8th Grade Blue-May 21-22

YBA Xtreme Blue vs. Chico   

Saturday 5/21/11 YBA played Chico and lost 35-32…must be Center High or morning games because YBA teams played 3 morning games in a row (freshman and both Xtreme teams) and not one YBA team won.  YBA came out solid and lead at the half 22-8.  But the second half saw an onslaught of turnovers and momentum shifted to Chico and they were allowed to “believe” a very powerful emotion in athletic competition.  YBA was not able to match Chico’s intensity in the second half and this parlayed into a lack of offensive execution and a lack of rebounding at both ends of the floor. It happens but this one definitely got away.  Keys for improvement from this game: focus and intensity for 28 minutes = 4 quarters, rebounding, offensive execution, help side defense and defensive rotation, aggressively attacking the basket on the offensive end for 4 quarters. 

• Defense player of the game:    none            
• Offense player of the game:    none
• Best Hustle:   none     
• Best Attitude:  none        

YBA Xtreme Blue vs. Carson Valley

Saturday 5/21/11 YBA won 52-33. Coming off a let down in the morning game YBA came out ready to play from the tip.  Defensive rotation and ball pressure were greatly improved and rebounding was ok but we failed at times to maintain body contact when boxing out and this hurt our rebounding at times.  Offensively we played sound and executed the offensive sets effectively attacking the rim for 28 minutes…the big men were able to finish off interior baskets and this was key to this win.  Ish continued to provide leadership at both ends of the floor and played a solid game at the guard position. Keys for improvement from this game: boxing out and maintaining body contact (ball - you -man principles) until our team secures the rebound, play with this level of intensity every game for 28 minutes win or lose.    

• Defense player of the game:   Team
• Offense player of the game: Ish (leading the team)
• Best Hustle:  Team
• Best Attitude:  Ish   

YBA Xtreme Blue vs.  – Jackson Allstars

Sunday 5/22/11 YBA won 42-12.  YBA came out with good energy and put this game away in the first few minutes and Jackson was never able to recover and make this a game.  Simply put this performance was 4 quarters of a team working as one cohesive unit and competing, playing hard, rebounding and executing the game plan and the result was a dominating victory. Keys for improvement from this game: stay mentally tough, bring this intensity to Reno, play within yourselves, make good decisions on defense and offense and be aggressive and confident at both the offensive and defensive ends of the court, play like you belong there in Reno. 

• Defense player of the game:  Team 

• Offense player of the game: Team 
• Best Hustle:   Team 
• Best Attitude: Team 

8th Grade White-May21-22

Thank you for a great season everyone improved and I hope had fun.

 (Note: Solid weekend- lack of rebounding and failure to convert lay ups and free throws hurt us)

YBA Xtreme White vs. Cal Reign  

Saturday 5/21/11 at 10:05 a.m. YBA lost by double digits.  YBA came out with some energy but players lost their cool and failed to play as a team.  Too many turnovers and a lack of offensive and defensive rebounding and often our fundamentals were lacking at the offensive end with poor shot selection at times and failure to take our shots with square shoulders and proper footwork- two areas that really need to be addressed before high school try outs.  Disappointing effort.  Keys for improvement from this game: move the ball and stop dribbling up the sidelines, maintain perimeter spacing on offense, look for the screener who is rolling, screener roll more aggressively, boxing out on defense, and contesting all shots on defense, free throw %, running the floor.

• Defense player of the game:  Josh O’neal on boards
• Offense player of the game:  none
• Best Hustle: none
• Best Attitude: Awful

YBA Xtreme White vs. North Bay Basketball

Saturday 5/21/11 at 4:35 p.m. YBA won by 18. Coming off a very poor morning effort both physically and mentally I was honestly not looking forward to this one not not sure how to recollect the team from the morning debacle.  But YBA showed up from the tip to turn in one of it’s best performances of the season. Our YBA press proved very effective ball movement was excellent and every player attacked at the offensive end and converted a very high % of our transition baskets.  Even a volleyball tipped rebound went in for us everything was going our way I wanted to call timeout and run by a lotto ticket while we still had the Mojo.  Our defense and effort won this game and every player really played hard and fundamentally sound for 28 minutes.  Impressive win.  Keys for improvement from this game: stop standing so much on offense and move the ball better, catch the ball on pick and rolls, be expecting passes from the guards, maintain perimeter spacing on offense.

