After the team warmup and exchange of gifts, the team was yet again in full competitive mode, looking for our first win of the tournament at Lake Worth High School in Arlington, Dallas. Our opponents proved extremely tough throughout the entire game, demanding much from each member of the Junior Varsity team. Several lead changes ultimately left both teams locked in at 42 points apiece coming into the fourth quarter. But helped by intense effort and effective communication, the boys of Churchie came out on top this time. The final period of the game had us complete an amazing 15 to 2 run against our opponents. This fourth quarter explosion was made possible by strong leadership by Alex Gianarakis and Mitch Goldburg in the backcourt, a clutch block by Jack ‘Boris’ Edmondson (which was accompanied by an equally vigorous ‘defibrillator’ celebration by Gus van der Nagel, Lachlan Fleming and Matt Kaluschke) and a strong scoring output between Sam Kneipp, Tyson Finnis and Gus van der Nagel.
After this win, the team was incredibly pleased and headed off for a well-deserved ‘Maccas run’, requesting a preposterous 12 Bic Mac meal order. This invoked a sarcastic reaction from McDonalds, and a “We don’t have any fries left” reaction by KFC who were initially consulted for the team lunch. We then headed to the ‘Six Flags Over Texas’ theme park which was awesome to say the least. Definite highlights were the nearly vertical drops of two of the roller coasters, and coach Matthew ‘Chewy’ Bemi-Morrison’s successful run in the theme park’s three point shot contest.
Gus van der Nagel
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