Tied at 4-4 at halftime, the 5th grade boys needed a strong second half if they wanted to stay undefeated.
And a strong second half they got.
Joseph put the 5th graders up 6-4 with a jumper early in the third quarter and they never looked back, as the 5th graders won 17-10 and improved to (5-0) on the season.
Raymond scored a game high 8 points, and the team got scoring contributions from Jason Ng, Jason Zhao and Thomas.
It took a while for the 5th graders to get going but when they needed to score, they did. Their defense was pretty strong throughout and that created some good fast break opportunities for the team.
Jason Zhao's free-throw was his first points of the regular season.
Wet floor postpones Red Team's game
The 8th grade Red Team game was postponed due to a wet gym floor. The game before was stopped midway through because too many kids were slipping. The game will be rescheduled. But maybe the 8th graders caught a break tonight as they are on a back-to-back this weekend. They play tomorrow morning at 10 a.m.
Without Daniel, rebounds cost 6th graders
The 6th grade boys fell back below .500 in a 34-16 loss.
Their latest setback came tonight when they were dominated on the glass, unable to get rebounds on either end of the court.
Size was definitely a factor as most of the other team's points came as a result second chance opportunities on offensive rebounds.
The defense was not good at all, leaving many open gaps that the other team took advantage of. Their game tonight didn't stand a chance going up against an undefeated team.
One way they could've tried to make up for the size disadvantage was to be physical down low, and box out, but the forwards and centers on the team weren't willing to pay the price, as they were hesitant to put a body on anybody.
Fast breaks and open shots are a result of good defense and rebounding and sadly the 6th grade had neither tonight.
Joey, who returned to the lineup tonight brought a spark to the team, as he went after balls and players on defense.
Justin had a game high 12 points.
They have now lost two straight and are now (2-3).
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