Elliott's first season of basketball has come to a close. Elliott had stayed home from school due to an upset stomach (something he ate we think) but he was ready to play by game time. The game started off rough with no referees showing up for 45 minutes. They finally got there and the game was on. And Elliott came out firing. His team was down 6-3 until he nailed a 3 pointer to tie it! At the end of the first quarter, his team was down 12-8 but Elliott put them ahead with a jumper to make it 16-14! However, by the half, his team was back down 24-18 and, due to the timing rules, he had to sit out the third quarter. He came in with the team down 32-22 and it was a struggle at that point. Both teams played well and it was a fun and exciting game. Towards the end, it was time to start putting up the 3 pointers so Elliott would swing open and pop the shot. But get this - the net on the hoop his team was shooting at had a big tear in it. On one of Elliott's shots, he drilled a 3 pointer and it went through the hoop and through the hole in the net. The other team took the ball and inbounded it. BUT the ref said no basket, called it an air ball, and said the kid who went to inbound it (after the basket) was out of bounds! Everyone protested it including some older kids who were watching at courtside (their game was after Elliott's). One of the kids yelled at the ref, "Give my home boy the points!" Elliott was the 3 point shooter and when he shot, our half of the gym would suck in their breath. If he missed, the whole place would groan!! He had 13 points - tied for his most points in a game. The final score was 42-33 but Elliott certainly did his part in the scoring department!! After the game, lots of parents came up to him and congratulated him on his game. One parent asked where he went to sports camp because he his game had gotten so good late in the season. Their coach took the team to Friendly's afterwards so I was talking to the assistant coach. She asked if Elliott would be back next year and when I told her this was his first year playing and he really enjoyed it, she couldn't believe it! She was blown away and said the boy has skills. So that was cool.
Here is a link to his stats:
Not much else going on right now. Ashleigh starts lacrosse at the end of the week. Lucie is away this weekend for a Kids Camp. I am still waiting interview results. I emailed the company yesterday and am hoping no news is good news....
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