A humble and hopeful suggestion

As mentioned at the end of the previous post, this idea belonged first to Williamstown coach and first-rate basketball fan Karen Dilmore, but I've decided to throw whatever meager weight I have behind it:

Wouldn't it be fun to see AC's Tasha Cannon and Woodbury's sensational junior Shannon Gantt play one-on-one? Maybe on the day of the Al Carino All-Star Game? I'd certainly pay for the chance. Tasha could wear the awesome mohawk she was rocking on Sunday at Ventnor, and it would give Gantt some much-deserved spotlight. In some ways, I wonder what her career would be like if she had transferred to a Catholic school, maybe GC or Paul VI, but on the other hand, I applaud her sticking with her program. In any case, she might be the only female player I know of in SJ who could stay with Tasha in that particular setting.

So I'm starting the drum beat now. I have a feeling both players would be game, as long as the opportunity presented itself conveniently. The Carino game seems the most likely possibility since Cannan will probably be there anyway and it's relatively close to Gantt's Woodbury home. Plus the season will be over, nothing else will be on the line, a large section of the community will be there anyway and maybe it brings a couple more people in the door for an event that supports the basketball club. I can't imagine either of those girls backing down from a friendly challenge.

So here it is: Game to 15 by ones, make-it-take-it, for the unofficial one-on-one championship of South Jersey. If they want, I'll even come up with a trophy of some sort. Hopefully the idea gathers some momentum. I think it's cool.