13U: Lanakila 35, Thunder 33, 2 OT

Just got the word from Chris Afe. Thunder 13U lost to Lanakila by 2 points in double overtime. Tough loss. The guys misunderstood the OT rule (first to score 3 points), something like that. But I'm glad to hear everybody played solid and played together. These close losses are painful, but we stick together and things balance out in the end.

Mahalo to Coach Roy for giving everybody a ride to Kaneohe gym.

Note: I found out later that the referee told our team that the first team to score 3 points would win, which is why our guys shot 3-pointers instead of open layups in the final seconds of the first overtime with the score tied. They didn't realize that having a lead at the end of the 1-minute overtime was good enough to win the game.

This is the second time PAA League has had problems explaining the OT rule to our team, but if I'd been there, things would've been understood. Hard to blame our coaches or the refs in this situation, but in the end, I'm disappointed in the refs for not making sure EVERYBODY on both teams knew the rule clearly. I'll talk with PAA League later.