Boys basketball stomped by Holy Family
Park loses 93-74
Sophomore Javaris Ellis drives to the hoop early in the 2nd half Dec. 17. Ellis had 14 points in Friday evenings loss to Holy Family.
December 19, 2022
After a 93-74 loss Dec. 17, assistant varsity coach Rob Griffin said he wasn’t disappointed with the score of the game, he was disappointed with how the team played.
“Obviously not the way we wanted to (play), and that doesn’t have anything to do with the score, just more of how we played,” Griffin said. “Being able to play together as a team, I don’t feel like we did a great job of that, or even really playing as hard as we can.”
Senior captain Stefano Giovannelli said the team started off strong, but lacked endurance at the end.
“The game was pretty competitive. It went back and forth all game, it was the score that got higher up and the game started to fall apart. Our Focus got worse later in the game and just our chemistry is not there,” Giovannelli said.
Senior Antonio Speed said the team could have had better communication throughout the game.
“Our team chemistry could be a lot better on the court but we need to start communicating better. On the court I feel like we need to talk to each other a little bit more and that will help us do better,” Speed said.
Giovannelli believes that there were some advantages and some disadvantages about the game being hosted at home.
“It’s good and bad, I think it’s good because it’s helpful to keep momentum going but it’s also bad because there are a lot of friends. A lot of people show up and want you to play your best. And sometimes, that doesn’t mean always playing the right way. So today was one of those days where it was more on the worst side, but we’re working on that and it’s still early in the season.” Giovannell said.
Griffin said they prepared to play against Holy Family like any other team.
“It’s not much different than when we prepare for other teams. We obviously knew they had the two really tall kids, but it doesn’t change a lot. They have one kid that plays more inside and another kid that plays a little bit more on the perimeter,” Griffin said. “We don’t have to come up with a bunch of special game plans. We just have to stick to our same rules.”
Park faces Minnehaha Academy 7:00 p.m. Dec. 20, at Minnehaha Academy High School.
