Week 1 Review: Splash Bros Advance, Teacher's Down and Out

With no shortages of drama and storylines, the first week of Dodgeball 2015 brought an abundance of thrill and excitement to the BCS lunch. Here's a recap of the action:

Game 1:  Write Ins vs All Mighty Bigs

The All Mighty Bigs took both of the first two games as these freshmen won the inaugural match in the 2015 BCS dodgeball tournament. In both games, the Write Ins were quickly shot down until only Adam Koehler and Lauren Miller remained as Josh Polley and Co advance to the second round.

Game 2:  6’5’’ vs Splash Bros

In what was billed as possibly the highest caliber first round dodgeball match ever to grace the floors of Edwards gymnasium, this epic first round matchup between  Team 6’5’’ and the Splash Bros did not disappoint.  

Sean MacIndoe and the Splash Bros vs. 6'5"

6’5” won the 1st game of the best of 3 series when senior Caleb Moyer was ironically gunned down while giving a celebratory high 5 to Sean Macindoe (in response to his elimination of last year’s invincible MVP Matthew Lew). At that point it seemed as if Lew and 6’5’’ would go on to pull out the victory with relative ease. Unfortunately for Lew and 6’5’’ however, the Splash Bros (who are the very team that Lew spurned in favor of 6’5’’) came back with a vengeance.

Riding the stellar performance of Isaac Lin, the Splash Bros overcame a stellar catch by Genna Walker and won game 2. In the winner take all game 3, the Splash Bros used all of their experience and a complete team effort to take the match, leaving the very sophomores who watched John Cooke conduct the bracket draw claiming that the tournament is rigged.  Amidst the controversy however, two things are for certain: The Sophomore Slump and the Splash Bros are for real.  

Game 3: Sparkle Norwhals vs Administration Approved

Administration Approved was able to make quick work of the Sparkle Norwhals but struggled to make the final hits to win the game as Tina Li repeatedly evaded the barrage of throws coming her way.

Game 4: Teacher Team vs Team No Names

After short notice that they would be playing due to a teacher meeting that is taking place next week, the No Names stepped up and quickly made a name for themselves. Through a series of cannon like throws in quick succession (including Nick Kang’s ruthless double shot of Mr. Anderson) the No Names systematically eliminated the opposition until the Teacher Team’s fate rested solely upon the shoulders of the laser armed and focused AD, Mark DeJounge. The AD’s performance while valiant could be summed up by his post match comments. When asked how many catches he had, the laser focused AD, Mr. DeJounge could only respond with “not enough”. It seems as if Mr. Anderson and the teachers will have to wait another year for a dodgeball victory.

Game 5: Team Tim Tang vs The Squad

In the final and perhaps most exciting match of the week, Kelly Polito and The Squad were eventually able to overcome both Team Tim Tang and gravity to come out with the victory. Despite the fact that half their team was not present come game time, The Squad was able to rummage together their 8 players and put in an exciting performance.  Tim Tang and Franklin Sheng were the stalwarts leading Tim Tang to victory in game 2, before Garett Olerud willed his team to victory in the decisive 3rd game.

 

Additional Thoughts:

Look for Teacher team captain Mr. Anderson to force the teachers to start spending Team Time in special dodgeball practices that will increase both their relationships on the court as well as their dodgeball ability.  

Daniel Young, Breyton Schimke, and John Cooke have enhanced the atmosphere at this year’s tournament with their stellar commentating. Daniel Young also took a brief break from commentating in day two of action in order to ask KoL Unger to JSB. Well done Daniel.