It was a loss.
Yes, it was loss.
But it was so much different than every other loss.
A loss to your biggest rival hurts. It stings. No, no, it doesn’t just hurt, it was like someone poured a whole shaker of salt in a paper cut, then poured lemon juice inside It’s painful, but this game was unlike none other. Besides the Brush game last Saturday, February 6th, this might’ve been the first time the boys clicked. They communicated, they worked through plays, locked down on defense. Most of the first half and some of the second was beautiful, clever. They even finally established a jump shot . I’m telling you, this was a game worth seeing. Everything clicked, everything fell into place. They didn’t only play physical basketball, they played a mind game. As fans, we can only sigh and shake off the loss. It was a good game against a tough Willoughby South team going 14-7. But there’s one thing that really got under my skin during this game.
Sportsmanship.
Sportsmanship may be if not the most, one of the most important aspects of sports. Sportsmanship is important from everyone on the floor, the referees, the coaches, the players, and the fans. Ah, that’s right, the one group people often forget about. The players aren’t the one’s responsible for keeping a clean attitude. And I’ll cut some slack, I get if it’s your home court and your student section is as big as it will ever get, you’re going to want to cheer louder than usual and chant, which most people don’t have a problem with. But when you’re up by more than 20 and you’re playing your biggest rival, the respect needs to kick in. Not mentioning any names, but unfortunately this did not happen in this game. Not so much from the players, but the students especially. And I’m sorry if many of you think this is a controversial thing to write, but I’m not standing for this. It’s time to put our foots down and say we won’t take getting stepped on anymore.
Especially from our rival school.
Yes, it was loss.
But it was so much different than every other loss.
A loss to your biggest rival hurts. It stings. No, no, it doesn’t just hurt, it was like someone poured a whole shaker of salt in a paper cut, then poured lemon juice inside It’s painful, but this game was unlike none other. Besides the Brush game last Saturday, February 6th, this might’ve been the first time the boys clicked. They communicated, they worked through plays, locked down on defense. Most of the first half and some of the second was beautiful, clever. They even finally established a jump shot . I’m telling you, this was a game worth seeing. Everything clicked, everything fell into place. They didn’t only play physical basketball, they played a mind game. As fans, we can only sigh and shake off the loss. It was a good game against a tough Willoughby South team going 14-7. But there’s one thing that really got under my skin during this game.
Sportsmanship.
Sportsmanship may be if not the most, one of the most important aspects of sports. Sportsmanship is important from everyone on the floor, the referees, the coaches, the players, and the fans. Ah, that’s right, the one group people often forget about. The players aren’t the one’s responsible for keeping a clean attitude. And I’ll cut some slack, I get if it’s your home court and your student section is as big as it will ever get, you’re going to want to cheer louder than usual and chant, which most people don’t have a problem with. But when you’re up by more than 20 and you’re playing your biggest rival, the respect needs to kick in. Not mentioning any names, but unfortunately this did not happen in this game. Not so much from the players, but the students especially. And I’m sorry if many of you think this is a controversial thing to write, but I’m not standing for this. It’s time to put our foots down and say we won’t take getting stepped on anymore.
Especially from our rival school.