At the beginning of the award ceremony, after all the sockeye games, Dillingham showed appreciation of St. Paul. They said how good we were and how hard it is to travel for basketball games. They were amazed at how good we were for not playing any games before the Sockeye Tournament. They wanted to thank us for coming to their tournament and invited us to play there next year also.
I am happy that they invited us to go to their tournament again next year, but there isn't going to be a team next year. It is very sad that we won't have a high school team next year. We aren't able to have a team next year because 4 of the 6 players are graduating. Another player is going to school at a different place. There isn't that much people in our high school that likes to play basketball, and the ones that do are too young.
I can't wait until there is enough high school basketball players to have a team. I don't think that will be for a long time though. I love playing for the St. Paul Sea Parrots! I am proud to have played here my whole high school career. It was so fun and I made a lot of fun memories playing here.
Friday, February 13, 2015
St. Paul Round Robin Tournament
We had a tournament on the 5th to 7th of February in St. Paul. We haven't had a tournament in St. Paul since 1981. The teams that came in are the New Stuyahok Eagles, Port Alsworth Lynx, and the New Halen Malamutes. There was a total of 6 games. The team I play for, the Sea Parrots, played all three of the teams.
Our first game was against the New Halen Malamutes. They were a pretty tough team, they had a couple good shooters and a good post-up player. We were down by 9 at the end of the first half. Coach talked with us and made us bust our butts on the court. At the end of the game, we beat the Malamutes by ten points.
The next day, we played against the New Stuyahok Eagles. The whole team was able to shoot the three pointer. We were down by 6 at the end of the first half. We ended up beating the Eagles by around 10. It was a tough team to play against, but we had the heart to win.
Our last game was against the Port Alsworth Lynx. They had some good shooters, but they weren't the best team in the tournament. We were ahead by about 30 points at the end of halftime. We ended up beating the Lynx by about 40 points at the end of the game. It was a pretty easy game.
At the end of the game, we had an award ceremony. The Port Alworth Lynx got 4th place and the sportsmanship award. The New Halen Malamutes has gotten the 3rd place trophy. New Stuyahok received the 2nd place trophy. The Sea Parrots received the 1st place trophy and we are displaying the trophy in the front of our school. I am happy to of been a part of this tournament.
Our first game was against the New Halen Malamutes. They were a pretty tough team, they had a couple good shooters and a good post-up player. We were down by 9 at the end of the first half. Coach talked with us and made us bust our butts on the court. At the end of the game, we beat the Malamutes by ten points.
The next day, we played against the New Stuyahok Eagles. The whole team was able to shoot the three pointer. We were down by 6 at the end of the first half. We ended up beating the Eagles by around 10. It was a tough team to play against, but we had the heart to win.
Our last game was against the Port Alsworth Lynx. They had some good shooters, but they weren't the best team in the tournament. We were ahead by about 30 points at the end of halftime. We ended up beating the Lynx by about 40 points at the end of the game. It was a pretty easy game.
At the end of the game, we had an award ceremony. The Port Alworth Lynx got 4th place and the sportsmanship award. The New Halen Malamutes has gotten the 3rd place trophy. New Stuyahok received the 2nd place trophy. The Sea Parrots received the 1st place trophy and we are displaying the trophy in the front of our school. I am happy to of been a part of this tournament.
Saturday, January 31, 2015
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.
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.
Friday, January 23, 2015
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.
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.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
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.
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.
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