The St. Augustine Kings basketball team had some tough competition last weekend during their Shine tournament.
The boys placed seventh out of eight teams but coach Adam Bowie knew the level of play was going to be strong. “There were a lot of good teams in this tournament.”
“We just kind of took one game at a time,” explained Bowie.
The Kings first game against Wainwright was postponed from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. due to bad roads, which seemed to take some fire out of the team, Bowie explained. “They were a little tired after that.”
He feels their performance against Wainwright would have been stronger if they had students to watch the game but at 8 p.m. most students were home by that time. Despite the challenges, the Kings pressed on to complete their games. Playing against Hanna was a close 57-51 point game.
“They’re a really good team,” said Bowie.
His main focus for the Kings was to play a strong game in all four periods but players lost steam against Hanna and were unable to prevent a tough offensive team from driving the ball down the middle of the court and scoring.
Probably the best game of the weekend for the Kings was playing for seventh place against Pigeon Lake. Bowie says his team won 48-43 in overtime and they were proud of the accomplishment.
Eight teams competed at the Shine tournament. Here are the top three:
• First: Leduc
• Second: Olds
• Third: Three Hills