4th Grade Warriors - Edgar Brought Brooms To The The AAU Gulf Coast Region District Qualifier
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 12:20PM 
HOUSTON, Tx. --Warriors 4th grade - Edgar, the team that thrives on competition and has almost a bully mentality to it, gave it their best “Us-against-them” effort this weekend and Texas Showcase could not cope as the Warriors posted an impressive 61-44 victory with an entire basketball-crazed gym looking on.
The game, talked about as “The Showdown”, since three of the players on the Showcase were trained and coached by coach Edgar and left the team last year.
Sunday, the only thing Team Showcase wanted was to show that they are a team to be reckoned with, not to mention the three student athletes showing they have improved their game since last year. But the Warriors remained focused and dispelled any notion that they would be rattled by playing against former teammates.
But what Team Showcase and the rest of the teams that played in the tournament probably didn’t count on was Warrior's team defense and their ability to battle in the paint.
“A lot of people don’t realize these kids practice hard all week,” Williams, an associate of the RYTES foundation said. “This was a great game and not to take anything away from the Gulf Coast players, because they’re good and have a good coach, but they're used to these high expectation games.”
And because it has dealt with much talked about games, The Warriors managed to beat Gulf Coast Blue Chips, another team with outstanding talent, in pool play.
But the Warriors approached to this tournament also propelled them to play their game and not respond to others by playing that RTYES defense and knowing how to put teams away, which put an end to the conversation about who are one of the best 4th grade teams in the greater Houston area.
They definitely stucked to together and everyone played hard and it paid off.
Danario "DJ" Edgar , who along with Cody Hunter's play led Warrior's tournament surge and finished with 28 points in the championship game, which included a string of strong drives to the basket and a series of 3-pointers.
This team played like they were down by 10 points eventhough they were winning. Everyone reached down a little and found that mental toughness to finish games.
This team responded to Coach Danario' team talk before the game. It's that Warrior pride they get, and they took it up a notch.
These Warriors surely did take it up a notch. Or two. Byron Schoby hit 20 points, Cody Hunter had a double double. The rest of the team scored too, many coming in Warrior's deadly transition game.
You can't help but notice the togetherness on the court.
Actually, the Warriors caused problems for other teams all weekend. They forced teams to launch shots from long distances and it was hard work getting people open. And maybe, teams were frustrated after being unable to dominate against that smothering man to man (defense) may have had something to do with other teams in this tournament”
“My boys don't like to play zone,” Danario said. “They are more effective playing man to man."
Warriors-Edgar baits a lot of teams into a lot of passes. They get into the passing lanes and will make a steal when it looks like the man being passed to is wide open.
Give them credit. The didn't make many mistakes. The team that didn't turn the ball over have a chance to win and that is all a coach could ask for.
The 4th Grade Warriors Edgar swept all challengers in the 2011 AAU Gulf Coast District Qualifier by 17 points or more and grabbed first place in the district.
Reader Comments (12)
This article is nice but is not actually telling things the way it happened. Texas Showcase was indeed rattled by the Warrior defense. They have one player with undeniable speed who scored 90% of their points but he is no floor general. The Warriors dominated that team not once but twice. They may have not been fazed by the other teams but they were no matchfor the Warriors. What is with these writers on these sites giving credit when it's undeserved?
"Truth Be Told" Are you suggesting the Warriors don't deserve credit? I watched both games, and in both games there were atleast 3 kids that scored 10+ pts.
No, on the contrary, I'm suggesting that the writer is giving Texas Showcase too much credit.
I like the way this man coaches his team. He hollas and makes a fuss when they aren't playing tough and then he shouts and celebrates when they do something great. He is giving them the balance that they need to succeed. His standards are obviously very high and he refuses to soften his style for on lookers. This is a coach that seems to understand the type of physical sport that basketball actually is. His son is going to be one of the best to ever do it when it's his turn because every time I see him he's practicing on his game. My son and I have seen those two all over town working out in somebody's gym. Being from the East Coast, I see tough kids all the time, but I don't see that a lot here in Texas. If he keeps this up he's gonna breed some exceptional ball players. This team is nice all around.
"Truth Be Told" Then I agree with you completely....
@Truth Be Told, I mentioned that the Warriors were not fazed or rattled by Showcase. These kids were playing against some former teammates and surely when situations come up like this, players tend to focus on other things besides the game. I mentioned that.
We understand that your perception of what happened on that court, is your reality, but the Showcase showed a lot of promise as a first year team playing in a championship game and we wanted to recognize that.
@Warriors Media but rumor has it that Texas Showcase is NOT a first year team playing together. From what I hear they started with rytes and then went to Houston Elite in the middle of the season and then broke out on them and did their own thing. So yes you are indeed giving them too much credit and I stand by that. They have been playing together for quite some time now.
all of you except for the media need to get a life!!! these boys are 10 and its the parents living through their kids that is making this sport for the young people bad!!!! many kids are great at 10 and some get better and some don't... it will really matter when they are older in high school or headed to college and some of the kids are going to look back and say... look at me now! just stop the madness and let these boys enjoy baskeball. also, stop hating on kids who leave teams obviously they leave for a reason and from the sound of it sounds like one of you are the ex-coach...if you stop playing daddy ball and play team ball maybe you can keep some of them. there are a lot of great 10 u players and these boys are going to be somethig to reckon with as the years go by. i just love how the children all know each other and like each other but i have noticed that some are getting besides themselves but thats because they are doing what they hear from the adults and there heads are about to explode! look around town and see how AAU in Houston is changing and how parents are pulling there kids away because of the nonsense and GREED!!!!!! let's get back to the kids being important and build great players in Texas to represent. The East Coast comment i don't understand about how you see tough kids all the time and not here....Do What????? Texas is just different than NY and their life styles are different from how they live to where they live. Just because we don't let our kids run free in the streets and on the subways(which we don't have) doesnt mean they aren't tough! it just means the streets are raising them there and the parents are here. all of you take care and see you around!!! Be Blessed
Warriors Media can't win for losing. First, you have those who complain about getting exposure for "their" teams, then when an article is written, it's not the way it should be written. Maybe all those complainers and experts should become the writers for this website. Take on the entire responsibility of it. I bet that won't happen because we can't devote that type of energy. We can, however, devote energy to critique every word, every phrase and every sentence. Why is there a problem when compliments are made to another team? Do you know what sportsmanship or professionalism is? Evidently, not. Again, since Warriors Media is doing such a "horrible" job keeping this website active with articles, advertisements and announcements, maybe one of you should take it over. This is one of the most current website in Houston's basketball arena, and very few seem to appreciate it. I bet you will if it goes away though.
I am so disappointed in adults who won't just make the comment they need to make without malice out of respect for their own children. Your comment should always be led with your child's face and spirit in mind. Consider this before you comment or respond to a comment. We all, I would thing, are making the decisions we need to make with good intentions and no ill will, concerning staying with a team or leaving a team. I am not writing this to disrespect any comments, but I have images of children reading this in my head and parents speaking in front of their children when they are not pleased. Let it be a personal issue that you come to terms with and not the children that you involve. Children are very intelligent and can read their parents and other adults and it affects them in an unspoken way a lot of times. I never realized how detrimental a game like basketball could be. I have said my peace.