FEBRUARY 7, 2013
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Kenny Dye (center) shoots a lay–up during the Brewster Middle School boys’ basketball team home game against Trexler Middle School aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Jan. 29. The Brewster Bulldogs 42 – 36 win was hard fought and a monumental achievement for the members of the inaugural basketball team. The BMS athletic program was designed to be a feeder to the Lejeune High School athletic program and has nine sports teams in its first year.
Bulldogs fight for first win on home turf JESSIE HEATH Sports editor
To the untrained eye, the Brewster Middle School boys’ basketball team looks like every other middle school sports team, but the way they play is anything but ordinary. With their basketball program in the middle of its first season, they are working hard to make sure the legacy they leave is one they are proud of. Jogging onto the court for their home game against Trexler Middle School Jan. 29, the team held a 0 – 3 record as they cheered for their starting lineup. Kenny Dye, Xavier Brown, Zion Murphy, Brett Berry and Ryan Robinson led their team to their first victory of the season, a landmark accomplishment for their inaugural year. “This game was very well-executed,” said BMS boys’ basketball head
coach Tim Belliveau. “We keep throwing new plays at the kids, and they respond very well.” Having to start with the basics of the game at the beginning of the season, Belliveau’s young athletes are showing they have what it takes to compete against schools with years of experience under their belt. After winning the tip off the Brewster bulldogs made their way onto the scoreboard with a two– point shot by Kenny Dye. A scuffle for the rebound helped Brewster secure the ball again and put two more points on the scoreboard, bringing the score to 4 – 0 in the first three minutes of the game. “They are great athletes,” explained Belliveau. “Kenny is part of the same family Nikia Wallace from the Lejeune High School’s women’s basketball team is from. He comes every day ready to work and
tries as hard as he can to improve.” At the end of the first period the Bulldogs held tight to their 10 – 3 lead. When they returned to the second period, BMS continued to hold onto their steady lead with Noel Dominguez and Xavier Brown sinking three-point shots within minutes of each other. While Trexler tried to regain the strength they needed to win the game, the Bulldogs refused to loosen the reigns, going into halftime with a 13–point lead over their opponents. While BMS relaxed during halftime, Trexler was staging a comeback. The visiting team returned to the BMS gym with their eyes on the ball. Less than two minutes into the second half, Trexler put six points on the scoreboard, using the Bulldogs’ rookie knowledge to their advantage. They ran the court with skill and ease that can
only be built with confidence and time, flustering the young members of the Brewster team. However, despite being the new kids on the block the Brewster Middle School boys refused to be left behind in the third period. Fighting through mistakes and small blunders the Bulldogs managed to cling to their lead, leaving Trexler behind in a 42 – 36 victory and securing their win. “I can see how much their confidence improved this season,” said Belliveau. “They are learning to work as a team and they are each expanding the attributes they bring to the game.” Crediting BMS athletic director Doug Erny with much of the athletic department’s overall success in their first year of competition, Belliveau believed the combination of talent and dedication helped the members of the boys’
Photo by Jessie Heath
Noel Dominguez (right) dodges an opponent and makes his way toward the basket during Brewster Bulldog’s home game against TMS aboard MCB Camp Lejeune Jan. 29. The Bulldogs won 42 – 36. basketball team secure their win over Trexler. “I couldn’t ask for a better place to start a program,” declared Belliveau.
“We are still working on the fundamentals, but our students have the best attitudes around and a true desire to learn.”
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