Hi Girls,
Please make sure all your teammates know this. I will be at school on Friday Morning in the school library at 8:30 am to collect all the uniforms and all the T-shirt money that is due. You will be allowed to be tardy a few minutes Teresa is taking care of that.
Please make sure that you have your uniforms washed and folded neatly (in a WalMart bag is a good way to carry them) and bring a check(if you still owe) made out to Halifax Academy and stubbed T-Shirt for $12.50 for the team T-Shirts still due. I would like to take care of all this type stuff on Friday. Thanks in advance.
BTW, If you girls would like a T-shirt that says you are the 2011 EPIC Champions we can probably get one made. Think About the Color you want. If you want a T-shirt you might want a different color than the green one you already have, but that is your call, it COULD be players can order different colors as long as there are not too many of them, Green, White, Navy, Pink. (on this I will have to check it out) We will talk about it Friday Morning in the Library. All JV Girls Team members and Ryanne Please attend.
I was thinking 2011 JV Girls EPIC Champions on the front and your name and number on the back. If you have a different idea print it up and bring it Friday.
Team leaders, please make the effort to let every girl on our team know to read this and bring your stuff on Friday so we can close this season out.
It was a Great Season Girls!
Now you can turn your head and look back to see what you have accomplished!
Bland
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
EPIC Tournament Champions 2011
Hi Ladies;
A Great win against a tough Rocky Mount JV Girls team 33 to 28 to claim the always tough 2A EPIC Tournament Championship at Parrott Academy bringing an end to a Dream Season. I am very proud of all of you. Your poise under pressure all year has been wonderful.
It has been a very good learning experience for this team. One that should serve you all well in the future. We went from being the hunter to being the hunted this year. It makes you appreciate what great teams like UNC and Duke face every night when all the other teams put in extra time and share stradegy's in an effort to knock you off the top spot. It is the nature of the game. Learn to welcome the challenge. Competing is fun.
The Best news is our team had what it took to take everyone's best shot and keep on winning.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 9 to 11, 2nd: 6 to 4, 3rd: 9 to 6, 4th: 9 to 7 Final Score 33 to 28
H.A. Scoring: Kelly 10 pts, Jamie 9 pts, MeganK 6 points, Emily 3 pts,Jordan 3 pts, Lindsey 2 pts.
Making the All Tournament Team as selected by the tournament committee were:
Tournament MVP: Jamie
All Tournament team: Kelly, Lindsey and Emily along with #23 and #25 from RMA.
RMA Scoring: #25 C. Boddie 9 pts, #23 A.C. Roberson 9 pts, #5 C. Coats 6 pts, #20 S. Dunn 2 pts,
#12 A. Jackson 2 pts.
FG%: Team 14/35 40%**: Individual: Kelly 5/8***, Jamie 3/5***, Em 1/2**, Jordan 1/2(3pt)**,
MeganK 3/8*, Lindsey 1/8, Mer 0/1, Alex 0/2.
FT%: Team 4/12 33.3%; Individuals: Jamie 3/4****, Em 1/4, Lindsey 0/1, Kelly 0/3.
RMA FT%: 7/17 41.2%: #25 Boddie 3/6, #5 Coats 2/5, #12 Jackson 2/6.
Rebounds: Team 5off/16def: Kelly 3/5****, Jamie 1/4***, Em, 1/4***, Mer 1/2**, MeganK 0/1*.
Assists: Team 7; Individuals: Lindsey 3***, Jamie 2**, Alex 1*, MeganK 1*.
Steals: Team 7: Individuals: MeganK 3****, Lindsey 2***, Jamie 2***.
Blocks: Team 5****; Jamie 2****, Em 1**, Kelly 1**, Lindsey 1**.
Layups: Team 8/18 44.4%; Individual: Kelly 5/8****, Em 1/2***, Jamie 1/2***, Lindsey 1/5, Mer 0/1,
MeganK 0/1.
T/O's: Team 9: Individual: Lindsey 3, Jamie 2, Alex 1, MeganK 1. This was a good number. We did not have very many unforced turnovers and you expect the girls that handle the ball 80% of the time to have a few. Good Work!
Heart, Heart and Heart! Teams that play with great skill can be good teams but it takes a team that plays with Great Heart and Great Skill to be a Great Team and to be a Champion. As we talk about so much at practice if the other teams gets all the 50/50 loose balls and all the 50/50 rebounds bouncing around in the air you are probably going to get beat and it is usually going to be by a bunch.
I thought the RMA team played better than I had seen them. Their Coach said he was proud of how they played. We had to have the Heart, Focus and Determination to meet that. As I told you in the locker room I was not going to sit there in a zone and let the game be a toss up knowing we could pressure them and win by 7 or 8 points. The Point Zone served its purpose to make sure we had gas in the tank in the second half and not be in foul trouble at the end of the game. If they had been cold from outside (they only had 2 outside shooters #5 and #23) we could have stayed in it longer but they were hot and we did not get out on their shooters quite fast enough in the zone early. They only scored 4 2pt FG's after we went to 24Lockdown with about 4 min to go in the 2nd qtr. Before that in 8 minutes or so they had 3 three's and 2 two's and 5 foul shot attempts.
Girls, we set as a goal 3 Championship Celebrations for this season. Along the way we had so many other wonderful victories that were part of making this a Dream Season. It takes focus, believing in what you are doing and executing what you work on. When you let your thoughts stray very far from your principles it usually costs you. Sometimes it only makes the game closer than it should be. Sometimes it costs you the game. This team had the ability to dig deep and focus on what it was good at the great majority of the time both on offense and defense. Your Reward is all these Championship Trophy's.
Congratulations 2010 Christmas Tournament Champions, 2011 EPIC Regular Season Champions,
2011 EPIC Tournament Champions. It was a dream season and every player on this team should be proud of what this team accomplished.
You Girls have been a wonderful group to coach and be around. I enjoyed everyday of it.
Remember to Enjoy what you have accomplished and let's never forget:
There is no Glory in Defense just Championships. It is not about who we are playing, winning or losing it is about Perfect Execution. The man on top of the mountain did not fall there. You can measure the speed of a race horse with a watch but it takes a race to measure its heart. Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
It has been a great season, I was told that the odds against us were stacked too high with Halifax Ac. being one of the smallest 2A schools playing against schools that should be in 3A in our conference. You proved that with focus and attention to detail and playing with talent and heart that was not so. Let's keep it up.
Finally a huge thank you to our fans. They have been great all year. Thursday and Saturday we had a great crowd supporting us. You girls captured the imagination of our Halifax Academy family by playing hard and playing with great skill. It was great to not only have the vocal and moral support of our parents but also the students and other members of our H.A. family that traveled so far to support us yesterdayt. Whenever you get a chance make sure they know how much you and your coach appreciated it. They were truly like having an extra player on our team.
I will post additional information from this season at a later date such a final stats etc. so check back.
***Would you girls that still owe for your Team T-Shirts please get a check for $12.50 to Teresa so we can close our account.*** Also please wash your uniforms and turn them in. If necessary I will set up a day to be at school to collect them. I will talk to our AD and Mr. Wiggs on what can be worked out.
Bland
A Great win against a tough Rocky Mount JV Girls team 33 to 28 to claim the always tough 2A EPIC Tournament Championship at Parrott Academy bringing an end to a Dream Season. I am very proud of all of you. Your poise under pressure all year has been wonderful.
It has been a very good learning experience for this team. One that should serve you all well in the future. We went from being the hunter to being the hunted this year. It makes you appreciate what great teams like UNC and Duke face every night when all the other teams put in extra time and share stradegy's in an effort to knock you off the top spot. It is the nature of the game. Learn to welcome the challenge. Competing is fun.
