New Smyrna HS Boys Basketball

Well it was Friday night and I wanted to do something that would help further my enlightenment of my community and how it is doing in these days. I could have gone to a Dinner club, I might have gone to a local sports Pub, I could have gone to the Daytona Beach Pier and stared at the Snowbirds. No none of these it was definitely a straight at the heart of a community, local High School Basketball game.  So off I went strolling down  memory lane.  I  would never  have thought about venturing down this road again, but life throws you curves and you learn to swerve.

For those who have not been to New Smyrna for a few years, they have closed the old High School, Then built and  opened a new High School in Edgewater, yeah I know New Smyrna’s High School is in Edgewater, it is a local thing.

Well I found my way there; not hard in a town of 26,500 year round residents. You know you only need so many streets for that density. Luckily they have not moved to many of the streets since I went to school thirty years ago. So I made it on time bought my $5.00 Special Adult ticket and walked in to a extremely nice modern Gymnasium. Decked from ceiling to floor in the familiar Black, White & Red of the New Smyrna Beach Cuda’s.

The head Coach Steve Garvilik a graduate of New Smyrna Beach High School 1979, and former Cuda Basketball player himself . lead his team to a stay withing striking distance Strategy of a Higher ranked Mantissas High (Flagler County) High School team. Close it was in fact as the video indicates @ the one minute or so mark Cuda’s had found them selves down, and in foul trouble. Along with Jackson there leading player on the bench with a shoulder injury,  for the better part of the second half  it was looking like they might not pull this one out. However with a couple of key time outs by Coach Garvilik and some unbelievable hustle defense play they had the ball and free throws, and only a minute remaining. So our Cuda forward goes to the line, after a hustle play got him the one and one penalty  free throws. Down by two he drains both and on the ensuing ball in bound play the opposing team pushes it down the floor only to have another Cuda player show even more hustle on a steal under their basket. Back to the free throw line to seal the deal. Congratulations to Coach and the Cuda players. But most importantly con-grads to you New Smyrna Beach residents that came out and supported these kids playing for their community. So go check out the Cuda schedule and make it a point to go see them this year and thank these young guys for trying to set an example for others to see. Dedication for team is far more rewarding then just for yourself.

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