Saturday, May 9, 2009

ALL IOWA ATTACK WENT UP AGAINST HOUSTON HOOPS

In the second game of the day it was All Iowa Attack going up against Houston Hoops. Both of these teams came out fired up.

All Iowa came out and made some quick shots and they gained an early lead. That didn’t stop Houston Hoops as they went on a run early in the first half. Harrison Barns came to play. He made some fantastic plays early on in the contest.

Both teams put it on each other in the early goings. Harrison Barns also showed that he has a long range jump shot as he was able to hit some three point shots in the first half.

The Huston Hoops team didn’t back down from Barns and the Attack team. They also played very well in the first half. They were diving on the ball for loose balls. They were also several ties and lead changes in the first half.

Houston Hoops used a full court press and that didn’t seem to bother the All Iowa Attack team. They were able to break the press.

This game went up and down the court in the first half. Neither team was able to make a run. Both teams played aggressively. At half time the score was All Iowa Attack 39 and Houston Hoops 33.

As the second half got underway both of these teams came out fired up ready to go. Houston did go on a run to open the second half. But that run was short lived.

Brandon Peters for Houston Hoops played well. He has one nice vertical jump he can really fly. He had a few nice slam dunks in the game. He also was the guy that they looked for emotion on the court. He really was the vocal leader on the court the Hoops team.

This game was close throughout the second half. Neither team was able to go on a run. All Iowa played a lot of zone defense in the second half. They were also able to attack the Hoops pressure.

The game was tied at 65 with 5:00 left in the contest. This game came down to the wire with each team going at the other. All Iowa was able to swing the ball around the three point arc and they were looking for Harrison Barns to make the shots. He was able to hit those shots. Houston Hoops was able to come away with the 83-81 victory. Harrison Barns ended the game with 27 points.

Harrison Barns played well in this game he continued to show why he is one of the top athletes in this tournament.

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