January 21-22

Jenny and her mother were in town on Tuesday morning for separate medical appointments, Jenny was at the plaza about two blocks from my place. Both appointments were set for 10:00, when Jenny was done we drove into the city to get Helen and had lunch on the way home to Quarryville. In the evening we were on the bus to Neffsville, the boys played at Manheim Township. JPM was 4-0 within the division during the first half of play, this night started the second round. The JV squad rebounded from a Friday loss to Hempfield with a five-point win, the varsity game required overtime before MT prevailed 85-74. Much like our win over Cedar Crest the final score is deceiving, down the stretch MT put it away at the line making fifteen-of-eighteen in the OT alone. This game was a typical LL League frustration where the same play is called differently at opposite ends of the floor depending upon who did it, on the night we were 20-27 at the line while MT was 34-42 with one player shooting twenty-four of them all by himself. We were up seven at halftime and eleven after three quarters, in the fourth MT suddenly caught fire and simply could not miss. You have to figure that every opponent we play wants to beat us to begin with, having lost to us the first time around merely adds fuel to the fire. We had four players in double figures (Isaiah Thomas 23, Elijah Terry 18, Carter Gingerich 13, Makai Ortiz-Gray 12) but it doesn't mean much without the W. The club drops to 7-2 in league play and 11-5 overall, the boys host Penn Manor (in my absence) on Friday the 24th. A morning errand run was the extent of Wednesday activities, with temperatures in the low 30s and a stiff breeze going it was better to be indoors. Take care, thanks for reading.