{"id":1213,"date":"2017-11-22T14:02:35","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T19:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.gcschool.org\/gracegazette\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2018-04-03T12:37:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:37:25","slug":"grace-tips-off-season-barclays-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gracegazette.org\/wordpress1\/grace-tips-off-season-barclays-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace Tips off the Season at Barclays Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the 5th year in a row, the Grace varsity basketball teams held their annual kickoff scrimmage at the Barclays Center. Both the girls team and the boys team took on Berkeley Carroll in two highly touted matchups in Brooklyn to cap off the annual Spirit Day for the Grace community. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The boys took the court first and lost 38-11 on a tough shooting night. They had opportunities but just couldn\u2019t convert them into points. \u00a0Despite their struggle, they enjoyed the experience of playing at Barclays Center: \u201cIt was a great experience to play on an NBA court, but because of that we got a little winded early\u201d said Jeremiah Wilkins \u201818. \u201cI had a lot of fun playing and it was great to see the community come out and get together over basketball. <\/span><\/p>\n

Coach Quinn agreed with Jeremiah saying: \u201c<\/span>The overall day was a great success. \u00a0The community came out strong and showed tremendous support for our athletics program. \u00a0As a team we did not play our best, but that is way sports work sometimes. \u00a0I thought our boys played hard, we just could not make any shots. \u00a0It is tough to get into a great rhythm during a scrimmage, but everyone got a chance to experience what it is like to play on an NBA court, which is a great opportunity.\u201d Coach Quinn added that the boys will have a chance for redemption. \u201cBerkeley Carroll is a strong program, we play them twice during our league season, I know that our guys will be ready when we play them again.\u201d The boys team had a tough time yesterday getting shots to fall, but hopefully they will find their rhythm when they play Berkeley Carroll later in the year. <\/span><\/p>\n

After the boys wrapped up, the girls took the floor and put out a dominant performance winning 37-23 over the Berkeley Carroll girls<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Angelika Rodriguez \u201818 and Casey Donnelly \u201820 led the Gremlins in a big offensive game for the girls. Angelika was happy with how the team played,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a good start to the season because last year we completely rebuilt the team, and now are our team is getting stronger. It showed yesterday during the game.\u201d This game was also a way to get freshmen, such as Julie Silverman \u201821, experience at playing on such a big stage, \u201cIt was a little intimidating at first\u201d Silverman \u201821 said. \u201cI was intimidated because I was playing with older girls who were really good and we were playing a challenging team as well. It was so cool and fun to play in front of such a big crowd!\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

The spirit was great throughout the day. \"\"
\nStudents such as Ava Pingree \u201819, also a member of the cheer team, were happy with how the day went and the experience of performing at Barclays Center. \u201cIt was really fun. All throughout the day, the cheerleaders were involved in school spirit such as dancing and face painting, and we wore our uniforms all day. We also had a pep rally for the Middle School in the morning.\u201d Ava also described the feeling of cheering at such a big arena. \u201cJust being at Barclays Center with its novelty gave us all excitement to begin with and being able to perform was even better.It made us feel professional. We worked hard on our performance so it was to have performed it outside of Grace at a large and renowned space.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Grace students of all ages and their parents made the trip to Brooklyn to attend the showcase match-ups and cheer on their school. Grace teachers and administrators also came out in force, including drama and music teacher Mr. Leonard who led the large Grace crowd in a cheer of, \u201cGive me a G-R-A-C-E!\u201d All in all, the Barclays games and spirit day were a success giving athletes a chance to perform on a big stage and fans a place to gather together and celebrate s<\/span>ports, the community, and the school.<\/p>\n

See photos of the games, cheer team and fans here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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