Sizz Basketball: Welcome

The #2 seed from Stephens, Gerber defeated the #1 seed from Stephens, Sertoma 33-30 on Saturday to with the 2013 Pee Wee City tournament. It was a good game that was back and forth the entire way. Gerber used a 6-0 run late in the 3rd quarter to take the lead and Sertoma was never able to get any closer than two points the rest of the game. Congrats to both teams for great seasons! 

Wow, what a game our kids put together tonight versus Davis Printing. This is the same Davis Printing teams that just a few days ago put up 41 points against a good Evans team. They did not score 41 tonight as our kids came to play some defense and that was the difference in this game. We made it tough for Davis to get good looks at the basket and forced them to take long jump shots. Offensively we attacked at places they were weak and if not for some missed layups, we might have scored 50 points tonight.

The opening quarter we made it clear to Davis that it was not going to be a pleasant night. Our kids were playing aggressive and really came out and took it to the Davis team. Our defense did exactly like we spoke about before the game and packed in our zone and refused to let them drive to the bucket for easy baskets. Davis was forced to throw up long jumpers for most of the quarter. On offense, Ethan Arnold got us going with a couple of baskets for a 4-0 lead. Samuel Carlisle then sank a jump shot from the wing to make it a 6-0 Sizz lead. Seth Hewett was totally controlling the rebounds and Davis got one shot on most trips down the floor. Luke Watson would sink a free throw to give us a 7-0 lead. Right before the buzzer sounded, Davis sank a long 3-pointer to finally get on the board at 7-3.

The 2nd quarter our defense only got stronger. Parker Wehunt was manning the point guard spot and did a good job getting the ball to the hole. Parker scored all 6 of our points in the quarter to extend our lead to 13-3 at the half. Avery Walker was like a bad dream for the Davis poing guard. Avery picked her pocket on several occassions but had trouble finishing at the other end of the floor. He would not give them an inch and Davis continued to struggle to score. Christian Smitherman and Michael Hall picked off several passes to the low block area and we would take a 10-point lead into the break.

The 3rd quarter things only got worse for Davis Printing. Our defense was better than ever and offensively we were picking them apart with some awesome passes and nice shots. We continued to stay in our tight zone and Davis continued to not make any adjustments. Their coaches were too busy yelling at the officials and I guess didn't notice that we were shredding their defense like it wasn't even there. We talked at half about how they were leaving the post and low block open for some high-low action and we took advantage of it. Ethan found Seth and Smitty on several trips down the floor for easy baskets in the paint and our lead continued to grow. Smitty torched Davis for 8 points in the quarter as they never seem to figure out that he was wide open on most trips down the floor. By the end of the quarter the mercy rule was in effect as we had built a 25-5 lead.

The final quarter would be much of the same until late in the game. With 1:30 left and us holding a 27-7 lead, we subbed in to let some of the other kids get some court time. Davis hit a few 3-pointers and shot a bunch of free throws as the refs finally got tired of hearing their coaches yell, so started calling fouls on us every trip down the floor. But in the end the result would be the same and we would coast to the 27-19 win. The game was not near as close as the final score would indicate as we totally dominated the game.

The win moves us to 10-2 on the season and advances us to the Final Four of the tourney. We will face a red hot Gerber team that finished 2nd in the Stephens league this year. They really push the ball and attack you on defense. But I know this much, if our kids bring that same kind of attitude and intensity to the game we can beat anyone. See you all at Evans by 6:00 sharp.

Well, we might have had those first game tourney jitters early on but once we got them out of our system, we put away a good Carman Trucking team to advance to the "Elite 8" of the FSBGC Pee Wee City Tourney. We will now face a very good #3 seed from Stephens, Davis Printing on Tuesday night at 6:30 at Evans.

Early on in this game you could tell that we had not played or practiced in over a week. We missed some easy shots and couldn't get nothing to go down for a few minutes. Seth Hewett got us going with a couple of baskets off offensive rebounds. Seth was once again a warrior for us in the paint. Ethan Arnold would knock down a jump shot for a 6-0 Sizz lead. After a basket by Carman Trucking, Avery Walker would answer with a jumper from the top of the key for a 9-2 Sizz lead as the opening quarter came to a close.

