 10 point lead early with the help of pressure defense and two quick 3-pointers by Joshua. It was a matter of time for the Predators to close the gap, and they did. The score of the game was back and forth the entire game, and it was one that was fun to be a part of. With an incredible game by both Darren N. and J. Kim, and inspired play by the entire team the DAWGS gave it their all, but eventually came up short, losing by 5 points. Overall it was a great game by the team, and they learned a few things: (1)Mental lapses can cost you the game; you must play until the final buzzer sounds. And (2) the DAWGS are one of the elite teams in the area, being that they played one of the toughest teams in the area to the very end.
The second game for the DAWGS was against Carson Valley. With a full team, the DAWGS came out with incredible ball pressure and got some early baskets. They kept the pressure on, and ended up coasting to a 30 point win.
The third game was an “all 6th grade” game as the DAWGS faced the Predators 6th grade black team. A team they have not beaten yet, the DAWGS came out ready. They dashed out to a 10 point lead early with the help of pressure defense and two quick 3-pointers by Joshua. It was a matter of time for the Predators to close the gap, and they did. The score of the game was back and forth the entire game, and it was one that was fun to be a part of. With an incredible game by both Darren N. and J. Kim, and inspired play by the entire team the DAWGS gave it their all, but eventually came up short, losing by 5 points. Overall it was a great game by the team, and they learned a few things: (1)Mental lapses can cost you the game; you must play until the final buzzer sounds. And (2) the DAWGS are one of the elite teams in the area, being that they played one of the toughest teams in the area to the very end.
6th Grade Blue-April 2-3
Dawgs 6th grade Blue had a competitive weekend. Although we went 0-3, it was close and the boys played their hearts out. Our first game we played a tough scrappy team that was similar in play to us. We went back in forth much of the game and ended it by losing by 1. We attribute the loss to the lack of rebounds.
The second game we won but the refs did not see it our way. In the first quarter we were executing beautifully. Our defense was tough and we ran our offense pretty well. We were up by 10. In the second half we let them back in and we went back and forth for the remainder of the game. In the last seconds of the game Nick Ohler shot a 3 to tie the game. We went into overtime. In overtime we went back in forth and they were up by a bucket with 3.2 seconds left. We inbounded to Brendyn Ikeda, he passed to Blake Stelzer and Blake took a half court shot a half second before the buzzer and hit it which should have won the game, but the ref denied the shot.
The last game we played a team that we lost to by 20 the last time we played them. We started out slow and played a bit intimidated. We were down 20 by the half. Coach Lars had to inspire them with a wake up call and we went man to man. It worked we had a run and got it back to down 10 by the 4th. We ended losing by 12 but better than the first time.
Strong play from Everett Libolt on both sides of the court. Good guard play and defense from Blake Stelzer, Brendyn Ikeda,
Nick Oehler, and Jaelen Stringer. Strong inside defense from Jeremy Lillis, Kazik Lewendowski, and Taylor Ittner.
The second game we won but the refs did not see it our way. In the first quarter we were executing beautifully. Our defense was tough and we ran our offense pretty well. We were up by 10. In the second half we let them back in and we went back and forth for the remainder of the game. In the last seconds of the game Nick Ohler shot a 3 to tie the game. We went into overtime. In overtime we went back in forth and they were up by a bucket with 3.2 seconds left. We inbounded to Brendyn Ikeda, he passed to Blake Stelzer and Blake took a half court shot a half second before the buzzer and hit it which should have won the game, but the ref denied the shot.
The last game we played a team that we lost to by 20 the last time we played them. We started out slow and played a bit intimidated. We were down 20 by the half. Coach Lars had to inspire them with a wake up call and we went man to man. It worked we had a run and got it back to down 10 by the 4th. We ended losing by 12 but better than the first time.
Strong play from Everett Libolt on both sides of the court. Good guard play and defense from Blake Stelzer, Brendyn Ikeda,
Nick Oehler, and Jaelen Stringer. Strong inside defense from Jeremy Lillis, Kazik Lewendowski, and Taylor Ittner.
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