XIS’ Elementary Basketball Team won two games on Saturday, May 15, 2021 and clinched the #3 seed in the 2021 Xi’an Elementary Basketball Tournament.
Both games featured terrific sportsmanship and quality competitiveness throughout! It was a great day of community, learning and fun!
Game 1
In Game 1, XIS took the court against DeHong International School’s Team #2. Following a balanced scoring attack paced by Preston Papendorf, XIS went into halftime with a 14-6 lead. After halftime, DeHong International scored 11 points in a stellar second half effort, but the Warriors stayed in control of the game defeating DeHong 22-17.
Game 2
Game 2 featured a close contest in the first half with Dehong taking a 7-6 lead, but XIS scored the last 4 points of the half going into halftime with a 10-7 score. Following halftime the XIS Warriors pulled away, outscoring DeHong 12-8 in the second half en route to a 22-15 victory.
Next Game
With the win, XIS earns the #3 seed in the 2021 Xi’an Elementary Basketball Tournament hosted at XLIS on Saturday, May 22. XIS will play against the tournament’s #2 seed at 9:30am on Court 2. The game will be a tournament semifinal.
Special Thanks
Thanks to our volunteer student referees, parent volunteers, and vendors for their hard work at today’s games!
Scoring Summary
Final Score
XIS: 22
DeHong (Team 2): 17
Points
XIS: #6 Preston Papendorf – 12, #2 Evan Fong – 4, #8 Jason Tang – 4, #5 Kylie Kahler – 2
DeHong (Team 2): #8 Mark – 10, #5 Leo – 3, #4 Sam – 2, #7 Harry – 2
Team Fouls
XIS: 4
DeHong (Team 2): 2
Game 2
Final Score
XIS: 22
DeHong (Team 1): 15
Points
XIS: #6 Preston Papendorf – 14, #2 Evan Fong – 4, #4 Katie Parrett – 2, #8 Jason Tang – 2
DeHong (Team 1): #4 Jack – 11, #5 Arvin – 4
Team Fouls
XIS: 5
DeHong (Team 1): 6
