After a tough loss against the VIS A team (44-30), we rebounded at Saturday’s Festival to take 2nd place.
The Basketball Festival is an informal tournament against the teams in our conference. We cruised in our first game to a 27-7 win over the VIS B team, but it was in our 2nd game that we thrived. Against ICSB, the Christian school in Budapest, we really jelled as a team. We played great defense, moved the ball well on offense and emerged victorious with a hard-fought 24-20 win.
Winning our first 2 games placed us 1st in our pool and earned us a spot in the title game against DIS. Though we played hard and well, we fell behind early and never were able to catch up. Even in defeat, they kept their heads up and played good basketball. I am really proud of all of them.
Highlights from the tournament:
- 2nd Place!!!
- Not one, but two bank 3-point shots made by our team.
- “Coach Klein, isn’t that a demonic symbol? You know, a Pentagram?” “Um, no. That’s a Star of David.” (Our tournament took place at a Jewish community center).
Watch this space for another update in the coming days.
Fly, Eagle, Fly!