Dawgs Weekly Trivia Questionnaire #2

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?

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)

"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

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

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

YBA Black (Moss) remains HOT!!!


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.

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

7th Blue

The blue team took 2nd place in the D1 bracket. YBA was impressive in a 64-26 victory over a game but overmatched Cal Elite squad. YBA frustrated their opponent with consistent defensive pressure on the outside. Grady Collins led a balanced attack with 15 points. Max O’Rourke, Scott Zabrowski, and Jackson Sterling each notched 5 assists. The team held off a scrappy, physical Silicon Valley Tigers Purple team by a final margin of 40-35. Nicholas Clough and Scott had 10 points apiece, and Grady hit a key 3-pointer late to turn back a rally. Jackson played another solid overall game with 5 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Mitchell Holt backstopped a good defensive effort with 5 blocked shots. YBA fell 63-45 to Marin Ducks Black in the championship. The team got off to a slow start against Marin’s very physical perimeter defense, but Jackson and Mitch keyed an improved showing in the second half. Mitch cleaned the glass for a total of 15 rebounds, and Jared Flowers chipped in with 8 points. Coach Shaw said he was proud of the team’s progress & effort for the weekend!


Player of the tourney: Jackson Sterling

7th White

The white team also earned second place in their bracket, starting off with a determined 47-37 effort against Sierra Express while welcoming Garrett Kauppila back from baseball. The team played sound team defense and forced Sierra into many awkward shots. The boys fought through a poor shooting performance to prevail and improved their execution in the press break to get several breakaway layups. Colin McHale played his usual good floor game, while Colin Hawkins and Vance Gregg made some strong drives to the basket and crisp inside passes. In an overtime thriller, YBA came back to beat Silicon Valley Tigers White 30-29. YBA led 26-21 late in the game, but some missed free throws led to a 26-26 tie at the end of regulation. SVT seized a three-point lead early in OT, but Connor Milnes out-hustled the Tigers to get an offensive rebound and record the winning tally at the buzzer. Jaeden Calton led a hustling effort with several dives to the floor to secure loose balls. The team couldn’t corral a very good Marin Ducks Red point guard in the final and lost the championship game by the score of 49-36. Coach Gregg was pleased that the boys didn’t give up and fought hard until the end.

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

This past Sat. the 5th grade White team stepped out and played in the SAS one day tournament. It was refreshing to play teams we have never seen before. We were lucky enough to be scheduled to play four games, starting at 9:00 and ending at 4:00. Both Coach Jon and I were proud of the boys on how hard they played to win the tournament. All the players contributed in Defense and Offense, but I would have to say the reason why we won was the effort on the defensive side. Our guards, Brendyn Ikeda, Grant Harrison and Blake Stelzer worked hard on pressing and on help defense. Our big’s, Jeremey lilis, Alex Martinez, Everett Libot and Nick Oehler did a great job in boxing out and controlling the rebounds.


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

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

Welcome

Hi and welcome to YBA's weekly newsletter, The Dawg Pound. My name is Cyndee Ohara, my husband Lance is the 5th grade blue team's head coach. Last week, Ken asked if I would take on this project, and I am honored to do so.  It is my pleasure to put together this newsletter/blog for the club. I anticipate this to be a great way to keep all YBA members and families in the loop. Thank you for your cooperation and support.  Enjoy!

Dawgs Weekly Trivia Questionnaire #1

Answer the following random questions, email your answers to ybadawgpound@yahoo.com by Friday at 9pm 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) Name the Head coach for the 3rd grade Dawgs team
2) What was the score in the Championship game between YBA Black Varsity boys and E-Time?
3) Who was the top scorer in the 6th grade White team tournament?
4) What was Coach Garcia's 9th grade team's record this past weekend?
5) How many YBA teams won their championship games this weekend?

Varsity Black-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

The YBA Varsity Black team won both their games on Saturday with victories over Nor Cal Hoopsters 53-38 and Nor Cal Select 74-52. John Davis had a great first game from the inside and Aaron Hendricks had his usual game from the outside. Cody Borst and Nico Ruiz both had sparks off the bench to help get the win. In the second game Remi Barry had an all around good game with help from point guard Justin Soria and other post player Marcus Hendrick. In the Championship game on Sunday, they fell to E-Time Hoops 66-59. Mark Burns and Eric Gee created some runs for YBA that either pulled them ahead or got them closer. John Davis was a threat in the post while Aaron hit some key threes. Although they had a great tournament, they missed the heart and soul of the team, Spencer Butterfield who is coming back from an injury that happened last weekend. We all miss him and can’t wait till he comes back.



