Playoffs SMC vs. Arlington
Sunday, August, 14, 2016 was the Semi-Finals against
Arlington Ducks. We knew it was going to be a good game and that Arlington wasn’t just
going to hand us the win. We had to give
100% effort just like they were in order to make it to the championship. We
knew it wasn’t going to be easy because we played Arlington in the beginning of the regular
season and we almost lost but we didn’t. In order for SMC to beat Arlington we had to play
harder, be more physical and most important we knew teamwork was the key. When
tip-off began Arlington
went on a 21-9 run by the end of the first quarter. They were playing intense
and they weren’t holding back. When the second quarter began SMC picked up the
paste and by the end of the 2nd quarter the score was Arlington 23- SMC 20. SMC
went on an 11-2 run.
At halftime our Coach, Coach Dave took us in the back he
said “come on ya’ll the table is set for us to go to the championship and win it all, all we have to do is execute on offense, move the ball
around, box out on defense, stop letting them get in the paint so easily, make
our free throws, make our lay ups and stop gambling. When the 3rd quarter
came we were ready. We were getting defensive stops and scoring off the break
consecutively, which put us up a couple of points. But Arlington wasn’t going to go down without a
fight. When the 4th quarter came the score was close. During the 4th
quarter the score kept going back and forth. Late in the 4th quarter
SMC got a 2 point lead with 45 seconds left in the game. When Arlington had the ball they missed the chance
to score which took some time off the clock so they had to foul. They shot a 3 which
could put them up by 1, they missed I got the rebound and they were forced to
foul me. It was less than 15 seconds left on the clock and it was up to me to
make 2 crucial free throws so that we could be up by 4. I wasn’t nervous because everyday I shoot 50 free
throws with my dad and I have to make at least 40. So when I got to the line I
took a deep breath did my routine and shot the ball. The first one dropped, the
score was Arlington
40-SMC 43. I stepped off the line to get ready for my second free throw to put
the game away for sure. When the referee
gave me the ball I took a deep breath, did my routine and swish goes my second
shot. I made it and the score was Arlington 40-SMC 44.
The
SMC fans were cheering and clapping with excitement. Arlington ’s
head coach called a timeout to draw up a play with 10 seconds left in the game.
When the timeout was over it was Arlington’s ball, they took the ball out got
down the court with 3 seconds left they passed the ball to their 3 point
shooter Ed to shoot the 3, he made it.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t enough and we won SMC 44- Arlington 43. #CHAMPIONSHIP #SOMDC
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