Both the Flight boys and JV teams beat the Barons Tuesday night, taking the sting out of a disappointing girls loss. The Varsity Boys won what was said to be an amazingly exciting game.
Flight took the lead just seconds into the game. Gerald won the opening tip, and Josiah quickly passed to DJ for an easy layup. Josiah was then fouled attempting a 3-pointer, and he converted all three foul shots. Gerald got the first two of six firth-quarter rebounds, and Q nailed an open 3-pointer to extend the lead to 8 - 0.
David Norman and Josiah snagged rebounds, DJ sank a foul shot, then Josiah was called for a technical foul. The Barons had a chance to take back some momentum, but the first technical shot was missed. Josiah then made a layup and a foul shot, and Gerald blocked a shot and later scored.
David was playing an incredibly intense game, grabbing another rebound and later violently colliding with an opponent. DJ added another steal. With Flight leading 19 - 9 with 1:23 left in the quarter, Coach Hoffer went to his bench. Gerald scored and was fouled, but missed the free throw.
The quarter ended with Flight up 23 - 10. Will and I left with the score 28 - 15. Word is we missed an incredible finish.
GIRLS
The Flight Girls lost a 52 - 49 heart-breaker. After re-taking the lead at the end of the third quarter 38 - 36, Flight extended the lead to 45-40. Shelby was all over the court, forcing jump balls, drawing charging calls, and getting the ball inside to Danielle and Kara.
Then Shelby fouled out with 3:23 left. Flight was clinging to a 48-47 lead when Danielle fouled out with 1:24 remaining. The Barons hit both foul shots to retake the lead for good. With few remaining ball-handlers, Kara was called for a charge...fouling out with 1:05 left.
Flight was finding it hard to get set up on offense and take a shot, and the Barons ran out the clock for the win. Sorry girls, next time I'll take better notes!
JV BOYS
The Flight JV Boys won 59 - 44, largely by outscoring the Barons 18 - 6 in the third quarter. Conner led Flight with 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Flight used a tight press to stake an 14 - 7 first-quarter lead, though they were not converting many scoring opportunities. DJ had 8 points in the quarter. Kevin scored on a putback, Conner added a three, and Ethan added a foul shot.
The Barons came back in the second quarter, closing the score to 24 - 21 with a layup just before halftime. DJ had 5 points and 3 steals, but the Marvel was struggling due to an injured wrist. Conner and DJ teamed up in the third quarter to combining for 16 of the 18 points. DJ had two third-quarter 3-pointers, then sat out the fourth quarter. Conner continuously drove the court, later adding ten fourth quarter points.
While the JV played far from it’s best basketball, everyone had their moments...
DJ: 23 points, 6 steals, 1 rebound
Ethan: 1 point
Isaac: 4 points, 2 rebounds
Jake: 2 rebounds, 1 assist
Joel: 1 point, 2 rebounds
Jonathan: 2 points, 2 rebounds
Josh: 3 points, 3 rebounds
Kevin: 2 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Paxton forced a jump-ball
Will: 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist
(of course, these stats are far from official!).
And the Middle School Boys team showed improvement in their 57 - 25 road loss. Charles scored twelve, including one nice three-pointer.
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