Ok, so I’ve fallen aback in my desire to chronicle the season, but if I don’t put something down now it will be February 13 and I’ll have only 2 blogs or something.
So, in the interest of time, I’ll summarize where we’re at right now. Our overall record is 3-5, with two victories over Dixon and the third over Wallace Rose-Hill. We played some of our best ball in the second half of the second matchup with Dixon. We trailed by 12 at half and wound up winning by five or six, I can’t remember. We played great, great team defense and very selfless ball. Our next game was at Wallace and we continued by playing great in the first half. The second half was a bit of a struggle, but we still managed to hang on for the W. Last night we hosted Whiteville, and I honestly believe we should’ve won by at least 10. Instead we lost by 8 or 9, I can’t remember. Our only returning player stood at the free throw line with 7.4 seconds left for a one and one. He nailed the first one, missed the second and overtime here we come. We fought too hard to finish out strong at the end of regulation I guess, because we fell behind early in OT by five. We put forth a fight, but it was too little too late.
So here we sit at 3-5. We have another home game today, this time with Union. They spanked us at their place, so this should be a revenge match for us. I hope that we come out ready to play, because I honestly feel this is a game we can win.
We still struggle with making smart plays, taking care of the basketball, playing individual and team defense, getting back in transition, good shot selection, and on and on. We are, however, making progress. This is a good group of kids and a good basketball team. If we can continue to progress and improve, good things are bound to come. I hope they come quick!
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