Lucky 13 area teams left alive...
... with anywhere between two and four to be eliminated Monday.
First of all, congratulations to all the teams that have made it this far, expecially Bordentown and Rancocas Valley, which don't get the coverage and credit they deserve because they're classified in Central Jersey.
The Scotties, especially, have come out of nowehere, fourth in their division behind Cinnaminson, Delran and Holy Cross and now they're just a win away from a sectional title. Way to go Latoya Taylor, Taryn Lynch and company.
Speaking of which: I was researching Bordentown's Monday night opponent, South Hunterdon, and found out their leading scorer, a girl named Breanna Fulper, is even more famous as the "Hunterdon County Dairy Princess." If you don't believe me, just google her name and see for yourself. Now, that sounds to me like some kind of beauty pageant, but it could just as easily be a little more hands-on. I keep picturing that scene in Napoleon Dynamite, where Pedro is counting the cow's nipples and Napoleon is guessing the flaws in milk. In any case, I congratulate Ms. Fulper both on her title and for her terrific play thus far in the CJ Group 1 tournament.
I'll be covering the Wilson-Ocean City game at Cherry Hill East tomorrow night, but I'm certainly going to go and watch the Group 1 game, plus I'll be thinking about what might be going on up at Cardinal McCarrick with Eustace. On top of that, I'll certainly be joining everyone in speculation about what might happen Tuesday, with Haddonfield-Heights, East-Gami and finally, the big one: Catholic-Spirit.
One interesting opinion has already been registered. Red Bank Catholic coach Joe Montano offered this prediction: "I expect Holy Spirit to be in the TOC. I think they'll beat Camden Catholic."
Now, keep in mind his team had just been stopped by Spirit in what was undoubtedly the best Spartans performance of the year, and there's no guarantee they play as well on Tuesday. But this is also no idle speculation. This is a very, very good coach who has been watching both CC and HS with a vested interest and analytical eye all year. Personally, I stuck with the Irish in my mandatory prediction that appears in Monday's paper, forecasting a 70-67 CC win.
In any case, those who believe that the Irish can just play their game and beat Spirit at its best are probably wrong. I give CC an edge, but it's going to take something extraordinary.
First of all, congratulations to all the teams that have made it this far, expecially Bordentown and Rancocas Valley, which don't get the coverage and credit they deserve because they're classified in Central Jersey.
The Scotties, especially, have come out of nowehere, fourth in their division behind Cinnaminson, Delran and Holy Cross and now they're just a win away from a sectional title. Way to go Latoya Taylor, Taryn Lynch and company.
Speaking of which: I was researching Bordentown's Monday night opponent, South Hunterdon, and found out their leading scorer, a girl named Breanna Fulper, is even more famous as the "Hunterdon County Dairy Princess." If you don't believe me, just google her name and see for yourself. Now, that sounds to me like some kind of beauty pageant, but it could just as easily be a little more hands-on. I keep picturing that scene in Napoleon Dynamite, where Pedro is counting the cow's nipples and Napoleon is guessing the flaws in milk. In any case, I congratulate Ms. Fulper both on her title and for her terrific play thus far in the CJ Group 1 tournament.
I'll be covering the Wilson-Ocean City game at Cherry Hill East tomorrow night, but I'm certainly going to go and watch the Group 1 game, plus I'll be thinking about what might be going on up at Cardinal McCarrick with Eustace. On top of that, I'll certainly be joining everyone in speculation about what might happen Tuesday, with Haddonfield-Heights, East-Gami and finally, the big one: Catholic-Spirit.
One interesting opinion has already been registered. Red Bank Catholic coach Joe Montano offered this prediction: "I expect Holy Spirit to be in the TOC. I think they'll beat Camden Catholic."
Now, keep in mind his team had just been stopped by Spirit in what was undoubtedly the best Spartans performance of the year, and there's no guarantee they play as well on Tuesday. But this is also no idle speculation. This is a very, very good coach who has been watching both CC and HS with a vested interest and analytical eye all year. Personally, I stuck with the Irish in my mandatory prediction that appears in Monday's paper, forecasting a 70-67 CC win.
In any case, those who believe that the Irish can just play their game and beat Spirit at its best are probably wrong. I give CC an edge, but it's going to take something extraordinary.
posted by SMc. @ 12:40 AM
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