FBC Defenders

The FBC Defenders(STONE) finished up the regular season on a tear (3rd Place) as their final standing are as follows; 4 wins 2 losses, played without their regular season head coach (John Stone) for all W 4th Street games. New head coach (Jasmine Lytle) guided the squad the allof the way and has been flawless in that effort. Big thanks the the adults (John Frederick) on the bench as the team could not possibly have done this without you (Jerod, Mrs. Stone, Andrea). The program is so lucky to have people like you! Reason, Season, Lifetime.

Next up for the Defenders @ W 4th Street are the playoffs where they will be the Lady XMEN in the semi-final game @ 9:15 a.m. Hope to see all Defenders family at the game!!!!

All former defenders players, parents, fans, et al!!! If you were ever a part of team or program that he was a part of NOW is the time you have been waiting for in your life. NOW you have the chance to do something for that darn old man you SAY you LUV so Much! So listen up! He has issued a special executive order that reads as follows:

SUBJECT: Recall All Soldiers (past and present)

Mission: Launch of a brand you Brigade!!!!

When: TBD (around mid august)

Report Destination: You will be notified in writing

Immediate Action: Send the following to commander via email to fbcdefendersaau@gmail.com

Name, yr of service (played), phone, email, us mail, fb, etc, etc, IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Now Go!!!!!!

Hey coach, I hope you’re doing well just keeping you updated with the games. Today we had to play 4 on 4 against the PA Storm. We only scored 2 points in the first half to the storm’s 20 something, during the start of the second half the team was motivated by the parents to hustle and play hard. With the help of Parris… J. Branker and Janaysia James to get us scoring, we soon found out that we could actually play a game with only 4 people. I was the teams leading scorer with 8 points, but with 4 or 5 minuets left on the clock Parris J. Branker goes down with a minor knee injury. The game ended 16-33., just as I was geting into a scoring groove, I was upset and then realized that our team was fighting, not only to try to come back and make the game close but to also prove to our parents and coach that we four players have heart and really wanted to play. Today was a good day for FBC DefendersAAU Frederick team.

By Karalyne Brown

Another 100 degree scorcher for our third day at Penn State, and the Recreation Center couldn’t have been hotter for our fifth game, this time facing a fellow New Jersey team: Hunterdon United.  The first few minutes of the game were all Walker as she hit for three consecutive 3’s.  More offense rolled in with an assist from Shari to Shalette, who finished with some shake-n-bake in the lane for 2.  Ashanti snatched a steal, went down the floor for 2, and followed up with a 3.  We were off to a good start at 16-5.  The team was executing well on defense, with Shari up top, using her feet.  Walker had a great hustle play diving on the floor and coming up with the ball.  Shalette was playing strong in the post, pulling down rebounds.  Even Shari got in there, fighting for a rebound, then put back, got the foul, made 2 of 2.  Janissa got in on the trend, ripping a rebound away from a taller defender.  Jenean hit for 2 from outside, followed by another 3 from Walker.  The half ended with Defenders leading 30 t0 20.

The parade of 3’s continued into the 2nd half with Shari hitting a 3 from the top to extend our lead to 33-20.  Walker drove strong into the paint.  Ashanti hit another 3.  Shalette contributed strong defensive plays with a block and then a steal.  Erika got in there to rebound, went back up, and got the foul.  Ashanti put up another 3 to give us a more comfortable buffer at 41-26.  Shalette continued to go strong to the basket, got fouled, and made 2 of 2.  Janissa got a steal, put up a shot for 3, missed, but Tia was waiting to rebound and put it back for 2.  Shalette picked off another steal and went down the court for 2.  We closed the game out at 49-30, with a total of nine 3’s.  The team will play a final game on Thursday at 11:30 to determine a 9th or 10th place finish in the Southern Bracket.  Go Defenders.

High scorer was Ashanti with 13, closely followed by Walker with 12.  Ashanti had the high with 5 assists.  Shalette had a high of 8 rebounds.  Tia had 2 blocks.

FBC Defenders (Frederick) lost a tough game to CBC, a Connecticut team, at Penn State.  The game got started with Karalyne tying up CBC’s center under the basket for a jump ball.  Nay Nay also showed some strong D with a block in the paint.  Janissa put up a 3, missed, but Karalyne rebounded and put it back up for 2.  Unfortunately, the team also had several errant passes which led to turnovers and found themselves down by 7 to 23 with just a few minutes to go in the half.  Karalyne hung in there with good post defense of CBC’s big girl. Jackie executed some tough defense, coming away with a steal.  Parris hit an outside shot, called a 2 by the refs, but a 3 from the parent’s view, to bring us to 22 to 35.  Parris also hit 2 of 2 from the line after being fouled on a drive to the basket.  Karalyne showed a spin move, turnaround jumper for 2.  Despite a good effort, and with a short-handed squad, the team lost with a final score of 34-46.

The 2010 Defenders program will once again participate in the Frederick Douglas Summer league at 104th & Columbus Ave this summer. League play begins on June 26th and the actual schedule should become available late next week. Stay tuned for more details!!!

FBC Defenders (Frederick) completed a 4-game sweep to take the title at the Tom Dowd Memorial Tournament on May 30th, in Central Valley, NY.  Congratulations to the team on their stellar play, their teamwork, and their focus.  Another big trophy for the program! 2010 Champs!!!