Gosh. To say that things sometimes don’t turn out the way you want them is an understatement—hence the title of this post. Let me give you The UGLY, first. CAVS 13U did not bring home the championship this weekend at the ACES MLK Tournament IN the Fullerton area gyms. I know, right? Sucks.
The BAD: CAVS 13U battled the Amazon-tall team, MVP Flight Elite and had them.
What do I mean? I mean, the game was THEIRS for the taking. They had the JUMP on MVP Flight Elite for the entire first half!! However, it would be the start of the second half where CAVS 13U let the game completely slip from their fingers (sometimes literally) giving MVP Flight Elite not only the victory of 60-48, but the golden Willy Wonka ticket to the championship game. Doggonnit!!
Now, for The GOOD…..because there’s always good somewhere….
CAVS 13U was not really entered into this tourney to win it. If they did, GLORY TO THE LORD, but if not, so be it. Ha! I know what you’re thinking (because I thought it, too, at first). Yeah, right—tell that to the players who ran up and down the courts all weekend!
Seriously, though, this tournament was somewhat of a “tune-up” for CAVS 13U. The mighty CAVS Boys haven’t yet begun their usual rhythm, so they're on their WAY to it. We’re talking about the USUAL flow that sets them on that undefeated winning track they’ve been traveling down since they all were ten. Oh, don’t get me wrong. CAVS 13U is gonna have to WORK like never before. The current competition is taller, faster, stronger and more knowledgeable than ever before about this b-ball game we love.
Not to mention many of them are double and triple hold-backs, with grown-men physiques and five-o’-clock shadows, who probably drove themselves to the games.
Whatever.
The point is…the GOOD is….CAVS 13U did WIN all of their previous games in the ACES MLK Tourney and earned 1st Place in their pool against Team Bibby....
Vs. Rising Stars Elite, 38-32......
and Surf City Swoosh, 72-60 (remember the giant kid in THIS team?).
And...since you were asking yourself and thinking it.....YES.
The REF was Stoney Jackson.
Yep. Don't EVEN rack your brain trying to remember all of the gazillion things Stoney was in. Stoney was a bad mutha--shut yo' mouth!
And before you start assuming, I'm not insinuating he was in SHAFT!!
Jeez.
Here is his IMDB link: Check out Stoney
ANYHOO...it was NOT an easy ride for CAVS 13U, this weekend, period. It's not like we wanted one; just sayin'. Their efforts earned them a spot in the Semi-Finals, but their mistakes cost them a spot in the championship game. Period. However…nobody's gonna sit around and cry about it. We will keep it moving like soldiers, while we prepare for the battles yet to come.
It’s what we do.
It’s who we are.
And we're just getting started.
*****Check out photos from this weekend on our Facebook site HERE.
NEXT STOP…AVAC Hoyas tournament January 21st-22nd. GAME ON!!
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