The Best news is our team had what it took to take everyone's best shot and keep on winning.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 9 to 11, 2nd: 6 to 4, 3rd: 9 to 6, 4th: 9 to 7 Final Score 33 to 28
H.A. Scoring: Kelly 10 pts, Jamie 9 pts, MeganK 6 points, Emily 3 pts,Jordan 3 pts, Lindsey 2 pts.
Making the All Tournament Team as selected by the tournament committee were:
Tournament MVP: Jamie
All Tournament team: Kelly, Lindsey and Emily along with #23 and #25 from RMA.
RMA Scoring: #25 C. Boddie 9 pts, #23 A.C. Roberson 9 pts, #5 C. Coats 6 pts, #20 S. Dunn 2 pts,
#12 A. Jackson 2 pts.
FG%: Team 14/35 40%**: Individual: Kelly 5/8***, Jamie 3/5***, Em 1/2**, Jordan 1/2(3pt)**,
MeganK 3/8*, Lindsey 1/8, Mer 0/1, Alex 0/2.
FT%: Team 4/12 33.3%; Individuals: Jamie 3/4****, Em 1/4, Lindsey 0/1, Kelly 0/3.
RMA FT%: 7/17 41.2%: #25 Boddie 3/6, #5 Coats 2/5, #12 Jackson 2/6.
Rebounds: Team 5off/16def: Kelly 3/5****, Jamie 1/4***, Em, 1/4***, Mer 1/2**, MeganK 0/1*.
Assists: Team 7; Individuals: Lindsey 3***, Jamie 2**, Alex 1*, MeganK 1*.
Steals: Team 7: Individuals: MeganK 3****, Lindsey 2***, Jamie 2***.
Blocks: Team 5****; Jamie 2****, Em 1**, Kelly 1**, Lindsey 1**.
Layups: Team 8/18 44.4%; Individual: Kelly 5/8****, Em 1/2***, Jamie 1/2***, Lindsey 1/5, Mer 0/1,
MeganK 0/1.
T/O's: Team 9: Individual: Lindsey 3, Jamie 2, Alex 1, MeganK 1. This was a good number. We did not have very many unforced turnovers and you expect the girls that handle the ball 80% of the time to have a few. Good Work!
Heart, Heart and Heart! Teams that play with great skill can be good teams but it takes a team that plays with Great Heart and Great Skill to be a Great Team and to be a Champion. As we talk about so much at practice if the other teams gets all the 50/50 loose balls and all the 50/50 rebounds bouncing around in the air you are probably going to get beat and it is usually going to be by a bunch.
I thought the RMA team played better than I had seen them. Their Coach said he was proud of how they played. We had to have the Heart, Focus and Determination to meet that. As I told you in the locker room I was not going to sit there in a zone and let the game be a toss up knowing we could pressure them and win by 7 or 8 points. The Point Zone served its purpose to make sure we had gas in the tank in the second half and not be in foul trouble at the end of the game. If they had been cold from outside (they only had 2 outside shooters #5 and #23) we could have stayed in it longer but they were hot and we did not get out on their shooters quite fast enough in the zone early. They only scored 4 2pt FG's after we went to 24Lockdown with about 4 min to go in the 2nd qtr. Before that in 8 minutes or so they had 3 three's and 2 two's and 5 foul shot attempts.
Girls, we set as a goal 3 Championship Celebrations for this season. Along the way we had so many other wonderful victories that were part of making this a Dream Season. It takes focus, believing in what you are doing and executing what you work on. When you let your thoughts stray very far from your principles it usually costs you. Sometimes it only makes the game closer than it should be. Sometimes it costs you the game. This team had the ability to dig deep and focus on what it was good at the great majority of the time both on offense and defense. Your Reward is all these Championship Trophy's.
Congratulations 2010 Christmas Tournament Champions, 2011 EPIC Regular Season Champions,
2011 EPIC Tournament Champions. It was a dream season and every player on this team should be proud of what this team accomplished.
You Girls have been a wonderful group to coach and be around. I enjoyed everyday of it.
Remember to Enjoy what you have accomplished and let's never forget:
There is no Glory in Defense just Championships. It is not about who we are playing, winning or losing it is about Perfect Execution. The man on top of the mountain did not fall there. You can measure the speed of a race horse with a watch but it takes a race to measure its heart. Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
It has been a great season, I was told that the odds against us were stacked too high with Halifax Ac. being one of the smallest 2A schools playing against schools that should be in 3A in our conference. You proved that with focus and attention to detail and playing with talent and heart that was not so. Let's keep it up.
Finally a huge thank you to our fans. They have been great all year. Thursday and Saturday we had a great crowd supporting us. You girls captured the imagination of our Halifax Academy family by playing hard and playing with great skill. It was great to not only have the vocal and moral support of our parents but also the students and other members of our H.A. family that traveled so far to support us yesterdayt. Whenever you get a chance make sure they know how much you and your coach appreciated it. They were truly like having an extra player on our team.
I will post additional information from this season at a later date such a final stats etc. so check back.
***Would you girls that still owe for your Team T-Shirts please get a check for $12.50 to Teresa so we can close our account.*** Also please wash your uniforms and turn them in. If necessary I will set up a day to be at school to collect them. I will talk to our AD and Mr. Wiggs on what can be worked out.
Bland
Friday, February 18, 2011
JV Girls Tournament Championship Game
Hi Girls,
Excellent practice today! Here is some information you might want.
Tip time for the JV Girls Tournament Championship game is 12:00 noon.
It is about a 1 hour 50 minute ride to Parrott from Halifax Academy. Add time if you are further away.
We need to be dressed out and in the Gym by 11:00 am.
We need to be on the court shooting by 11:15am 45 mins. before tip.
I plan to leave about 8:30 am and should be there when you arrive.
Make sure you get plenty of water, Rest and Protein/Carbs tonight.
Allow yourself enough time to eat breakfast tomorrow morning.
Be certain you pack your uniforms and your shoes etc.
We should be the White team based on being the higher seed.
We should be the home team on the scoreboard based on being the higher seed.
The Tournament Championship Trophy and Runner up Trophy will be awarded on site after the game.
We want the big trophy.
The regular season championship trophy will be awarded at our athletic banquet.
Lets be focused and ready to play our best.
Coach May
Excellent practice today! Here is some information you might want.
Tip time for the JV Girls Tournament Championship game is 12:00 noon.
It is about a 1 hour 50 minute ride to Parrott from Halifax Academy. Add time if you are further away.
We need to be dressed out and in the Gym by 11:00 am.
We need to be on the court shooting by 11:15am 45 mins. before tip.
I plan to leave about 8:30 am and should be there when you arrive.
Make sure you get plenty of water, Rest and Protein/Carbs tonight.
Allow yourself enough time to eat breakfast tomorrow morning.
Be certain you pack your uniforms and your shoes etc.
We should be the White team based on being the higher seed.
We should be the home team on the scoreboard based on being the higher seed.
The Tournament Championship Trophy and Runner up Trophy will be awarded on site after the game.
We want the big trophy.
The regular season championship trophy will be awarded at our athletic banquet.
Lets be focused and ready to play our best.
Coach May
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Tournament Victory vs. St. Davids
Hi Girls;
A great win today over a very good St. Davids team 31 to 28 to send the JV Lady Vikings to Parrott Academy to play RMA for the EPIC Tournament Championship at 12:00 noon Saturday. RMA defeated APA last night 23 to 20.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st qtr: 8-9 2nd qtr: 11-8 3rd qtr: 8-3 4th qtr: 4-8 Final Score 31 to 28.
