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Can the Grizzlies win it all this year?
March 2nd, 2010 at Tue, 2nd, 2010 at 1:12 pm by Tim Watanabe
While I don’t profess the broadest knowledge of 2B boys’ basketball teams across the state, I’d have to say yes.
It may be easy to say that since they’re ranked No. 1, but the Grizzlies truly have the complete package. Last year’s run was marred by not having that dominant post player to be a presence in the paint, and this year with 6-6 junior Ryan Strandin back they have filled that hole, and pure shooters Jamie Meyer and Lucas Peterson have come into their own as of late. Kyle Blankenbeckler has been a do-it-all, assisting machine and superb on defense. This team has simply been unbeatable this season, as it took a state-caliber 4A team to hand them their only defeat this season (Lake Washington, 61-51 back in December).
Most importantly, this group has a sense of brotherhood of cohesiveness that holds them together unlike any other squad I’ve seen. They are all unselfish, know their roles and will do whatever it takes to put a “W” in the column.
Although this year is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Zodiac, I think it just may be more aptly named the “Year of the Grizzly” come Saturday night.
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves… you gotta take them one at a time… starting with tomorrow night against Pe Ell, a small town of 657 people in Lewis County.
Bring it home guys!
Tim Watanabe Hi there! I graduated from the University of Washington in 2007 with a degree in Journalism and have been the sports writer for the Redmond Reporter since May of 2008. When I'm not covering the local high school sports scene I enjoy bowling, anything related to African lions, and performing as a lion mascot for community and charity events.
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