34-28 Win @ Kelloggsville

Congratulations, guys, on a strong, successful finish to the season these past couple of weeks! To show a steady, positive, hard-working mentality…even until the last day of competition…says a lot about you guys as a collective team as well as individuals. Job well done! And we were able to meet a season goal (win more games than lose) on this last day as well. Bonus!

I look forward to officially wrapping up the season with you in all my classroom right after school on Monday. Please bring all uniform items. We will be finished no later than 3:30 that afternoon. And please remember that we'll have a program-wide end-of-season banquet at some point as well. Stay tuned!

Thanks again for a rewarding season...

49-33 Win @ Coopersville

Guys,

Job well done last night in mostly taking care of business (despite some defensive lapses in the second quarter especially). And once again, a lot of guys contributed in a lot of positive ways throughout.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how we handle the last challenge before us: meeting the #1 team goal that you guys voted on way back on the night of Nov. 22!

See you at our last practice….

Schedule for our LAST WEEK!

Here goes with the final (hopefully not tentative) week of play!

**Monday: practice 3 PM…vote for last "team award" winner.

**Tuesday: game @ Coopersville (4 PM)…dress up for spirit week…bus leaves right after school.

**Wednesday: last practice of the season…3 PM…team dinner at Team Klingenberg (6 PM).

**Thursday: last game of the season @ Kelloggsville (4 PM)…dress up for spirit week…bus leaves right after school.

**Friday: team meeting right after school in my room…hand in uniform items if possible...should be done no later than 330! Please let me know if you cannot make it.

Big week coming up here obviously, everyone! Can't wait to see us finish strong…..

49-31 Win @ Holland

Gentlemen,

As a coach, I really enjoyed the total team effort today in a convincing win for our last conference game of the season. Job well done. BUT…that's just the FIRST of three steps we're taking in this last week and a half to meet our team goal and finish with an above .500 season record. We can certainly do it, but we need to keep our feet on the pedal!

Looking forward to getting back to work tomorrow in 3 PM practice!

47-41 Loss to Unity

Boys,

I admired your overall grit and fight yesterday in the close game vs. Unity. To come back out of the halftime locker room (and a 10 point deficit) roaring like we did for the rest of the game says a lot about you all. Unity simply made a few more plays than us in the end, but it's nothing to hang your collective heads about.

At this point of the long season, let's keep some momentum up as we approach our last three games!

See you today for 3 PM practice.

Upcoming Week

Hi, everyone!

Here goes with the schedule for this upcoming week (as well as a few updates regarding the next week):

**Monday: practice 5-7 PM.

**Tuesday: game @Unity (4 PM)…dress up in school…bus leaves right after school.

**Wednesday: practice 3-5 PM.

**Thursday: game @Holland (5 PM)…dress up in school…bus leaves at 4 PM.

**Friday: practice 3-5 PM.

**The next Monday/Wednesday: practice 3-5 PM (last team dinner on Wednesday @6).

I'm looking forward to a strong, positive finish to the season, guys! First up is revenge vs. Unity. Let's prepare for it by watching some film (re-check hudl when you can) and getting in a quality practice session tomorrow at 5 PM!

And congrats again to Keaton Mudd and Elliott Klingenberg for their respective team award recognition based on their quality play this past week!

42-30 Win vs. Z.West

Guys,

Job well done tonight! As I mentioned, the great thing(s) about the win today was a.) we went out as victors in our last home contest of the season b.) we finished strong (i.e. holding them to zero points in the third quarter as we made a serious run) and c.) every single guy somehow contributed positively to the winning cause! Way to go!

Now it's time for a quick turnaround rematch with Unity this next Tuesday. I don't know about you, but I can't wait to get some redemption.

See you at practice tomorrow from 3 to 5!

43-35 Loss to Unity

Guys,

As mentioned (and I think you'll agree), the first half today vs. Unity was easily the best half of basketball we've played in a while…perhaps the entire season. That said, we need to be able to handle runs by the other team, and we struggled with that in a 15-2 third quarter that didn't go our way. Either way though, let's bottle up that first half effort and repeat x 2 versus Zeeland West tomorrow!

See you all tomorrow in my classroom at 4 PM…fully dressed and ready to take the court after some ZW film/review. And please take a look at old ZW film on hudl AFTER homework and IF it's not too late!

53-44 Win at Grandville

Boys,

Nice job of bouncing back in the second half last night vs. Grandville after a lull in the first half. I thought the energy, execution, and poise (especially at the FT line) was much better in the latter stages of the game. Now, again we need to figure out how to come out with more pizzazz, so to speak, right from the get go from here on out! A game vs. Unity tomorrow will demand that, that's for sure. We need a FULL four quarter effort.

See you at practice today from 3-5!

Upcoming Week

Hi, everyone! Please see below regarding the (updated) schedule for this coming week:

**Monday: game @ Grandville (rescheduled) at 4…dress up for school…bus leaves right after school.

**Tuesday: practice 3-5

**Wednesday: home game vs. Unity (rescheduled) at 4…more details to come.

**Thursday: home game vs. Z.West at 5…more details to come.

**Friday: practice 3-5

HW: Watch the most recent Holland Christian footage…and learn…esp. regarding the second half!

What with three games this coming week, what a way to bounce back from our last outing in a positive way! Let's get 'em.

And one more "congrats" to Chase Hagen and Tyler Eding for being lauded by teammates at the conclusion of our last practice for their respective positive play in the recent past!

49-27 Loss to H.C.

Guys,

It was mostly a tale of two halves today--the second, largely led by a group of reserves, being a much better display of toughness, aggression, want-to, etc. Unfortunately, our first half stinker was much too much to overcome. We certainly need to continue to learn to play a WHOLE 32 minutes…each and every game. With a handful of games left in the season, we can't afford any type of lack of effort/confidence on the court from here on out! Now, let's focus on today's mostly positive, bounce-back second half and move forward in a positive way yet again.

See you for 3-5 practice tomorrow!

38-37 OT Loss to B.C.

Guys,

The natural thing to do after a loss like this may be to question "what could I have done differently in order to get us a win??? What if??? What if???". Believe me, I'm feeling the same way. I replayed multiple scenarios in my head since the game ended.  All in all, today was a tough outcome when you look solely at the end of the game. That said, what we REALLY need to focus on is that we turned the tide on a team that beat us soundly the last time out, hung with them punch for punch, and proved that for this second half of the season, Hamilton Frosh is back and ready to keep improving! In other words, the loss today should sting a bit, but mostly we should view tonight as a positive step in the right direction. I hope you're all with me!

See you tomorrow for more good, hard work at practice from 3-430!

Upcoming (tentative??!) Weekly Schedule...

Hi, all!

I hope everyone had a restful weekend. Please remember the HW for the weekend: re-watch B.Center film, analyze, learn, etc…even IF they won't be the exact same team we face the second time around! I'm certain we'll have a much better performance this time around, but we ALL need to make that happen somehow. Let's prepare and come ready to work tomorrow at practice!

Here goes with the upcoming schedule for the week…with some alterations due to the crazy week this past week:

**Monday: practice 515-7 (due to staff meeting after school for faculty)….vote for weekly captain at conclusion of practice…stay tuned for next theme to be announced in the very near future.

**Tuesday: home game vs. B.Center (4 PM)…meet in my room directly after school…be ready to take the court at 330 PM.

**Wednesday: practice 3-5 (will share practice court for most of the time due to rescheduled home wrestling)

**Thursday: game @ H.C. (5 PM)…bus leaves at 4 PM…dress up in school.

**Friday: practice 3-5

That's it for now, all! Take care…and looking forward to seeing/working with all of you again.