New this year, Glenn switched from coaching the girls' team to coaching the boys' team. This was Ellea's first year of not being on the team after four years of participating on the court. She started in 5th grade and it's technically an 8th grade tournament. Glenn usually takes 7th and 8th graders along so she had a more years than most kids get.
Morgan will get to have the same experience, as he was on the team this year as a fifth grader. He mostly took stats and got to experience the game from the bench, but he also got a couple minutes of playing time when the team had a nice lead.
They worked hard and made it to the championship game which is always exciting. Glenn gets to announce each of his players. He started with the youngest players, so Morgan went first. Here, he's fist bumping the officials. (I just realized that, looking back, Nicole also wore #12 when she played three years ago. Funny!)
They played their hearts out, but they were playing a team that was strictly 8th graders. They had played this team once before in the tournament and lost by 20 points. The score was much closer for this game (it was often tied or one or the other team had a lead of a point or two), but the other team pulled ahead in the end. Glenn's team played some great ball and gave it their all.
Second place is nothing to be ashamed of, but those were some sad boys.
So proud of these two. Glenn had so many random people approach him after the game and tell him what a great team he had and how fun it was to watch them. Can't wait to watch number 12 improve his game and continue to grow. He's already got a great understanding of the game and really seems to enjoy it. Until next year.....
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