We were in Small Ball mode tonight against the tall Sharks. They were about 6-2, 6-0, 6-0 in their starting lineup, while we were 5-7 and shorter. No problem. We led for most of the first half, great job of ball movement and shooting over their 2-3 zone by Felcris and Micah.
But we tired late in the half, didn't box out enough, and they came back to take a 23-20 lead at halftime. Second half, we stayed within 3 to 7 points until the final 5 minutes or so. We fell behind by 10 or 12 before our fullcourt pressure got us some opportunities. Walter and Little Josh were terrific putting pressure on the ball, and we hit some 3-pointers to cut the score to 45-39 with less than 2 minutes left. But the Sharks finished strong.
Our guys played their hearts out. Colin kept driving to the bucket to get And-1s. Felcris was on fire in the first half with threes and mid-range floaters. Jayden hit some nit some nice mid-range shots, too.
We lost Ryan for most of the first half after he fell backwards on a collision and hit his head on the floor. He wasn't dizzy, just in pain. He felt better in the second half, so he played most of the final 14 minutes. Any head injury, crucial to check for dizziness, nausea.
It was a very good effort for us and our young guys. They're not quite at the point where they know how to play physical basketball under the basket against taller teams. That's something that takes time and practice, intelligent aggression. Old guys know what that's about.
Lineup: Walter Berthold, Jayden Ramos, Felcris Jay Corpuz Ahadain, Ryan Higashionna, Colin Micah Ramos, Micah Visoria, Josh Roberts.
Next: Thursday, 5:30 pm - H1 Thunder vs. HomeGrown (PAA 13U), Kilauea gym. Stretching/warmups 4:30 pm.
WE LUBBB THIS GAAAAME!!
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