H.A. Scoring: Jamie 10, Emily 8, Mer 7, Alex 2, Lindsey 2, Kelly 2.
S.D. Scoring: #15 C. Garrett 15, #31 M. Park 7, #11 K. Dickens 6.
FG%: Team; 14/30 46.6%: Individual: Mer 3/4****, Emily 4/6***, Jamie 4/9**, Alex 1/3*, Lindsey 1/4,
Kelly 1/4.
FT%: Team 3/13; 23.1%: Individual: Mer 1/2**, Jamie 2/7, Lindsey 0/2, Kelly 0/2.
FT% St. Davids: 4/10 40%: #11 2/2, #31 1/2, #15 1/6.
Rebounds: Team 8off/15def; Individual: Jamie 0/7****, Kelly 4/2***, Mer 3/2***, Em 1/2**, Alex 0/1*,
Lindsey 0/1*.
Assists: Team 7; Individual: Jamie 3***, Mer 2**, Lindsey 1*, Alex 1*.
Steals: Team 7; Individual: Jamie 2***, Kelly 2***, Lindsey 1**, Mer 1**, Em**.
Blocks: Team 4; Individual: Lindsey 1**, Emily 1**, Kelly 1**, Mer 1**.
Lay Ups: Team 9/19 47.4%: Mer 3/4****, Emily 4/6***, Lindsey 1/2**, Kelly 1/4, Jamie 0/3.
Turnovers: Team 17; Individual: Jamie 7, Mer 4, Lindsey 3, Emily 1, Alex 1, Kelly 1.
Final Thoughts: We made it more difficult than it should have been by not making foul shots late and not doing a very good job guarding #15 early. #15 had 11 points in the 1st 7 min of the game. #31 scored 6 pts in the second quarter. Once we got our defense adjusted #15 did not score again until she made 4 pts late in the game and #31 only scored 1 point in the 3rd qtr. #11 scored all her 4 points in the 4th.
It was a great effort and I was extremely proud of all of you girls for your effort and focus on what we had to do defensively. Even though we worked on being prepared for #31 and #15 we had to adjust to them using #31 as a passer out of the High Post. Once we denied her the ball at that spot it caused their offense to have trouble getting started and they seemed to have no alternative plan. #31 and #15 are both very good players. That said we have some very good players on our side of court.
We set as a Team Goal at the beginning of the year a Goal to win 3 Championships: Defend the Christmas Tournament Championship, Win the EPIC Regular Season home and home championship and Win the Conference Tournament Championship. We have one goal burning brightly left in front of us. Lets give it our total focus and total effort.
We will practice Friday at the regular time and the team will assemble at Parrott Academy at 11:00am for the 12:00 noon tip off of the JV Girls Championship Game.
By the Way: The win today makes our Team record now 20 and 2 for the season. Let's finish strong, 21 and 2 sounds Great to me!
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together. Be Proud of Who You Are and What You do!
Thank you Girls and Parents for the wonderful team picture. It will always remind me of how happy we all felt after that great comeback win for the conference championship. Also thanks for my gift certificate to Sharky's I am really looking forward to going there to eat and I really appreciate such a nice gift. Also, it was a wonderful meal. Thanks to all the parents that made it possible and Thanks for all you do.
Girls you all need to give your parents a hug and a kiss and tell them how much you love them for all they do for you and for our team. They are not only our biggest fans, without them getting us where we need to go we would not go far. It takes a huge committment from players and parents alike to have a Great Season. Let's bring them home another Trophy for their efforts.
Last but not least: Didn't we have a great crowd for our game today. They made a difference.
Coach May
A great win today over a very good St. Davids team 31 to 28 to send the JV Lady Vikings to Parrott Academy to play RMA for the EPIC Tournament Championship at 12:00 noon Saturday. RMA defeated APA last night 23 to 20.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st qtr: 8-9 2nd qtr: 11-8 3rd qtr: 8-3 4th qtr: 4-8 Final Score 31 to 28.
H.A. Scoring: Jamie 10, Emily 8, Mer 7, Alex 2, Lindsey 2, Kelly 2.
S.D. Scoring: #15 C. Garrett 15, #31 M. Park 7, #11 K. Dickens 6.
FG%: Team; 14/30 46.6%: Individual: Mer 3/4****, Emily 4/6***, Jamie 4/9**, Alex 1/3*, Lindsey 1/4,
Kelly 1/4.
FT%: Team 3/13; 23.1%: Individual: Mer 1/2**, Jamie 2/7, Lindsey 0/2, Kelly 0/2.
FT% St. Davids: 4/10 40%: #11 2/2, #31 1/2, #15 1/6.
Rebounds: Team 8off/15def; Individual: Jamie 0/7****, Kelly 4/2***, Mer 3/2***, Em 1/2**, Alex 0/1*,
Lindsey 0/1*.
Assists: Team 7; Individual: Jamie 3***, Mer 2**, Lindsey 1*, Alex 1*.
Steals: Team 7; Individual: Jamie 2***, Kelly 2***, Lindsey 1**, Mer 1**, Em**.
Blocks: Team 4; Individual: Lindsey 1**, Emily 1**, Kelly 1**, Mer 1**.
Lay Ups: Team 9/19 47.4%: Mer 3/4****, Emily 4/6***, Lindsey 1/2**, Kelly 1/4, Jamie 0/3.
Turnovers: Team 17; Individual: Jamie 7, Mer 4, Lindsey 3, Emily 1, Alex 1, Kelly 1.
Final Thoughts: We made it more difficult than it should have been by not making foul shots late and not doing a very good job guarding #15 early. #15 had 11 points in the 1st 7 min of the game. #31 scored 6 pts in the second quarter. Once we got our defense adjusted #15 did not score again until she made 4 pts late in the game and #31 only scored 1 point in the 3rd qtr. #11 scored all her 4 points in the 4th.
It was a great effort and I was extremely proud of all of you girls for your effort and focus on what we had to do defensively. Even though we worked on being prepared for #31 and #15 we had to adjust to them using #31 as a passer out of the High Post. Once we denied her the ball at that spot it caused their offense to have trouble getting started and they seemed to have no alternative plan. #31 and #15 are both very good players. That said we have some very good players on our side of court.
We set as a Team Goal at the beginning of the year a Goal to win 3 Championships: Defend the Christmas Tournament Championship, Win the EPIC Regular Season home and home championship and Win the Conference Tournament Championship. We have one goal burning brightly left in front of us. Lets give it our total focus and total effort.
We will practice Friday at the regular time and the team will assemble at Parrott Academy at 11:00am for the 12:00 noon tip off of the JV Girls Championship Game.
By the Way: The win today makes our Team record now 20 and 2 for the season. Let's finish strong, 21 and 2 sounds Great to me!
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together. Be Proud of Who You Are and What You do!
Thank you Girls and Parents for the wonderful team picture. It will always remind me of how happy we all felt after that great comeback win for the conference championship. Also thanks for my gift certificate to Sharky's I am really looking forward to going there to eat and I really appreciate such a nice gift. Also, it was a wonderful meal. Thanks to all the parents that made it possible and Thanks for all you do.
Girls you all need to give your parents a hug and a kiss and tell them how much you love them for all they do for you and for our team. They are not only our biggest fans, without them getting us where we need to go we would not go far. It takes a huge committment from players and parents alike to have a Great Season. Let's bring them home another Trophy for their efforts.