Kayla

Varsity White-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

The YBA Varsity White team started the weekend out rough with a close loss to Sierra Express 37-44, and to Chico Tropics 36-48, but bounced back on Sunday with a strong win over N Your Court. In the first game we had offensive plays by Quincy Shelby and Bryson Bryant and some good defensive stops from Austin Hightower and Derek Ainsworth. In the second game we had huge plays by Colton Nelson, Derek Ainsworth and Kyle Peterson. There was tremendous defense by Garret Rodriguez and Darren Centi. For Sunday’s game Michael Burkhalter led the team to victory with an impressive effort both offensively and defensively. Colton Nelson, Darren Centi, and Quincy Shelby all had solid games to help with the win.



Kayla

JV Black-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

Game 1 - The team opened the Xtreme Hoops Tahoe Qualifier vs. Team Cal
in the 1st round. We started off slow against Team Cal but fought back
to tie the game at halftime. The 2nd half was dominated by the black
team, only giving up 9 points in the half and cruised to an easy
victory. Carter Beatty led the black team in scoring while the team
showed great passing and unselfishness.

Game 2 - YBA Black played the Chico Tarheels and dominated from the
opening tip. After the 1st quarter, the score was 12-0. The team showed
a balanced attack and continued to dominate on the defensive end. The
team hasn't given up more than 32 points in their last 5 games.

Game 3 - YBA Black advanced to the championship game on Sunday and met
up with YBA Blue for the championship. Both teams decided to split the
teams and have a fun scrimmage. It worked out well for both teams and
the parents got to see an enjoyable game.

We travel to Oakland next weekend to play in the Drew Gooden
Invitational. Black will look to continue with their early season
success and stay undefeated. After this weekend the team improved to
14-0. GO DAWGS!

JV Blue-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

YBA Dawgs Blue 54 Red Raiders 53

Summary: The closest and easily the most exciting game of the season! The game winning shot was made by David Saghatelyan. It was an offensive rebound and put back with aprox. .12 seconds left in the game. The game itself was a great and even match up throughout with both teams going back and forth with leads. The Red Raiders led the 1st half and we took the lead with a great full court press fueled 8-0 run which was part of a 14-4 run that put us up by 10 going into the 4th quarter. This run was fueled by the whole team committing to all out effort on Defense (I always capitalize Defense, please don't un cap it). After a few mental breakdowns in our zone we were leading by 2 with 1 minute left. After we forced a turn over we had the ball on their baseline with 12.7 seconds left. We then turned the ball over on the inbounds and fouled the best player in the Red Raiders, and of course he makes both to go up 1 with 11.6 seconds. Nolan Eger then missed an NBA line shot that David followed up to win.

Defensive MVP: the entire team
Mr Clutch: David Saghatelyan

YBA Dawgs 62 Extreme Hoops 47

Summary: A rematch of last weeks tournament finale. We played them much better this time around. The team came out and played our game and forced them to adapt. Led by the outstanding play of Jr. Sanchez, James Trujillo, & Ceron Cherry we put the game away early in the 2nd half. Nolan Eger played well in limited mins with 2 three point fgs in the 1st half. Our newest player Darrell had his 1st significant minutes and played excellent defense, was unselfish, and is an excellent teammate. We won as a team and are coming together as group and quickly learning how good WE can be. Another impressive performance for the team.

Defensive MVP: Evan Orrick for outstanding interior play against bigger, stronger players
Fastest Learner: Nolan Eger


YBA Dawgs 73 YBA Dawgs 73

Summary: A celebration of YBA's excellence during this tournament. Playing a split squad all star game the MVPs were Kyle Duffin (Tom) & Luis Parache (Adam). Everyone had outstanding performances as every player except 2 scored. Luis hit 4 3 pt fgs, inc 3 in a row! And had a spectacular and 1 lay up on a fast break. Kyle consistently knocked down jumpers and played very good Defense both individually and help side. Also having good games were Ceron, David, Darrell & Evan. Nolan, James, & Jr all played well in spurts. It was a very fun game and I know the players & I had a blast! We were declared co champs and had a huge 19 player Trophy presentation. Darell made his 1st shot as a Dawg! a 3 no less. Congratulations to both teams on an excellent tournament!

Defensive MVP: Ceron Cherry for his 5 block performance

Finishing thoughts from Coach...

An absolutely spectacular weekend I couldn't be happier with the performances and growth that we exhibited! We are just starting to come together as a team and we look really good as a team...

I am blessed to have the players I have and believe that the last 4 players to our team Jr. Sanchez, David Saghatelyan, Darrell Poincer, and on Wednesday we will have Andre C... Who joined with the original 6: James Trujillo, Evan Orrick, Luis Parache, Kyle Duffin, Ceron Cherry, & Nolan Eger... I truly believe that IF we continue to strive to be our best as coaches, players, teammates and young men everyday we will continue to be successful as well as win games.

