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Saturday, December 06, 2008

55 - 2, the Recap

The Flight JV Boys edged out another victory Saturday afternoon, their second straight. Both wins were mainly due to their new starting lineup: Joel, Jake, Ethan, Isaac, and Will. Isaac led the way today with 14 points and 7 steals. Ethan also reached double figures, and all five had their highest-scoring JV game ever.

The Fab Five started quickly. Jumping center, Joel easily won the tip. Momemts later Isaac brought the ball upcourt, with two teammates to the left and two to the right. This left the middle wide open, and Isaac easily drove the lane for a layup. The rest of the quarter was more of the same. The starters would pass, then cut to the basket. Joel, Will, and Isaac all had assists, and all five starters scored and rebounded in the quarter.

Coach Hoffer put in the second team to open the second quarter, but they were quickly pulled after failing to generate much offense. Only Kevin managed one foul shot, and the point quard missed two three-pointers. Returning to the game, the Fab Five scored twice as many points as their replacements. Jake passed inside to Joel for the basket.

With a half of basketball to go, Coach Hoffer played it safe, going with the starters again in the third quarter. Again they remained a beehive of activity, rebounding, scoring, stealing, and assisting. One of the Fab Five, I forget which, made his first-ever three-pointer in a game.

Interesting third-quarter sequence: the five substitutes were poised at the scorer’s table ready to come in, where they were forced to sit and watch for several moments. Finally the ball went out of bounds under the basket, and they were waved in. They dutifully set up in the lane in a zone defense. The opponents inbounded the ball...and kept dribbling down the court to the other basket, while the Flight second-team watched, dumbfounded. They were defending the wrong goal!

Again the second-teamers were unable to put much of a dent in the scoreboard. Josh, running the point, found the basket, with a nice three pointer. Jonathan B did not reach his pre-game prediction of 15 steals due to lack of playing time, but he did make two free throws.

Normalcy resumed in the fourth quarter, with the reliable starters back in action. Ethan drained a three, and Isaac and Will made two baskets each. With the game safely in hand late in the game, the bench was again emptied. Chase made the most of his appearance, quickly putting up four points and three rebounds.

The JV and Varsity Girls also won big, and the Varsity Boys also won. The big story was that the Middle School Boys won their first game of the year.

Isaac...14 points, 5 RB, 3 assists, 7 steals, block
Ethan...10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 steals
Will...9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists
Joel...8 points, 2 rebounds, assist
Jake...4 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Chase...4 points, 3 rebounds, assist
Josh...3 points
Jonathan B...2 points, steal
Kevin...one point, steal
Jonathan K...3 rebounds, steal
Connor...2 rebounds

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