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« on: April 07, 2008, 09:52:15 AM »
Normally returning and aspiring Varsity Girls meet during the summer to both improve and hone their skills. Not sure what the format was in years past, but this summers will consist of a 'some practice and some scrimmaging' format. Girls interested should be on the look out near school year's end for more information.
Also, Coach Banach, the JV coach will be offering similiar opportunities for returning JV and incoming freshman. "Always looking to help them improve their game. If they're dedicated, then so will i be," stated Coach Banach. He's worked with his daughteres teams and friends in years past throughout the summer. Anyone interested feel free to contact the school for contact information or post interest here.
Probably looking to meet 3x a week - M W F Late day.
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« on: March 06, 2008, 09:30:24 AM »
Coach Banach was nice enough to provide his personal Game recap blog for the Enosburg Game on 2/16/8:
"The Game we've been waiting for 2 months, the rematch. The game where we get to unveil something they didn't see before: a team gelled and significantly more matured since the first meeting. This team only got a very small unconcentrated dose of us the first time, they'd soon learn what's like to have it taken to them for 32 minutes.
We started out good - except for the 'nerves' mistakes ( bad passes, rushed shots or passes….. Stupid turnovers - I've come to expect them in the first few minutes) we played good defense. Any mistake of position on defense, they took full advantage of. 3 minutes in, we're down 6-0. I call Time out. I explain I'll contain their surges if they promise to come out having corrected the mistakes. Our mistakes were VERY fixable - as it showed in the first 2 minutes of coming out of that Time out. We went on 8-2 run to tie it up at the end of the first. This team is physical, girls are literally pushing my girls out of position away from the ball on both offense and defense - illegal 'block out' screens to allow the guard to drive and be protected from our forwards. Ref's didn't see much except for a few warnings of elbows underneath. The girls truly battled out there. - 1 quarter down and we're still in this game.
We talked about mindsets, how this team is confused and on their heels now and how we must keep it up to have a chance….. no gambling on steals unless they're solid, sound defense - keeping everyone in front of you and your hands in their face, and good decisions on defense and offense. The press was on beginning of the second qtr, we wanted to shake things up a bit now that they were flustered - assuming their coach tried to refocus them, we were going to add something else to the equation to help keep them panicked. It worked, our 'dog defense' team scored 6 points. Then the next group came in and scored 6 with some solid steals and shots. We ended the half up by one and pumped.
As usual, the girls were really upset about the fouls NOT being called. I assured them I've addressed some, and the rest I will. That usually the refs talk at half and things get more refined ( we hope at least). I let them vent then I get them focused again. Surprisingly, this group does not complain on the court - only in Time outs and half time. Beyond this I remind them of what they've just done right. How it's taken focus for 16 minutes and we need 16 more. We'd been talking about the WORD PRIDE and how it pertained to our home court, about keeping it up and proving it. Pointed out some minor weak points and went back out for some practice on shots.
Bad news is, we lost our fiercest forward and 3 rd fiercest defender ( #15) on the team half way through the second. Poor thing she was really upset - she knew it was a serious ankle injury as she has a high tolerance of pain and this hurt. We later heard she had apparently fractured her ankle earlier this year but played on, it kind of healed but this injury just refractured it so bad, there's a piece of bone missing now. She also tore a ligament. She's out for the rest of our season ( 2 days).
3rd quarter was a back and forth battle. We'd steal it but not make the shot or turn it over. They'd get down in our zone and then out play a forward or guard and make a shot. We'd then steal it with the press and make an easy lay-up. End of the third though, we go up by 6.
