PAA League, 15U Division, Koko Head gym
We were really low in numbers before the game, but by game time we had 8 Thunder, including Colin (got out of leadership class early) and Javan (football season). Having depth helped us a lot. It was a hot, muggy day and the game was at 12:15 pm.
Solid game against HG's man defense, a lot of smart drive and kicks to the corner. Felcris, Javan and Sierra hit big 3-pointers in the first half. In the second half, a lot of mental errors, but our defense made up for much of that. Kali‘a stopped their fastbreak and layup attempts at least four times by himself by getting perfect position. The refs did a really good job of recognizing that positioning by Kali‘a as people tried to force contact on their drives.
That's what I call intelligent aggression: being smart enough to get position and being physical enough to take the contact - or give it out when necessary. That's one of the things that Kali‘a always brings us, and it negated HG's height advantage (they had Christian, who is 6-2 or 6-3).
Solid team win. The game really changed off our fullcourt pressure and Anu attacking on the fastbreak. He scored six or eight points in a row late in the first half as we took control.
Lineup: Colin Micah Ramos, Sierra Murobayashi, Javan Montiho, Keanu Pratt, Felcris Jay Corpuz, Josh M DE Jesus, Ryan Higashionna, Kali'a Mielke.
Next: Sunday - No practice.
Monday, 5:00 pm - Practice at Makiki Park.
WE LUB THIS GAAAME!
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