Coming into the new season, the Midget Brookwood team is looking for same results as the previous year, winning the Championship. With only 5 players returning, there is a brand new look to the Midget team with 10 rookies but the mentality stays the same. Of those 10 rookies, 4 of them joined the Brookwood team for the summer season, in which the team finished 3rd & 5th in 2 different tournaments and won a summer league. This was a good introduction to both the new and returning players.
With the team being made a couple weeks into tryouts, more time was now allotted to the returning & new players gelling as a team and getting into shape. Defence has been one of the main goals for this team as it has been a constant learning process. They first tested themselves in an Exhibition game against Cegep AA team Marionopolis. With Brookwood coming out strong in the first half with a 42 - 18 lead, it seemed as if the team had come together. Getting outscored in the second half was an eye opener for the newly formed team. Brookwood won the game by a 72-67 score and learned that playing a whole game will be needed. Leading the team in scoring were 3 of the returning players, Cyrus Senior who had 17 pts, Youri Wadestrandt with 15pts and Daniel Cayer with 9pts, shooting 3/5 from the three point line.
With a couple weeks away from that exhibition game, the team was able to go over some of the weak points from that game and learn from it all. With their first exhibition game this past weekend against the Chateauguay Ravens, the Brookwood Bullets came ready to play and defend their title. The game was close for the first qtr as Brookwood showed some lapses in communication on defence but pulled it together in the second qtr with a large run of 15 straight points in a few mins to end the half. Going into halftime with a 38-16 lead, Brookwood continued to maintain their composure on defence with good communication and on offense, the ball moved around as 13 of the 15 players got on the score sheet. The final score was 72-33 with team captains Youri Wadestrandt leading the way with 12pts, 5 rebs & 5 steals & Cyrus Senior with 9 pts. 3 rebs, 3 steals. Rookies Rasheed Mills add 11pts off the bench along with 2 rebs and 2 stls while rookie big men Wilson Kennedy had 8 pts, 6 of which came from his 3 offensive rebounds. Wilson finished with a total of 7 rebs while Kyle Ambris had 6 pts and also 7 rebs, 5 of which on the offensive glass.
Brookwood look to continue their quest to repeat as champs this Sunday as they play against Lachine. The game is Sunday, November 6th, at 3:15pm @ Riverdale High School. Hope to see all the supportive fans.
Coach K
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