6th Grade Hoops (@Braham)

This pic is a pre game rally with an inspiring speech from Willert while the other boys huddled around.

Our boys failed to place at the Braham tourney today but we played some excellent ball in spite of some injuries and very long wait times between games.  The 10 team tournament was an imposing mix of large schools from the cities area and some local rivals.  Our first match up was against Braham.  They were out to even the score as we beat them in this same tourney last year and took 3^rd place.  We played a fast paced game but missed some key free throws.  The score was within a few points throughout the contest but we lost by 2 at the buzzer.  This loss put us into the consolation bracket and we took on Buffalo.  We were fairly evenly matched and were tied at the half.  Buffalo opened it up and had a lead of 6 but we fought back and brought it even with 2 minutes left in the game.  We then nailed 4 free throws in a row and sealed the deal by 7.  Unfortunately we had a very long wait for our next rival, Saint Louis Park.   They jumped out to a 8-0 lead and we couldn’t keep pace. They had only played one game earlier in the day and were fresh and ready to play. After 5 games in 2 days the boys simply ran out of steam.  We still had fun though and we’ll get right back in it for our next tourney.

Braham 20-18, Buffalo 30-37, Spring Lake Park 35-14