4th Grade Mission College on 5/12

4th Grade Mission College on 5/12

Fight for that rebound

It was a warm Saturday and the 4th grade had another tournament scheduled in Mission College just one week after their last tournament.  One thing for sure, it's at a better gym.  The Mission College gym has Paye's Place beat.  It's very well kept and spacious and bright.  The boys enjoy playing at this at this gym.  The games were scheduled in the afternoon.  At first ,we were unsure who would attend.  There were other events going on at the same time.  Out of our team of 13, 12 of the players arrived anxious to play. 

Boys working hard on the court against Esface.

The first game was against the Berkely Redhawks.  It was a rusty game for our players.  They weren't very fluid.  A few of them had forgotten what they were suppose to do on the floor.  Maybe the game was too late in the afternoon.  They were always leaving #24 open for an easy layup.  Some of the boys seemed a bit tired.  With all that being said, UH led the whole game.  The Redhawks played hard, but UH won the game with 8 points above the Redhawks.  After this game, the boys had an hour to kill until the next game.  The next game was scheduled at 5pm versus a club called Esface. 

Esface was a tough team with great rebounding.  Their bigs were hard to block out and hard to guard.  Our players would often lose sight of these players and there were easy baskets made.  UH fell behind quickly and Esface led most of the first half.  After hafltime, UH came back energized.  Our guards were drove to the basket with determination and the passes were more accurate.  Some of our defense was still a bit lacking, but overall, there was much improvement.  UH closed the gap by 4 points and finally losing by only 7 points.  It was an exciting game.  As the gap closed, the UH fans roared with excitement.  Unfortunately it was a bit too little too late.  It was a loss for UH, but they put on a great show in the second half.  The boys knew they were falling behind and worked hard to catch up.  The 4th grade ended the tournament with a 1-1 record.  Even though they lost the second game, the true measure is performance.  Seeing them work hard and execute plays is really what is important.  Good job to the 4th grade and the coaches. 

Congrats 4th graders