P.S. As this is my first season I was unsure the environment that I was entering but had heard nothing but the best and I am happy (and relieved) to say that I am PROUD to be a Dawg and am a friend, coach, and mentor to any Dawg of any age who needs me.

9th Grade-Shaw-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

Game 1 YBA 56 - Tri-City 26

Offense and defense was exceptional

Game 2 YBA 55 - Nor-Cal 39
Great ball movement. All players were tough and aggressive.

Championship Game - Chico 44 - YBA 33
Lost to a great athletic team. The boys gave it their all. We played Chico evenly the first half and had a 2 pt lead. In the 2nd half, we could not contain their speed/agility and our shots were just not falling.

Overall, the boys had a good tournament and I was proud of them all.

Outstanding offensive player of the tournament was Matt Gruber.
Outstanding defensive player for the tournament was Elliott F.

9th Grade-Garcia-April 24-25 Qualifier

The 9th grade YBA Garcia team had a great weekend. Our first game on Saturday was against the Chico Tarheels. We got out to an early lead and never looked back and won 45-31. Cole Jacobs led our scoring attack with 7 points and Cody Moffitt led with 6 rebounds. Our second game on Saturday was against E-Time Hoops. We again got out to an early lead and won 44-27. Cole Jacobs lead in scoring with 14 and Spencer Gregg led with 5 rebounds. With 2 wins on Saturday, we played for the championship on Sunday against Spirit Got Game. We got out to a slow start and got behind, but fought back to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, but lost 34-43 and finished in second place. Cody Moffitt led the scoring attack with 16 points and Taylor Cherry had 8 rebounds in the loss to Spirit Got Game.

8th Grade Blue-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

It was a "character building" weekend for the 8th grade Blue team, losing 2 close games--one in overtime--to end up 1-2. There were some strong individual performances, but Cameron Graham had a "breakout" weekend with strong rebounding and aggressive drives to the hoop. It was Cameron's last weekend playing with us, and he finished up on a high note!.

--
Kennan Bridge

8th Grade White-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

The 8th Grade White team had a successful weekend culminating in a 2nd place finish in the 8th Grade White Division. The team rolled through its two games on Saturday, 52-11 and 56-15. The team used pressure defense to jump out to big early leads in both games. Luke Jordan stood out in the second game hitting four 3 pt shots, while Justin Holmes had a strong game inside. In the championship game on Sunday, the White team was matched up against the Folsom Force who they had split two games with so far during the season. The Dawgs jumped out to a quick 7-1 lead, but it turned into a very tight contest the rest of the way. The Force lead by two at half and was leading by six until Justin Kinney hit a 3 pointer at the end of the third quarter. The game came down to the last possession when the Dawgs played for the last shot trailing by two and Shane Baynes 3 pointer just missed. Final score was 33-31 Folsom Force. It was a hard fought game the Dawgs gave it their all. Will Greenwood lead scorers with 13 points including an acrobatic layup in the last minute. Shane played a strong overall game with 6 points, 6 rebounds and at least 4 steals. Coach Gee said "Shane was inspirational in the team huddles! We are starting to realize our potential as a team. I love coaching this team!"

Mark Greenwood

6th Grade Blue-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

6th grade Blue won the Championship with a hard earned victory on Sunday after cruising to two victories on Saturday. Strong defensive performance by Darren Nelson, Charley Tooley and Marcus Ante. Strong shooting by Wes Preece and once again Charley Tooley. A strong team effort on offense and defense led to this weekends victory.



Diane Turner

6th Grade White-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

This weekend, the YBA 6th Grade White team participated in the “Tahoe Qualifier” at Rocklin High School. New team mate Elijah Winters joined us for his first tournament as a DAWG and scored 11 points!!!! Way to go Elijah! The players scored 44 points in their first game and won! Noah Novotny was the top scorer with 14 points. Nick Cherry contributed with 6 assists. We scored 35 points in the second game and 29 in the third game but not enough to win. Exciting basketball to watch, with lots of spectator support for the team. Each week this new team appears to jell together stronger and stronger.




Olga Rosenbrook

5th Grade Blue-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

Tournament Champions!!

Game One YBA 38 - Reno Ballers Blue 30

In a delayed and "condensed time frame" game (two halves, running clock) on a smaller than usual court, the team adjusted to the situation and overcame some mental mistakes to move on to the winners bracket. Game leaders were Jashon Lewis (11 points, 5-7 fgs, 6 steals, 3 assists), and Ethan Wainwright (4-6 from the field).

