Girls and Boys Basketball Games Recap 2-2-07

Today the Rams traveled to Southwest Florida Christian Academy for two non-conference basketball games. The Lady Rams played first and while they fought hard and kept the game close in the first half, SFCA eventually pulled away handing the Lady Rams a difficult loss 32-16. Jessica Cotrill was the stand out player of the game for the girls as she collected 7 points, 6 rebounds, and a steal. The other girls stats are as follows:
Caryn: 6 points, 2 rebounds
Aly: 3 rebounds
Tiffany: 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Jessica W: 1 point, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
Angel: 2 points, 1 steal
Farrah: 1 steal

The girls have definitely improved since the beginning of the season and all of them have shown tremendous attitude. Which leads us to the guys game. The boys have improved a ton and it showed today against a tough SFCA boys' team. While the Rams lost by a final score of 44-38 it was the Rams who lead most of the game. If not for a little bit better free throw shooting and Kolby Mann fouling out in the third quarter (which I as the coach take complete responsibility for) this would have been the Rams game to win. Yet, the level at which the team played would make anyone proud despite the loss. It was truly a fantastic game to coach and to watch. Chris Barr had a stellar night in a player of the game performance with 22 points and 10 rebounds. R.J. Briggs got his first start of the season and caused many turnovers with his hustle on defense as he also finished with a point from the free throw line. T.J. Murray played through injury to grab 4 rebounds and score 6 points. He also helped to break the press and forced a couple of key jump balls. John Sanchez was back in the starting lineup and while he didn't score he grabbed 5 rebounds and had 2 blocks. Kolby Mann showed up with his usual aggressive style of defense and had 2 steals to go with 4 points. Brandon Makar, only in 5th grade, mixed it up with the big guys and grabbed 4 boards and scored a point. Zach Barnes came off the bench and gave the team some needed energy on defense. He had 4 points and 2 rebounds. Ricky Bethune also played a great game despite being sick. He had 2 points and 3 rebounds. Last, but not least was Timmy Ross who 2 rebounds as he gave our big guys some needed rest. The Rams played great and we look forward to a busy week coming up.

In a later post there will be pictures from the girls game posted. Thanks.

In Him,
Coach Neff