Saturday, February 8, 2014 9:30 AM
1 2 F
Maroon 31 22 53 (2-1)
Team Booth/Johnson 21 25 46 (1-2)
Another game, another hard-fought victory for the maroon
squad against a supposedly superior opponent. We took control from the opening
tip with a flurry of offensive rebounds to keep possessions alive, followed by
3-pointers.
Taking a 10-point lead into the second half, we came out extremely
flat to start the half. They made some baskets to cut into our lead, but we
stuck with it, kept playing hard, and pulled out the win.
We had another great small group time of sharing about our weeks and digging into the "Anti-Fear Prescription" devotion.
Thoughts from Captain
Ben Asper
Although we were outsized and without our starting PG Devaughn,
the maroon team pulled out a very gutsy win. Even though we were giving
up a couple inches at every position, we once again proved that hustle and
teamwork is more important than size.
I felt good setting the tone to start the game with two offensive
rebounds on our first possession (never mind the fact that they were both on my
own misses). For the game we probably had a plus 20 rebounding advantage led by
Mr. "I never get tired and it's physically impossible to box me out"
Billy Smith. And when Billy wasn't grabbing rebounds, Freckman was using his
elbows and 40 inch vertical to grab the loose balls.
Along with the rebounding advantage, the other keys to the victory
was great team defense, timely shooting, Joe Martin firing up the squad after
getting called for a charge and having the ball almost land on his face, and a
five minute stretch in the second half when Thomas Martin turned into Stephen
Curry. It was a great game and an outstanding win.
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