I had back to back freshman & JV boys games - same schools Juulie had last night. Both have good programs & are very competitive.
The freshman game was run & gun from the opening tip - athletic, well played and aggressive, but surprisingly under control for this level. We had 34 fouls total, which isn't all that bad considering the aggressiveness & level of play. The score was very close all the way. Six seconds left in the game, visitors up by one, home has ball OOB under their own basket, I'm the Lead administering the throw-in. Home inbounds the ball & after a couple seconds gets a shot off. They scramble for the rebound & home finally controls it, takes a quick dribble step out, spins, feints & shoots at the buzzer. My partner counts the basket, home wins by one, 67-66. The only problem is, I know for fact the ball hadn't left the shooters hand when the horn went off. It was technically in my partner's coverage area(although I was a whole lot closer & had an unobstructed view), and when I made eye contact he emphatically confirmed the call, so that's the way we left it.
The JV game was more of the same, only faster and a little more physical. It started to get a little ugly in the 2nd, and again in the 3rd, but one intentional and a couple double foul calls straightened that out pretty quickly. Overall it was a great game, even though the outcome was never in doubt, with the visitors winning 78-64.
I certainly got my running in tonight. This definitely makes up for some of the mind numbers I've had the last few weeks.
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