The 2nd quarter our defense continued to make life tough on Carman. They had trouble getting near the basket, much less getting good shots off. Luke Watson knocked down a jumper to extend our lead to 11-2. After a basket and free throw by Carman, Christian Smitherman would score off a nice pass from Parker Wehunt to give us a 13-5 lead. The two teams exchanged some turnovers the rest of the quarter and we would head into halftime with an 8-point lead.

The 3rd quarter we would put this game away big time. We had four different players knock down shots in the quarter. Avery, Luke, Ethan and Smitty would all knock down shots to extend our lead to 22-5 by the end of the quarter. Our defense did not allow Carman to score a single basket the entire quarter. The final quarter we got to get all the guys plenty of playing time and we would coast to the 25-12 win. It was a total team effort and our defense was the difference in the game. I had watched Carman two nights earlier score 31 points so I knew that we better come to play or this one could be interesting. Our guys were up to the challenge and made life miserable for the Carman guards all game long. Great job Sizz, now let's bring that same kind of effort on Tuesday night against a good Davis Printing team. See you at Evans by 6:00pm.

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Our player of the week for this week is Michael Hall. Michael, despite fighting some sickness, had a good game versus Army Surplus on Tuesday night. He scored 2 points and had a couple of rebounds. Michael also came up with several steals and played really good on the defensive end. Michael has really improved since last season, especially defensively. Michael has played several positions for our team and always does it with a great attitude and gives 110%. Great job Michael, we are very proud of you!

We had a lot on the line going into Tuesday night's game with Army surplus. A win would give us the league championship and overall #1 seed from Goldtrap in the up-coming city tournament. Even with all that on the line, I knew our kids would not be near as pumped up as they were to play Arvest last week. I knew there would be sort of a letdown and sometimes you play down to your competition. Early on in this one it looked that way, but our kids made a surge late in the 1st quarter and never looked back.

The opening quarter both teams came out hitting shots. Army Surplus scored on their first possession with a basket from Nathan Appleyard. Luke Watson would quickly tie the game as he hit a 15-foot jump shot. After Nathan scored again, so did Luke to tie the game at 4. It was back and forth the first couple of minutes but then our defense turned up the heat and started causing Army into some turnovers. Ethan Arnold caught fire and reeled off a couple of baskets to give us a 8-4 lead. Avery Walker then scored to make it a 10-4 game. After a basket by Army, Ethan would sink another jump shot and score off an inbounds play to give us a 14-6 lead after the 1st quarter of play.

The 2nd quarter would be just plain ugly basketball by both teams. We had a smaller lineup in the game and Army's size really hurt us in the quarter. They blocked several shots and would not let us inside the paint. Our only basket of the quarter would be a nice move by Christian Smitherman to give us a 16-8 lead. Both teams turned the ball over a lot in the quarter and by the end of the quarter, Army had crawled back into this game at 16-10.

We really challenged the guys to put this game away in the 3rd quarter and that's exactly what we did. We held Army scoreless in the quarter with our swarming defense. They were forced to jack up long jumpers most of the quarter and we built a 21-10 lead behind a basket from Seth Hewett and three points from Ethan Arnold. By the end of the quarter this one was well in hand. The final quarter we got our offense going again. Christian scored off a great pass by Avery Walker. Michael Hall got his first basket of the game with a nice put-back off an offensive rebound. Luke and Avery would also sink jumpers in the quarter. Both teams got to play all their players good minutes in the final quarter and this one would end with us notching the 33-19 win.

The win clinches the Goldtrap Pee Wee League championship and gives us the #1 seed heading into the City tournament that starts on Monday night at Evans. We get a 1st round bye and will play the winner of the #5 seed from Evans versus #6 Army Surplus. That game will be next Saturday, February 23rd @ 11:00am at Evans boys/girls Club. 

