Game 8

Drew and his Venice Chargers teammates wrapped up their season on his 14th birthday, and he couldn't be happier to see it come to an end. Poor shooting would cause this game to be far closer than it should have been, as the Chargers should have cruised to a birthday victory tonight in a contest that wound up going into overtime to reach it's conclusion.

As I previously mentioned, the Chargers couldn't buy a bucket tonight. In fact, they would be held scoreless for the first time this season over the first quarter, but somehow miraculously only trailed by three points! They found a bit of their shooting touch in the second period, as they would somehow come away with a four point lead, outscoring the Pine View squad by a 15-8 margin. Drew did his part this quarter, grabbing four solid offensive rebounds and coming up with a steal that led to points during his three and half minutes of action.

The third quarter was a back and forth affair, as the two teams traded buckets for the most part. In the end, the Chargers still held the lead, but it had been narrowed down to three points.

Drew got to see a fair amount of court time in the fourth quarter as well, and took advantage of his time by grabbing two defensive rebounds and scoring two points. It looked as though the Chargers might squeak out a victory, but a late three from the Pine View squad knotted the game up at 33 all.

Overtime was a low scoring affair, with the Chargers only scoring three points. That wouldn't be enough, as the Pine View team squad would score five to secure the victory.

Venice Chargers Game #8 - at Pine View MS
	Drew at the scorer's table, ready to check in to the game.
	Drew keeping an eye on the ball while staying between the ball and his man.
	Drew going up for a rebound against a Pine View player...
	...while battling for the ball...
	...and coming away with the rebound...
	...and going back up with a shot...
	...and going off the backboard...
	...before clanging off the rim...
	...and battling for the rebound once again.
	Drew going up with the shot...
	...and taking aim at the basket...
	and getting the ball over the outstretched hands of the defender...
	...and banking the shot off the square.
	Drew inbounding the ball to his teammate.
	Drew on the blocks during a Pine View free-throw attempt.
	Drew and a teammate going for a rebound.
	Drew dribbling the ball up the court.
	Drew inbounding the ball to a teammate near half court.
	Drew with the ball...
	...and going up strong...
	...and getting the shot off over the arm of a Pine View player.
	Drew and his teammates on the bench as the game clock winds down.

Venice Chargers Game #8 - at Pine View MS

Drew at the scorer's table, ready to check in to the game.

Drew keeping an eye on the ball while staying between the ball and his man.

Drew going up for a rebound against a Pine View player...

...while battling for the ball...

...and coming away with the rebound...

...and going back up with a shot...

...and going off the backboard...

...before clanging off the rim...

...and battling for the rebound once again.

Drew going up with the shot...

...and taking aim at the basket...

and getting the ball over the outstretched hands of the defender...

...and banking the shot off the square.

Drew inbounding the ball to his teammate.

Drew on the blocks during a Pine View free-throw attempt.

Drew and a teammate going for a rebound.

Drew dribbling the ball up the court.

Drew inbounding the ball to a teammate near half court.

Drew with the ball...

...and going up strong...

...and getting the shot off over the arm of a Pine View player.

Drew and his teammates on the bench as the game clock winds down.