It was a disappointing ending but there was absolutely nothing for Coach Thompson and the Wellsville Boys Basketball Team to be ashamed of. They played a heck of a game last night and fought to the end. They just ran out of clock. Also, it's my humble opinion that they were a baby step away from being 23-0 if it wasn't for illness and injury. Their only regular season lost was when Zane Carter was playing with a neck injury and last night D.J. Douglas was playing while suffering with a case of the flu. It things like that that can take away from a team's effectiveness. Basketball is a team sport and if one of your starters is hurting it's usually going to cost ya.
Last night the Shadyside Tigers came out with the hot hand and there were times when the Wellsville Tigers couldn't buy a basket. Those 3 pointers can change a score in a hurry. Also there were hints from the wkmxlive announcers that WHS was being victimized with some "home cookin" with the referees. Who is Mike Coin? Or is it Coyne? At any rate he wasn't being praised for his objectiveness for being impartial.
Before wrapping this up I want to thank Terry Brown and his team at wkmxlive for being there. I really enjoyed listening to all the games they did and I normally don't follow roundball. Because of them I really got into it this year. You guys "came a long way baby!" I saw 57 viewers on last night.
To the seniors on this year's team we want to wish you the best of luck in whatever the future holds in store for you. To the rest of the guys we just want to let you know we're looking forward to next year. To all of you and the coaches we thank you for the exciting times. Stand tall. We're proud of you.
Man! What a ride...
ole nib
3 comments:
way to go guys you kept up the wellsville basketball tradition ...you all gave it yur all every game ... good job
just to let you know the freshman basketball team lost a heart breaker last night to the hands of lowelville 49-47 congratulations to the young men on a great season also congtaes to ryan crabtree on his opening round win in the state wrestling tournament ryan won 17-4 and moves on today
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#1 Tiger Fan said...
As an avid follower of the Wellsville Tiger boys basketball team, I would like to congratulate them on their excellent season. Not only did they display extraordinary skills, but showed very sportsman-like and repectful attitudes towards the other teams. Not wanting to forget about the cheerleaders, they also did a great job supporting their boys and leading on the fans. At their final game, the cheerleaders and fans from Shadyside were extremely rude and unsportsman-like towards the Wellsville cheerleaders, and they held their heads up high nd handled them with dignity and respect. I'm proud to say I'm from Wellsville! Great season, guys!
Friday, 29 February, 2008
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