Marcus's tournament action

The HHPS Georgia Bulldogs entered tournament action last Saturday as the #2 seed (of 6) in the SEC tournament. They earned a first round bye, and played their first game on Saturday morning. I can't remember who they played, but they won-letting the other team come within 3 points before getting the win. Marcus had a good game and did what he does best-get the rebounds (he is one of the tallest kids on the team). I don't think he took any shots or really tried to dribble the ball. He did well, and you could here other parents cheer for him when he did get the rebound.

The Bulldogs played that afternoon in the tournament finale. They played the Kentucky Wildcats, who happened to be the number one seed in the tournament. I stayed home so Liam and Ewan could take naps and Andy and Cale went to the game. I got updates via text as to the score and it was nerve-wracking to look at the phone everytime a message came through. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs lost by 2 points in a very well-played game. Andy said that Marcus did well again. He started each game and played a good portion of both. The coaches made a good effort to make sure that each player got an equal amount of playing time.

Marcus got his trophy and got his picture taken with his team-thank you Andy! Again, I think the boys had a lot of fun with this basketball experience and we will try to do this again next year. Here's the team-you can see Marcus on the end in the blue shorts (he's #7).