The Inside Scoop on JV Girls Basketball
“After many weeks filled with hard work and commitment, the eleven-member JCHS Junior Varsity Girls basketball team finished strong with two wins and six losses. ”
As winter comes to an end, a busy basketball season also comes to a close. After many weeks filled with hard work and commitment, the eleven-member JCHS Junior Varsity Girls basketball team finished strong with two wins and six losses.
Whether it was at the Buchanan YMCA, the JCCSF or in the JCHS courtyard, each girl on the JV team showed up, geared up and tried her best in the weeks between October and February.
The players’ skill level ranged from experienced veterans to those who barely knew how to dribble. Yet their success was wrought not through beginner’s expertise, but hard work. “With eleven players on the team, each bought into the idea that it was important to be at all of the practices,” says Coach Hagen.
The team was led by our two sophomore captains, Shir Asayag and Isabella Yesin. “Shir and Isabella were great partners as co-captains of the team, particularly since they have such complementary personalities and skills,” says Coach Hagen. Shir was the fierce competitor that led our group of guards, and Isabella was a force to be reckoned with as the header of the forwards.”
In our eight games against other Bay Area High schools—including Drew, Urban, Athenian, Bentley, and Waldorf—the JV Girls team won two games, against Athenian and Drew. Three freshmen held the record for most points scored: Natalia Tuchman, Ariel Atias, and Anna Dreher. Even though sometimes we lost, our skills improved tremendously with each game. Everyone kept their heads high, showing exceptional determination to improve. This attitude is exactly what molded us into such a great team: maintaining a smile and emphasizing sportsmanship. Coach Hagen says he was extremely proud, adding that we were successful because we instilled “the FIST values from the varsity team.” FIST stands for communication, trust, responsibility, care, and pride. This year, we honed in on communication and pride, and as a whole, remembering FIST kept our eyes on the prize—improvement.
We’ve come a long way in a short time, however. Coach Hagen noted that “we didn't even have a JV team two years ago and now we’re eleven players strong. Even better, most of them are freshmen, so they can continue to improve for three more years.”
Strong leadership from our co-captains and an outstanding show of determination from each player in every game led to a season to be proud of. And more importantly, everyone is excited for next year and to see how much this team improves. Go Wolves!
