Pub: 1-23-18
Last night your 8th grade boys basketball team took on the Carrizo Springs Wildcats. It was another eventful night for both the B and A team. With another great crowd showing up to support the Pirates in their game.
Like always the B team started the games off first. With solid defense through the first half the Pirates were in the game and after the end of the first half the score was 16-12 Carrizo. Once the second half got going Carrizo Springs found their offensive rhythm and took a commanding lead over the Pirates that we could never come back from. The final score for the B team game was 37-22 Carrizo Springs. Good performances from Brian Cogburn, who scored a team high 8 points, Carlos Flores-Garza, with 5 points, and Adrian Balderas, who got multiple rebounds and ended with 5 points. The B team never quit and kept fighting the whole game and that is all we really ask from them.
The final game was the A team and like always they brought the crowd to their feet with great intensity. Carrizo Springs came out with a point to prove and took a good lead to end the first quarter, 17-9 Carrizo. Once the second quarter started the Pirates finally woke up and put the pressure on Carrizo and shortened the lead to 28-25 Carrizo led at the half. The second half was even more intense than the first and since the Pirates pressure was so successful, we kept the pressure on and finally took the lead after the third, 39-38 Pirates. Then the fourth quarter started and that is when things started to heat up! Both teams putting pressure on each other and not giving up and giving in to their opponents, the lead kept on going back and forth and at the end the Pirates made some crucial free throws to put the wildcats away. PIRATES WON, 57-54! Great performances from Matthew Sanchez, who had a game high 27 points with 5 three pointers, Zak Placido, with 14 points, Daniel Aguirre, who had 4 points, multiple rebounds and was a big leader in controlling the team in an intense situation, and Joe Cortez, who controlled the game at the point guard position and dribbled the ball terrific all night. Great performance and effort from the whole team and we are now 5-0 in district play.
Our next game is this Saturday when we will be participating in the Pleasanton Tournament. I would like to thank all the administration, staff, and students who stayed to support our Pirates in a very entertaining game. If you have not seen these boys play that is your loss because they always put on a great performance with a competitive drive that is on another level win or lose. Have a safe and good rest of the week and like always, GO PIRATES!!!