December 18-19

Wednesday afternoon: convened at McCaskey for the bus ride to Lititz and that wonderful place known as Warwick HS. The LL League began in 1972, that first year JPM went unbeaten in league play and won the championship. The following season our first regular season loss was to Warwick in their gym and they acted like it was the World Series, the Stanley Cup and pro football's championship all rolled into one. Over the years Warwick has been a PITA program to play against, no matter how good or bad they are a game against them is never an easy time. Warwick played in the league title game in '18-19 and entered the new season as one of the favorites in their division, on this night in Lititz the JV squad continued its winning streak with a 59-46 verdict. The varsity came away with a W as well but it was (typically) a battle all the way. JPM broke out to a 10-0 lead, at the quarter the advantage was down to five. From that point forward the the game was exactly even, each team scored thirteen points in the second quarter, fourteen in the third and twenty-two in the fourth. In the final frame we were up by as much as thirteen and by as little as two, when the smoke cleared at the buzzer the Red Tornado prevailed 65-60. Elijah Terry rebounded from an off-night on Monday with twenty-two points, Isaiah Thomas had sixteen, Makai Ortiz-Gray added eleven and Carter Gingerich checked in with ten. Johnathan Byrd, Irving Gonzalez and Samir Gordon rounded out the scoring with two points each. The club's mark stand at 3-2 overall and 3-0 in the league, crossover play continues at home versus Elizabethtown on Friday the 20th. Take care, thanks for reading.