Last but not least: Didn't we have a great crowd for our game today. They made a difference.
Coach May
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Final EPIC JV Girls Standings and Tournament
Hi Girls,
***Picture Day Monday, bring your uniforms***
***We need to get the money together for our team T-Shirts, the bill came in***
***Please make the check out to Halifax Academy and stub it T.Shirt etc.****
The Final EPIC Conference standings are out. It turned out a little different than I thought. Rocky Mount finished in 3rd place and so therefore we will host St. Davids on Thursday assuming they beat CCS a third time Tuesday.
Halifax Academy 9-1
Parrott Academy 8-2
Rocky Mount Ac. 6-4
St. Davids 5-5
Cary Christian 2-8
Kerr Vance 0-10
We will play the winner of 4 vs 5 on Thursday. APA will play the winner of 3 vs. 6 on Thursday.
I am working on the gameplan for St. Davids. I have some thoughts on their team and skills. We will be fine.
See you Monday at 3:15 or so. We will shoot foul shots and take pictures. Bring your uniforms. Look pretty.
The Varsity Girls will travel to RMA Tuesday. The JV Boys will travel to KVA Tuesday. The Varsity Boys will travel to St. Davids Tuesday. We will practice Tuesday and Wednesday to be ready for our game on Thursday.
I think we are going to have a team dinner after the game Thursday. We might practice a little longer on Tuesday since we will be the only team at school. Extra time to work on individual skills and shots.
Let's get prepared to play our best week of basketball ever!
Bland
***Picture Day Monday, bring your uniforms***
***We need to get the money together for our team T-Shirts, the bill came in***
***Please make the check out to Halifax Academy and stub it T.Shirt etc.****
The Final EPIC Conference standings are out. It turned out a little different than I thought. Rocky Mount finished in 3rd place and so therefore we will host St. Davids on Thursday assuming they beat CCS a third time Tuesday.
Halifax Academy 9-1
Parrott Academy 8-2
Rocky Mount Ac. 6-4
St. Davids 5-5
Cary Christian 2-8
Kerr Vance 0-10
We will play the winner of 4 vs 5 on Thursday. APA will play the winner of 3 vs. 6 on Thursday.
I am working on the gameplan for St. Davids. I have some thoughts on their team and skills. We will be fine.
See you Monday at 3:15 or so. We will shoot foul shots and take pictures. Bring your uniforms. Look pretty.
The Varsity Girls will travel to RMA Tuesday. The JV Boys will travel to KVA Tuesday. The Varsity Boys will travel to St. Davids Tuesday. We will practice Tuesday and Wednesday to be ready for our game on Thursday.
I think we are going to have a team dinner after the game Thursday. We might practice a little longer on Tuesday since we will be the only team at school. Extra time to work on individual skills and shots.
Let's get prepared to play our best week of basketball ever!
Bland
Friday, February 11, 2011
H.A. JV Girls E.P.I.C. Champions 2011
Hi Girls,
A Great comeback win. One that took great effort and focus. I was so glad to see we can still play 24 Lockdown and play it well when we need it. I think we were 9 points down near the end of the 3rd quarter. Jamie's 3 got it down to 6 to start the 4th. We then outscored Parrott 7 to 0 in the 4th quarter to pull out the win.
We came in with 3 lofty goals for this season:
1- To defend our Christmas Tournament Title.
2- To win the EPIC Regular Season Title.
3- To win the EPIC Conference Tournament Title.
All I can say on our team goals is 2 down, 1 to go. Being the Regular Season Champion is by far the most impressive of all the title's. The Regular season Champion is simply the Best Team in the conference and is based on a season of play with home and home games. Way to go girls!
We did something some said we could not do. I am so proud of you all. Not many ever win a Championship of any kind in a lifetime. There is one thing for certain, the EPIC is dead serious about basketball. Any kind of Championship in Basketball is quite an accomplishment in the tough 2A EPIC conference. We were close to a tie for the championship last year( 4pts) and could not finish the deal. As they say the difference between ordinary and Extra-ordinary is just that little Extra. That is what you girls had when we needed it all year, that little Extra. That makes the difference.
Scoring by qts: 1st: 10-8; 2nd 0-6; 3rd: 6-8; 4th 7-0 Final: 23-22
H.A. Scoring: Kelly 12pts, Jamie 5pts, Emily 4pts, Mer 2pts.
APA Scoring: #5 L. Beyer 8, #23 E. Riley 6, #10 N. Wenzova 4, #12 L. Mills 2, #11 B.Tyndall 2.
FG%: Team 9/27; 33.3%: Kelly 5/9***; Emily 2/5**; Jamie 2/10; Alex 0/1, Lindsey 0/1, Jordan 0/1.
FT%: Team 4/9; 44.4%: Mer 2/2*****, Kelly 2/5*, Lindsey 0/1, MeganK 0/1.
Rebounds: Team 2off/14def: Mer 0/5****, Kelly 2/2***, Emily o/2*, Jamie 0/2*, Lindsey 0/2*,
Alex 1*.
Assists: Team 6**; Jamie 4****, Alex 1*, Mer 1*.
Steals: Team 12****: Jamie 4****, Mer 3***, Lindsey 2**, Kelly 2**, MeganK 1*.
Blocks: Kelly 2**, Alex *.
Layups: Team 8/17; 47%**; Kelly 5/9***, Emily 2/5**, Jamie 1/3*.
3 pointers: Jamie 1/1*****.
Turnovers: Team 10: Lindsey 3, Mer 2, MeganK 2, Jamie 2, Alex 1. (Only Ten in the bigtime atmosphere we were playing in was very good)
Final Thoughts: It has been a Dream Season. Remember all the stuff we practiced on. The Maxim I like to use alot that goes "Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail" comes to mind tonight. We were prepared to do a number of different things if we needed something. Against some teams one thing worked well and against other teams we had to pull a different tool out of the box. The Bottom line was we always had another tool we could go to when we needed something to run.
Even if you were well prepared but played with no heart and no effort you would never win. To be a Champion at any level you have to Play with great Heart. All those 50/50 loose balls if the other team gets them all you probably will not win. All you girls that have been around me for a long time know how much I value players that play with Heart,effort and focus. Without it in basketball you are nowhere.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
We will enjoy this Championship for a lifetime but come Tuesday lets put it on the back burner and focus on winning one more with this team. Opportunity is fleeting. Two more games and this team will become next years Varsity and JV. We don't really have to do anything else to prove we are a great team but I would like to see us go ahead and show what we have and win another Championship for good measure. Believe it or not I still do not think we have played our best game this year. YET!
Get some much deserved rest over the weekend, 2011 EPIC Championship Team.
Coach May
A Great comeback win. One that took great effort and focus. I was so glad to see we can still play 24 Lockdown and play it well when we need it. I think we were 9 points down near the end of the 3rd quarter. Jamie's 3 got it down to 6 to start the 4th. We then outscored Parrott 7 to 0 in the 4th quarter to pull out the win.
We came in with 3 lofty goals for this season:
1- To defend our Christmas Tournament Title.
2- To win the EPIC Regular Season Title.
3- To win the EPIC Conference Tournament Title.
All I can say on our team goals is 2 down, 1 to go. Being the Regular Season Champion is by far the most impressive of all the title's. The Regular season Champion is simply the Best Team in the conference and is based on a season of play with home and home games. Way to go girls!
