The 13U game was a mismatch. Originally, we would've had Kapaa Nishimura playing, but he's recovering from injury. Chris Afe would be the best center in the 13U, but he's still busy with football (one more week) and is injured right now anyway. (And OBL requires at least two or three games played to participate in the All-Star game.)
But I wanted our guys to have fun, anyway. We had OpenCourt and NJB Windward players on our team (dark uniforms), which was a mixed bag. The OC guys were pretty solid, always hustling. The Windward guys were less polished, but hustled, too. It was a tough matchup against the White team, which was loaded with Sharks. We lost 56-26. We had our moments, but the lack of experience was something that couldn't be helped. I played everybody a lot of minutes.
Of course, if Chris and Kapaa had played, I think we would've won. No doubt.
The 15U game was a little closer. The White team had our Thunder guys, plus a couple of OC players, in the starting lineup, and they thrived defensively and on the fastbreak. Tani and Kyle were big parts of that win. They won by about 15 or 20.
The skills competition was pretty fun to watch. A couple of kids from Playground Legends won it. It was a two-player team competition. Make a layup, sprint dribble up the sideline through cones, pass to the teammate for a 3-pointer. Once he makes the shot, rebound and pass to him, he dribbles upcourt through cones and makes a layup. The fastest time/score was 14 seconds.
All in all, a fun day not just for the hoops action, but to see all the players recognized for their work. I wish we could've nominated more players, but 3 was the limit. I got a photo of our 13U reps. Hopefully, I'll get a shot of our 15U reps sometime soon.
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