Updates

LAST WEEK RECAP: Boys & Girls TEAMs Practiced Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri (morning), Sat.

Last week KIPP Denver Basketball Boys & Girls had first games of the season traveling to DSST College View (Wolves) on Wednesday 11/30.

1st game for KIPP Tigers Girls was a competitive contest and the Tigers were led by Senior shooting guard Lexi Aguirre with 7 points. Forwards Junior Alondra Chavira (5 pts) and Sophomore Shaila Ramirez (7 pts) were strong inside and on defensive end of the floor. Guards Junior Kayla Martel (2 pts) and Freshman Jasmine Martel (1 pt) were active on both ends of the court. Junior Point Guard Michelle Valadez was stellar on defense with 5 steals and handled ball on offense against tough man-to-man pressure. Coach Vu is quoted as ,"The final score (40-23 loss) was not a complete story of the game. Our girls competed hard and played for one another. Give credit to College View for playing well in the first game, but our young team really grew throughout the game. We do not have much depth right now, and they scored some late points as we tired a bit, but I could not have been more happy with the effort everyone gave. We will build on this game as the speed of the game was new to most of the girls." In postgame locker room Kayla M. is quoted as saying "We shouldn't be (down). We scored more points than last year in game and I had so much fun playing and getting to shoot the ball. Everyone played so hard. We had fun!"

This is the great attitude and a focus we have with KIPP basketball and we will continue that as part of Fundamentals of our KIPP Basketball Program. Have Fun and Enjoy Playing & Competing! Also seeing action in Game 1 were Senior Diana Hidalgo and Freshman Nicole Ricalday.

Box Score: Lexi 7, Alondra 5, Shaila 7, Kayla 2, Jasmine 1, Michelle, Diana, Nicole.

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The 2nd game of the evening saw KIPP Tigers Boys team come back from a slow start and trailing 10-22 at halftime to erase deficit for a 40-37 Win. Led by Senior Kamil Abdul (22 pts) the Tigers pressured DSST CV on defense throughout the second half leading to more scoring opportunities and going on a run to outscore Wolves 30-14 after halftime. "We made a subtle adjustment in our defense and our boys were more connected, 5 guys getting on the same page. It was our first game and we started off slow. But the resiliency of our boys showed and our defense turned it around for us and we started hitting shots." according to Coach Vu. "Saul (Junior Saul Chavez) applied good pressure up top against their guards and Ronny (Junior Ronaldo Sandoval) anchored our defense in the middle and got us lined up correctly. Jack (Senior Jack Dinsmore) and Adel (Junior Adel Adam) got more involved on the back end to help Kamil who played great the entire way despite his early foul trouble."

Late in the game with the score 35-36, Sophomore Elijah Arreola hit a big three pointer for the lead on an assist from Kamil. Kamil added 2 clutch pressure free throws to make the score 40-36 with 10 Secs left. Solid defense to close out the game left Wolves with just a free throw to end the game for final score of Tigers 40-37 to go 1-0 on the young season. Also seeing action in Game 1 was Junior Edgar Robles.

Box Score: Kamil 22, Ronny 6, Elijah 5, Saul 5, Jack 2., Adel, Edgar.

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This week we will have practice Monday and Thursday. Boys Team has Games on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Girls Team will play Games on Tuesday and Friday.

12/5 MONDAY - GIRLS PRACTICE 5-7 P.M.; BOYS PRACTICE 6-8 P.M. at KIPP

12/6 TUESDAY - GAME #2 - At Strive Smart. GIRLS & BOYS Team Early Dismissal for Bus Travel to game site. JV Boys, VARSITY GIRLS & BOYS GAMES.

12/7 WEDNESDAY - GAME #3 - At William Smith. BOYS JV & VARSITY Team Early Dismissal for Bus Travel to game site. JV Boys & BOYSVARISTY GAMES.

GIRLS PRACTICE 3:30-5:00

12/8 THURSDAY - GIRLS PRACTICE 5-7 P.M.; BOYS PRACTICE 6-8 P.M. at KIPP

12/9 FRIDAY - GAME #3 GIRLS VARSITY, GAME #4 for BOYS VARSITY - 1 ST HOME GAME AT SWIC. JV BOYS GAME ALSO.

