Dawgs Win In 7th Grade Division-March 26-27

Playing in the 7th grade division for the 2nd week in a row, the DAWGS again found themselves playing in a bracket of unknowns. New teams and new players meant it was going to be a fun weekend for the DAWGS.

The DAWGS faced the Reno Ballers 7th grade team the first game and came out strong. Mixing up their defense and using incredible passing and teamwork, the team handled the team from Reno easily for a 70-30 win.

The second game of the day was against E-Time Hoops 7th grade team. Thought the team played an E-Time Hoops 7th grade last week, this was yet another team. Suffocating defense again was the key, and the DAWGS used their strong guard play and beat the E-Time team 61-28.

The Sunday Championship was againt the Folsom Rage. A team that had also "walked" through their first two games. The DAWGS found themselves down eight points early in the game, and it appeared as if it was going to be tough to comeback as the opposition was playing controlled basketball. Switching up the defense, and applying more pressure to push the tempo of the game, the DAWGS began to chip away at the score.

The defense led to easy baskets, and with some key play from the "bigs" inside, the DAWGS were able to take the lead and hold off the Folsom team for a 41-36 win. Our 6th Grade Dawgs went undefeated in the 7th grade division!

Air Jayden

Here he is...Air Jayden!!  The tiniest kid on the floor, the only one in the air!  Here he is pictured playing against 4th graders who tower over him. 

Jayden's idol is Michael "Air" Jordan and in the photo, he almost looks like the famous jumpman logo that is on almost every article of clothing that Jayden owns!

You go Jayden!!!

Triple Threat

 I believe Joshua is a triple threat player: 1...he has a beautiful shot and is known for his 3's!! 2...he has great defense, and super fast feet. 3...he has major "hops"!  He is usually the smallest kid on the floor but jumps the highest!

Basketball Fever Tournament-March 12-13

After one month of not playing, the Dawgs were excited to get back to Hardwood and play some ball!  They faced a couple of teams that they never played before and didn't know what to expect. The outcome was the same as in the previous tourneys as they went 3-0 again.

Dawgs 65 vs. Gladiators 31.  Dawgs 54 vs. Nevada Nets 29.  Dawgs 51 vs. Wolf Pack 30.

In the championship game, Joshua hit 5 3 pointers!  One 3 pointer was so far that the opposing coach thought he was actually out of bounds when he shot it!  He was joking of course, but he couldn't believe how far Joshua shot from and yes, it was nothing but net!!

Great job again!

Hearts and Hoops Tournament February 12-13

Another trophy to add to their collection!  The Dawgs went 3-0 again beating Cal Reign 65 to 16, Folsom Force 61 to 45, and the Predators 44 to 22.

Great job again!

Joshua and Jayden's "Big Brother" Darrell

What can we say about Darrell Polee, Jr.?  He's become such an important person in our household.  He is a Senior in highschool, an extremely talented basketball player, an excellent student, a tremendous role model for our boys, and an outstanding young man in general. 

Joshua and Jayden look up to him and think he's the coolest guys they know!  Darrell has always been so good to both of our boys.  He always has time for them, he always makes them feel special, and is so positive, encouraging and supportive! 

Darrell has a 3.9 GPA and is ranked #1  scorer in the Sac-Joaquin county, 3rd in the State of California, and 20th in the nation with a 31.3 PPG.  He's currently being recruited by multiple colleges! 

We attended many of Darrell's highschool games and at his senior night, we made posters and cheered him on!  It was a lot of fun!  He had his own little fan club-the "Polee Posse"!

We wish Darrell the very best and know he'll go far and accomplish anything and everything he sets his mind to. 

Full Court Press Tournament-January 22, 2011

Joshua's team had another victory at the Hardwood Palace.  They played against the local rivals, the Rocktown Ballers and beat them 66 to 20.  Next they played the Folsom Force and beat them 66 to 31.  The Championship game was against the Hurricanes and they beat them 71 to 32.  Congrats YBA Dawgs Black!!

Jayden and the Kings

Handre, Riley, and Jayden

Jayden getting Demarcus Cousins autograph

At the beginning of the year, Jayden's friend, Riley invited him to go to a Kid's Night event at Arco Arena.  Jayden went with Riley, Handre, and Riley's Dad.  The kids got to shoot around on the King's home court and even got some autographs!  It was a fun night for Jayden and his buddies from his team.  Thanks Zack and Riley for the invite!!