Mikey Jacobsen Article

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765618719/Hoops-star-Mikey-Jacobsen-is-fighting-back.html


Great article about Mikey's journey to becoming our starting Point Guard!!!

Prep basketball: Lancers drop heartbreaker to Wildcats

Prep basketball: Lancers drop heartbreaker to Wildcats

SLtrib Article

The link below is an article about the Wildcats from the Salt Lake Tribune.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/tribpreps/55439313-190/wildcats-cross-experience-grant.html.csp

Fundraiser

The Woods Cross Coaching Staff would like to thank all of the players and parents of the Wildcat Family for their efforts and hard work on this year's fundraiser. It has been an overwhelming success so far and it couldn't have been accomplished without your efforts. The game program is in the process of being developed and will be ready hopefully by the game on the 29th of December vs. Mountain Crest. We would also like to make a special thanks to Amy Cowley, Kristen Jowers, and Amy Jacobsen for their time and effort being in charge of this huge fundraiser. Please make sure to thank them when you see them because this wouldn't have gone so well without them. GO WILDCATS!!!

Updates

The 2012-2013 Varsity and Sophomore Team pictures have been posted on their links and the Wildcat Sponsors and Boosters have been added to their links. Please take a look at those and make sure to thank any boosters or sponsors if you see them in the community!!!

Woods Cross Vs. Bonneville

The Link below is a story about the Woods Cross vs. Bonneville game on Tuesday, December 4th by the Davis Clipper.

http://www.davisclipper.com/view/full_story/21033931/article-Strong-run-lifts-Wildcats-to-a-win--Hayden-Grant-scores-15-as-Wildcats-drop-Lakers-?instance=secondary_stories_left_column

Fundraising List Update

Check out the sponsors and booster tab to the right to see which companies have been taken already. GO WILDCATS!!!

Wildcat Game Day

Reminder to all parents, fans, and Wildcat Alumni, our first game of the 2012-2013 season is tomorrow, Tuesday, November 20th. We play @ Skyline High School against the Eagles. Sophomores start at 3:30, JV at 5:15, and Varsity at 7:00. Hope to see a lot of Wildcat supporters filling the stands!!!

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to all the new members of the 2012-2013 Woods Cross Wildcat Basketball Team. This was not an easy task and you should feel proud of your accomplishments. Reminder to all players and parents about the parent meeting on Monday the 12th @ 6:00 pm in the library. At least one parent per player must attend this meeting. GO WILDCATS!!!

High School Tryouts

Reminder to all students interested in trying out for the boys basketball team, they begin tomorrow at 3:00 pm for JV/Varsity and 4:45 for Sophomores. Make sure you have your tryout consent form filled out and signed, otherwise you will not be able to tryout tomorrow. GO WILDCATS!!!

Halloween Tournament Schedule

8th Grade Woods Cross

10/26- Woods Cross vs. IED Red @ Copper Hills High @ 9:00 pm
10/27- Woods Cross vs. Lone Peak @ Copper Hills High @ 12:00 pm
10/27- Woods Cross vs. Skyview @ Copper Hills High @ 2:00 pm
***Championship Game if applicable will be @ 7:00 pm @ Bingham High***

7th Grade Woods Cross

10/27- Woods Cross vs. Hoop Dreams @ Bingham High @ 8:00 am
10/27- Woods Cross vs. Cache Valley @ Bingham High @ 10:00 am
10/27- Woods Cross vs. Soaring Swoosh @ Bingham High @ 1:00 pm
***Championship Game if applicable will be @ 8:00 pm @ Bingham High***

6th Grade Woods Cross

10/27- Woods Cross vs. E3 Basketball @ Copper Hills High @ 12:00 pm
10/27- Woods Cross vs. Cache Valley @ Copper Hills High @ 6:00 pm
10/27- Woods Cross vs. A-Train @ Copper Hills High @ 8:00 pm
***Championship Game if applicable will be @ 9:00 pm @ Copper Hills High***

