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