WHAT: 8TH GRADE WHITE TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
WHERE: ST. EMYDIUS (255 JULES AVE)
WHEN: 6:15 P.M.
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The road to the championship just got a little tougher for the White Team.
Mark left school earlier today with a fever and is battling a cold, so it's unlikely he will be at 100% come gametime tomorrow.
Knowing Mark, he will have whatever he has in him, and will give it a go, but not having a healthy Mark could be very detrimental to the White Team's chances.
For the 8th graders to win, they will need a great game from Calson.
The team they play has a lot of size, but none have longer arms than Calson. If he has a good game, the chances for the White Team go up dramatically.
Scoring early and often is another key for a win. This is a team that is built on confidence and when they can hit some early shots, their energy level gets turned up a notch.
And finally, their press is going to need to work. They have trouble scoring in the offensive set, and play their best when they are able to put pressure on their opponent, generating turnovers to create offense.
In the half court set, they are at times stagnant and take a lot of long jumpers. And without a huge offensive rebounding force, the White Team is better off taking shots through the fast break.
Even with Mark at his best, they will need secondary scoring from everyone else on the team. When Mark takes all the shots, it usually means nobody is getting open, and Mark either can't pass it to them or decides to take it himself.
When he can get others involved, the offense is more fluid and the entire team's morale is boosted.
They've gone the distance - now it's time to finish it off.
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