January 25, 2013

Coaches Comments...

Coach Ricca...Woods vs. Green Acres - The Varsity Girls met up with the ladies from Green Acres for the second time this season.  This time the fight was not as tough.  The girl’s came out victorious again with a 41 -28 win.  The first half was competitive and intense.  We were only up by a few points at half time.  But the girls really picked up the pace and shut down the Green Acres team in the second half.  We played aggressive defense and went for steals and any loose ball.  We scored points off fast breaks, driving to the basket and offensive rebounds.  Eight girls contributed to the 41 points scored by the Woods.  Carlotta led the team with 15 points.  Katherine had 8 points and Lindsay had 6.  Elizabeth had 4 points under the basket and Annalise, Izzy, Madison and Lexi all contributed a basket for 2 points.   What a great start to the season, 7-0!

Coach Ricca... Woods vs. Westminster - The Varsity girls are really making their games interesting!  They pulled off another close game, beating a competitive Westminster 31-28.  It was a tough game.  Westminster had three great players and had a huge height advantage over the Woods.  We dealt with that problem by boxing out and being aggressive under the basket.  Lindsay, Elizabeth, Madison and Lexi played strong underneath the basket at the 4 and 5 positions. We put on our full court press in the 2^nd quarter and really troubled their strong ball handler who ended up turning the ball over a number of times.  We took advantage of fast breaks and moved the ball well in our offense.  The fourth quarter was a back and fourth game and again the Woods had a two point advantage with less than a minute left.  The girls played smart and tried to control possession.   Westminster tried to stop the clock with fouls.  It came down to Woods having the ball with three seconds left.  Katherine was fouled and was at the line with 1 second left. She made her first shot to make the score 31-28.  This gave us a big advantage and Lindsay sealed the deal with a huge rebound as the buzzer went off.  Katherine lead the team with 13 points, Carlota scored 6, Lindsay and Izzy scored 4 and Zoe and Lexi contributed with a basket each.  Another great win!   


Coach Ken... Woods vs. Westminster - What a game....On Wednesday the Woods Academy varsity boys team played Westminster at the woods academy in what turned out to be a great game. Woods won in overtime by four points. Westminster got off to a good start and led most of the game before the woods academy came from behind to tie the game at the end of regulation on a free throw by Ryan Sheehan.  In overtime the game went back and forth until again Ryan Sheehan went to the line and made two free throws to give woods the lead by four with seconds to play. It was another great game from Amara who led the way. Reilly and Nicholas were also huge contributors to the win.

Coach James... Jan. 24, 2013 - The final score was 22-10, with LAB winning the game. At half-time the game was tied. Shortly into the third period, LAB was ahead and went on to win the game. The owls played a great game, and they led it in rebounds and steals.

Jan. 22,2013.

The final score was 19-13, with WES winning the game. The Owls started the game with a 2-3 zone defense and ended the game with a full court press. WES dominated rebounds, while the Owls dominated on steals.  What's important, is that our Owls gave it their all, and they battled to the end!  Thanks for all of the support the families and the friends of our players. 

Coach Washington...Woods vs. Green Acres - The quick nitty- gritty on the Woods Academy win vs. Green Acres 29-12.  The 1st quarter of the game was close, 6-2 Green Acres! The second quarter proved to be different, the Owls out ran and juiced up the pace for the remainder of the game. #23 for the Green Acres was a very aggressive player who what determined to drain the jump shot....he was obviously the star of his team. We had to act fast to put a stop to his offensive shenanigans.  In a crucial time out, the boys were advised to settle down and run their plays.The Owls made a totally expected push in the second half. " I am truly proud of the boys for their hard work and dedication." TEAM" Together Everyone Achieves More!  What's next!? NPS @ NPS, looking forward to another challenge. 

Key Stats: Woods shot 14-34, def/off rebounds 12-15, a total of 13 steals.

Key Players: Ugo 6/12, 1 blk, 6 rebounds, 1 steal; David Gem 4/8, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 blk; Ify 3/4, 5 rebounds, 3 blks, 2 steals

Coach McCauley... Woods vs. Green Acres - The mighty Owls JV A girls team started the game in a full court press!  Within minutes, it was evident that Green Acres could not handle the intense and aggressive play that the press allowed. Megan was on fire, making 4 out of 5 baskets, scoring 8 points. Mauve has the great ability of seeing the court well... which explains how she was able to get two steals in the game. Georgia and Inez led the team with three steals each. The girls passed the ball with precision in this game to create many easy scoring opportunities. Thanks to Sidra, Megan, and Lily, we were able to dominate the boards even though that had two taller players. Job well done! 

Important team stats: A total 13-30 shots, 13-9 def/off rebounds, 5 assist, 1 blk, 14 turnovers and 20 steals the score 26-9.

Scorers: Megan (8), Gracie (2), Nicole (4), Margaret (2), Briana (4), Sidra (2), Mauve (4)

Coach Parker...On Wednesday, January 23 the Girls Varsity B team traveled to the Sheridan school for their 4th game of the season. It was a tough game, coming off a long weekend. The girls played another great game on the defensive end, holding the Sheridan team to only 18 points, but the teams offense struggled to get started, scoring only 5 points for the game. Molly Grant had an outstanding game on defense and Camile Toner shut down Sheridan's top scorer in the second half. Monday, January 28 the girls travel to WES for a 3:30 start time.