Great job in this game Sizz and all season. You guys have been a pleasure to be around and coach. You all have improved so much during the season and it's great to see us playing as a team. Now lets go win us a city championship! Go Sizz!!!

Our player of the week for this week is Cam Coleman. Cam had a great game tonight versus Arvest and was a big reason we were able to pull off the upset. Cam had three rebounds in the game and came up with 5 or 6 steals. He played great defense on the wing, guarding one of Arvest's better wing players. Cam has really started playing well for our team and we are very proud of him. Great job tonight Cam!

Wow, what a night at Goldtrap it was on Tuesday night! Our game versus Arvest was one of the best pee wee basketball games I have seen in some years. Both teams really played their hearts out and both teams should be proud of their effort in this one. Arvest has been running over everyone in their path all season long and our kids knew it was going to take a special effort to beat those guys. Arvest is very well coached by Coach Travis and Coach Phil. Those guys really get their teams to play a tough and physical style of basketball. Our kids were up to the challenge and showed that they are as good as anyone when they play like they're capable of playing. I could not be prouder of them!

We had scouted Arvest on several occasions and knew they presented all sorts of problems due to the numerous defenses they run and their ability to run the fast break. We really felt like we had our bases covered and really had a good practice Monday night, working on things they would throw at us. The kids brought our practice to the game and the result would be our biggest win of the season. Let's see how it all went down.

The opening quarter was more like a boxing match at times than a basketball game. Both teams were playing very physical. We did a great job of limiting the number of touches Arvests' best player, Landon was getting with the ball. Luke Watson was all over him and kept him from getting the ball back after he passed off. Luke was outstanding in this game! We battled tough on the boards and was doing our best to keep their big man, Jack Hannan off the offensive rebounds. Seth Hewett played a great game and really battled Jack on the boards. Seth did not back down and stood his ground. Also a player that came up huge for us was Cam Coleman. Cam had three rebounds in the quarter and picked off at least 5 or 6 passes to give the ball back to our defense. Great job Cam!!! Offensively we got a baskets from Ethan Arnold, Luke Watson and Seth Hewett to take a 6-4 lead after the first quarter of play. It was by far the least amount of points Arvest had scored in a quarter all season. Our defense was doing a great job and really making it tough for them to run the offense they normally run.

The 2nd quarter we kept the defensive pressure on and caused numerous turnovers for Arvest. They had trouble getting past the top of our defense, as Avery Walker and Luke Watson made life miserable for their guards. Christian Smitherman picked off several Arvest passes and had numerous steals in the quarter. Parker Wehunt sank a short jumper in the lane to give us a 8-4 lead. After a basket by Arvest, Luke scored on a baseline runner to make it a 10-6 Sizz lead. Later in the quarter we got another basket from Luke and a free throw to give us a 13-8 lead at the half.  

You could tell Arvest was shaken, for this was the first time they had been behind at the half all season long. We stressed to the guys that they would make a run in the 3rd quarter but to keep our heads and play through it. As it turns out, they did make a run at us early in the quarter. They got free on a couple of fast breaks and scored off a few offensive boards. They would outscore us 10-4 in the quarter to take an 18-17 lead heading into the final six minutes of play. The final quarter would be back and forth the entire way. Both teams had kids making play after play. Christian really stepped up for us big time in the quarter and hit a couple of huge baskets. Neither team led by more than two points the entire quarter until late in the game. Ethan Arnold sank his second jumper of the quarter to give us a 23-21 lead with 1:30 remaining. After an Arvest basket, Christian scored and was fouled to give us a 26-23 lead. Arvest once again scored on a basket by Landen Chaffey to pull within one. Ethan Arnold then hit his biggest shot of the year with a jumper from the lane to give us a 28-25 lead. We then got a defensive stop as Seth and Christian stopped Jack from scoring inside and grabbed the rebound. Parker was fouled with just a few seconds remaining and sank a free throw to ice the game and give us the 29-25 win. The buzzer sounded and our kids went nuts. What a great win for our team and this fine group of kids. They deserved to win the game and they did. Shows how hard work really does pay off.

