FORWARD

IT'S BASKETBALL SEASON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! 

I have been waiting since August for the season to begin.  I'm gonna to savor every moment of my final season.  Every touch of the ball, every drop of sweat. . . The smell of the court that I love, the squeak of my shoes . . . Ahhhhhh, I Love This Game.  I'm Ready to Play!

Let's Go Lady Cavs! FORWARD!

 

"Final Chapter" of AAU

This weekend will be our last AAU experience of our lives. It makes me sad. Im really gonna miss it. We travel to Greensboro NC to play in our last showcase. I'm thankful that I got to play at AAU level where I could compete with players from around the nation. This seven year experience has been amazing. I pass the torch on to my little sister Kierstin.

Last Year!

This will be my Final year as a student at Caroline High School.  I hope that I will leave my mark as one of the greatest basketball players that has ever played the game is the school's history.  I'm sort of nervous about it being my Senior year.  Mom always tell me to just start off strong every time I'm doing something new.  Then Dad always says from the next room, "yep!, that's right! I'm motivated to push through this year, and do my thing!    "LET'S GO LADY CAVS!"  :)

                                                      

Showtime - Round II

My Blue Star South teammates and I, really enjoyed our weekend at the Battle in the Boro Tournament.  We finished with a 3-2 record, but we played really well.  Here were my stats:

vs. Houston Hoops:  4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals, with 6 turnovers

vs. Missouri Impact: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals, with 3 turnovers and drew 1 charge

vs. Peak Performance: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 0 steals, with 4 turnovers

vs. USVB Generals: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, with 0 turnovers and drew 1 charge

vs.. Team Texas: 7 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 0 steals, with 4 turnovers

Total of all games:  46 points, 15 rebounds, 14 assists, 8 steals, with 17 turnovers and drew 2 charges

We are now preparing for USJN in Washington, DC this weekend!  :)

A Good Showing

Earlier tonight, my AAU team finished the "Real Deal in the Ville" tournament with a 2-2 record. We started off slow, but finished with a strong showing from all of our players. It was great to see so many coaches watching our games.
I will now turn my attention to the "Battle of the Boro" tournament.  Looking to have another good showing.

Here were my stats:
vs. Indiana Spiecy Gym: 8 points, 1 rebound, 2 steal, 2 turnovers
vs. NJ Sparks: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 assist, 1 turnover
vs. GA Hoopster: 9 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assist, 1 turnover
vs. Nashville Zoom: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 4 turnovers

CRAZY!!!

Summer is really flying by. Almost everyday since school ended, I have been in the gym in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon. To add to this, I have been working hard on my summer AP classes. (AP Govt and English) I am reading Shakesphere's play, "Mid Summer's Night Dream", and "Crime and Punishment", by Fyodor Dostoevsky. My Govt. work is coming from the U.S. Constitution. Quite interesting. I have two assignments due the day after we get back from TN. I'm working hard to complete this before we leave. Well, early next week, we will be on our way to Tennessee to play in the Real Deal in the Ville tournament, (11-13), and Battle in the Boro Tournament, (13-16). WE ARE BLUE STAR SOUTH - Look for Us!

SENIOR!

I am officially a Senior NOW! :) 

Today was my last day of my Junior year.  I went to school today to take my last exam and give away all of my goodbye hugs.  It was sad, but being a senior should be exciting.

Over the summer, I will be putting in as much work on the court as possible to prepare myself for my last year playing in high school.  I'm expecting myself not only to get better at basketball, but I will also be hitting the library to read some books, do some studying and prepare for next years classes.   ope the summer doesn't fly by too fast.

USJN Big Apple Tournament in New Jersey

Shannon's Pass To Breezi

At the Big Apple Tournament this weekend, we won 2 of the 4 games we played.  We still have a few things to work on; such as getting our team to mesh.

Next. . . I hope we can get some scrimmages in to help us prepare for Tennessee in July.  I think that more time on the court in games situations will help us improve.  With three new players on the team this season, it's going to be important to recognize who can do what and fill our individual roles well.

