Got a question: How can THREE REFS—all on one court--ALL make bad calls at once? Really? Were we being punked?
I’m just sayin’.
Before we get to that, remember January 21st-22nd, when CAVS 13U pulled a double championship—one as 13U and the other as 14U? Sorta like…one weekend ago? Well, this past weekend, they returned home as 1st Place champions from the Monrovia Mountaineers Tourney, January 28th-29th, 2012…with a twist.
CAVS 13U ONLY played up vs. 14U Teams.
The championship they brought home was the 14U division win. GAME ON.
Here we go:
On Saturday at 1:00pm (thank the LORD it wasn’t 8am) CAVS 13U battled the 14U Long Beach Gold team.
It wasn’t a breeze, as LBG had some athletes in the mix. However, the CAVS Boyz were NOT HAVING IT and defeated LBG, 51-37.
At 3:00pm, CAVS 13U would face off once again with the 14U Southeast Warriors.
Jeez. We’re starting to see them just about as much as CA Heat…with the identical love/hate-relationship-cloud hanging overhead. It was time to make it rain. CAVS 13U picked up the win, 54-15.
Nice day, right?
Sunday began at 9am with CAVS 13U on the court vs. 14U SGV. Cha-ching! The 47-32 CAVS 13U victory placed them in the Semi-Finals.
Unfortunately, the Semi-Final game wouldn’t go down until 2:00pm.
Huh?
No way, man!! I think somebody just skipped a few lines on the scheduling sheet, right? Yeah. That’s it. We’re gonna go with that.
So…most of us went to the movies, came back and still had time to sit inside what HAD to be one of the hottest, muggiest gyms this side of earth (at least it was this past weekend). If I were blind and disoriented, I would have fought to the death against somebody telling me I wasn’t in Mississippi somewhere. Overall: Monrovia High is a REALLY NICE school, with an AWESOME football field—much like a college campus.
In Monrovia…football’s the deal. Basketball’s ours.
In Monrovia…football’s the deal. Basketball’s ours.
Moving on….
At 2:00, CAVS 13U battled the 14U Hawks and scored the victory, 49-37—which meant one thing: CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
THAT’S where things became "hairy".
You know…it’s a darned good thing our beloved Coach Darryl McDonald had a pressing engagement and couldn’t stay for the championship game. He would have had TRIPLE TECHS, followed by Security issuing him CLEAN OUT OF MONROVIA.
Here it is:
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I don’t think I’VE ever yelled so much in my LIFETIME. Players were literally tackling ours like they were in the Super Bowl and a ref would call a foul on our player. Worse still…the other two refs were in compliance! Or (and this is even better) the ball would CLEARLY be dribbled out of bounds near the BLEACHERS, by an LBG baller---with our player FOUR FEET AWAY and one of the FANTASTIC THREE ref crew members would still call it as LBG’s ball. OMG. It was so bad, we all gave standing ovations when one of em’ finally made a good call.
Matter of fact, I should stand right now. They deserve an encore.
Nevertheless, CAVS 13U won the 14U championship, 49-40. GO CAVS 13U!!! BALLIN’!! Check out all the photos just uploaded on our Facebook site right HERE.
(From l to r: Terrence McBride, Coach Sean Regans, Brian "B-Dev" Devereaux, Mike Irving III, Taj Regans, Coach Mike Irving, Colden Davis, D.J. McDonald, Chasen Pender, Myles Marchand, Pearson Parker (#6), Alazar Hailu (#22), Cameron "Big Cam" Townsend, Coach Kris Walker. Not pictured: Coach Darryl McDonald)
We’ll have you know now…the CAVS Ballers are currently only playing at “half-mast”. Coach Darryl STILL has not had the pleasure this year, to have EVERY 13U Baller in one practice simultaneously, as some are nursing injuries; some have had school obligations, etc. However, the time is near. The intensity is heating up. Injuries are almost healed….
We’ll have you know now…the CAVS Ballers are currently only playing at “half-mast”. Coach Darryl STILL has not had the pleasure this year, to have EVERY 13U Baller in one practice simultaneously, as some are nursing injuries; some have had school obligations, etc. However, the time is near. The intensity is heating up. Injuries are almost healed….
…and there will be a few “surprises”.
Once CAVS 13U gets into that famous rhythm…that undeniable synchronization that they are notoriously known for….the GAME WILL BE OVER!!! LIGHTS OUT!!!!
Next stop….SGV Tourney in February. GAME ON!!!
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