YBA Youth Basketball Academy
Founded by Director, Ken Gee in 2004
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
8th Grade Shaw-April 30-May 1
YBA 33, Hurricanes Orange 38
The Dawgs got off to a great start in game 1 by playing strong defense and taking care of the ball. The shots stopped falling in the 2nd quarter, and the team got sloppy with the ball in the 2nd half. Turnovers and a few late defensive rotations cost us the game against the eventual champions. Manveer's ball pressure on defense forced the Hurricanes' normally sure-handed point guard into several turnovers. Jared and Ryan led the offense, and Jade did a great job on the boards.
YBA 40, Clovis Broncos 28
More good defense kept YBA in the lead most of the way on Saturday afternoon, although continued inefficient offense allowed the Broncos to stay close. We finally hit some shots in the 4th quarter to pull away for the win. Jade and Bret led a very balanced attack, while Ryan and Colin cleaned the boards.
YBA 63, Davis Wildcats Black 31
The team was ready to go from the opening whistle. Manveer and Bret forced numerous turnovers in the press, and the Dawgs did a good job of converting their fast breaks. The halfcourt offense finally came to life as well, with Colin getting rewarded for his hard work inside, Nicholas moving well without the ball, and Ryan hitting his outside shots. Grady played a strong overall game and did a great job of setting up his teammates
The Dawgs got off to a great start in game 1 by playing strong defense and taking care of the ball. The shots stopped falling in the 2nd quarter, and the team got sloppy with the ball in the 2nd half. Turnovers and a few late defensive rotations cost us the game against the eventual champions. Manveer's ball pressure on defense forced the Hurricanes' normally sure-handed point guard into several turnovers. Jared and Ryan led the offense, and Jade did a great job on the boards.
YBA 40, Clovis Broncos 28
More good defense kept YBA in the lead most of the way on Saturday afternoon, although continued inefficient offense allowed the Broncos to stay close. We finally hit some shots in the 4th quarter to pull away for the win. Jade and Bret led a very balanced attack, while Ryan and Colin cleaned the boards.
YBA 63, Davis Wildcats Black 31
The team was ready to go from the opening whistle. Manveer and Bret forced numerous turnovers in the press, and the Dawgs did a good job of converting their fast breaks. The halfcourt offense finally came to life as well, with Colin getting rewarded for his hard work inside, Nicholas moving well without the ball, and Ryan hitting his outside shots. Grady played a strong overall game and did a great job of setting up his teammates
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
7th Grade Black-April 30-May 1
YBA 55 vs GBBA 36
YBA came out aggressive with Wes Preece setting the tone early with some outstanding hustle plays! Our team played great for an early 8am game. The team out scored the opponent 15-3 in the 4th quarter.
YBA 37 vs Central Valley Hornets 41
YBA started early strong and built a 10 point lead CVH came back very aggressive and we just did not match the intensity and had a few to many turn overs. In a hard fought game YBA lost in Overtime.
YBA 37 vs 48
Noah Novotny started strong with 6 of our first 8 points of the game. Battling tough with this team YBA mounted a huge comeback and brought the game within 3 points. Before losing by 11. Rebounding was key and we continue to strive to improve in this area. Great weekend of competition. The boys just need to continue to improve on effort all the time on the floor.
YBA came out aggressive with Wes Preece setting the tone early with some outstanding hustle plays! Our team played great for an early 8am game. The team out scored the opponent 15-3 in the 4th quarter.
YBA 37 vs Central Valley Hornets 41
YBA started early strong and built a 10 point lead CVH came back very aggressive and we just did not match the intensity and had a few to many turn overs. In a hard fought game YBA lost in Overtime.
YBA 37 vs 48
Noah Novotny started strong with 6 of our first 8 points of the game. Battling tough with this team YBA mounted a huge comeback and brought the game within 3 points. Before losing by 11. Rebounding was key and we continue to strive to improve in this area. Great weekend of competition. The boys just need to continue to improve on effort all the time on the floor.
6th Grade Black-(7th Grade Div.) April 30-May 1
Playing in the upper 7th grade level (not the highest, but the second highest), the team had their work cut out for them. They have been playing "up" for the past few weeks, and have held their own, but with new teams and physically bigger players - the team had to bring their "A" game.
