NORTHWEST SQT RESULTS
Game 1: Lamar 28 Lake Dallas 35
Game 2: Lamar 45 Joshua 12
Game 3: Lamar 48 Brewer 47 (OT)
Viking Season: 10-3
On a windy day at Eaton HS the Vikes got some good work in and we coaches learned some things particuarly about some of our younger players. Once a team is qualified for the State Tournament (which we did at the 2nd SQT) there is a natural tendency to "left off the gas". The 7 on 7 coaches work very hard to make the players understand that as a team we are paying $300 per tournament to get real games against other teams with refs and travel for a reason. That reason is to get better and hopefully peak right around the end of June for the State Tournament (6/30-7/1).
These extra tournaments post qualifying give us a chance to look at different players in different combinations so we can find the right mix for the state tournament. After Saturday, in consultation with Coach DeLay and his staff, we have selected the final 20 team members for State (subject of course to injury or other factors). The hard part for us as coaches is that every year getting to 20 (state rule) means we must leave 1-4 players off that roster that have contributed and are capable of playing at the varsity level. We will encourage those players to keep coming to practice AND to try to help the Viking JV team get qualified for the "Prime Time" state tournament. We will now take those 20 players to the final two SQT's so we get used to playing as units and playing fast. Our next tournament is in HEB this Saturday (6/17) and I will post on the web site front page under the PDF tab the specifics as soon as it is released.
Kids are working hard and we are getting better. The next two weeks are key to our growth as a team. NEED EVERYONE AT PRACTICE THE NEXT TWO TUESDAYS AT 6:30 PM AT CRAVENS. TEAM PICTURE IS THIS TUESDAY AT 6:30 PM.
VFND!
Jim Poynter
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