Boys Frosh/Soph Basketball 2005

2005 Season Wrap UP
With two returning players from last year's playoff team, Galile finished with a 5-5 league record by winning a thriller at Balboa, their final game of the season. With a sizeable lead, the young lions allowed the Bucs to claw their way back with the deep ball. BJ Green knocked down 4 three pointers in the second half for a game-high 21 points to help erase a double digit lead to 1. However, Galileo could not be denied as freshman, Jackie Phung made a crucial jumper and drained 2 free throws to give the lions a 3-point lead. Balboa had a chance to tie with 1 second left but the long pass down court was deflected by Brandon Fong. Fong scored a team-high 13 points to go along with his 7 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Off-guard, Danny Huang, despite an 0-6 effort at the free throw line, followed with 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. Freshman, Kenneth Ugo grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds and added 8 points.

Win helps Lions Move ahead
By Joseph Gebreyesus

On Tuesday Jan. 11, 2005, Galileo’s Boys Frosh/Soph Basketball team faced off against the Boilermakers of O’Connell for there second league game of the season. The visiting Lions took an early lead at the end of the first period, 11-6. But the Lions starting five, after a string of missed shots, were replaced. “They weren’t doing too well, so I took some of them out of the game,” said Coach Huynh in his 7th season as Galileo’s coach. But this didn’t add much to the Lion’s lead, scoring only two in the second period, ending the first half with a 13 to 8 cushion.

In the second half, the Lions woke up in the third period by doubling their first half offensive output. But there offense wasn’t the only help the Lions had. The Lions defense had a shutout in the third quarter until they scored on a layup with less than a minute left on the clock. Up 26 to 10 in the forth, Coach Huynh took out the starters and put in the bench players “because he wanted to give everyone a chance to play”.

Galileo improved to 2-0 in the AAA with a 31 to 23 victory. At the end of the game, leading scorer Brandon Fong said, “The reason for the win was because we worked together and worked on new plays that helped us put up points in the third quarter.” Coach Huynh felt that it was because they “...denied the point-guard the ball, and had good defense in the third.” But he also stated “Shooting was off and we weren’t taking the right shots, and we also need to improve on our outside shooting and cut down on our turnovers.”