We really had balanced scoring tonight as we had 5 players score in the game. Ethan lead us with 8 points and 5 rebounds. He also did a great job defending all night. At times he guarded a couple of different players. Luke Watson finished with 7 points and 5 rebounds. He had the task of guarding Landen all night and did a great job on him. You cannot shut down a player as good as Landon but Luke did as good a job as you can do on him the entire game. Smitty was the hero of the 4th quarter and finished with 7 points and 9 huge rebounds. What a complete game he played on both ends of the floor! Parker Wehunt also was awesome tonight with 5 points and 4 rebounds. Parker was not feeling well, so to play as good as he did was incredible. Seth Hewett finished with 2 points and 7 rebounds, but played great defense on Jack in the middle. Cam Coleman did not score but we would not have won without the defense he played in that 1st quarter. Avery Walker did not score but was great on defense in the 2nd quarter. Noah Ralston and Michael Hall also played very well on defense and helped us to get our biggest win of the season tonight. The win puts us in 1st place in the league standings and a win over Army Surplus next week will give us the league championship and the overall (1) seed in the upcoming city tournnament that begins February 18th at Evans.

                                     League                Overall

Western Sizzlin               6-1                     8-2       (League Champs) 

Arvest Bank                     6-1                     9-1

Optimist                          4-2                      6-4

Graduate Sales                 4-2                      7-2

Preferred Office             4-3                      6-5 

Army Surplus                   2-5                      3-7  

National Family                1-6                      3-6 

Dale Crampton                  0-7                      1-9

*Denotes = non-conference game

Week 1 

*Optimist - 23                   Geno's Pizza - 21

*National Family - 21         Army Surplus - 18

*Graduate Sales - 21          Dale Crampton - 15

*Arvest Bank - 29              Western Sizz - 18

*Optimist - 19                     Preferred Office - 12

Week 2

*Graduate Sales - 14           Carman Trucking - 10

*Western Sizz - 22            Army Surplus - 13

*Arvest Bank - 34               Preferred Office - 14

*National Family - 27          Dale Crampton - 19

*Western Sizz - 33            Cole Goodman - 17

*Graduate Sales - 24          Optimist - 23

Preferred Office - 27        Army Surplus - 18

Week 3

*Preferred Office - 20       UAW - 10

Optimist - 34                      Dale Crampton - 18

Arvest Bank - 35                 National Family - 12

Graduate Sales - 26            Western Sizz - 22

Week 4

*Dale Crampton - 23           Shelter - Wagoner - 22

Optimist - 31                      National Family - 27

Arvest Bank - 32                Army Surplus - 20

Preferred Office - 27         Graduate Sales - 26

Western Sizz - 26              Dale Crampton - 7

*Glidewell Dist - 26            Optimist - 24  

Week 5

*Army Surplus - 29             Arch Glass - 6

Preferred Office - 23        Dale Crampton - 13

Western Sizz - 37             National Family - 28

Arvest Bank - 49               Optimist - 30

Graduate Sales - 41            Army Surplus - 29 

Week 6

*Preferred Office - W      Custom Awards - L

Army Surplus - 34             Dale Crampton - 28

Arvest Bank - 36               Graduate Sales - 20

Western Sizz - 29             Optimist - 20

 Preferred Office - 32       National Family - 13

Week 7

*Arvest Bank - W              Hometown Computer - L

Graduate Sales - 38           National Family - 29

Optimist - 29                    Army Surplus - 19

Western Sizz - 39            Preferred Office - 16 

Week 8

Graduate Sales - 34           Dale Crampton - 28

Western Sizz - 29              Arvest Bank - 25

Optimist - 39                     Preferred Office - 22

Army Surplus - 34             National Family - 29 

Week 9

*Hawthorne Dental - W     Graduate Sales - L

Arvest Bank - 42               Preferred Office - 21

Western Sizz - 33            Army Surplus - 19

National Family - 33         Dale Crampton - 21