Woods Cross Tryouts

Junior Varsity/ Varsity

• When: November 5th-9th
• Time: 3:00-4:30
• Where: Woods Cross Main Gym

Sophomores

• When: November 5th-9th
• Time: 4:45-6:15
• Where: Woods Cross Main Gym

*See Eligibilty/Tryout Tab on the right to print off the Tryout Consent Form required to tryout for the team.
*Mandatory Tryout Meeting will be on Thursday, November 1st at 5:30 before Open Gym

6th & 7th Grade Practice

Reminder to all 6th and 7th Grade players there is a practice tonight in the Aux gym starting at 7:30 and ending at 9:00. Continue building on tradition and come ready to work hard. GO WILDCATS!!!

Monday Night Skills Clinic

Just a reminder to all players wanting to attend the Monday night skills clinics, there will be another held tonight from 7:30-8:45 in the main gym at Woods Cross High. It is $10 to attend and the players will recieve the same great coaching from Coach Johnsen and Burgess as last week.  Again, this is not a mandatory practice but it is a great opportunity to learn from two Division I players.

7th Grade Fall Opener Schedule

The following is the Fall Opener Schedule for the 7th grade youth team.

09/29- WX vs. Soaring Swoosh 3 @ West Jordan High @ 7:00 pm
09/29- WX vs. Next Level @ West Jordan High @ 9:00 pm
10/06- WX vs. Soaring Swoosh 1 @ West Jordan High @ 2:00 pm

If we win our pool, we will play for the championship at 4:00 pm @ West Jordan High

Open Gym Begins

Reminder to all players interested in participating in Open Gym this year, the first night will be tomorrow night starting at 6:00 pm and ending at 7:30 pm. This is open to anyone between 8th-12th grade and will be supervised every night by a member of the Woods Cross Basketball Coaching Staff. This is a great opportunity to play competitive basketball and to be seen by the coaches.  GO WILDCATS!!!

Monday Night Skills Clinic

Just a reminder to all players wanting to attend the Monday night skills clinics, there will be another held tonight from 7:30-8:45 in the main gym at Woods Cross High. It is $10 to attend and the players will recieve the same great coaching from Coach Johnsen and Burgess as last week.  Again, this is not a mandatory practice but it is a great opportunity to learn from two Division I players.

Reminder to all 6th and 7th grade players that practice is on Wednesday this week and any questions call Coach Johnsen.

Wednesday Night Practices

Final evaluations by the coaches and the commissioner will be done on Wednesday, September 19 at practice. Practices will be at Woods Cross High in both the main gym and aux gym. The following schedule will be conducted on Wednesday:

6th Grade: 7:00-8:00 pm
7th Grade: 8:00-8:30 pm
8th Grade: 8:30-9:15 pm

Players will be notified of the results on Friday, September 21. EVERY PLAYER MUST PROVIDE A PARENTS EMAIL ADDRESS TO COMMISSIONER JOHNSEN AT WEDNESDAY'S PRACTICE!!! Keep checking daily for updates.

Open Gym

The 2012 Open Gym Schedule has been posted on the Open Gym Link on the right side of the main page. This is a very important thing for players to attend so they can get in shape for the upcoming season.

Monday Shooting Clinic/Team Selection

All youth basketball players that participated in the tryouts the past two nights are all invited to the shooting clinic held at Woods Cross High on Monday, Sept 17 @ 7:30. There will be a fee of $10 per player to attend this clinic but it is NOT MANDATORY!!! If you would like to come you are more than welcome but please do not forget that $10. This is not a practice so all participants will be doing this clinic together with top quality coaching from Coach Johnsen and Coach Burgess.  Any questions regarding this clinic or anything else can contact Coach Johnsen at johnsenjeffrey@hotmail.com

Regarding team selection, Coach Johnsen and the rest of the youth coaching staff are still deciding how they are going to divide the teams. As of right now, Wednesday, Sept 19 will be the night they select the teams and divide them into their teams. We will keep everyone posted on any new developments as soon as they know.  GO WILDCATS!!!