Our team also had a great chance to meet Kyrie Irving.  He came to the tournament with my teammates' brother; Josh Hairston and Tyler Thornton.    Of course, we took a picture with this former Duke Blue Devil

USJN Big Apple

After multiple weeks of strong practices, the team is pumped for the big tournament this weekend in, Newark, NJ. We're looking forward to some pretty good competition up north. This tournament will also give our coaches an opportunity to see where we stand before th July Exposure Tournaments.

All Roads Leading to Steel City

  Here is our schedule for the weekend: 
Pool C
1.  Blue Star Maryland South
2.  SMAC PA Elite Unleashed
3.  Michigan Storm
4.  Mississauga Monarchs
5.  WV Lady Bluedevils 17's

Saturday
8:30 a.m. vs SMAC PA Elite Unleased    North Allegheny Senior High School
5:50 p.m vs WV Lady Bluedevils 17's      North Allegheny Intermediate School


Sunday
9:00 a.m. vs Mississauga Monarch           North Allegheny Intermediate School
4:40 p.m. vs Michigan Storm                   North Allegheny Carson

Preparing for Steel City Madness

Coach Ramon has increased our number of practices, as we prepare for Steel City Madness Tournament on April 21 and 22.  Everybody's working hard . . .serious conditioning . . . . lots of new plays.  I'm loving it!

This is my last season for AAU ball.  Most of us are about to be seniors.  Lets go out in style ladies.  Make'em remember our names!

ON a personal note, I would like to thank all of my friends, family, and coaches for continuing to visit my blog.  Feel free to leave comments about how I am doing with my basketball playing and reporting it on my blog.

Back to AAU!

It feels really good being out on the court with my AAU team again!  It was good playing against my teammates during high school ball, but I'm glad to see them wearing the same jersey as me again.  I can't wait until we finally get into our tournament play . . .  Here is our schedule!

April 21-22               Steel City Madness     Pittsburgh, PA
May 12                     U-Turn                         Richmond, VA
May 26-27                USJN-Big Apple          Newark, NJ
June 30                    U-Turn                         Richmond, VA
July 11-12                Real Deal in the Ville   Nashville, TN
July 13-16(Premier)Battle in the Boro         Franklin, TN
July 22-25 (Gold)     USJN-Nike Champ.    Washington, DC
July 30-31 (Gold)     USJN-Summer Final  Philadelphia, PA
September               D2/D3 Showcase      Winston Salem, NC
October                    USJN-Oktoberfest     Therofare, NJ

Reflect and Go Forward

Since the second semester began, classes have gotten tougher.  We got our interim yesterday and my grades were pretty good.  B - Algebra II, B - Spanish III, A - Physics, and A - EMT class.

Tonight my high school basketball team is invited to come to the County's Parks and Recreation Basketball Awards Program.  This is an honor that we have been asked to attend and come onto the stage to help give out awards to the young players and shake their hands.  It's going to be a great feeling when the youngsters walk by and look at us with that "Star Struck", look in their eyes.  We feel important to also be recognize for making it to the Regional Tournament for the 2nd year in a row.  

AAU starts soon and I can't wait.  The competition will be tougher than before.  This will be our last year so we're going to go out BIG!

Finishing Up a "Good" Season

How do you measure to see if you had a good season?  District Champion? Regional Finals? Competing at the State Tournament? 

I feel like we had a "Good" season.  We finished with a record of 15 - 13.  28 games, including regular season, scrimmages, tournaments, and post season.  This record may not sound too good to many people, but as a team, we really grew and improved on our skills and teamwork.  We had three people from our team to be recognized by other coaches in the District for District Honors.  Jazmen Moore (honorable mention), Rekeisha Heckstall (2nd Team), and I was blessed enough to receive 1st team honors. 

Thank you Coach Marshall, and Coach Childs for all of your hard work and dedication to our team and season this year.

My final stats for the year.

FGM/FGA - 82/217
3PTM/3PTA - 37/113
OFF REB - 21
DEF REB - 71
ASST. - 47
STEALS -49
BLOCKS - 36
POINTS/AVERAGE - 357/17
(PLAYED 21 GAMES)
(STARTED IN 21 GAMES)

The Ups and Downs of the Game

Recently, I have had some good games and some bad games.  On Monday, February, 13th. I was recongnized for being the first female Junior at Caroline High School to reach the 1,000 points milestone.  I felt that this was my major accomplishment in my high school career. 

