Some very questionable officiating and the inability to score for either team led to one of the ugliest CYO games in recent memory.
The 5th grade and their opponent both didn't seem to want to win tonight's game. Neither team hit a free-throw the entire night, and neither team wanted to make an open shot.
In the end, it was a brutal 10-4 victory that by default, someone had to win.
Both teams hammered each other and not many fouls were called either way. The 5th grade shot 0-for-12 from the free-throw line when they were given the opportunity. Half of the 12 missed shots were air balls, something that shouldn't be happening at the 5th grade level - and especially something that shouldn't happen for a team that is first place in their division.
At (7-1), they will collide in the first round of the playoffs against the same team they played tonight, a team that was limited to 2 points in each half.
Some of that was due to good defense and some of it was just due to poor shooting by the other team.
On the 5th grade side, they had at least three to four wide open fast breaks that they didn't convert. Last week they converted them and they won easily. Tonight, they failed at it and had to crawl their way to a win.
Raymond didn't look his normal self, and still managed to score 4 points. He also set up both made shots in the first half with some nice passes.
Garrick did a strong job on the defensive end matching up with the other team's center.
Willard and Grant also add 2 points each in the final regular season game.
6th grade evens record, waits for fate
By 6th Grade Beat Writer Emily
The 6th grade boys started the Lunar Year 4709 with a 28-18.
They led by six at the end of the first, but they were held scoreless in a disastrous second quarter, and went into halftime tied 10-10.
In the second half, they unleashed their secret weapon -- their press.
The other team absolutely could not break the 6th grade's stifling press, and St. Mary's stole the ball at will, creating turnover after turnover.
Up by two heading into the third, they put the game away in the final six minutes when it mattered the most and went on a 8-0 run to end the game.
We thank the other team for participating.
Tonight featured scoring from six out of the seven players, proving that it was an all-around team effort. Justin led the way with 12 points. Joey, Daniel and Brandon Tom all had four, while Brandon Khuu and Brendan had 2 points each.
With the win, their post-season hopes are still alive, as they are set to play a possible tie-breaker game as early as Monday.
Whether they play tie-breakers on Monday, Tuesday or even both days depends on the outcome of two other games this weekend.
In a very unlikely scenario, they wouldn't have to play a tie-breaker if both of the teams with the same record as them lose tomorrow.
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