Both teams played pretty darn good first-of-the-season games against Showalter which is always a tough team to beat!

Varsity put on a fierce charge in the fourth quarter: starting down by 14 points, they held Showalter scoreless, and finished losing by only 3 -- 18-21!

Varsity lost by 3 points in overtime! Dang!

Both JV and Varsity are really playing pretty well - it's just that so far they're playing teams that are better. (well - I dunno about Hawkins..)

I don't think winter break helped - they kinda lost focus, and I think both JV and Varsity need to regain that basic self-confidence that lets them attack the basket with the ball.

I'm seeing 'way too many players who are way too tentative when they have the ball and they're within shooting range...

I hope they don't get too discouraged - the game will come to 'em!

OK! Now here was the kind of games that I knew these girls could play! Good defense, good boxing-out and rebounding, much improved passing!

Their offensive setups are starting to look real effective; their defensive setups are really starting to cause some problems -- Varsity particularily!

What do we need? Particularily, the non-starters need to remember that every second they're on the floor they have a job to do! No one is a spectator; stay in the game until the whistle blows!

Well, this game was hopefully only postponed by the March 3rd storm; the Vashon school district was closed, and the Fauntleroy ferry dock was too!

Wow! Varsity was down 0-14 at the first quarter; 2-14 2nd quarter; 11-16 3rd quarter; tied on Rosalie's freethrow well into the 4th quarter, and then just had it slip away on fouls and turnovers to lose 21-26!

A well-played game, pretty much, except for the first quarter where they were asleep.

JV got caught from behind: 4-0 Q1; 6-2 Q2; 6-4 Q3 -- a defensive masterpiece ;-) -- and then was barely out-shot Q4 to lose 10-12...

Doggone it! Again a weak first quarter Q1 3-6 and a first half Q2 3-8 and a weak 3rd Q3 7-17 and then a charge in the fourth to end up 17-23.

Some turnovers and some missed assignments on defense made a difference. The girls played well, but not consistently so.. And Hawkins is a pretty good team!

JV played a great game!

But doggone it again: this time Varsity was held scoreless in the fourth quarter in a game they really played well against a very strong and competent Showalter. Showalter's #54 scored 16 points, I think..

Again, some turnovers, and some missed defensive assignments, and Mustang shot selection made the difference. The girls played really played pretty well, but Showalter is probably the strongest team they play.

I didn't get to see these games, but everyone I talked to said these were the two worst-officiated games they've ever seen. Apparently there was only one ref, and he let the games get completely out of hand.

Our JV and Varsity teams are both well-trained, so they're not playing street ball, and that puts 'em at a real disadvantage when they play against very aggressive or very undisciplined teams..

I think the quality of officiating, generally, has been pretty poor.. There needs to be a consistent level of officiating on the rules of basketball in all these games, because the girls have got to learn to play within the rules.

It seriously devalues the work that a conscientious coach, and sincere athletes, put in to their game when the referees fail to enforce even the most blatant violations and fouls.

Woo Hoo! What a way to finish out the season!

Both teams played very good games: strong defense, consistent, organized offense, and the results showed!

JV: Helen 7pts; Jenny 6 pts; Allison and Katie W both 4pts; Lara 2pts and Lindsey 1pt. (These add up to 24pts because of the goofy 2nd quarter deal..)

Varsity: Rosalie and Kelsey both 10pts; Katie A 8 pts; Jessy P 4 pts; Alice and Jessy K both 2pts. Rosalie fouled out, but it was good because she needs to play more aggressively, and she paced herself and got her fifth with barely 2:00 to play in the fourth quarter!

Afterward the teams stopped for pizza and then back to the Island!

Post-Season!

Post-Season!

Port Townsend "Crush in the Slush" - 8th grade girls - Saturday 04/03/99
Blue Heron Middle School, Port Townsend, WA

Game 1

Game 2

Cancelled due to lack of interest..

(..not on our part..)

I'm disappointed, but kinda not surprised: last year I was told that the organizers had a hard time pulling together two interested teams to play us; this year they couldn't get enough girls, apparently...