The 5th/6th grade boys basketball team became the second team in school history to play in an 8 a.m. game. But the boys were on the losing end 10-6, as they played in their first game ever.
They tied the game with a 4-0 3rd quarter to make it 6-6 at the end of three, but were outscored 4-0 in the final six minutes.
It took them a while to get acclimated to the pace of a real game, evident by their awareness to start the game.
Little things like getting back on defense or inbounding behind the line were all new to this team. It didn't help that only five of the team's eight players were present at the game, so Adam, Spencer, Alfonso, Eric and Bill played the entire game with no rest.
Having substitutions would've helped, especially late in the game when everybody started to wear down.
The game was up for grabs heading into the 4th quarter thanks to buckets by Bill and Spencer to close out the third.
With 3 minutes left, the boys had a costly turnover at mid-court which led to the eventually game winning bucket.
Offensively, they had some trouble getting off some clean shots and everybody was a little bit hesitant to shoot the ball. But given it was their first game, it was not much of a surprise.
There were times in the game where you could see the potential, and this could be a decent team as the season continues.
After getting accustomed to a game, they should be better come game two.
In the stands for this early game was The Great Gavin Chan was at the game, showing support for his alma matter.
The last time St. Mary's played an 8 a.m. game was in 2008, when the current 8th grade boys were in 3rd grade and won 24-0. Brandon K. notched his career high with 16 points in that contest.
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