Well I told you that I would be better this semester with this, and well im already off to a bad start. The guy's got back January 3rd. We had 3 practices on the 4th and one of the 5th before we took off for a tournament at central lakes. We split there - going 1-1, beating vermillion in OT and then losing to central lakes. We did not play well last weekend, as we had close to 60 turnovers. I learned that I need to bring them back a little earlier next year. But non-conference is over with, thank goodness! Now it's time to play the big boy's in the Mon Dak and see what we can do.
We opened with Bismarck State tonight - and we want to thank everyone who came out to support us! I want to say that was the most people that have stuck around for our game since I've been up here, we really appreciate it, and we hope you enjoyed it enough to continue to keep coming back!
Well about the game tonight - we won 82-60. We jumped on them early, out of the gate it was 14-2. BSC though - give them credit, they didn't quit. They fought back and took the lead 19-18 and then it was back in forth until halftime with BSC taking a 33-31 lead going into the half.
Second half was a different story, we score 51 points and held them to 27 points! It was probably our best defensive effort all year. Even though we were out rebounded by 1 - we were able to cause problems with our different zones. I told the guys to except a dog fight every game from here on out - we are ready to take the challenge - and Myself and coach Hollowell are excited about this group and the possibilities. They continue to find a way to get things done. Guy's continue to step up and do what is asked of them and do it at a high level. We couldn't ask for a better group of guy's to be around day in and day out. They really make the job fun and it doesn't feel like work or a job, it's just a different type of feeling being with them.
Tonight standouts -
Tommy Collins - 24 points 11 rebounds 6 assists and 4 steals
Abdul-Hakim Fofana - 12 points 18 rebounds 2 blocks
Cedric Crutchfield - 12 points 10 rebounds 1 block
Cedric has been huge since coming back from break - he's had a double double in 2 of the 3 games (19 and 15 and tonight's 12 and 10) Cedric has the chance to be one of the better big men in the league next year, his potential is through the roof!
We have tribes monday in Bismarck, and then we are back in action next thursday at home against Williston state.
Parents - we will hold our camp this Sunday 1-4PM Jan 15th - we will then be going again the following Sunday. Basically I believe we will be going the next 6 sundays in a row. The kid's will start playing games at half time (younger kids play during women's game, the older kids will play during the men's game) starting next thursday. We will let you all know the details of everything this Sunday at the camp. We APLOGIZE AGAIN for last Sunday and having to cancel. I'm not sure if the kids would have enjoyed themselves being around all of us on 4 hours of sleep after a loss and spending what felt like an entire week on the bus.
WE THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT!!
as Dano would say...
And remember...... GO JACKS!!!!
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