Game Two YBA 50 - Cameron Park Bruins 20

Opponent was undersized and overmatched in this game. Though YBA was off to a slow start, they picked it up in the second half and the "smothering defense" was hard to score on. Team held the opponent to one basket in the third and fourth quarters. Coach said "When the defense is clicking and working and all cylinders, and there is a great team effort from each player, the offense is easy." Game leaders were Alex Martinez (12 points, 6-10 fgs, 9 boards), Blake Pifer (11 points, 3-3 FTs), Jashon Lewis (4 steals) and Joshua Ohara (3 assists).

Game Three YBA 55 - Fairfield Ballers 31

Playing for the championship against a very athletic team, with two "bigs", coach challenged the team to win the "battle of the boards". Every player contributed to the cause, with Alex Martinez leading the way with 10 points, 16 boards (12 offensive), 4 assists and Ethan Wainwright (11 boards) and Jashon Lewis (12 points, 8 boards) also making huge contributions. Also making sure they were not left out were Alex Schneider (3-5 fgs) and Joshua Ohara (4 assists). Coach Ohara said "Bryson Zorich played an all-around great game (9 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assts, 3 steals, 1 TO) and played tough, gritty defense that helped the team win", also "Blake Pifer's 'no quit' attitude and hustle helped to push the opponent into a number of key turnovers to help put the game out of reach.”

Favorite play of the game: Opponent shoots the ball, Alex Schneider boxes his man (a big) out of bounds which allows Ethan to sweep in for the rebound, make a quick outlet to the wing, who hits a streaking player cutting to the middle for an easy transition layup. TEXTBOOK!

Quote from one game referee: "Your team has a VERY HIGH basketball IQ! probably one of the highest I have seen in your age group. They move the ball well, and seem to just know where to be on the court!"

Outstanding Player for the Weekend: Alex Martinez (Consistent the whole weekend), Mr. Hustle player of the weekend: Jashon Lewis (100% each game, played LOTS of minutes, never quit).

Coach Lance Ohara

5th Grade White- April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

This past weekend was set for a trying time for the 5th grade YBA white team since we are down to 6 players, but despite the lack of a full team the boys played hard and aggressive. The first game we lost by a few with high points coming from Nick Ohler with 22. The Second game was much harder fought with four of our players in double digits making it a successful win.


Highlight player Jeremy Lillis with a double, double in points and rebounds.

Third game was the toughest with only 5 players. We lost by a few with Brendyn Ikeda being high point scorer with 18 points all in the paint.

3rd Grade-April 24-25 Tahoe Qualifier

Our accomplishments this weekend were great! Although we did not take the trophy home this tournament, we made it to the championship game again as a 3rd grade team in a 4th grade bracket. Most important...our boys gave it their best shot and never gave up! Our team definitely not only used this tournament to improve their fundamentals, but revealed their huge desire and heart to play hard against any team......exactly what our goal is. The team's work ethics were awesome!

FIRE..........Our kids use that very important word to emphasize the importance of working hard each second on defense. Because we are a young team, in comparison, our boys understand the importance of keeping pressure on their opponents every second of the game. Our team did exceptionally well doing just that against all three teams that we played this weekend. Our weekly improvement of being on fire has been noticeable in every player. Josh is one of our newest players on our team. Josh has shown huge improvement in knowing what to do on the defense and offense which provides him the ability to use his natural talent. His improvement to be on fire was very noticeable this weekend. Mathew and Evan did exceptionally well following the coaches instructions. Both Mathew and Evan really improved in stepping up to defend against a player driving into the middle....great job, boys! They used their fire to not allow the offensive player make that basket. Their fire gave them the strength to box out and get those rebounds that the coaches asked them to fight for. Awesome!

Our last two days in practice, the team worked on head fakes and jab steps. Bennett really did a great job with his head fakes in the # 5 ("big man") position. His head fakes and/or jabs made the defender leave his feet giving Bennett an opportunity to drive straight to the basket. Awesome! Another area of improvement was the trapping abilities that I saw in our boy's full court defense, especially in the first and second games. Wow........what a huge task for our boys to do so young and they did it well! Dante, Cole, and Nathan used their quick feet and intense defense to provide awesome pressure to help keep the full court pressure on the other teams. Great job boys! Andrew and Johnny were able to either deny the pass during the full court pressure or anticipate the pass to get the steal. With their quick feet, they were able to assist in making sure the pressure was intense on defense at all times.

The 3rd grade Dawgs gave a really strong and solid team effort this weekend. I am proud to be a part of the team and YBA family that we have. Great job boys!



Coach Martinez

Quote of the Week

"Hard works beats talent when talent doesn't work hard"...Anonymous