We did something some said we could not do. I am so proud of you all. Not many ever win a Championship of any kind in a lifetime. There is one thing for certain, the EPIC is dead serious about basketball. Any kind of Championship in Basketball is quite an accomplishment in the tough 2A EPIC conference. We were close to a tie for the championship last year( 4pts) and could not finish the deal. As they say the difference between ordinary and Extra-ordinary is just that little Extra. That is what you girls had when we needed it all year, that little Extra. That makes the difference.
Scoring by qts: 1st: 10-8; 2nd 0-6; 3rd: 6-8; 4th 7-0 Final: 23-22
H.A. Scoring: Kelly 12pts, Jamie 5pts, Emily 4pts, Mer 2pts.
APA Scoring: #5 L. Beyer 8, #23 E. Riley 6, #10 N. Wenzova 4, #12 L. Mills 2, #11 B.Tyndall 2.
FG%: Team 9/27; 33.3%: Kelly 5/9***; Emily 2/5**; Jamie 2/10; Alex 0/1, Lindsey 0/1, Jordan 0/1.
FT%: Team 4/9; 44.4%: Mer 2/2*****, Kelly 2/5*, Lindsey 0/1, MeganK 0/1.
Rebounds: Team 2off/14def: Mer 0/5****, Kelly 2/2***, Emily o/2*, Jamie 0/2*, Lindsey 0/2*,
Alex 1*.
Assists: Team 6**; Jamie 4****, Alex 1*, Mer 1*.
Steals: Team 12****: Jamie 4****, Mer 3***, Lindsey 2**, Kelly 2**, MeganK 1*.
Blocks: Kelly 2**, Alex *.
Layups: Team 8/17; 47%**; Kelly 5/9***, Emily 2/5**, Jamie 1/3*.
3 pointers: Jamie 1/1*****.
Turnovers: Team 10: Lindsey 3, Mer 2, MeganK 2, Jamie 2, Alex 1. (Only Ten in the bigtime atmosphere we were playing in was very good)
Final Thoughts: It has been a Dream Season. Remember all the stuff we practiced on. The Maxim I like to use alot that goes "Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail" comes to mind tonight. We were prepared to do a number of different things if we needed something. Against some teams one thing worked well and against other teams we had to pull a different tool out of the box. The Bottom line was we always had another tool we could go to when we needed something to run.
Even if you were well prepared but played with no heart and no effort you would never win. To be a Champion at any level you have to Play with great Heart. All those 50/50 loose balls if the other team gets them all you probably will not win. All you girls that have been around me for a long time know how much I value players that play with Heart,effort and focus. Without it in basketball you are nowhere.
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
We will enjoy this Championship for a lifetime but come Tuesday lets put it on the back burner and focus on winning one more with this team. Opportunity is fleeting. Two more games and this team will become next years Varsity and JV. We don't really have to do anything else to prove we are a great team but I would like to see us go ahead and show what we have and win another Championship for good measure. Believe it or not I still do not think we have played our best game this year. YET!
Get some much deserved rest over the weekend, 2011 EPIC Championship Team.
Coach May
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Solid Win @ KVA.
Hi Girls,
***Dismissal Time for APA 11:15am, make sure you have your uniforms etc and wear warm ups.***
***Team Picture's Monday @3:45pm***. If time I would like to shoot foul shots prior*** Uniforms!
A nice solid win at KVA. We got good play from a lot of players and that is what it takes. We are still tied with Parrott Academy for first place. They squeeked by St. Davids 21 to 20 on Tuesday. That means we are going to need to beat them to be the conference regular season champions. Let's be focused and ready and make the most of the opportunity. We have clinched one of the top two spots and will play the winner of the 4 and 5 or the 3 and 6 seeds on Thursday on our home court. I am pretty sure St. Davids is the 3 seed and KVA is the 6 seed. Rocky Mount is probably going to be the 4 seed and CCS the 5 seed.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 6-9; 2nd: 11-1; 3rd: 13-4; 4th: 11-6; Final Score 41 to 20
HA Scoring: Kelly 14, Emily 12, Mer 5, Lindsey 2, Jamie 2, Alex 2, Jordan 2, M&M 2.
KVA Scoring: #4 Cristin Abbott 6 pts, #15 Rachel Ross 5 pts, #13 Brittney West 4 pts, #3 Mckenzie jones 2 pts
#11 Jracy Manahan 2 pts, #23 Lauryn William 1 pt.
HA FG%: Team: 18/45 40%: Individual: M&M 1/1*****, Mer 2/3****, Emily 6/10****, Kelly 5/9***,
Jordan 1/2***, Lindsey 1/5, Alex 1/5, Jamie 1/10.
HA FT%: Team 5/7; 71,4%****; Kelly 4/5****, Mer 1/2***.
KVA FT% 5/11; 45.5%
Rebounds: Team 12off/27Def: Kelly 5/10*****, Jamie 2/3***, Emily 2/3***, Mer 1/4***, Jorday 1/2**,
MeganK 0/2**, Lindsey 0/2**, Alex 1/1**.
Assists: Team 10***; Lindsey 4****, Mer 3***, Jamie 2**, Jordan 1*.
Steals: Team 8*; Lindsey 4****, Jamie 2**, M&M 1*, Kelly 1*.
Blocks: Lindsey 1*.
Turnovers: Team 12; Individual: Lindsey 4, Jamie 3, Emily 2, Mer 1, Kelly 1, MeganK 1.
Layups: Team 15/32***; M&M 1/1*****, Mer 2/3****, Emily 6/10****, Kelly 5/9***, Lindsey 1/4,
Jamie 0/5. Ladies, anytime we make 50% or better we are going to be awfully tough to beat as long as we play good defense and not make too many turnovers. Good Work!
Final Thoughts: We played a good game. They were hot to start with but once we got up in their faces their shooting percentage dropped off. It is hard to shoot and make it with a hand in your face. That is what great defense is about, contest shots without fouling and denying layups. I Thought a lot of you girls played a good game. We were effective with finding Kelly early and did some nice things with Mer passing out of the High Post late. Emily did a great job of stepping out a couple of steps then sliding back around the back of their zone and scoring. I also was excited to see Lindsey breakdown the front of their zone down by swinging the ball wide and getting it back and driving into the lane with both Low Posts sliding into scoring position for the pass or the Offensive Rebound. That was effective and we will add that to our arsenal of tools for when the other teams try to overplay the wing.
Our greatest advantage over most teams is our skill at getting good shots close to the goal on offense and playing tough on the boards on both offense and defense. When we move our feet and don't foul and stay squared up on our men defensively our athleticism makes it hard for the oppostion to get good shots just by not giving them any room to shoot and not letting them drive by us. Closely contested shots as we know are hard to make unless they are layups and we always want to make sure the other team does not beat us at getting more layups than us. We also always want to not put them on the foul line. Mix all the above in with not turning the ball over by focusing on making the simple smart pass and that is the formula for winning basketball.
The one exception to the simple pass rule is on plays like Up and seal out post ups etc. where there is some risk but if we complete the pass it usually means a basket or a foul, sometimes both. Plus that is on the far end of the court away from their basket and does not give the other team a run out basket opportunity. Turnovers that give up runouts are extra bad.
Ladies: Let's Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together. We have the tools and the talent to do what needs to be done we just need to make sure we step up, focus on the task at hand and do it. It is all about team.
Thought: Don't reach for something unless you are willing to dig and scratch for it. Everyone is willing to take something if it is easy. If you really want it, put the effort into it to take it. Roy Williams, UNC.
