Tourney Day

It was an incredibly llllooooonnnnngggg day today. 


To start with, Zack's team had a game last night, and after 3 quarters of poor calls/noncalls by the refs.... at which point the coach stepped in and questioned them... they finally started calling a fair game in the fourth quarter.  Actually, I can't even say it was a fair fourth quarter because then the refs got whistle happy with the other team!!!   Anyway, it was not the best game by our team and they only scored 16 points.... the other team scored 17 points!  


BUT... it was double elimination so they had another game today... at 1:00.... which they won without trouble.  They played again at 5:00.....won..... and again at 6:00...... won......and then it was on to the championship game at 8:00.


In between those two games, at 7:00, the Oshkosh Christian 7th and 8th grade boys were also playing for the championship.  Unfortunately, despite an AMAZING 3 pointer at the end of regulation to tie it up... they ended up losing. 


Oddly enough, the team Zack's team ended up playing in the championship game was the same team they lost to the night before.  This time the officiating was a bit more balanced and fair... and Zack's team won.  Now, the tournament was double elimination... and this was that team's first loss... but they still awarded first place to OCS sighting the fact that they had "worked their way through the losers bracket" to get there. (???)  I don't really understand that... neither did anyone else.... and I kinda felt bad for the other team.  I am almost wondering if they (tournament organizers...scorekeepers....refs) just didn't want to play another game.  After all, it was already after 9:00.  And truthfully, I don't know if our boys could have played another game since they were all beyond exhaustion by this point.


So, first place it was... and Zack got a nice medal... and the team got a trophy for the school's trophy case..and the team posed for a nice picture... and of all days I FORGOT MY CAMERA!!!!  Arg!


Zack played really well today... but not so much last night.  I figured out to NOT give him his pill when he plays.  I thought it would help him to concentrate and focus but, instead, it makes him too subdued and he is not aggressive enough.  So last night he just pretty much filled space on the court and didn't have any impact whatsoever on the game.... today, he had 4 points.... a couple blocked shots...a couple steals...  and a few rebounds. 


Now we are home and you would think that Zack would be exhausted...  but no... he is downstairs playing keep away with Jon and a friend Jon has over!  25 minutes to bedtime.