On December the 3rd the Freshman team played their first game in America against the Lake Worth Bullfrogs. The boys were also the first tour team to play our hosts of the tournament, and we were treated to a team lunch with the Bullfrogs after the game to get to know the players a bit better. After a quick warm up we listened to some words of wisdom from coaches Bateson and Tom and the starting 5 took the court. We came out strong in the first quarter, swiftly (or in Max's case, Speedily) establishing our dominance with an early lead, up 16 to 2. However in the next quarter we had a slump in performance, allowing the opposition to get some quick points on the board, and our lead was cut to only 5. After some stern words from coach Bateson and some time to rest our legs during half time, the team was feeling confident and ready to continue play. Stoney led the way at both ends of the court with intensity and although in the third quarter no one played their best, we were beginning to get back into the rhythm of things. The team picked the up the pace in the end of the third quarter to extend our lead significantly. In the fourth quarter we came on confident because of a strong lead, and the promise of great gifts from Cooper 'Christmas' Brown, and this really helped our play. We began to make more strategic passes and even began to run some of the plays we had practiced in training. In classic Churchie fashion we came home hard with a strong win, 56 to 39.
Ned Cook
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