The Ricks Institute Girls' Basketball Team, the fighting lady dragons, had their first basketball game this past Tuesday. Each year, the season begins with a tournament called the Super Cup. The Super Cup is both a playoff/final game from the previous season (only players registered in the league during the previous year can play) and a pre-season/kickoff game for the upcoming season. Whatever its official purpose, one thing is for sure: the Super Cup is a big deal to the girls. Last year they came in second, and this year they are determined to win it all.
Tuesday's game was one we have been anticipating for a while. Because the court we play on is outdoors, the tournament has to wait until the rainy season is fading out before it can begin. So, after much anticipation, we found out last week that our first game would be on Tuesday. We were pumped!
Tuesday we loaded up in the vans - about 20 people in a 12 passenger van - and headed into Monrovia to go to the Sports Center for the game. The arena reminded me of an outdoor tennis stadium - court in the middle and seating all around. After a short wait for the other team to arrive, we began our warm-up. The girls were finally looking like a team, decked out in their maroon and gold jerseys running drills together on the court. We ended the warm-up with our new team song: "Everywhere we go... People want to know... Who we are... So we tell them... We are the dragons! The mighty might dragons!"
The game against Len Miller soon began. The other team was big, and definitely had the height advantage. But our girls were tough competition. The game stayed close the whole time - at one point we were up by 8, and at some points we were tied or down by a few. After two exciting fifteen minute halves, the game ended... AND WE WON! The final score was 35 - 29, advancing our team to the finals! The girls were so excited, and everyone from Ricks who was at the game ran down to the court to congratulate us. We will play next Friday, November 6th for the Super Cup Championship... c'mon DRAGONS!
PS - Pictures of the game soon to come!
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CONGRATS on the victory. I know they have it in them to win. Keep them focused on what they did right and the Championship will be theirs. You guys are doing an excellent job.
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Try to get a video of the girls singing the song before the game. That would be fun!
ReplyDeleteMom
Awesome!! Can't wait to see some pictures!
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