In the first game the team faced off against a team from Clovis. The team got off to a slow scoring start and found themselves down by 16 at the half. A change in defense, and a balanced scoring attack with J.Kim Porras leading the way with 22 point brought the DAWGS back within striking distance. With seconds left on the clock, the DAWGS could not make a basket to overcome a two point deficit.
The second game was against the EDH Trojans. Down 4-0 quickly, the DAWGS called timeout to regroup. Using "fuel" from the opposing coach's and fan's words, Joshua O. came out and hit three 3-pointers in a row to put the DAWGS up 9-4. Using swarming defense, and the desire to prove who was the better team, the DAWGS raced out to a 25 point lead. In the end, the DAWGS prevailed with a 18-point win. Helping the cause was their hot shooting - Joshua (6 3-pointers, 22 points total), Conor (3 3-pointers, and a ESPN Highlight behind the back assist), Jashon (2 3-pointers), and their swarming defense. Add to that, the "dirty work" done on the inside by Darren N., Alex M. and Ethan W. and the Trojans didn't stand a chance. It was a sweet win.
Sunday's game was against the Folsom Rage. Playing them for the second time, the DAWGS had a idea of what to expect. The game was close for a half, but a 35-foot 3-pointer by Joshua (8 3-pointers for the game-24 points) gave the DAWGS some momentum. ALL DAWGS contributed, from great shooting (Conor 3 3-pointers), to tough defense (The ENTIRE TEAM), to hustle plays (Again ALL DAWGS) to the 13-point win.
In the first game the team faced off against a team from Clovis. The team got off to a slow scoring start and found themselves down by 16 at the half. A change in defense, and a balanced scoring attack with J.Kim Porras leading the way with 22 point brought the DAWGS back within striking distance. With seconds left on the clock, the DAWGS could not make a basket to overcome a two point deficit.
The second game was against the EDH Trojans. Down 4-0 quickly, the DAWGS called timeout to regroup. Using "fuel" from the opposing coach's and fan's words, Joshua O. came out and hit three 3-pointers in a row to put the DAWGS up 9-4. Using swarming defense, and the desire to prove who was the better team, the DAWGS raced out to a 25 point lead. In the end, the DAWGS prevailed with a 18-point win. Helping the cause was their hot shooting - Joshua (6 3-pointers, 22 points total), Conor (3 3-pointers, and a ESPN Highlight behind the back assist), Jashon (2 3-pointers), and their swarming defense. Add to that, the "dirty work" done on the inside by Darren N., Alex M. and Ethan W. and the Trojans didn't stand a chance. It was a sweet win.
Sunday's game was against the Folsom Rage. Playing them for the second time, the DAWGS had a idea of what to expect. The game was close for a half, but a 35-foot 3-pointer by Joshua (8 3-pointers for the game-24 points) gave the DAWGS some momentum. ALL DAWGS contributed, from great shooting (Conor 3 3-pointers), to tough defense (The ENTIRE TEAM), to hustle plays (Again ALL DAWGS) to the 13-point win.
6th Grade Blue-April 30-May 1
In our first game, we played a team that we lost to in the earlier season and beat them handily. All the boys played well with strong defense and strong offense.
In our second game we beat a team that we lost to the last time we played them, so it was the second retribution. With great stamina and teamwork we beat a strong team that had a strong dominant player.
The third game was a true championship game that we needed to win for many reasons. We played the Predators head to head and beat them by 9 to win the tournament. In this game, the team played as a true team with great execution of the plays and team work. Every player contributed to the win.
It has taken 3 months but now the team is playing at a higher level and playing as a team. They are now executing the 5 different plays with multiple options finding the best shot.
Stand out performances were Jeremy lillis with great boards and offensive scoring, Everett Libolt with great scoring and distribution, Brendyn Ikeda with press breaks, and defensive play, Nick Ohler with his shooting and passing, Blake Stelzer with driving and shooting and quick defense, Kyle Mullins with shooting and ball handling, Jalen Stringer with steals and fast breaks, Taylor Ittner with put backs and passing and boards, and last with Kazik Lewendowski playing with a swollen hand due to bee sting.
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