Youth Basketball Dates (Sept 17-21)

The Youth Basketball Program will be having practices/workouts on Monday, Sept 17 from 7:30-8:45 and Wednesday, Sept 19 from 7:30-8:45. Please come ready to work and be proud to be a Wildcat!!! 

Youth Basketball Tryouts

Tryouts for the Woods Cross Youth Basketball Program will be held on Tuesday, September 11 and Wednesday, September 12 from 7:30-9:00pm in the brand new, beautiful WX gym. Please get the word out to the community to check the blog out and to get a lot of players at the tryout. This tryout is for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders that must live in Woods Cross boundaries.

WX Youth Basketball

The Woods Cross Basketball Program will be going into this 2012-2013 season with the thought on “Building on Tradition” as our focus.  Woods Cross has had a very strong basketball tradition for many years making it to the state tournament 8 straight seasons and a Final Four appearance in 2011. I believe the only way to continue that tradition of excellence is to have a strong foundation of youth basketball teams wearing the Woods Cross name across their chest and having pride in that every time they walk onto the floor. The following will be an outline of what I’m hoping as far as the amount of teams we will have (depending on numbers), the amount of coaches needed, the tournaments we would like to play in, and what is expected from the different entities that will make this youth program a success.  

Who:

·       6^th- 8^th Grade boys who live in the Woods Cross boundaries only. We would like to get at least 2 teams per age group with about 8 players per team.

What:

·       These are the tournaments we would like all teams to play in and are all sanctioned by the AAU:

o   Fall Opener – September 9^th & October 6^th

o   Thanksgiving Tournament – November 23^rd & 24^th

o   Christmas Tournament – December 26^th, 27^th, 28^th

o   Presidents Day Shootout – February 15^th, 16^th, 17^th

o   AAU State Championships – March 6-20^th

o   High School Prep League – December 1^st- Feb 23^rd

o   AAU Spring Fling – April 22^nd- May 17^th

Where:

·       Practices will be held at either Woods Cross High School or South Davis Jr. High at least once a week (hopefully twice) depending on gym availability.

·       Most games will be played at either West Jordan High School or Bingham High School. 

When:

We will be holding a two-day tryout sometime in early September with the dates and times TBD. 

Woods Cross Boys Athletics Class

Here is a heads up to all members of the Woods Cross Boys Basketball Program that this years Athletics/Conditioning class will be held during 1st period. This is a good thing for us even though it is different for all of us. It fits the schedule of the administration better than any other period so we will make the best of it. It is very important to our basketball program that all basketball players take this class if it fits into their schedule and keeps them on track for graduation. I realize the members of the football program will have a difficult time taking this class because one of their two football classes will be held during 1st period but we will worry about that when it comes. This class will not only be used for conditioning and weight lifting to get ready for the season, but it will also be a great team building opportunity for all of us. I am excited to get ready for this upcoming school year and season and hopefully all members of the team are also.

Summer Shootout Champions

Woods Cross Boys Varsity wins the AAU Summer Shootout at Bingham High School.  After winning our pool against Hillcrest, Union, and the WJ Strokers, we beat Jordan High School in overtime to win the championship. The Junior Varsity team also played in this tournament and played hard against varsity competition and got better every game which is the main goal of any tournament Woods Cross plays in.

AAU Summer Shootout

When: July 28, 30, and 31st 
Where: Bingham High School (10400 S. 2200 W.)
Cost: $285.00 Per Team
Highlights:

• 3 Game Guarantee
• Quality Varsity Opponents
• A Chance to Practice our New System

Welcome to the Wildcat Basketball Blog

All information about Woods Cross Basketball will be posted daily on this blog including announcements about games, practices, upcoming events, and youth basketball.