It took a 3 pointer from Joseph to tie the game and a Grant jump shot with less than two minutes to go for the 6th grade boys to salvage a sloppy season opener this morning in Half Moon Bay. They won 21-19.
The boys missed plenty of easy shots, most notably around the basket, which made the game as tense as it was.
Raymond had a team high 10 points, but left just as many points out there. He had a tough time for whatever reason this morning cashing in on his looks by the basket.
The same could be said for Grant who had his share of drives to the basket, but he made the most important shot count late in the game.
Off of a missed free throw, the 6th grade got their own rebound. Raymond, with his back to the basket, bounced a pass to Grant who banked in a jumper right inside the elbow of the free throw line.
From that point on, the 6th graders played some scrappy defense and got a few lucky bounces as the other team was unable to get the equalizer.
The game was back and forth for pretty much the entire game with the 6th grade trailing by two at the end of the second and third quarters.
Down three points midway through the fourth, Joseph chased down a ball outside of the arc and was left wide open for a 3 pointer which he drained - the first three ball of his career.
In the second half, 6th graders are allowed to press and the boys took advantage of it the more they did it.
In the third, they couldn't get any steals off of the press, but in the fourth, it was an entirely different story.
The pressure in the back-court was too much for the other team to handle and that led to some scores for the 6th grade.
Garrick, one of three players to wear the jersey #22, had two points in the first quarter.
Raymond and Thomas both also had jersey number #22. Raymond put tape over his jersey to become #21 and Garrick did the same and became #11.
Thomas left the game in the third quarter with a bruised shoulder and Jason Ng was dinged up and has a bruise on his thigh.
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