• Defense player of the game:   Josh O’neal     
• Offense player of the game: Josh O’neal effort on the boards – whole team       
• Best Hustle: Whole Team
• Best Attitude: Whole Team

YBA Xtreme White vs. Sonics

Sunday 5/22/11 at 3:30 p.m. YBA squared off against an old foe now in the Sonics and lost big.  Maybe it was the Round Table pizza or last game jitters but coming off one of our best efforts we reverted back to arguing and simply not giving the effort required to win basketball games on the offensive and defensive ends and looked like we did frankly two seasons ago on day one when we became a team...not good.  We remained passive on defensive and somewhere around the 3^rd quarter mid point simply packed it in and quit jacking up careless shots barely drawing iron.  Sad way to end the season really considering how far we came as a team so that leaves a sour taste in my mouth and both Ryan and I got our balls stolen so that was nice.  Hats off to Gavin for hitting some shots and Ryan, Taylor, Josh and Matt woke up but it was too late…One to forget and move on.  Keys for improvement:  stop whining and play, run the floor, flat out effort, defensive aggression, offensive spacing, get lose balls, (reduce turnovers better passing decisions in transition), attack the basket on offense, free throw %, Play hard nose defense on the ball pressure at all times.

• Defense player of the game:  None
• Offense player of the game:  None (honorable mention Taylor, Josh, Ryan on glass, Gavin shooting)
• Best Hustle:  None - simply none
• Best Attitude:  Not in this one

The End 2011 Spring Season 2

Drive Safe

7th Grade Blue-May 21-22

We had a good weekend winning 2 games and losing 1. Our growth and improvement continues as we scored 55, 53, 48 this weekend, while allowing only 17, 23, & 49 points. With a points differential of +67 points that's a dominant performance coming into the championship game. In the Championship game against Davis we played tough, and lost the championship game by only one point! We have never done that well against that team and I know we could've beat them. We had 3 starting players miss time w/ minor injuries throughout the game. Davis is a tough physical team who didn't allow us any freedom in the key, we had to score on fastbreaks throughout, but we never backed down from them and played them as tough as they played us as it went to the final minute before the game was decided.

 

Offensive MVPs- TJ "Cap" & Matt "Flash"

Defensive MVPs- Davion "3G" & "Big" Tony

Super Subs-Daniel "Danu" and Tyler "Quiet Storm"

 

3rd Grade-May 21-22

The 3rd grade xtreme team finished out the spring session with a great 2-1 tournament record.

Playing in a 4th grade bracket again, they faced off early in the morning on Saturday against a 916 Select team that was clearly in the wrong bracket. 916 was a good team and had some great players, and the age and skill difference was too much for the Xtreme team. All of the YBA players played hard, and did not quit, and the coaches were very proud of that.

With a loss under thier belt, the YBA Xtreme team was determined to redeem themselves. Playing against an unfamiliar opponent in North Bay Basketball 4th, the team came out hungry with pressure all over the court. Great defense, along with great team offense resulted in a 30-12 win.

Sundays game was against Carson Valley 4th. Having played the team a few times in the past, the team was confident their defense would be the key to a win. Playing on a smaller court (Court 8) and full court pressure gave the Xtreme team the advantage. In the end, the Xtreme team won 45-26.

It has been a great ride watching these kids grow and mature. The coaches are very happy with where the kids are at right now, and look forward to helping them to improve their skills and keep moving forward as players and as people.

They have had to play a majority of 4th grade teams, and they have fared really well. It has helped in their growth as a team and as individuals. While the coaches would have loved to have won a tournament (or two), what we are most proud of is how far the players have all come.