The Octane Infinity just could not shake off the curse and remained winless at Life Christian School at Beaverton, OR, last Monday, July 14, 2008, as they played Besta 7 for the second time this season.
The Besta 7 controlled the first half with a 14-point lead over the Octane Infinity. On the upside, the Octane Infinity managed to outscore the Besta 7 in the second half, 32-26, but it was not enough to overcome the first-half deficit.
Chris Turman and Mike R. led the Octane Infinity in scoring with 13 points each. Adam Crane played an efficient game, scoring 12 points on 6-of-13 shooting.
“Wow! Just four attempts at the foul line?” asked John Le incredulously. “Did you get that same young ref at that school who usually refs there and rarely blows his whistle?”
The Octane Infinity were without guard Edwin Tanedo and forward John Le.
The game marks the end of the Summer 1 2008 season. But next Monday starts the Summer 2 2008 season and you’ll be sure to see the Octane Infinity bounce back.
Boxscore
| No. | Pos | Player | 2PT | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | SG/SF | Mike R. | 2-4 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |
| 13 | PG/SG | Adam Crane | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | |
| 21 | PG/SG | Jonas Reyes | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | PF/C | Chris Turman | 6-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 40 | PF | Marcus Berger | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | SF | Scott Nelson | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 51 | PF/C | David Camp | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| 26 | PG/SG | Edwin Tanedo | DNP | |||||||||
| 22 | SF/PF | John Le | DNP | |||||||||
| Totals | 20-46 | 3-18 | 1-4 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 50 | |||
Credits
Photographer: Amy Reyes
Writer: Jonas Reyes
Outscoring Mentor in the second half 27-21 wasn’t enough for the Octane Infinity to secure the win at Life Christian School in Aloha, OR, last Monday, June 16, 2008. The first half deficit was just too much as the Octane Infinity endured their weirdest first half in team history. On the bright side, despite the team’s poor field goal percentage, each Octane Infinity player did manage to score.
It’s a good thing the Octane Infinity consist of a team of nice guys. Otherwise, their game against the First Tech Credits would’ve ended in a brawl at Life Christian School in Hillsboro, OR, last Monday, April 7, 2008. The referees swallowed their whistles when it came to the First Tech Credits’ aggressive, physical play against the Octane Infinity. Yet, on the other end, the referees were quick to blow the whistle against the Octane Infinity, including the phantom foul called on Jonas Reyes in the first half.
“The effort was there as it always is, and we were only down by five at halftime. But something about tonight just left a bad taste in my mouth—I think this is the first time where I really felt like the refs did a poor job officiating,” stated Edwin Tanedo. “I give the other team credit for making those open threes and for getting to those rebounds, but still… do they have to push and go over the back multiple times with no whistle?”
The Octane Infinity will be playing the First Tech Credits at Life Christian School in Hillsboro, OR, on Monday, April 7, 2008 at 7pm.
The word of the day last Monday night, March 17, 2008, at the Christian Life School in Hillsboro, OR, was hustle, which is exactly what David Camp of the Octane Infinity demonstrated on the basketball court against Under Construction.
OCTANE INFINITY 
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