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March 2: Orchards (IISL)
In the game, our girls played their hearts out because the game was about “Do or Die.” We played great in the first quarter but we couldn’t continue the same momentum in the last three quarters. Basically, Orchard took advantage of our turnovers and weak defense. After the game, I told the girls that I will never find any team like our team because they never once gave up, even at what the score said. They played out their hearts out until the games were over. Now, I will take this time to salute the 8th graders to Varsity level and wish them the best of luck! I know that the 8th graders will contribute their skills to help the Varsity basketball program. Our 7/8th grade basketball team will sorely miss Joella Hazelett, Jasmine Jeter, Brandi Himes, LaShae Smith, and Giuletta Maucere.
February 24: St. Richard's
February 19: Traders Point
Through the game, our girls have showed their highest motivation, as we kept our lead through the game. I told my girls that we need to reduced turnovers and play good defense. Our girls decided to follow my game plan and they played great through the game. My assistant coaches and I really were pleased with how our girls played.
February 17: Kingsway Christian
Through the game, our girls couldn’t handle Kingsway’s defense as they are disciplined team. We had too many turnovers and they took advantage of our turnovers. Again, our girls did play their best to compete with them and they never did once bend their head until the game was over. My assistant coaches and I really are proud of our girls for keeping their positive attitude until the game was over.
February 12: St. Richard's
Through the game, our girls couldn’t execute the game plan. They did contribute 110% effort by giving their best defense against St.Richards. Through the game, St.Richards took advantage of our girls’ turnovers and easy baskets. I know that our girls did give their best ability to compete with St. Richards and my assistant coach and I are really pleased how our girls fought through the game even though we had been down through the game. Our girls did not once bend their head down. One player said “In our heart we are winner, whatever the score says.” My assistant coach and I are pleased with what the girl said and it really represents what the team is.
February 11: International
Through three quarters, our girls took the full charge on our game plan until International changed their defense. Our girls began to panic and International took advantage of our panic. In a second half, International scored sixteen points and our girls scored 11 points. The difference is five points and International took advantage of our turnovers. My assistant coach and I know that our girls contributed 110% effort on the court which is a very important character for our team.
February 5 Sycamore
Our 7/8 girls played against Sycamore on Thursday, February 5. Our girls played great first half with desire and passion. In the second half, the girls came in with a different attitude which lead to a sloppy game. Sycamore took a huge advantage with our turnovers including foul trouble. We need to prepare for our next opponents.
February 4: Park Tudor
Our 7/8 girls played against Park Tudor on Wednesday, February 4. They are number 1 in our league. The girls played their best to compete with Park Tudor. I pay a lot respect to Park Tudor as they are a well disciplined team.
January 29: Bethesda
We played against Bethesda Christian at Caskey Gym. In the first quarter, our girls were struggling with offense as we only scored three points in first quarter. When the second quarter began, our girls were fired up and started to pick up their shooting rhythm. The girls scored 12 points in the second quarter which it gave us a boost lead and maintained the lead until the game was over. It was a golden opportunity for our girls to play at Caskey Gym which we planned to have them play at Caskey once a year. All of the girls have contributed their skills in the game which led to our victory against Bethesda Christian.
January 14: St. John Lutheran
Our 7/8 girls played against St.John Lutheran at the KRC. Our girls showed their best performance through the game. We couldn’t stop the best player from St.John Lutheran in the first half. After the halftime, the girls played great with a different defense scheme and we did stop the best player. We had some struggling with offense and turnovers through the game. I am proud that the girls played their hearts out until the end of the game.
January 13: Orchard
Our girls played great defense in the first half but we were struggling with our offense in first half. We were down by four points before halftime. When the girls played in the second half, the girls didn’t show the same drive as in the first half. Orchard Girls took the huge advantage of our turnovers.
January 7: Trader Point
We played against Trader Point last night. Our girls did not show their determination in the first half, as we allowed the opponent to score 13 points in the first half. In the second half, the girls showed different defensive attitude and allowed only 6 points in the second half. We were struggling with our offense through the game because we haven’t faced a team that played woman to woman. My assistant coach-Sarah Mast and I feel that it was a good experience for our girls to taste a different defense scheme which will help us to prepare for other opponents that use woman to woman technique. Overall, my assistant coach and I are proud of our girls as they never gave up through the game, even though we were down through the game. We lost to Traders Point and the final score is 19-9
December 18: Trinity Lutheran
Our 7/8 girls basketball played against Trinity Lutheran before our holiday break. Our girls took the charge through the game as we took the lead until the 4th quarter. One girl from Trinity Lutheran made a last shot in fourth quarter. The score was tied at 28 to 28. We had to play overtime. Our girls had plenty of gas to play in the overtime. We scored six points while Trinity Lutheran scored two points in the overtime. Our girls contributed a significant role through the game. My asst. coaches and I were impressed how well they played through the game. The final score was 34-30.
December 11: International
Our 7/8th Girls Basketball played against International for our first I.I.S.L. conference game. We lost and the final score was 24 to 16. Our girls seemed to be struggling with offense and defense. We only scored two points and allowed 11 points in the first half. After halftime, the girls begin to respond to the game better and started to play aggressive defense. In fourth quarter, our girls played woman to woman and full court press. Our girls started to score more points in the fourth quarter. Our girls didn’t have the opportunity to finish the game with their outstanding defense in fourth quarter. Our next game will be on December 18th. The game will be located at KRC and start at 6:15 p.m.
Team Stats:
Assists- 0
Steals- 6
Offensive Rebounds- 6
Defensive Rebounds- 12
Blocks- 2
December 9: Calvary Lutheran
The 7/8th grade girls basketball team played against Calvary Lutheran last night at KRC. We lost to Calvary Lutheran and the final score was 24 to 16. Our girls played three quarters with aggressive defense and the girls had a great performance. At the beginning of the fourth quarter, we faced a situation where two girls were fouled out. Calvary Lutheran discovered our weakness which is the full court press and woman to woman. Our girls haven’t had that much experience. Calvary Lutheran took a huge advantage of our turnovers and Calvary Lutheran scored 14 points in fourth quarter. Bottom the line, our girls played good three quarters with their aggressive defense and offense.
Team stats.
Assists 3
Steals 7
Offensive Rebounds 5
Defensive Rebounds 15
Block 1
December 4: Greenwood Christian Academy
Our 7/8th grade girls played their first home game against Greenwood Christian Academy on December 4th. Our girls played their hearts out and played their best on the court. We beat Greenwood Christian Academy and the final score was 15 to 6. I want to say that our girls have great potential that they can build through the season which Sarah Mast, Judith Holmes, and I will be looking forward to seeing throughout the season.
The team stats are:
Assists-2
Steals-15
Offensive Rebounds-9
Defensive Rebounds-6
Block-1
Congrats to the Middle School 7/8th grade girls!
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