With a little over 3 minutes left in the 6th grade boys season opener, Jonathan was face down on the gym floor in an all too familiar sight.
As he tried to elude a defender, he banged hips with a player on the other team and hit the ground hard.
Like a trooper, he got back up and finished the game, and so did the rest of his teammates.
The 6th grade did just enough at the end to secure a 28-22 win on a first end of a back-to-back to open the season.
Nursing a 23-20 lead, Jason Lei hit a free throw to make it 24-20. Jonathan then stole the inbounds, put up a shot that was rebounded by Jason and put back in to extend the lead up to 6 points.
The other team responded with a field goal to make it a 4 point game, but Allen hit a big shot late in the game to extend their lead to 6 points. It was his first ever field goal in CYO regular season play.
Allen looks a lot more confident on the court and is not afraid to shoot the ball. The same could be said for Justin and Ryan, who are all looking for their own shots this year and taking the shots when given the opportunity.
Jason Lei had a game high 15 points and hit his first CYO 3 pointer.
He had more than enough chances in the second half to possibly even double his point total but he missed on a lot of shots close to the basket. Part of his struggles led to the 6th grade not scoring a single point in the 4th quarter until two minutes were left in the game.
They jumped out to a 10-2 lead, but the other team made a furious comeback and the 6th grade only led 16-14 at halftime.
They play again Sunday night at 5 p.m.
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