The 5th grade girls came into the playoffs knowing that it was going to take more than just one or two players for them to get where they want to be. And because they got the contribution they wanted from everybody on the team, they are now one step closer to winning it all.
Five out of the seven girls on the team scored in the 5th grade's dominating 30-7 playoff win Saturday afternoon.
Kaela had a game high 12 points, but it was her passing that really took this team to another level.
After going full court to beat the buzzer on a lay-up in the first, Kaela dished out two beautiful assists in the 2nd quarter, one to Michaela and another to Ivy, to give the 5th graders a commanding 14-3 going into halftime.
She did the same thing in the second half when she took a pass from Michaela from about 10 feet away from the hoop, and then zipped it to Lily for an easy shot.
A few possessions later, she displayed her speed beating everybody down the court for an easy lay-in.
The Twins, Cecilia and Christine, did not get on the scoresheet but were stellar on defense, as they have been for the latter course of the season.
The two are very quick up top and pressure the ball and are hardly ever out of position. They cause the other team to throw up bad shots and that helps the girls in their transition.
Becky also did a solid job of grabbing rebounds and had a nice putback of her own in the first half, which at the time, gave the girls a 10-0 lead.
They also got a nice lift on the offensive side of things as Michaela, the only 4th grader in our school to play anything this season, scored 8 points on the day, including two nice free throws in the 3rd quarter.
Ivy rounded out the afternoon with a nice lay-up off of a pass from Lily seconds before the game ended.
Up and down the lineup, everybody is contributing.
With only a day's rest in between the playoffs and the championship, they'll need the exact same effort and execution as they play for the championship Monday night at Mission Dolores. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start.
Like their coaches Randy, Jamie and Miles have said, the team is at its best when everybody is scoring and feeling like they are apart of the team.
Right now, the girls are confident and playing their best basketball and are hopefully peaking at the right time.
They'll need to be a little cautious because the team they play in the championship is no slouch. The only loss their opponent had all season was to the 5th grade girls, so it's teams number one and two going at it Monday night to see who is the true number one.
For a team that was put together just this year, they've been able to develop team chemistry pretty quick.
Only Ivy and Michaela are leftover from last season, so this team featured five new girls, four that are complete basketball rookies.
And of course, they look like a team, as every girl has a pair of red "elite' socks.
In modern day St. Mary's Athletics history, no team has ever gone undefeated. The 5th grade girls will look to change that Monday night.
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