Thursday, December 20, 2012
Celtics beat Falcons for a spot in the LWBL semi-finals
The Celtics became the first team to earn a spot in the LWBL semi-finals on Wednesday night. The Celtics used a balanced scoring attack along with some great defense to get the win. The Celtics were led in scoring by Kyle L. and Ian K. who scored 8 points a piece. Also scoring for the Celtics was Jackson H. with 5 points, Dillon S. and Rudy M. with 4 points each, and Nick B. with 2 points. Scoring for the Falcons was Dylan R. and Sarah S. with 2 points each, Nick F. and Sydney C. scored 1 point each.
At halftime, the teams participated in a shoot-out to see who would represent their team in the shoot-out finals at halftime of the Championship game. Rudy M. and Faith C. advanced for the Celtics, and Nick F. and Maddy D. advanced for the Falcons.
Today we have two playoff games to figure out who will make it to the semi-finals. The game at 4:00 is between the Bulls and Salukis, the 5:00 game will be the Hawkeyes and Heat. The semi-finals will be played on January 7th when we come back from winter break, and the championship will be played Tuesday, January 8th. Good Luck to all the remaining teams.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
LWBL playoffs
The LWBL playoffs get under way today 12/19. The first round of games is as follows:
Wednesday December 19th
Falcons vs Celtics
Thursday December 20th
Bulls vs Salukis 4:00
Hawkeyes vs Heat 5:00
January 7th
Hilltoppers vs Hawkeyes/Heat winner 4:00
Celtics/Falcons winner vs Bulls/Salukis winner 5:00
January 8th
Championship
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LWBL Week 3 update
The regular season of the LWBL has come to a close and playoffs start today December 19th. Here is how the rest of the regular season games played out.
Monday December 10th
Hawkeyes 36 Heat 23
The Hawkeyes improved their record to 2-2 as they defeated the Heat. Jake K. led the Hawkeyes in scoring with 16 points. Also scoring for the Hawkeyes was Hailey F. with 8 points, Max S. with 6 points, Brian M. with 4 points, and Holter G. with 2 points. The Heat were led in scoring by Matthew F. with 13 points. Also scoring for the Heat was Annie M. with 4 points, and Mark L. and Nicholas W. with 3 points each. The Heat dropped to 2-3 on the season with the loss.
Tuesday December 11th
Bulls 43 Salukis 35
The Salukis continued to show improvement but came up a little short in losing to the Bulls. The Bulls used a balanced offense attack with 3 players leading the team in scoring with 10 points each. Jon M., Ryan B., and Lila A. all chipped in 10 points each for the Bulls. Also scoring for the Bulls was Jake G. with 5 points, and Keegan M., and Kendall T. with 4 points each. The Salukis were led in scoring by Andrew K. who had a game high 21 points. Also scoring for the Salukis was Chloe Z. with 6 points, Zoe K. with 5 points, Ian H. with 2 points, and Tyler B. with 1 point. The Bulls moved to 2-2 with the win, and the Salukis moved to 0-4 with the loss.
Hilltoppers 21 Celtics 19
It was a battle of two undefeated teams in the LWBL on Tuesday night. The Hilltoppers eventually came out on top with both teams showing some great defense. The Hilltoppers got most of their scoring from Jayden J. who scored a game high 16 points. Also scoring for the Hilltoppers was Devron S. with 3 points, and Ryan W. with 2 points. The Celtics were led in scoring by Ian K. with 8 points. Also scoring for the Celtics was Kyle L. with 6 points, Jackson H., and Brian P. with 2 points each, and Faith C. with 1 point. With the win, the Hilltoppers move to 4-0, while the Celtics moved to 3-1 with the loss.
Wednesday December 12th
Bulls 30 Hawkeyes 27
The Bulls and Hawkeyes played another great LWBL game that came down to the wire. The Bulls were able to get the win and improve to 3-2 on the season. The loss dropped the Hawkeyes to 2-3. Leading the Bulls in scoring was Ryan B. with 10 points. Also scoring for the Bulls was Ashley M. with 9 points, Keegan M., and Jon M. with 4 points each, Jacob G. with 2 points, and Lila A. with 1 point. Leading the Hawkeyes in scoring was Hailey F. with 12 points. Also scoring for the Hawkeyes was Jake K. with 8 points, Holter G. with 3 points, and MaxS., Brian M. with 2 points each.
