St. Joe's Prep
Tuesday brings us to our fourth game of the season, against perennial school rival, St. Joe's Prep. The Prep has a long tradition of outstanding Spirit and great Ultimate, and this game would prove no different.
After losing the flip and having to pull to start the game for the first time this season, O'Hara Ultimate got off to another slow start allowing the Prep to score first. Unlike the last game, we had an answer, marching right back down the field on Prep's cup defense and tying the game. The game proceeded back and forth up to 3, and that is when the game was blown wide open, scoring 5 in a row to take the half. After half it was more of the same, with some of the B team getting involved. This game saw Russell and Ellis getting their first A team points, and Eric debuting as a handler. With that being said, the day truly belonged, once again, to Szkud and Squared, each with 6 points, 5 assists for Szkud and 5 scores for Squared. This was the first slash of the year for Squared who played nearly every minute of the game with very high intensity. (*a slash refers to a player scoring 5 points and has been coined by Gunther)
O'Hara was playing our own unique zone defense, while mixing it up and confusing the Prep by switching in and out of man coverage. It was this stellar strategy that helped to confuse Prep and cause several costly turnovers, of which O'Hara Ultimate was able to capitalize on throughout the game.
On the other side of the disc, the offense moved with great efficiency. For the first time in O'Hara Ultimate history, every member of the team is capable of making the necessary throws to continue the progression of the disc. Prep's cup defense was easily broken and caused very few scares. Utilizing a modified version of our offensive game plan, O'Hara Ultimate was able to continually complete passes at every level.
There were a few problems that will need to be addressed for O'Hara to continue with the recent success. The defense did look a bit tired at points during the game, especially while playing man defense, often allowing their players to beat them to the force side by giving less than their best efforts. This may be due to two games in two days, a problem the team will have to address with several major tournaments coming up. Offensively, handlers too often were looking downfield for a huck, often at the cost of a more intelligent swing pass. The offense will need to raise the tempo and push the disc downfield with more short, high percentage passes to dominate against better opponents.
In all, a 15-4 victory against St. Joe's Prep is always a great thing. The team continues to play at a very high level and will face its second true test of the season against Wissahickon on Thursday. After that, it is on to HipHop.
After losing the flip and having to pull to start the game for the first time this season, O'Hara Ultimate got off to another slow start allowing the Prep to score first. Unlike the last game, we had an answer, marching right back down the field on Prep's cup defense and tying the game. The game proceeded back and forth up to 3, and that is when the game was blown wide open, scoring 5 in a row to take the half. After half it was more of the same, with some of the B team getting involved. This game saw Russell and Ellis getting their first A team points, and Eric debuting as a handler. With that being said, the day truly belonged, once again, to Szkud and Squared, each with 6 points, 5 assists for Szkud and 5 scores for Squared. This was the first slash of the year for Squared who played nearly every minute of the game with very high intensity. (*a slash refers to a player scoring 5 points and has been coined by Gunther)
O'Hara was playing our own unique zone defense, while mixing it up and confusing the Prep by switching in and out of man coverage. It was this stellar strategy that helped to confuse Prep and cause several costly turnovers, of which O'Hara Ultimate was able to capitalize on throughout the game.
On the other side of the disc, the offense moved with great efficiency. For the first time in O'Hara Ultimate history, every member of the team is capable of making the necessary throws to continue the progression of the disc. Prep's cup defense was easily broken and caused very few scares. Utilizing a modified version of our offensive game plan, O'Hara Ultimate was able to continually complete passes at every level.
There were a few problems that will need to be addressed for O'Hara to continue with the recent success. The defense did look a bit tired at points during the game, especially while playing man defense, often allowing their players to beat them to the force side by giving less than their best efforts. This may be due to two games in two days, a problem the team will have to address with several major tournaments coming up. Offensively, handlers too often were looking downfield for a huck, often at the cost of a more intelligent swing pass. The offense will need to raise the tempo and push the disc downfield with more short, high percentage passes to dominate against better opponents.
In all, a 15-4 victory against St. Joe's Prep is always a great thing. The team continues to play at a very high level and will face its second true test of the season against Wissahickon on Thursday. After that, it is on to HipHop.
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