Emily played a bunch of basketball games in late January and early February. Among those, the only home game of the season for the girls. They lost a nail biter, 6-5 (not a typo) - a complete heart breaker for Emily, who missed two layups during the game and was the one the coach turned to with four seconds left to take the (almost) mid-court shot for the win. She was devestated when the game was over because she was unable to put forth her best game in front of a roaring crowd, including many of her classmates and good friends. She and the team rebounded the next night with a big win and a few days later, she played her best game of the season, a 25-20 loss in which she scored her first three pointer and had 9 points and 14 steals. I never thought I would love watching her play another sport as much as I love watching her play soccer but this year, basketball has really inched its way up there.
Winning the jump ball.
If just one of these steals had resulted in a layup, JPII would have won the game. So much heart break for my girl that night.
When your soccer besties and their parents surprise you by showing up at your only home basketball game...well, she was overwhelmed with the love from her friends.
Winning the jump ball.
Leftie layup.
Rebound, and then coast to coast for the layup.
With the steal...
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