Thursday December 13th
Hilltoppers 31 Heat 24
The Hilltoppers made it 5-0 as they stayed unbeaten by defeating the Heat. The Hilltoppers were led in scoring by Jayden J. with 20 points. Also scoring for the Hilltoppers was Devron S., and Ryan W. with 4 points each, and Kyle C. with 2 points, and Kyle M. with 1 point. Leading the Heat in scoring was Matthew F. with 9 points. Also scoring for the Heat were Annie M. with 6 points, Jack L. with 5 points, and Mark L., and Luke H. with 2 points each. With the loss, the Heat's record now is at 2-4.
Friday December 14th
Salukis 22 Falcons 20
The Salukis got their first win of the LWBL season on Friday night. The Salukis were able to hold off a late rally by the Falcons at the end for the victory. The Falcons dropped their record to 1-4 with the loss. Leading the Falcons in scoring was Max D. with 10 points. Also scoring for the Falcons was Dylan R. with 5 points, and Sarah S., and Nick F. with 2 points each. The Salukis were led in scoring by Andrew K. with 13 points. Also scoring for the Salukis was Zoe K. with 4 points, Tyler B. with 2 points, and Chloe Z., Ian H., and Jenny C. with 1 point each. The Salukis improved to 1-4 with the victory.
Monday December 17th
Hawkeyes 33 Falcons 12
The Hawkeyes moved to 3-3 on the LWBL season with a fairly easy victory over the Falcons. The Hawkeyes were led in scoring by Jake K. with 9 points. Also scoring for the Hawkeyes was Rohan U., and Holter G. with 7 points, Nicholas S. with 4 points, and Max S., Katie S., and Hailey F. all added 2 points each. The Falcons ended their regular season at 1-5 with the loss. The Falcons were led in scoring by Sarah S. with 6 points. Also scoring for the Falcons was Maddie D., Dylan R., and Sydney C. with 2 points each.
Salukis 31 Hilltoppers 30
The Salukis continue to be the most improved team in the LWBL as they knocked off the undefeated Hilltoppers in the final regular season game for both teams. The win improved the Salukis record to 2-5, and the loss drops the Hilltoppers to 5-1. The Salukis were led in scoring by Andrew K. with 19 points. Also scoring for the Salukis was Morgan H. with 4 points, Tyler B., Zoe K., and Chloe Z. with 2 points each, and Ian H., and Jenny C. with 1 point each. The Hilltoppers were led in scoring by Jayden J. with 14 points. Also scoring for the Hilltoppers was Kyle M. with 6 points, Devron S. with 4 points, Emma K., Ryan W., and Ryan J. with 2 points each.
Tuesday December 18th
Celtics 55 Bulls 44
The Celtics and Bulls combined for almost 100 points on Tuesday night. The Celtics put up the highest point total of the season and finished the regular season at 5-1. Leading the scoring for the Celtics was Ian K. with 23 points. Also scoring for the Celtics was Dillon S. with 12 points, Brian P. and Kyle L. with 6 points each, Jackson H. with 4 points, Rudy M. with 3 points, and Nick B. with 2 points. The Bulls were led in scoring by Jacob G. with 21 points. Also scoring for the Bulls was Ryan B. with 17 points, Lila A. with 4 points, and Keegan M. with 2 points. The Bulls finished their regular season at 3-3.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
LWBL week 2 update
We are now in week 3 of the LWBL season. The following is a recap of games from week 2.
Tuesday December 4th
Hilltoppers 27 Hawkeyes 25
Jayden J. led all scorers in the game with 15 points for the Hilltoppers. Also scoring for the Hilltoppers was Kyle M. with 6 points, Devron S. with 4 points and Kyle C. with 2 points. The Hawkeyes were led in scoring by Jake K. with 12 points. Also scoring for the Hawkeyes was Max S. with 5 points, Hailey F. with 4 points, and Nicholas S., and Kaitlyn S. with 2 points each. The Hilltoppers stay undefeated with the win at 2-0, while the Hawkeyes fall to 1-1 on the season.
Heat 30 Salukis 13
In the second game of the night, the Heat used a balanced scoring attack with some great defense to come away with the victory. Leading the Heat in scoring was Nick W. with 10 points. Also scoring for the Heat was Matthew F. with 8 points, Annie M. with 6 points, and Luke H., and Jack L. with 4 points each. Andrew K. led the Salukis with 11 points, and Chloe Z. added the other 2 points for the Salukis. With the win the Heat move to 2-1 on the season, and the Salukis fall to 0-3.
