The Jr. Chargers 5th grade Boys White basketball team captures yet another championship at the ‘Cooney Classic” in Oconomowoc   on January 26^th ,  along with a 2^nd place finish at Just a Game Field House in the Dells on January 19^th.  The championship run by these young men was very impressive.  The Chargers saw Double digit victories over very good competition including; Oconomowoc, Whitnall and finally Germantown in the finals. During the second game, the Chargers were majorly outsized down low.  A superb defensive effort, using their speed, leverage and great footwork, Josh Meulmans, Justin Stevenson, and Adam Fantl shut down the very big low post play of Whitnall.   Outstanding three point shooting by Kyle Brinkman, great passing by Elijah Houser and  Jacob Fobes, along with unstoppable dribble penetration by Brenden Ban and Darius Bates proved to be too much for Whitnall to handle.

During the course of this Semi-Final game Darius Bates suffered a fractured finger on his shooting hand.  Not wanting to let his team down, he begged his coaches to let him play in the championship game and also in our two league games the next day.  Darius went on to score forty points between those three games and at one point broke a full court press using only his left hand and scoring the layup on the other end!

The team is playing its best basketball of the year.  Team and individual confidence is at an all-time high for these young men but most of all, they are having fun!

Front Row: Jacob Fobes, Brenden Ban, Kyle Brinkman

Back Row: Coach Bates, Josh Meulemans, Darius Bates, Adam Fantl, Justin Stevenson, Elijah Houser,  Coach Stevenson

Missing: Joey Ghelfi