We thought we had enough guys but nobody told us until this morning about their other plans.
• Anu and Jared went to church. Jared texted back this morning. Anu never told anyone. We went to his house and he was gone.
We already knew that Kapaa and Kanehe would be out (injuries). But when Hsien bailed out on us late in the week to play for Lanakila's other team (Kalakaua Middle School players), that really hurt. We didn't have enough time to find replacements.
This is on top of Kyle leaving us to play for Lanakila 17U (can't double roster in NJB All-Net).
And Sifo didn't show up again, so that's seven players from our original 15U roster who couldn't make it today.
The one positive is that the league let us play an unofficial game and we beat Lanakila White 25-23. Joshua de Jesus (of our 13U team) was with us, had his uniform (for this afternoon's OBL All-Star game), so he was our 5th player. Good effort, still putting things together with our new guys. Learning takes time.
It was tied at 20 when Sierra hit a 3 from the corner to give us the lead with less than 3 minutes left. Tani hit two foul shots down the stretch to seal the win. Strong finish by 5 Thunder!
The said they'd give us some extra time to find new players if necessary. I think it's necessary. We can't spend $600 to enter a league and give games away. That's a LOT of fundraising and work by all our players and parents, and it only takes a few people to waste that hard work. Don't want that anymore.
Today's lineup: Drake Lee, Gabriel Porras, Mosi Afe, Sierra Murobayashi, Joshua de Jesus.
Note: Players, please stay after the game for our post-game meeting. Usually takes a few minutes at most.
Next: OBL 13U and 15U All-Star games this afternoon at Manoa gym.
WE LUB THIS GAME!
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