GEC Basketball Jamboree Recap

GIRLS VARSITY:
The girls varsity team had a great weekend.  The girls won the first game handily against longtime rival BHA.  In the second game, the lady Dragons had a strong showing in a loss to a strong and experienced team from GSIS. In the final game on Saturday, the girls fought hard to come back from an 11 point deficit but came up short in a 22-27 defeat to bitter rival NLCS.  The girls are getting more comfortable with our zone offense, and are averaging around 20 points a game. On the flip side we have lots to work on in regards to learning individual and team defense. - Mr. C
BOYS - VARSITY 1:
The varsity boys were victorious in all 3 games they played on Saturday. In the first game of the day, the boys started slow and narrowly held onto a 2 point victory over NLCS. In the second game of the day, the DRAGONS showed much better overall play, and were able to force several turnovers which lead to quality scoring opportunities against SJA. In the final game of the day, the boys battled hard and defeated GSIS by 10 points. The varsity boys are now headed to Japan this Wednesday to compete in a 3 day tournament hosted at ASIJ in Tokyo.  - Mr. Pratt

BOYS - VARSITY 2:
The boys varsity 2 team had a very successful weekend and showed great improvement throughout their games. Despite being the youngest team, the boys played hard and were competitive in all of their games. The boys showed great defense, hustle and ball movement. They had two close losses vs NLCS and SJA where both games came down to the final possessions. The boys are confident the results will be different the next time they play these teams.   - Mr. Kinahan
CHEERLEADING:
The Cheerleading Team had a great first performance of the season. During the 2-minute half time, the G6 girls put on an impressive display of tumbling and jumping while the HS girls demonstrated stunts and pyramids. During the performance, all the girls showed a high level of energy in the final dance which incorporates formation changes and partner work. The Cheerleading team performed with genuine enthusiasm which impressed the audience. The girls are looking forward to their next performance and will work on improvement and incorporating chants to perfect the show next time. - Ms. Lo