Dillingham

       The team and I flew out to Dillingham on the 28th to participate in the 2015 Sockeye Tournament. So far, we have played 2 games and they were both 2A schools. Our first game, we played against the Togiak Huskies. We had a good 10 point lead the whole game. We beat them with the score at 59-48.

       Our next game was against the Dillingham Wolverines. Dillingham High School is the biggest 2A school in Alaska with 150 high school students. That's a lot of high school students compared to St. Paul with around 18 high school students. We were working together and playing good defense the whole game. We were ahead all of the 1st half. We lost the lead in the middle of the 3rd quarter. We kept it close the whole game, but ended up losing with the score at 48-59.

Scrimmage

       I had a scrimmage for practice a couple days ago. The purpose was to learn our plays and see if they would work against everybody. Anytime coach seen a problem with the play, he would blow the whistle and everyone on the court would freeze. We did that so he can show us what is wrong and what we should have done. It really helped us with our plays.

       We practiced a couple trap defenses on the other team and some basic moving offenses. It was really fun because I learned a bunch more about the plays. Now I understand all of the offenses and defenses. The defense was pretty confusing in the beginning, but then I started to get used of it. All in all, the scrimmage was definitely worth it.

Kobe's Career High in Assists

       It was nice to see Kobe play like himself when he played against the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was scoring points the way he always does, but he also got a career high in assists. Kobe made the Lakers so much better that game because he was the facilitator. It was really good because Kobe causes a lot of attention on offense. It was fun watching because I would watch Kobe get double teamed and he would pass it to the open man right away for the easy shot.

       8 of his assists were made by Jordan Hill. It was a perfect play for the Lakers to do. Kobe would come down the court and Jordan Hill would screen Kobe Bryant's man. Once they do that, Hill's man will follow Kobe since he is so good on defense. Kobe would then pass it to Hill for the mid-range shot.

       Kobe kept the game close. He is only limited 32 minutes a game because he is getting old. The Lakers couldn't overcome the Cav's during crunch-time though. It was a great game for Kobe and the Lakers. They are doing bad this season, but it didn't look like it in that game.

School

       I have pretty easy classes for my last semester. The only tough classes I have is language arts and social sciences. Social sciences is about learning about the brain. It's pretty tough right now. The fun classes I have is carpentry and P.E. I am building a spice shelf in carpentry.

Christmas Break

        During Christmas break, I had practice every weekday, a couple basketball games, some Christmas presents, and hung out with friends. We started to learn our plays for basketball. We have to learn our plays because we are going to play a tournament in Dillingham soon. We would also run a bunch so we could get in better shape. It is hard to get in shape, but it is definitely worth it.

       I played a couple of basketball games during Christmas break. I didn't play so good though. I wasn't doing good because I was prepared for playing basketball. I didn't have enough sleep and I didn't have any confidence. I will have to bring my confidence up if I want to fix my problems in basketball.

       I got a ugly Christmas sweater from my sister. It wasn't so ugly though because it was a Dodgers sweater. I also got a Kobe shirt from my brother. I like the shirt because it is dry fit so it wouldn't be soaked when I play basketball. I also got Far Cry 4. Far Cry 4 is a video game. I didn't really get into it yet though because the beginning seems pretty boring.

       This Christmas break, I hung out with my girlfriend, Kirk, and Alexay. It was fun because I haven't been hanging out with people often. It is also fun because they are all old friends. It is cool that they are old friends so we can talk about all of the funny memories we had. We played basketball, rode around, and played video games.