(here with Coach Tim Marshall (L), and Coach Salita Childs (R)

Unfortunately, the next day we played Courtland and I ended up leaving the game with an injury.  Eventhough we took 2 tough loses against the Cougars and Eastern View Cyclone, we still qualified to go play in the Regional Tounament :)

We will be traveling down to Tabb High School, today, Tuesday, February 21st, for our first round of regionals  I'm hoping Coach Marshall will put me in. . . I'm so ready to get back on the floor!  Wish us Luck!  Let's Go Lady Cavs! :)

                         Points   FG   3 pts.    FT    Reb.   Asst.    Steals Blocks


vs. Courtland       18      5        2          2      4         0          1         2
vs. Chancellor      18      1        2         10     5         3          1         6
vs. Courtland         8      2        1           1     3         2          1         0
vs. Eastern View   DNP

UPDATE

We've gone 3 - 2 in the last 5 games, and playing Courtland High School on Friday will complete the regular season.  I am hoping our team finish in top 4, so that we can automatically qualify for Regional.

Here are my stats from the last 5 games:
                          Points     FG    3 pts.     FT     Reb.     Asst.     Steals     Blocks
vs. Chancellor       28         6       2           10       5          1          5               2
vs. Easternview     13         1       2            5        2          1          1               1
vs. James Monroe 22         5       2            6        1          0          4               0
vs. King George    15         2       3            2        1          1          1               1
vs. Culpeper         21         1       6            1        3           7         3                1

Congratulations to our Caroline High School JV Girls Team for having the best regular season record.  They will play for the Championship next week against James Monroe or Easterview High School.

A Few Good Wins

Over the past few weeks, we have been back on track with a winning streak by defeating; King George, Culpeper, and Spotsylvania High Schools.  I am hoping we can get a win against Chancellor High School on Friday, January 27th at OUR HOUSE. 

This will be a payback game, and we will be ready.  Let's Go Lady Cavs!!!  Looking forward to keeping the wins alive, and ending the season on a better note.  :)

Stats:
         FG    3Pts    FT     Reb.     Asst.     Steals     Blocks     TP
KG-   5       2        8        4           3           3             0            24
Cul.-  4        0        3       10         3            2             1           11
Spot- 2        2        3        7          1            2             1           13

Down But Not Out!

The Battlefield District standings came out this weekend, and we are 6th in our district.  This is very disappointing.  The captains got together before practice on Monday and had a short meeting.  We discussed with the team the goals we had made and the accomplishments we have made and the ones we still need to reach.  Coach Mosby, (dad), pulled out the DVD of our last game and pointed out a few places we need to tighten up on.  WE Had A Great Practice.

Below are my cumulative stats of the first half of the the season:
FGM FGA 3-PTM 3-PTA FTM FTA OFF REB DEF REB Asst. TO Steals Blocks TP #Games
Shannon Mosby FG:52/131, 3Pts: 13/44, Ft: 50/65 Reb: 55, Asst: 32, Steals: 30, Blocks: 20,
Total Points: 193,  Total Games Played: 11, Average:  17.5

(the above does not include the Patrick Henry Scrimmage and Patrick Henry Tournament.

Tough Week, but Encouraging Support from My Sting Family

This past week, we struggled as a team to win in the district.  I feel the relationship between the team as a WHOLE and the coaches need to become more "as one" and the performance on the floor will follow. . . . .  All we need is a little pep talk :)

On Wednesday, we played the Chancellor Chargers. 
My stats:   FG: 3, 3PT: 1, FT: 1, Reb: 4, Blk: 0, Asst.: 4, Total Points:  10
Our defense was really good that game but they just came out on top.  We got them next time!

My old AAU Coaches; Wendy Jilson, Steve Tkac, and former teammate Allison Tkac, came out to support me which really helped lift my spirit on my brother "Brooklyn's" Bday. (R.I.P.)  Even Coach Wendy's son Ayden came out with his fan signs to cheer for me and my team.  It was so good to see them.  That made my day.