Coach May
***Dismissal Time for APA 11:15am, make sure you have your uniforms etc and wear warm ups.***
***Team Picture's Monday @3:45pm***. If time I would like to shoot foul shots prior*** Uniforms!
A nice solid win at KVA. We got good play from a lot of players and that is what it takes. We are still tied with Parrott Academy for first place. They squeeked by St. Davids 21 to 20 on Tuesday. That means we are going to need to beat them to be the conference regular season champions. Let's be focused and ready and make the most of the opportunity. We have clinched one of the top two spots and will play the winner of the 4 and 5 or the 3 and 6 seeds on Thursday on our home court. I am pretty sure St. Davids is the 3 seed and KVA is the 6 seed. Rocky Mount is probably going to be the 4 seed and CCS the 5 seed.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 6-9; 2nd: 11-1; 3rd: 13-4; 4th: 11-6; Final Score 41 to 20
HA Scoring: Kelly 14, Emily 12, Mer 5, Lindsey 2, Jamie 2, Alex 2, Jordan 2, M&M 2.
KVA Scoring: #4 Cristin Abbott 6 pts, #15 Rachel Ross 5 pts, #13 Brittney West 4 pts, #3 Mckenzie jones 2 pts
#11 Jracy Manahan 2 pts, #23 Lauryn William 1 pt.
HA FG%: Team: 18/45 40%: Individual: M&M 1/1*****, Mer 2/3****, Emily 6/10****, Kelly 5/9***,
Jordan 1/2***, Lindsey 1/5, Alex 1/5, Jamie 1/10.
HA FT%: Team 5/7; 71,4%****; Kelly 4/5****, Mer 1/2***.
KVA FT% 5/11; 45.5%
Rebounds: Team 12off/27Def: Kelly 5/10*****, Jamie 2/3***, Emily 2/3***, Mer 1/4***, Jorday 1/2**,
MeganK 0/2**, Lindsey 0/2**, Alex 1/1**.
Assists: Team 10***; Lindsey 4****, Mer 3***, Jamie 2**, Jordan 1*.
Steals: Team 8*; Lindsey 4****, Jamie 2**, M&M 1*, Kelly 1*.
Blocks: Lindsey 1*.
Turnovers: Team 12; Individual: Lindsey 4, Jamie 3, Emily 2, Mer 1, Kelly 1, MeganK 1.
Layups: Team 15/32***; M&M 1/1*****, Mer 2/3****, Emily 6/10****, Kelly 5/9***, Lindsey 1/4,
Jamie 0/5. Ladies, anytime we make 50% or better we are going to be awfully tough to beat as long as we play good defense and not make too many turnovers. Good Work!
Final Thoughts: We played a good game. They were hot to start with but once we got up in their faces their shooting percentage dropped off. It is hard to shoot and make it with a hand in your face. That is what great defense is about, contest shots without fouling and denying layups. I Thought a lot of you girls played a good game. We were effective with finding Kelly early and did some nice things with Mer passing out of the High Post late. Emily did a great job of stepping out a couple of steps then sliding back around the back of their zone and scoring. I also was excited to see Lindsey breakdown the front of their zone down by swinging the ball wide and getting it back and driving into the lane with both Low Posts sliding into scoring position for the pass or the Offensive Rebound. That was effective and we will add that to our arsenal of tools for when the other teams try to overplay the wing.
Our greatest advantage over most teams is our skill at getting good shots close to the goal on offense and playing tough on the boards on both offense and defense. When we move our feet and don't foul and stay squared up on our men defensively our athleticism makes it hard for the oppostion to get good shots just by not giving them any room to shoot and not letting them drive by us. Closely contested shots as we know are hard to make unless they are layups and we always want to make sure the other team does not beat us at getting more layups than us. We also always want to not put them on the foul line. Mix all the above in with not turning the ball over by focusing on making the simple smart pass and that is the formula for winning basketball.
The one exception to the simple pass rule is on plays like Up and seal out post ups etc. where there is some risk but if we complete the pass it usually means a basket or a foul, sometimes both. Plus that is on the far end of the court away from their basket and does not give the other team a run out basket opportunity. Turnovers that give up runouts are extra bad.
Ladies: Let's Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together. We have the tools and the talent to do what needs to be done we just need to make sure we step up, focus on the task at hand and do it. It is all about team.
Thought: Don't reach for something unless you are willing to dig and scratch for it. Everyone is willing to take something if it is easy. If you really want it, put the effort into it to take it. Roy Williams, UNC.
Coach May
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Nice win over CCS.
Hi Girls,
*********Dismissal Time Kerr Vance 12:45 according to my schedule********
***We can eat in town before we go or stop at Burger King in Norlina on the way, Captains Decide******
A good conference win. You all played good. We did the things we needed to do and it paid nice dividends.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 9-2, 2nd 12- 3, 3rd 6-6, 4th 6-4. Final Score: 33 to 15
H.A. Individual: Kelly 10, Lindsey 8, Jamie 7, Mer 4, Alex 2, MeganK- 2.
CCS: #25 G- Britney Hunn 7pts, #32 G- Meggie Bloodworth 2 pts, #12 G- Caroline Scheliss 2 pts,
#5 C- Kaitlyn Innes 2 pts, #4 Rachel Kenny (reserve) 2 pts. #2 F Shelby Ballard 0 pts.
FG%: Team; 16/54 29.6%: Individual: MeganK 1/1*****,Kelly 5/10***, Lindsey 4/9** Mer 2/5**,
Alex 1/3*, Jamie 3/17, Jordan 0/1, Kim 0/1, Leslie 0/1, Catherine 0/3.
FT%: Team 3/5 60%***: Individuals: Kelly 2/2*****, Jamie 1/3.
CCS FT%: 5/15 33.3%: #25 Hunn 5/10, #12 Scheliss 0/3, # 2 Ballard 0/2.
Rebounds: Team 17Off/24Def*****: Individual: Kelly 4/6*****, Jamie 4/3****, Emily 4/3****, Kim 0/4***,
Mer 2/2***, Jordan 2/1**, MeganK 0/2*, Alex 1/0*, Kaela 0/1*, Leslie 0/1*, Catherine 0/1*.
Assists: Team 10****: Jamie 4****, Lindsey 2**, Jordan 2**, Mer 1*, Emily 1*.
Steals: Team 5*; Lindsey 3***, MeganK 1*, Kim 1*. (Not bad for X)
Blocks: Lindsey 1*
Lay ups: Team 14/35 40%*: Individual: MeganK 1/1*****, Lindsey 4/6****, Kelly 5/10**, Mer 2/5*,
Jamie 2/9, Kim 0/1, Emily 0/3.
T/O's: Team 7*****: Individual: Jamie 3, Kelly 2, Leslie 2. Very nice low # on turnovers. Great Work!
Final Thoughts: I will post these at a later date. I will say we seemed to have our energy level back and our focus back and we did a nice job of executing the things we talked about, Good work. It made a huge difference. Glad we got some of the younger girls some playing time.
Another Conference Game Tomorrow at KVA. Let's be ready!
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
Coach May
*********Dismissal Time Kerr Vance 12:45 according to my schedule********
***We can eat in town before we go or stop at Burger King in Norlina on the way, Captains Decide******
A good conference win. You all played good. We did the things we needed to do and it paid nice dividends.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 9-2, 2nd 12- 3, 3rd 6-6, 4th 6-4. Final Score: 33 to 15
H.A. Individual: Kelly 10, Lindsey 8, Jamie 7, Mer 4, Alex 2, MeganK- 2.
CCS: #25 G- Britney Hunn 7pts, #32 G- Meggie Bloodworth 2 pts, #12 G- Caroline Scheliss 2 pts,
#5 C- Kaitlyn Innes 2 pts, #4 Rachel Kenny (reserve) 2 pts. #2 F Shelby Ballard 0 pts.
