Shaun Burrell and the National Surf League made an excellent call to put The Game on hold almost a week to wait for yesterdays swell. The surf was going off and kids from every school were ripping! After watching the groms free surf before the event Coach Medama and I knew we had our work cut out for us.
Ocean City had a bad start in the first period of the semi final against Southern Regional. We were six points behind Southern going into the second period but the team was able to post some great scores and we took the back lead. In the final period of the game Southern Regional only needed an average score to take the lead but fell just short giving us the victory and a spot in the final.
We faced Middle township and a very in form Mikey Ciramella in the final. With the tide dropping and conditions deteriorating it was hard for both schools to post a good score in the first two periods. We were leading the game by 12 points prior to Middles last period but in the first few mins Mikey posted the highest score of the event and put his team in a good position to take the win. With 8 mins left in the game we were again left sitting on the bench with nothing to do but hope that no good waves go ridden. Thanks to the dead low tide and us electing to go first after the coin toss, Middle couldnt get the score they needed and we won the final!
Both games were super close but a win is a win. The entire team worked together and never gave up. In a sport like surfing where so many uncontrolable factors come into play, the best surfers dont always win. However true champions find a way to win, and Ocean City always seems to find a way to win!
is there gunna be another season of school of surf??
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