January 13-14

The dusting of snow we got on Tuesday night was just about all gone by Wednesday morning but it was windy and bitterly cold. We had our midweek lunch date in Quarryville, in the evening we were at McCaskey for a history-making occasion. Randolph Speller became the eleventh player in program history and the eighth under Coach Powell to score 1000 career points, his total of 18 for the game led the Red Tornado to victory over Lebanon. The night began as always with the JV game, JPM got back into the win column with a 77-57 decision. In the varsity game we led by nine at the quarter and fourteen at halftime, at that juncture Ran had scored ten of the eleven he needed for 1000. The magic number was reached on a driving layup with 2:10 left in the third quarter, by the end of the period we were up by 21. Lebanon battled to the end but never really made it close, the Red Tornado prevailed 82-71. Four other players besides Ran hit double figures for JPM: Kobe Gantz and Jathan Gonzalez had 14 apiece, Ricky Cruz added 13 and Izaiah Baratta joined the club with ten ("Zai" is largely a playmaker who rarely looks to score, this was just his second game in doubles all season). The last time a McCaskey player scored #1000 at home was in January of 2013 when Devonne Pinkard reached the benchmark, he and Ran are the only two of Coach Powell's eight to achieve the milestone on their home floor. The won-lost mark stands at 11-3 overall and 9-1 in the league, we're back on the road at Solanco on Friday the 15th. Thursday was a quiet day save for the morning errand run, just as well with temperatures in the 30s and wind chills in the teens. Take care, thanks for reading.