12/10 SATURDAY - NO PRACTICE

This will be a busy week, and as a Program All players are STUDENT ATHLETES. The student comes first and all are required to have their studies and grade in order to participate in Games. Contact Coach Vu & Coach Micah with questions or concerns.

Last week was Thanksgiving holiday week with no school and we had 3 practices, 2 at KSPA & 1 at SWIC. We had players out of town for the holiday but still had good workouts with our Varsity core squads. We had practices focused on getting ready for our 1st game and continued with Fundamentals of our KIPP Basketball Program.

*IMPORTANT NOTE - All players out for basketball should be registered and install Boys or Girls BAND App. Here is a link: BOYS BASKETBALL ; GIRLS BASKETBALL

KIPP ATHLETICS uses BAND APP channel to communicate Updates and Changes throughout the week. This may include weather related changes like this past week as we needed to move Boys practice up an hour due to Snow forecast.

This week we will have practice Monday and Tuesday, and then our 1st Game will be Wednesday 11/30 at College View. We will practice Thursday and Friday.

11/28 MONDAY - GIRLS PRACTICE 5-7 P.M.; BOYS PRACTICE 6-8 P.M. at KIPP

11/29 TUESDAY - GIRLS PRACTICE 5-7 P.M.; BOYS PRACTICE 6-8 P.M. at KIPP

11/30 WEDNESDAY - GAME #1 - At College View. GIRLS & BOYS Teams Early Dismissal: 2:15 p.m. 4:15 for Bus Travel to game site. VARSITY GIRLS & BOYS GAMES ONLY. (JV game cancelled)

12/1 THURSDAY - GIRLS PRACTICE 5-7 P.M.; BOYS PRACTICE 6-8 P.M. at KIPP

12/2 FRIDAY - ALL SQUAD VARSITY Shoot-Around Practice 7:00-8:15 A.M. Before School (tentative) (Sub-Varsity group is optional, but recommended).

12/3 SATURDAY - NO PRACTICE

Last week we finished initial tryouts for Varsity Boys and Girls Teams, and placement for everyone else on sub-Varsity Teams. We had practice Monday thru Friday and started implementing Fundamentals of our KIPP Basketball Program. All sub-varsity athletes will continue to have opportunity to advance to Varsity by continuing to develop and improve their basketball skills, learning team plays and teamwork. The main skill of focus for Varsity players is which athletes can play DEFENSE, both individual and as a team; and who understands the game. As a program, coaches are constantly preparing all players for varsity level competition.

*IMPORTANT NOTE - All players out for basketball should be registered and install Boys or Girls BAND App. Here is a link: BOYS BASKETBALL ; GIRLS BASKETBALL

KIPP ATHLETICS uses BAND APP channel to communicate Updates and Changes throughout the week. This may include weather related changes like this past week as we needed to move Boys practice up an hour due to Snow forecast.

This week is Thanksgiving break week and we will continue with Basketball Practices preparing for our first game 11/30.

11/21 MONDAY - GIRLS PRACTICE 12:00-2:00 P.M.; BOYS PRACTICE 1:30-3:30 P.M. at KSPA

11/15 TUESDAY - GIRLS PRACTICE 12:00-2:00 P.M.; BOYS PRACTICE 1:30-3:30 P.M. at KSPA

11/16 WEDNESDAY - GIRLS & BOYS Teams (ALL) Practice 12:30-3:00 P.M.

11/17 THURSDAY - - HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

11/18 FRIDAY - NO PRACTICE

11/19 SATURDAY - NO PRACTICE

Open Gym Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday this week

Voluntary workouts - Please wear gym shorts or sweats & comfortable athletic shirt.

11/1 TUESDAY - Open Gym - Open Run & Shooting - GREAT SEEING NEW FACES OUT TODAY...AND SOME WHO HAVE COMING OUT ALL ALONG! COACHES APPRECIATE SEEING THE WORK!

11/2 WEDNESDAY (Weights, Strength and Shooting Focus)

11/3 THURSDAY - SHOOTING & SCORING FOCUS

Open Gym Tuesday & Thursday this week

Voluntary workouts - Please wear gym shorts or sweats & comfortable athletic shirt.

10/11 TUESDAY - Open Gym - Open Run & Shooting

10/13 SATURDAY - Shooting/Scoring with Coaches