After he air-balled his first free throw, it would have been interesting to survey the people inside the gym to see who thought Andy would sink the eventual game winning shot.
Tied at 8-8, Andy hit the second of his free throws with 6.2 seconds left, and the 5th/6th graders were winners in only their second CYO game 9-8.
The 5th/6th grade held a 8-4 lead with less than two minutes to go, but the other team had more than enough chances to tie the game.
They finally did off a jump shot on an out of bounds play with under 30 seconds to go in the contest.
Spencer, who had 4 points, then dribbled the length of the court and missed on his jump shot, but Andy was there to pick up the rebound. On his shot attempt, he was fouled hard and then send to the line.
Adam scored the first two buckets of his career and scored 4 points on two incredibly nice drives in the 3rd quarter, which really swung the momentum in the 5th/6th grade's favor.
Playing with a full squad of 8 players, the team looked a lot more energetic and alert as the game went on, something that was quite the polar opposite a week ago.
Jacky, Andy and Eric L. all played their first CYO games Saturday.
It was a great win on many levels, most notably because this is a team of new players, and feeling the taste of victory early in the season will do volumes for the team's confidence.
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