By staff writer Waverley Achacoso

For the first time in Bay Farm Middle School’s history, the boys basketball team won a DII Championship title, scoring a bucket with 6 seconds on the clock against Lincoln Middle School, 38-37.

In the first game of the Dolphins’ undefeated season, they pulled out a decisive win against Wood Middle School, 42-21. They continued stacking up the wins, beating the Jr. Jets (46-24), Lincoln (42-33), ACLC/NEA (48-31), and Academy of Alameda (47-42). The boys won their playoff game against the Jr. Jets 39-10.

The players, coached by Sam Ng and assistant coach Agustin Garcia, included:

Landon Marsh (7th Grade): #1

Jaden Johnson (8th Grade): #3

Gabriel Garcia (6th Grade): #4

Brandon Wong (6th Grade): #5

Nebiyu Teklemariam (7th Grade): #8

Gavin Cao (6th Grade): #9

Robel Binyam (7th Grade): #12

Thomas Elliott (6th Grade): #19

Nick Robertson (6th Grade): #20

Jack Obot (6th Grade): #21

Collin Ng (6th Grade): #23

John Nguyen (7th Grade): #24

Ayden Pasiderio (6th Grade): #30

Pablo Vessali (6th Grade): #31

Thomas Igo (7th Grade): #33

“”The team played effectively through good teamwork and leadership,” Sam Ng said. “The 7th and 8th graders have been strong leaders for the 6th graders.”

The girls basketball team wrapped up their season with 3 wins and 3 losses. The eight girls from all three grades, coached by Dean, included:

Bella Bazo (6th Grade): #4

Artemisia Chargualaf (6th Grade): #5

Jenna Kwong (6th Grade): #7

Andrea Chan (6th Grade): #10

Amelie Simpson (7th Grade): #12

Nkechi Ezirim (8th Grade): #20

Katie Ha (6th Grade): #30

Kya Fulton (7th Grade): #35

The girls started their season with a win over Jr. Jets, 26-11, although their second and third games were tough ones. They lost to Wood, 40-4, and Lincoln, 37-9. They ended their last two round-robin games with wins over ACLC/NEA, 22-11, and a tight one over Academy of Alameda, 24-23. However, they faltered in the first playoff round, losing to ACLC/NEA, 20-13.

“We worked well throughout the season,” Nkechi Ezirim said. “but I didn’t expect too much.”

“We had a lot of losses,” Bella Bazo said. “I was surprised to win in a couple of games.”

“There were more losses than wins,” Andrea Chan said. “I think we deserved to win, we tried hard.”

Congratulations to the teams!