Thursday, February 14, 2008

Dodgeball was the latest Super Games competition

About how they prepared for dodgeball, Adam Leonard said:
"We used different dodgeball techniques we learned from 'Dodgeball,' the movie. We're just the Average Joes and we came to compete." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Unlike dodgeball legend Patches O'Houlihan in the movie, Leonard did not throw wrenches at his team to prepare them for the rigors of competition."

Adam said:
"But we did dodge cars." (HSB)

About how he plays dodgeball, Blaze said:
"We played a lot last spring, we used to have our own tournaments. Solomon, Jake (Ingram), Keao (Monteilh), Ryan Keomaka." (HSB)

About how he had the dodgeball experts on his team, Sol Elimimian said:
"Yes, we have some professional dodgeball players. Blaze, Greg Salas, Jake Ingram. We thought we were the favorite." (HSB)

HSB Note: "And Elimimian's team looked the part early. Even kicker Dan Kelly looked like he knew what he was doing (not a big surprise considering Kelly was an outstanding soccer goalkeeper in high school). Soares, with a big wind-up fastball to match his first name, was the KO king. In the championship game, the Hammers took the early lead, but the Section 8 players were especially adept at bailing their fallen teammates out of "jail" and came from behind to win."

About the team play that led to their win, Adam said:
"It's teamwork. Just communicate, and be athletic. We've got an athletic team, they can do different facets of just being an athlete. That's what it takes, and that's what I wanted when I picked my team. You have to have coordination. There's chaos and you have to be able to focus. Kind of like a football game." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Section 8's roster includes Cameron Allen-Jones, Jameel Dowling, James Flanagan, R.J. Kiesel-Kauhane, Daniel Libre, Dylan Linkner, Monteilh and Miah Ostrowski."

About his team's name, Adam said:
"Because we're hungry. We're tired of being on the bottom and we'll work our way up." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Section 8 has won two of the three Super Games so far. Kiesel-Kauhane won last week by being able to sit with his back against a wall -- without a chair and with a weight in his lap -- the longest."

Looking forward to beating Adam in the next competition, Sol said:
"We've got more battles and we look forward to beating them. We're going to win the rest of the events, so I'm not worried about Adam's team." (HSB)

Answering back, Adam said:
"Here's my prediction. We'll win basketball, too." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Next week's event is tug of war."

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