End of Season

Although things didn't quite work out the way we wanted them to, the season finale with Hurley sure provided us with a strong finish. The 2010-11 season ended with a great effort as the team nearly pulled off the upset of the season. Going into the Hurley game, in the first round of the regionals, we knew that we needed to keep the score under 50 in order to get the pace we wanted. The kids executed the game plan to perfection and with some excellent hustle and determination we led by four with 3:21 to go in the game. For the first time this season, I actually think that the team needed to win. When losing no longer becomes acceptable, the fear of losing takes over and that can be a good thing. I believe our kids realized that the other night at Hurley.

During the course of this season we have had our ups and downs, but the team always wanted to win. As a matter of a fact, I have never questioned the desire of this bunch to win games. However, during the Hurley game, we demonstrated the intensity and effort of a team that not only wanted to win, but one that needed to win. Throughout the season, the coaches and myself constantly reminded the kids that if we would continue to work hard and believe, that something good was going to happen this season. In a bittersweet moment, that something good may have been the season ending loss to Hurley.

I suppose that only time will tell, but the expectation level for next years squad will be much higher than it was for this season. Hopefully, with an aggressive off-season and a renewed commitment to excellence, we could find ourselves back in contention for the BDD title. Only time will tell........

I would like to say congratulations to Cody Hubbard for finishing up a fine career here at Twin Valley. Cody will be missed something terribly by the coaches and his presence on the court will be sorely missed by his teammates. Without a doubt, Cody assumes his spot among the top three ball handlers ever at Twin Valley, although the season didn't end the way he would have liked, his contributions will not be forgotten.

We wish him the best of luck in the future and hope to see him around this coming season.

Until next time, take care and God bless.