Upward Basketball

I did not realize that it was cold enough to snow this past Saturday, but I was proved wrong. 

At my sister's baby shower, the hot topic was the pending snow forecast and how we need the snow to kill the germs that is keeping everyone sick around here.

Not being a fan of snow, I was not thrilled to look at the window above the door at Rebecca's basketball game and see big, fat snowflakes falling.

I was happy to see the snow had stopped and melted by the time the game was over.

Rebecca's team (in orange) played very hard.  They started off with a player short, making it difficult for them to get the breaks needed.  They play 4 on 4 and only have 6 players on each team.  It is imperative that each player be there for the game, but sometimes, things come up and someone is missing. 
Anyway, with a player short, they did a great job holding their own.  They were pretty much tied much of the first half.  During the second half, one girl was injured and now has a fractured arm :(  This caused the girls play a little more cautious.  All in all, they lost 22-27 I think.  I personally believe that they played their hardest, making their coaches and parents proud, considering the shortage of players and injury.

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just hanging around

playing mother may I?



I don't know how many times I have taken
 this same picture of her climbing the rope




punishment?



A face of determination

Saturday was Rebecca's first game of the season playing Upward. 

There was some anxiousness over playing against 8th and 9th graders from many of the rising 7th grader.  Listening to them girls talk about stacked teams, playing full court and on the 10 ft rim was interesting. 

Saturday's game was back and forth with the score, often tied.  It's one of those where you sit at the edge of your seat and bite your nails.

Rebecca scored 2 pts in the first half.  She was defending a girl that was pretty much her size, fast and aggressive.  If anyone knows Rebecca, you'll know that she is not to be discouraged.  She played hard against this girl, but she was able to score a couple of times against her.  Rebecca fouled against her, allowing her two foul shots, which the girl missed on both. 

This girl was not to be out done and they played very hard against each other. (it's not the girl pictured above.)  In the last two minutes of the game, she fouled on Rebecca.  Since there is not enough time for a foul shot, the 2 points are just given to the team with the player being fouled. 

With just 7 seconds left on the clock, the ball was thrown in by Rebecca's team under her basket.  Instinctively, everyone ran to the opposite side of the court, not thinking that they were on the opposing side.  Rebecca was able to throw an awesome shot scoring the last 2 points of the game.

All in all, Rebecca scored 4 points, had 2 in foul, for a total of 6 points.  Their team won 24-18.

I am already looking forward to next week's game.