3rd/4th grade nets second win, Saturday results

***3 highlight videos today, 3rd/4th, 7th grade red and the rest of them***

Raymond leads 3rd graders to victory
Raymond scored 18 of his team's 20 points, and the 3rd/4th graders erased a 15-9 second half deficit and turned it into a 20-17 victory.

What was most impressive about Raymond's day is that he is starting to incorporate his right hand. He is left handed and naturally likes to go left, but he has been working hard in practice to use his right. Today, he used his right hand to set up two of his 18 points.

It was 18-17 with less than 30 seconds left in the game when Grant picked up a loose ball and banked in the game's final basket to give the 3rd/4th graders a cushion. Leading 20-17, it would've taken two buckets for the other team to come back, but they do not count threes in 3rd-5th grade.

Coach Tim Lam returned to the place he called home for nine years, as he attended West Portal (insert boo here). His team is now (2-2) on the season.




Red team comeback falls short

Total team effort in 5th grade's victory
The 5th graders played one of those games where you couldn't single out an individual and say "he" led them to the win. Five out of the six players on the team scored, and the 5th graders played strong defense throughout, as they improve to (3-1) on the season with a 15-5 victory.

Brandon K. led the team with 6 points and Brendan scored his first two points of the season.

The best sequence of the game came when Justin led a fast break and zipped a beautiful pass right into the hands of Brandon K. for a nice lay-up off glass. Aaron added 2 points and Brandon T. scored his first regular season point on a free-throw.

6th grade dealt fourth loss
The 6th graders were a little outmatched today and were handed loss number four on the season. Hartman, Jason and Gerrick scored in the game.

With several new players, the team is still struggling to find its identity. A lot of times their players are afraid to take shots, and then at other times, they take bad shots. The little things of the game that can only be learned through experience are hurting them. They have three games left to go in the season and will look to try and build for the future.

8th grade hangs on for win number three
Derek and Tommy carried the load once again for the 8th graders and the class of 2010 won 34-28 to improve to (3-1) on the season.

Derek, 19 points and Tommy, 13 points, supplied the scoring for the 8th graders. Elliot added the other two points on a beautiful hanging in the air putback off of a miss.

Gary, who is undersized at post, played a really strong defensive game and grabbed some really tough rebounds underneath. The team they beat was previously undefeated.