Monday night: back at LCHS in the neighborhood they call Rossmere for the state semifinal playoff game, on this night La Academia's wonderful postseason run ended with a tough overtime loss. Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary was the opponent making the seventy-mile trip south from Pottsville. The game was a thriller just about all the way, in the extra period Nativity outscored "The Academy" 11-3 and won 72-64. The visitors brought an enthusiastic busload of fans which helped to make the atmosphere very raucous, something we regrettably didn't see much of during the season since at McCaskey no fans were permitted and most other places were "parents-only" or something similar. It's obviously a disappointing way for Jerry's squad to end the season but the fact that they made it this far is something to be very proud of. The program is only in its second year of existence and in its first season as a member of the PIAA. I was only aboard the train for the last two games (I guess you could say I was riding in the caboose) but it was a pleasure nonetheless. The Class-1A state championship game was played on Thursday afternoon in Hershey, Nativity won the title and I've always felt that there is never any shame in losing to the eventual champ. Jenny and I had lunch on Tuesday because she had a doctor appointment in Quarryville the next day. Wednesday was a miserable rainy day but Thursday was much nicer until the evening hours when another rain shower passed through. Take care, thanks for reading.
