Dryden JV Girls Basketball over Lansing Now 12-2

From the Coach

The JV Girls Basketball Team improved their record to 12-2 on the year with a win over a good Lansing basketball team 38-26. Lansing came out and scored 5 points in the first 2 minutes. I thought we could mix things up with our pressure, but Lansing was able to get through it and find some easy buckets. We went with a man defense 90 percent of the game. I thought with our aggressiveness and quickness we would make it difficult on them. The one thing that I wanted the girls to get in their mind defensively is being active and helping when needed. It proved to be the right move throughout the game. The only way I thought Lansing would win is to out execute us. The girls stayed true to what we have been preaching from day 1 is basic basketball fundamentals. It took us a entire half to get warmed-up offensively, but once we got going we turned it into a classic game. The girls knew how much was on the line. They knew that a loss would make it difficult to play in a championship game slated at the end of the season. The girls not only proved that they belong in that game, but played with heart and desire. They don't like the feeling trailing in a ball game, but understood that their was a lot of game to be played. Dryden would outscore Lansing in the second half 28-11. We knew in order to win this game we were going to have to make some shots from the outside. One of our big shots came from Keri Daley. She converted on a three point shot with a little English on the ball. That was definitely the turning point for us. It pumped the girls up and we were able to get things rolling our way. We did simple things that helped us out like boxing out, winning the boards and making good decisions on offense. This is game the girls will always remember, beating Lansing because we know they have a great program.