Last weekend the DVSS Dynos participated in the Superman tournament held in Three Hills.
On Friday the Dynos first action was against the number four ranked team in the province, the Immanuel Christian Eagles from Lethbridge. The Dynos jumped out to an early lead, however the Eagles fought back out scoring the Dynos 27 to 16 in the second quarter. In the end the Dynos continued to fight and pulled out a 72 to 62 win.
In the second game on Friday the team played the Grand Trunk Grizzlies. The Dynos again jumped out to an early lead taking a 20 point lead into half time. In the third quarter the Grizzlies came out with a vengeance, while the Dynos struggled offensively and defensively, managing to take eight points off the Dynos’ lead. The fourth quarter saw both teams fight it out, and the Dynos came out top with a 75 to 62 victory.
In the semifinal the Dynos played the Strathcona Christian Eagles from Edmonton. The Dynos continued to have a strong start to game taking an early 14 point lead before SCA managed to cut the lead to eight. In the third quarter the Dynos were unfortunate to lose Matt Herman to a broken wrist as he had sprinted back to prevent the SCA Eagle player from scoring an easy basket. The Dynos rallied from this injury and beat SCA 72 to 65.
In the final the Dynos played the Acme Redmen who they had lost to earlier this week in overtime. The Dynos and Redmen played an even first quarter with the Dynos edging the Redmen by a point. In the second quarter the Dynos struggled to score and had a total collapse offensively and defensively. The Dynos continued their struggles in the third quarter going down by 26 points.
It appeared as if the Redmen were going to walk away with the championship, but with 2 minutes left in the third the Dynos started to find some energy and began eating away at the lead.
The Dynos continued to fight and managed to get the lead down to seven points, but they were unable to capitalize on a few key possessions down the stretch and the Redmen came away with a 76 to 65 victory.
Throughout the weekend the team struggled with their free throw shooting, which played a factor in the droughts the team would go through at times. However the team showed a lot of fight and character in all of their games. The team’s next action will be against the PCA Sabres on Wednesday night in Drum at 6:30 p.m. We hope everyone can come out and cheer on the team.
