This was close all the way. We had the lead for most of the second half. HG played man on us and our execution was pretty good with Kali‘a on the low post, working inside-out.
Kapaa had another solid game, but he fouled out with about 2 minutes left and we were up 2 (I think). HG tied it at 42 had the ball for a final shot. We never got one. We didn't execute a play with about :10 left, called time out with :06, and HG stole our inbounds pass and scored at the buzzer for the win.
It's our first loss in CAL 15U this fall, which is pretty amazing considering all of the missing guys, busy schedules, etc. But our 5 15U Thunder today did well, as did our 3 13U Thunder who were subs. Our 13U kids got us back in the game after they entered with us trailing 12-5 at the start.
We played pretty good, but we all could've played a little better, so we take it as a team loss.
I'm proud of our guys more than anything for taking the loss well. Nobody was blaming anybody. We know we all missed shots, had a turnover or two, over the course of the game. Just about all our guys have won games with shots or steals, too. I like this about our guys. They have a tremendous sense of grace and compassion.
Lineup: Felcris Jay Corpuz Ahadain, Ryan Higashionna, Micah Visoria,Kali'a Mielke, Josh M DE Jesus, Sierra Murobayashi, Kapaa Nishimura,Gabriel Porras.
Next: Monday, 5:00 pm - Practice at Makiki Park.
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