4th quarter. At this point, I hadn't noticed how big the crowd had gotten. This was senior night so the crowds come early to get a seat. I hadn't realized the local paper photographers. I hadn't noticed until we started out crazy strong on defense, with the press stealing it twice to put us at 8 points up. I then noticed the flashes and the noise. I believe it really powered these girls from what I saw. Our offense moved it around nicely and found the open person who made the shot. It all looked promising. The other coach had to stop our momentum. He called a time out at 7:00. His girls then came out and started shooting. They knew they could shoot, we'd just scared them out of good shots. By 5:00 our lead was 2. We called a time out then and refocused the girls, explained that, the ENosburg girls just used up a crazy amount of energy to go on that surge and now it was time to put them away. If we go up by 6 now they won't recover. At that we went out, stole it, out rebounded for it, denied them for it, and got that 6 points with 3:00 to go. After a flagrant foul, and us making 1 of the 2 to go up by 7, Enosburg succumbed to panic fouling. They tried to stay with us, as we scored again in the final minutes, but it was too late. Buzzer sounded our victory - 49-38. ( i think that was the score)
This was a big win. We'd planned for it, worked for it, it was something that was difficult to achieve but we did it. It makes this season worth it even if it was the only Win we achieved, it still would've been worth it ( we won 8 though). Funny thing is that if you look at the margin we won and then who they lost to, it would mean we could've went undefeated all season if we'd achieved the state of mind we did with this game earlier in the season. It also means they've achieved a goal I made for them, this brings them above .500 (minus division 1 & 2 teams) which means I'll be getting my hair cut down to a 1 " pony tail.
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« on: February 29, 2008, 11:19:32 AM »
The season ended for the Girl's Varsity B-ball team On wednesday 2/27/8 when they lost a tough but great game against Oxbow.
Coach Driscoll recapped the events:
"It was a great second half of girls' basketball. We were down 7 at the half and we had a lot of chances in the first half, but our rebounding was off and we made some bad fouls. In the second half we just kept chipping away and our defense really picked up - Casey was tough on the boards. Olivia and Casey had terrific games. Ashley Struggled in the first half, but had a great second half. She picked up 3 offensive charges... playing with more aggression and confidence in the second half. She made an awesome drive to the hoop and got fouled and made the shot to put us up by one. They came down and heaved a bomb that went in and then made a steal. Foul shots really hurt us. We showed up though and played good, intense hoop before a great crowd and we showed people we were a good team."
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« on: February 26, 2008, 02:35:51 PM »
The Girls Varsity Basketball Team was to begin their hunt for postseason glory tonight with a trip to Bradford Vermont to Visit Oxbow on their home court, but due to weather, worsening weather/driving conditions both locally and in transit, the game will be postponed until tomorrow same time, same place.
This especially good for Fairfax, who's LOYAL and ESSENTIAL Fans stood to be stuck in Fairfax this evening. Waiting a day will greatly improve the Fairfax Faithful's turnout tomorrow both for scheduling AND for better driving conditions.
"If you can't play in your own house, Bring your own house with you"....... come support your Fairfax girl's journey into postseason play.
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« on: February 25, 2008, 09:05:17 AM »
On February 16 2008, the Junior Varsity Girls basketball team achieved a validating 47-38 win over Enosburg. Even to anyone not having followed their season-long journey rife with obstacles, there could be felt a certain energy in the air. Anyone lucky enough to attend were treated to a game of physical perseverance and mental resiliency.
First quarter began with nerves afflicting Fairfax, and Enosburg capitalizing on turnovers. Enosburg took a quick 6 point lead before the Bullets called time out. Straight out from the break though, the Bullets played with a different tone - playing solid defense and creating key turnovers. The Bullets maintained their defensive barrage and offensive poise throughout the second quarter, going into half time up by 1.
The notable difference in this second meeting of the 2 teams was the Bullets commitment to remaining mentally in the game, thus limiting mistakes on both sides of the ball. The third quarter proved BFA's plan was working, as the JV girls managed to go up by 10 pts at one point and ended the quarter up by 8. 4th quarter showed the true grit, determination, and sheer will of BFA as the JV girls withstood an impressive comeback by Enosburg before a double time out was called. BFA came out from the break strong, pouncing on Enosburg nerves and forcing turnovers. BFA converted 3 Enosburg turnovers to go up by 6 before last ditch fouling propelled the Bullets up by 9, securing the game.
"This is HUGE. We discussed what the word PRIDE meant for us. We talked about keeping focus for 32 minutes of basketball. We spoke about holding the line, of refusing to ease up for any reason… about only relying on each other and no one else to win this. It's so easy to be distracted mentally in-game - uncalled hard fouls, slight injuries, teammates level of play - so many things can affect the psychological game. These girls CHOSE their destiny today, and would NOT be denied. Any team that brings that kind of heart to the floor for 32 minutes, should be feared," Coach Dan Banach stated.
The Junior Varsity Girls end their season 8-9 officially with a win over Richford, but were so very close in so many other games. With several returning fundamental players , next season holds high hopes for even more progress and successes. Go Bullets!
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