By Sienna Price, Palm Valley Middle-School News Reporter
For Palm Valley, the season of basketball is over. The middle-school basketball teams both A and B placed very well. The middle-school basketball B team won the championship 42-29 over Sacred Heart. The team consisted of Shayan Habibipour, Walker Craven, Tal Maruvada, Dante Vega, Sherwin Hemmati, and Matteo Lam.
The A team came second in the championship after a close game against Sacred Heart. The team included Donavan Knott, Deshawn Tunmore, Nicholas Chavez, Evan Wang, Benjamin Langlois, Desmond Milner, and Timothy Reed. I interviewed the players to get their inside views about the team, the season, and their basketball experience.
What is your position on the court?
“Point guard, Shooting guard, Center.” -Sherwin Hemmati
“I would usually play Shooting Guard.” -Shayan Habibipour
“I play both forwards.” -Walker Craven
“My position on the court is mainly power forward, but I can play center or point guard if needed. I also direct our defensive strategies by telling everyone where to go on defense.” -Deshawn Tunmore
“pg/sg.” -Matteo lam
“Guard.” -Donovan Knott
“Small Forward.” -Timothy Reed
“ I play perimeter defense, usually on the other team’s shooter. On offense I switch from the point guard to the forward depending on who is on the court.” -Tal Maruvada
“The positions I play are center, and power forward.” -Evan Wang
“Center.” -Ben Langlois
What was your favorite game?
“My favorite game . . . was against the Sacred Heart Second team. I loved this game because it was one of my highest scoring games, and we all played well as a team.” -Deshawn Tunmore
“My favorite game . . . was our first game against DCA at home where in just four minutes I scored four points for the A team. “ -Evan Wang
Who in the team has improved the most in your eyes?
“Tal. I have seen Tal gaining confidence and improving a lot of skills in attacking the basket and on defense.” -Matteo Lam
“The player that has improved the most is Shayan.” -Walker Craven
“Someone on the team that has improved the most is Sherwin. His shot is more consistent and his defense has gotten a lot better.” -Deshawn Tunmore
“I feel like I have.” -Donovan Knott
How do you think you have improved this season?
“I’ve gotten better at dribbling and making more shots.” -Ben Langlois
“My shooting is a lot better. . . . [I]n the first game we had, I missed six free throws out of six; now I can make some free throws. I also feel like I can run a lot longer.” -Evan Wang
“I have improved in shot selection and shooting.” -Tal Maruvada
What was the hardest game you played?
“The hardest game we played was probably the game against DCA the second time we played them because they studied how we played and played up to it and eventually beat us. . . . they played amazingly.” -Shayan Habibipour
“The hardest game we . . . played this season was against the Sacred Heart first team. I fouled out of that game and we lost by six points.” -Deshawn Tunmore
“Championship.” -Ben Langlois
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