Photo by Mike Edwards
By: Mike Edwards
Through one half of
play, the SMUS Blue Jags had put together the bounce back performance they were
looking for. The second half, however, was a different story, as the Vashon
High School Pirates separated themselves and pulled away to send SMUS home 0-2
in their two game Washington State exhibition series.
Both teams got off to strong starts in the opening quarter, as SMUS came out with much better energy than the game prior versus Port Angeles. The Pirates and Blue Jags were deadlocked at 12 after one quarter of play.
The two teams continued to play each other evenly in the second, as a buzzer beating put back from the Pirates put them up 20-17 at half time. Graeme Hyde-Lay led the way with 7 points at the break, Jason Scully corralled 5 rebounds and Max Pollen led the team with 3 helpers for SMUS.
Vashon came out flying to start the second half, forcing the Blue Jags into turnovers and difficult looks thanks to their high pressure defence. The Pirates went on a massive 18-0 run spanning just under 8 minutes to blow the game open, and took a 38-19 lead. Vashon was able to maintain their cushion the rest of the way for a final score of 52-26. Blue Jags Head Coach Ian Hyde-Lay summed up the two game exhibition trip after the game.
"Overall the two games were disappointing for us." said Coach Hyde-Lay, "Vashon was unquestionably the best team we've played this year and we competed well for the first half."
"We were not at the races in the second half." continued Hyde-Lay on the game Saturday, "We were tentative, we lacked aggression, and we were easy to play against. We didn't compete the way you need to compete against a quality opponent."
"The game summarized the season to date in that we were inconsistent. Our seniors, our best players, have to be our best players and that wasn't the case at times."
The Blue Jags now return home and get back at it on Monday with a home matchup versus Nanaimo District Secondary School at 5:00 PM. Then, the Jags will host Spectrum on Tuesday before the highly anticipated tilt at Oak Bay on Friday.
Both teams got off to strong starts in the opening quarter, as SMUS came out with much better energy than the game prior versus Port Angeles. The Pirates and Blue Jags were deadlocked at 12 after one quarter of play.
The two teams continued to play each other evenly in the second, as a buzzer beating put back from the Pirates put them up 20-17 at half time. Graeme Hyde-Lay led the way with 7 points at the break, Jason Scully corralled 5 rebounds and Max Pollen led the team with 3 helpers for SMUS.
Vashon came out flying to start the second half, forcing the Blue Jags into turnovers and difficult looks thanks to their high pressure defence. The Pirates went on a massive 18-0 run spanning just under 8 minutes to blow the game open, and took a 38-19 lead. Vashon was able to maintain their cushion the rest of the way for a final score of 52-26. Blue Jags Head Coach Ian Hyde-Lay summed up the two game exhibition trip after the game.
"Overall the two games were disappointing for us." said Coach Hyde-Lay, "Vashon was unquestionably the best team we've played this year and we competed well for the first half."
"We were not at the races in the second half." continued Hyde-Lay on the game Saturday, "We were tentative, we lacked aggression, and we were easy to play against. We didn't compete the way you need to compete against a quality opponent."
"The game summarized the season to date in that we were inconsistent. Our seniors, our best players, have to be our best players and that wasn't the case at times."
The Blue Jags now return home and get back at it on Monday with a home matchup versus Nanaimo District Secondary School at 5:00 PM. Then, the Jags will host Spectrum on Tuesday before the highly anticipated tilt at Oak Bay on Friday.
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