COMMON LOVE
We met when we were ten. Just friends fumbling through feelings, mostly seen through the optics of our social lens. By junior high we were meeting every morning before class, shoot the shit and get to know each other, playing grab ass. I never got none, just kid stuff but we were starting to have fun. We stayed steady through highschool, people associated us with one another. I got to understand her fundamentals, like if I call her back more when I was bored I was more likely to score. Once I figured that out I was calling all the time, poppin' like I was dunkin' if you know what I mean? Our bond got strong by senior year and we were cookin' together, eatin' together. Deciding on a college together so we didn't throw away the history we had built forever.
Had our ups and downs being so far from home with so much room to roam...like we had to get used to livin' on our own. So we chose to lock in and study, started makin' plans for after college when we graduated. Got that diploma and took a trip across the sea and live free.
The change was too much, we had a bad break before we got to know the show. Single now so I had to see if anyone else made me feel the way that she made me do. Flirted with a couple girls but I told her neither made my heart beat the way you could do. Took me back and we picked up where we left off. Passing stories back and forth, forth and back, and they'd hit me in the chest accurate. Thirties now but more in tune to who we are and how we compliment each other. Had two of our best years together. I felt eight feet tall. Balancing life whether spring, summer, winter or fall. Years went by so we're in our forties now, built into each other's culture-all. Turns out it made common sense after all. Always made time to play like a Barbie and Ken doll. Even though we sometimes hurt and got sore, we knew we could always lean in like the Piston's defensive wall. Cause what I'm talking bout ya'll is basketball.
Week 17 Recap:
Starting off a week of courting was a sweet serenade of s's between Silent Storm (5-3) and Santa Fe Style (9-0). Style stole the show with an 82-69 shellacking starring Cody Garcia's triple double 20/10/12 plus a steal and a swat. Six six Chano Herrera (25/7/3) and simply stunning Angel Parra (23/8/3) swooned in with big contributions and a sprinkle of swats and steals to stabilize the blow out. Sad day for Storm since they sink in the rankings (2 to 4). Notwithstanding some sweet skill work seen from Wilford Troup 25/3/4 and Bailey Lozada 15/13/2.
Game 2 got a little salty as Dad Bods (1-8) got their first win of the season by mercy rule over our "wooden spoon" winners Crazies (1-9) 103-73. The Dads were loving the deep ball and the deep ball was lovin' em back going 23-52 44%. David "Spider" Jaramillo splashed seven in route to 26 pts while Jonathen Ealey sank six to help score 22 pts. Jeremiah "Reezy" Jacquez just got shy with a triple double 8/17/10 on this date. Crazy in love did get big night out energy from Eric Henriquez 20/17/2 and Damien Lee 23/12/4 but ran out on the bill before dessert came. Hope we can work it out you Crazy kids xo.
The late night show was a lovefest of defense as Mob (6-3) edged Lethal Injections (4-6) 75-68. Cupid found Dom Roybal through the fencing as he secured a 30 ball and Matt Jackson got them digits with 15/12/3. The Lethal fellas fell in love with Cody Garcia's game one performance so they invited him out as their fifth since they were stood up by a teammate, Garcia obliged with 24/8/9 and 4 stolen hearts to lead the fray. Greg Trujillo was building D-fences all game and chipped in 16 pts in the L.
Rec League Tourney had it's first date Wednesday and got off on the right foot with a tremendous game of back and forth between IPS (8) and Nothing But Net (10). The dreamy acronym's held on for a 69-62 dub. Gabe Serrano was capital with 26/3/3 and 5 steals while Alex Gutierrez double dipped the chocolate strawberry with 17/15 in the win. Xavier Padilla was anything but awkward putting on his best dress and 24/11/4. Junior Aragon staged a season high 15 pts to steal a scene or two. Thanks for the run NBN.
"God loves ugly" was proven in Game 2 as Zia Elite (9) and Medium Kings (7) sequestered dignity and squandered their scoring with a league low ouput 34-44. The fouls were high and intensity at eleven as Adan Lopez kept his calm to go 18/8/1 including the only three of the night for the Kings, 1-15 6.7%. Dedrick Johnson was in his element and came up with a scrapy 10 pt 11 reb double double. For Zia three players managed 8 pts (Chava Chacon, Jesus "Chewy" Rios, Manny Chavez) as the team shot 29% from two and 21% from three with 14 turnovers. Sorry for the tough exit game fellas but thanks for a great season.
As our love for basketball expands Swish is adding an U18 Youth League this summer starting May 26th! Games will be Tuesday nights at ECCO. 6 teams. Register HERE
35+ Division Registration HERE
"The Leauge" Registration HERE
Big Wednesday coming up for Rec as we will have four games to determine our championship finale.
Thanks for the love. Xo.
Respect the game, Santa Fe Swish