Wednesday December 5th
Celtics 37 Falcons 26
The Celtics moved to 3-0 on the season with another victory over the Falcons. Leading the scoring for the Celtics was Ian K. with a game high 24 points. Also scoring for the Celtics was Dylan S. with 7 points, Jackson H. with 4 points, and Kyle L., and Nick B. with 2 points each. Leading the Falcons in scoring was Dylan R. with 14 points. Also scoring for the Falcons was Max D. with 10 points, and Sydney C. with 2 points. The loss drops the Falcons record to 1-2.
Thursday December 6th
Celtics 40 Hawkeyes 19
The Celtics moved to 4-0 on the season with a convincing victory over the Hawkeyes. Ian K. led all scorers again with 17 points. The Celtics had 7 other players contribute points, they were: Dylan S., and Jackson H. with 6 points each, John L. with 3 points, and Kyle L., Brian P., Faith C., and Rudy M. with 2 points each. The Hawkeyes were led in scoring by Max S. with 7 points. Also scoring for the Hawkeyes was Haily F. with 5 points, Holter G. with 3 points, and Nick S. and Jake K. with 2 points each. With the loss the Hawkeyes fall to 1-2 on the season.
Hilltoppers 32 Falcons 17
The Hilltoppers stayed unbeaten and kept pace with the Celtics as they improved to 3-0 on the season. The Hilltoppers were led in scoring by Jayden J. with 16 points. Jayden J. showed that he can hit the outside shout as well as drive to the basket as he connected on two 3 point field goals in the 3rd quarter to put the game away. Also scoring for the Hilltoppers was Kyle C. with 6 points, Devron S. with 4 points, and Ryan W., Ian P., and Emma K. with 2 points each. The Falcons were led in scoring by Max D. with 9 points. Also scoring for the Falcons was Nayeli S. with 4 points, Dylan R. with 2 points, and Josie A., and Sarah S. with 1 point each. With the loss, the Falcons move to 1-3 on the season.
Friday December 7th
Bulls 24 Heat 22
In a back and forth game that was very close the Bulls pulled out a victory over the Heat. Leading the Bulls in scoring was Jake G. with 8 points. Also scoring for the Bulls was Ryan B., and Keegan M. with 6 points, and Ashley M. and Lila A. with 2 points each. The Heat were led in scoring by Matthew F. with 8 points. Also scoring for the Heat was Jack L. with 4 points, Mark L. and Nicholas W. with 3 points each, and Luke H. and Hannah C. with 2 points. With the win the Bulls improved to 1-2 on the season. With the loss the Heat moved to 2-2.
LWBL Standings through week 2
Hilltoppers 3-0
Celtics 3-0
Heat 2-2
Hawkeyes 1-2
Falcons 1-3
Bulls 1-2
Salukis 0-3
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
LWBL update
We have now completed just over a week of the season, and every team is showing a lot of improvement with each game.
On Thursday last week, the Hawkeyes won their first game of the LWBL season by defeating the Salukis by the score of 29-14. The Hawkeyes used a balanced offense and a good defense to claim the victory. Leading the scoring for the Hawkeyes was Holter G. with 10 points. Also scoring for the Hawkeyes were Hailey F., Jake K., and Max. S. with 4 points each, Rohan U. with 3 points, and Nick S., and Brian M. with 2 points each. The Salukis were led in scoring by Andrew K. with 6 points. Also scoring for the Salukis were Tyler B. with 4 points, Zoe K. with 3 points, and Chloe Z. with 1 point.
Friday featured a game between two very evenly matched teams. The game was back and forth with the Falcons holding off the Bulls by a score of 24-23. The Falcons were led in scoring by Maddie D. with 8 points. Also scoring for the Falcons were Dylan R. with 6 points, Nick F., and Max D. with 4 points each, and Sydney C. with 2 points. The Bulls were led in scoring by Ryan B. with 9 points. Also scoring for the Bulls were Jon M. with 7 points, Jacob B., Lila A., and Ashley M. with 2 points each, and Keegan M. with 1 point.
Last night featured another close game as the Celtics held off a late 4th quarter rally by the Heat to win 24-21. The Celtics were led in scoring by Nick B. with 9 points. Also scoring for the Celtics were Brian P., Jackson H., and Dillon S. with 4 points each, and Kyle L. with 3 points. Leading the Heat in scoring was Mark L. with 8 points. Also scoring for the Heat were Nicholas W. with 5 points, Matthew F. with 4 points, and Annie M, and Jack L. with 2 points each.
Updated standing for the LWBL:
Celtics 2-0
Hawkeyes 1-0
Hilltoppers 1-0
Falcons 1-1
Heat 1-1
Bulls 0-2
Salukis 0-2
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