5th Grade White-February 11-12

After having the previous two weekends off, the boys have been working hard at practice and were eager to put what they learned to work in tournament play. The Reno Ballers did not have an answer at the post and Harmon Kehell turned in another dominating performance with 12 points (6 of 10 field), 6 rebounds, and 2 assists. Our full court run and jump press wreaked havoc on the Reno Ballers guards (James Sweet 5 steals, Cole Cavarra 4 steals, and Jarod Robbins 3 steals). The tenacious defensive effort enroot to our 31-24 victory was led by Cole Cavarra (3 Blocks, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 points).

With one win under our belt, the team faced the 2-0 Davis Wildcats which had won both their games by blow out margins.  Davis’s 2-2-1 zone press which had stifled their previous opponents was no match for the attacking guard play of Brennan Rozell, James Sweet (5 assists), and RJ Billena. The team led by as many as 16 points in the second. In the second half we dominated both the offensive and defensive boards (Zack Book 9 rebounds, Cole Cavarra 8 rebounds, 10 points, and 2 Blocks). Leading the way to our 38-24 win was another great performance by Harmon Kehell 10 points (5-8 field), 3 offensive rebounds, and 2 steals.

In our third game we faced a much smaller and often confused Rocktown Ballers squad. Nevertheless Rocktown jumped out to a 11-4 first quarter lead on 3-3 3 point shooting by one of their wings. In the second quarter we came out hungry for hardware and our relentless full court press defense took over (James Sweet 5 steals, Cole Cavarra 4 steals, and RJ Billena 3 steals), outscoring the Ballers 13-0. In the second half, great offensive performances by Cole Cavarra 14 points and Harmon Kehell 8 points (4-7 field) led the boys to a 41-22 victory and their second championship.