Game #2 Ends in Double Overtime

One thing you can say about the Holy Family Green Team… they sure know how to keep its fans excited. The Green team made its first away trip to White Lake as it took on local power St. Patrick. The game before a packed field house was a classic as the home team held on to win in double overtime by a hard faought score of 16 – 15.

Holy Family was a little flat in the first half of the game as the pressure of playing away from the friendly confines of the HF Activity Center might have caused early game jitters. St. Pats took an early 4 – 0 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was slightly better played quarter as the HF side were able to score on the St. Pats aggressive defense and at the end of the first half Holy Family had closed the gap to by 3 and St. Pats took a 6 – 3 lead into the locker room.

The third quarter brought more of the same from both squads as defense was the rule and not the exception. St. Pats closed out the quarter on an answered long jump shot that went in and extended the lead by 1 as the score at the end of the third was 10 – 6. Holy Family might have been undermanned and undersized but they never backed down from the powerful St. Patrick team. In one exchange, there was a collision on the wing that resulted in several girls going to the ground but the HF player maintained their dribble and composure and made a difficult jump shot.

The Holy Family fans saw another furious 4th quarter comeback but this time it was their team that made the charge. The defense stiffened even more and the offense showed some signs of life. The offense finally figured out the St. Pats defense and caught up to them with less than two minutes in the game. The two sides took shots at each other’s defense but neither side budged an inch. The game ended in a 12 – 12 tie.

Both teams were emotionally drained at the end of the game. The St. Patrick team scored the first basket of extra session, but Holy family got the equalizer shortly after and the two teams headed to the second extra stanza again tied. During the second overtime Holy Family took the lead on a made free throw. The game stayed this way as St. Pats tried on several attempts to make a basket in close. They were finally rewarded as a shot that was missed was put back in on an offensive rebound. Holy Family tried valiantly to make a just one more basket, but they were just not able to capitalize on their chances.

There were plenty of learning experiences for the team as the team learned what it felt like to lose a game, but more important they learned that every possession is very important and that the game can be won or lost if the execution is not crisp.

The Holy Family Team takes to the road again as the next game is against St. Williams of Walled Lake.
531 Common St, Walled Lake Mi

Total Travel Estimate from Holy Family: 13 minutes / 7.82 miles

Hope to see you all there….