FG%: Team; 16/54 29.6%: Individual: MeganK 1/1*****,Kelly 5/10***, Lindsey 4/9** Mer 2/5**,
Alex 1/3*, Jamie 3/17, Jordan 0/1, Kim 0/1, Leslie 0/1, Catherine 0/3.
FT%: Team 3/5 60%***: Individuals: Kelly 2/2*****, Jamie 1/3.
CCS FT%: 5/15 33.3%: #25 Hunn 5/10, #12 Scheliss 0/3, # 2 Ballard 0/2.
Rebounds: Team 17Off/24Def*****: Individual: Kelly 4/6*****, Jamie 4/3****, Emily 4/3****, Kim 0/4***,
Mer 2/2***, Jordan 2/1**, MeganK 0/2*, Alex 1/0*, Kaela 0/1*, Leslie 0/1*, Catherine 0/1*.
Assists: Team 10****: Jamie 4****, Lindsey 2**, Jordan 2**, Mer 1*, Emily 1*.
Steals: Team 5*; Lindsey 3***, MeganK 1*, Kim 1*. (Not bad for X)
Blocks: Lindsey 1*
Lay ups: Team 14/35 40%*: Individual: MeganK 1/1*****, Lindsey 4/6****, Kelly 5/10**, Mer 2/5*,
Jamie 2/9, Kim 0/1, Emily 0/3.
T/O's: Team 7*****: Individual: Jamie 3, Kelly 2, Leslie 2. Very nice low # on turnovers. Great Work!
Final Thoughts: I will post these at a later date. I will say we seemed to have our energy level back and our focus back and we did a nice job of executing the things we talked about, Good work. It made a huge difference. Glad we got some of the younger girls some playing time.
Another Conference Game Tomorrow at KVA. Let's be ready!
Play Hard, Play Smart and Play Together.
Coach May
Friday, February 4, 2011
A Step Backwards.
OK Girls,
We took a big step backwards today. We missed 25 layups, 50 points worth. St. Davids wanted to do 3 things; They wanted to double team Kelly and make sure she did not beat them, They wanted to pressure Jamie and make it difficult to make the lob pass to Kelly or drive to the basket for scores and they wanted to take advantage of us not running back hard on defense by pushing the ball up the court as hard as possible to get good looks before we ran back and turned around. Bottom line: They wanted to take away what we do best and make us win the game some other way.
My greatest sorrow other than not winning was I did not feel we came into the game with the focus we needed to give us our best chance of winning. Jr. Beta Trip, illness,Spring sports thoughts and too many other distractions. We need to have tunnel vision about finishing the opportunity we have worked so hard to accomplish.
Chances are we will get another chance to play this team in the Conference Tournament either in the first round if we come in second place or in the Championship game if we come in first place.
It is still a fact that if we return to the court next week with renewed focus and energy and paying attention to detail we can be the conference champions. All we have to do is win the next 3 games. CCS at home, KVA on the road, APA on the road, three teams we have beaten already this year.
In order to do this we will have to put our minds back on playing how we played earlier in the year. Playing much harder on defense and working harder to get better shots than the opposition and making them. We need 100% focus on taking care of JV Girls Basketball Business this year.
Our Team Record: Conference 6 and 1, Overall: 16 and 2. I don't know of a single team that would not want to have our record at this point in the year. 16 wins is Nothing to sneeze at, be proud of it and be focused on finishing strong. We can go up to 21 wins with a strong last two weeks.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 10 to 8, 2nd qtr: 2 to 7, 3rd qtr: 6 to 8, 4th qtr: 6 to 18 Final Score: 27 to 41
H.A. Scoring: Emily 10, Jamie 9, Kelly 2, Alex 2, Lindsey 1.
S.D. Scoring: #31 Park 15, #15 Garrett 14, #19 Boliek 4, # 14 Danielson 3, #12 Gilman 3, #11 Dickens 2.
FG%: Team; 10/43 23.3%: Individuals: Alex 1/2**, Emily 5/14, Jamie 3/15, Kelly 1/5, Mer 0/4, MeganK 0/1, Lindsey 0/1.
FT%: Team; 4/9 44.4%: Individuals: Lindsey 1/2*, Jamie 3/7.
Rebounds: Team 7off/16def; Individuals: Jamie 4/2***, Mer 3/2***, Kelly 1/4***, Emily 1/2**, Alex 0/2*.
Assists: Team 7; Individual: Jamie 4**** Lindsey 3***.
Steals: Team 6; Individuals: Mer 2**, Emily 2**, Jamie 2**.
Blocks: Kelly 1*.
Layups: Team 8/33 24.2% (25 missed layups, if we make half of them we win easy)
Turnovers: Team 14; Jamie 6, Alex 4, Mer 2, M&M 1, Leslie 1.
Final Thoughts: Take the time to clear your minds and get focused on playing our best next week. It is one game at a time. We can take no other team for granted. Hustle, focus and determination is the difference in winning and losing in most games. We need to make sure we have all three on our side.
PLAY HARD, PLAY SMART AND PLAY TOGETHER!! That is what it takes and that is what we need to refocus on.
Thought: Tough times don't last but Tough teams do! R. Williams, UNC.
Coach May
We took a big step backwards today. We missed 25 layups, 50 points worth. St. Davids wanted to do 3 things; They wanted to double team Kelly and make sure she did not beat them, They wanted to pressure Jamie and make it difficult to make the lob pass to Kelly or drive to the basket for scores and they wanted to take advantage of us not running back hard on defense by pushing the ball up the court as hard as possible to get good looks before we ran back and turned around. Bottom line: They wanted to take away what we do best and make us win the game some other way.
My greatest sorrow other than not winning was I did not feel we came into the game with the focus we needed to give us our best chance of winning. Jr. Beta Trip, illness,Spring sports thoughts and too many other distractions. We need to have tunnel vision about finishing the opportunity we have worked so hard to accomplish.
Chances are we will get another chance to play this team in the Conference Tournament either in the first round if we come in second place or in the Championship game if we come in first place.
It is still a fact that if we return to the court next week with renewed focus and energy and paying attention to detail we can be the conference champions. All we have to do is win the next 3 games. CCS at home, KVA on the road, APA on the road, three teams we have beaten already this year.
In order to do this we will have to put our minds back on playing how we played earlier in the year. Playing much harder on defense and working harder to get better shots than the opposition and making them. We need 100% focus on taking care of JV Girls Basketball Business this year.
Our Team Record: Conference 6 and 1, Overall: 16 and 2. I don't know of a single team that would not want to have our record at this point in the year. 16 wins is Nothing to sneeze at, be proud of it and be focused on finishing strong. We can go up to 21 wins with a strong last two weeks.
Scoring by Qtrs: 1st: 10 to 8, 2nd qtr: 2 to 7, 3rd qtr: 6 to 8, 4th qtr: 6 to 18 Final Score: 27 to 41
H.A. Scoring: Emily 10, Jamie 9, Kelly 2, Alex 2, Lindsey 1.
S.D. Scoring: #31 Park 15, #15 Garrett 14, #19 Boliek 4, # 14 Danielson 3, #12 Gilman 3, #11 Dickens 2.
FG%: Team; 10/43 23.3%: Individuals: Alex 1/2**, Emily 5/14, Jamie 3/15, Kelly 1/5, Mer 0/4, MeganK 0/1, Lindsey 0/1.
FT%: Team; 4/9 44.4%: Individuals: Lindsey 1/2*, Jamie 3/7.
Rebounds: Team 7off/16def; Individuals: Jamie 4/2***, Mer 3/2***, Kelly 1/4***, Emily 1/2**, Alex 0/2*.
Assists: Team 7; Individual: Jamie 4**** Lindsey 3***.
Steals: Team 6; Individuals: Mer 2**, Emily 2**, Jamie 2**.
Blocks: Kelly 1*.
Layups: Team 8/33 24.2% (25 missed layups, if we make half of them we win easy)
Turnovers: Team 14; Jamie 6, Alex 4, Mer 2, M&M 1, Leslie 1.
Final Thoughts: Take the time to clear your minds and get focused on playing our best next week. It is one game at a time. We can take no other team for granted. Hustle, focus and determination is the difference in winning and losing in most games. We need to make sure we have all three on our side.
PLAY HARD, PLAY SMART AND PLAY TOGETHER!! That is what it takes and that is what we need to refocus on.
Thought: Tough times don't last but Tough teams do! R. Williams, UNC.
Coach May
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
RMA Escape.
Hi Girls,
It was nice to win. It was not nice to play as poorly as we played. There was poor execution across the board.
If you want to win you focus on execution and effort, the team's and your own. We did not do well on either.
Scoring By Qtrs: 1st - 11 to 6, 2nd- 6 to 6, 3rd- 2 to 2 4th- 6 to 9. Final 25 to 23.
HA Scoring: Kelly 8, Mer 6, Emily 5, Jamie 4, Alex 2.
RMA Scoring: #5 Catherine Coats 7pt (5 in the last 4 mins of the 4th qtr. 3 from the foul line), #23 Anne Claire Roberson 6pts (2 foul shots in the last 4 mins of the 4th), #25 Caroline Boddie 4 pt, #20 Shelly Dunn 4 pts (2 pts in the last 4 min of the game), #12 Alex Jackson 2.
FG%: Team 11/45 24.4% Individual: Kelly 4/7***, Jamie 2/7, Em 2/8, Mer 2/10, Alex 1/9, Lindsey 0/4
FT % Team 3/7 42.9%*; Individual: Mer 2/2*****, Emily 1/4, Alex 0/1
FT% RMA: 7/10 70%. ( 5/6 in the last 4 min's of the game)
Rebounds: 9off/12Def: Individual: Mer 3/3***, Kelly 2/4***, Alex 3/2**, Jordan 0/1*, MeganK 0/1*,
Jamie 0/1*, Emily 1/0*.
Assists: Jamie 2**, Lindsey 1*, Mer 1*. (Cannot believe we only got 4 assists when we could run Up 4 times in any quarter and score 3 basket if executed correctly)
Steals: Team 9; Individual; Alex 3**, Jamie 2*, Mer 2*, Lindsey 2*, Kelly 2*, Megan K 1*, M&M 1*,Jordan 1*.
Blocks: Team 4**; Alex 2**, Kelly 1*, Mer 1*.
Turnovers: Team 14; Individual: Alex 3, Mer 2, Jamie 2, Lindsey 2, Kelly 2, Megan K 1, M&M 1, Jordan 1.
Layups: Team 9/31 29%; Individual: Kelly 4/7**, Emily 2/7, Jamie 1/5, Mer 2/10, Lindsey 0/2. (50% is the minimum winning percentage and that is really too low)
Final Thoughts: The Next Season Syndrome: About this time of year players start getting excited about the next season whatever it is for you. They have dreams of we are going to be good. We are going to have a chance to win it all. Most of the time it does not work out, sometimes it might.
I do know one thing, you have a chance to be the Regular Season Champions for JV Girls Basketball and it is right in front of you for the taking. All we have to do is want it hard enough to focus on executing the things we know how to do and the things we have practiced basically since preseason practice.
Not many ever win a Championship in any sport. In Basketball at HA at the 2A level in the basketball rich EPIC conference, Championships are few and far between. We have 4 more conference games in the Regular Season. Do some soul searching and decide how important giving this team its best shot at winning is to you.
If you think it is not so important then enjoy dreaming about other seasons to come because dreaming of reaching any goal without putting in the focus and effort is just Dreaming. Winning is about Playing Hard and working hard to execute the things you know how to do and having the dicipline not to do the things you know you should not do on the court. If your heart is not in being the JV Girls Champions please just let me know.
Coach May
It was nice to win. It was not nice to play as poorly as we played. There was poor execution across the board.
If you want to win you focus on execution and effort, the team's and your own. We did not do well on either.
Scoring By Qtrs: 1st - 11 to 6, 2nd- 6 to 6, 3rd- 2 to 2 4th- 6 to 9. Final 25 to 23.
HA Scoring: Kelly 8, Mer 6, Emily 5, Jamie 4, Alex 2.
RMA Scoring: #5 Catherine Coats 7pt (5 in the last 4 mins of the 4th qtr. 3 from the foul line), #23 Anne Claire Roberson 6pts (2 foul shots in the last 4 mins of the 4th), #25 Caroline Boddie 4 pt, #20 Shelly Dunn 4 pts (2 pts in the last 4 min of the game), #12 Alex Jackson 2.
FG%: Team 11/45 24.4% Individual: Kelly 4/7***, Jamie 2/7, Em 2/8, Mer 2/10, Alex 1/9, Lindsey 0/4
FT % Team 3/7 42.9%*; Individual: Mer 2/2*****, Emily 1/4, Alex 0/1
FT% RMA: 7/10 70%. ( 5/6 in the last 4 min's of the game)
Rebounds: 9off/12Def: Individual: Mer 3/3***, Kelly 2/4***, Alex 3/2**, Jordan 0/1*, MeganK 0/1*,
Jamie 0/1*, Emily 1/0*.
Assists: Jamie 2**, Lindsey 1*, Mer 1*. (Cannot believe we only got 4 assists when we could run Up 4 times in any quarter and score 3 basket if executed correctly)
Steals: Team 9; Individual; Alex 3**, Jamie 2*, Mer 2*, Lindsey 2*, Kelly 2*, Megan K 1*, M&M 1*,Jordan 1*.
Blocks: Team 4**; Alex 2**, Kelly 1*, Mer 1*.
Turnovers: Team 14; Individual: Alex 3, Mer 2, Jamie 2, Lindsey 2, Kelly 2, Megan K 1, M&M 1, Jordan 1.
Layups: Team 9/31 29%; Individual: Kelly 4/7**, Emily 2/7, Jamie 1/5, Mer 2/10, Lindsey 0/2. (50% is the minimum winning percentage and that is really too low)
Final Thoughts: The Next Season Syndrome: About this time of year players start getting excited about the next season whatever it is for you. They have dreams of we are going to be good. We are going to have a chance to win it all. Most of the time it does not work out, sometimes it might.
I do know one thing, you have a chance to be the Regular Season Champions for JV Girls Basketball and it is right in front of you for the taking. All we have to do is want it hard enough to focus on executing the things we know how to do and the things we have practiced basically since preseason practice.
Not many ever win a Championship in any sport. In Basketball at HA at the 2A level in the basketball rich EPIC conference, Championships are few and far between. We have 4 more conference games in the Regular Season. Do some soul searching and decide how important giving this team its best shot at winning is to you.
If you think it is not so important then enjoy dreaming about other seasons to come because dreaming of reaching any goal without putting in the focus and effort is just Dreaming. Winning is about Playing Hard and working hard to execute the things you know how to do and having the dicipline not to do the things you know you should not do on the court. If your heart is not in being the JV Girls Champions please just let me know.
Coach May
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