DISQUS

Jack Gilhooly · 1 year ago

Hector,
Good to have you back. Very accurate call on Central's wakeup call the other night. Three point shooting teams that get hot will have the best chance to knock them off. That Haverhill kid couldn't miss the other night. I went to Warwick RI for the game yesterday vs Bishop Hendricken, and it's a shame more people didn't get to see this one. What a take for $4! (Yes, only $4 in RI). Central was down 17 in the first half, closed to 10 at halftime, then spent the whole 2nd half nipping at the heels of the 4 time defending RI champs, finally surviving a last second shot in regulation time. Walson Constant hit 5 treys in the 2nd half, as Central went with the 3 guard offense (Marsden and Pagan were great as well). Central dominated the overtime and would have won by a lot more if they had not missed 5 consecutive free throws in the last minute. Hendricken is every bit as good as anybody in eastern Mass, with a solid starting lineup of size and quickness. Sidenote: the officiating is no better in RI!! Moving picks ignored, ticky-tack hand-checks whistled. Very frustrating. Anyway, I believe Central will get a true feel for the upcoming state tourney with the Comcast tournament scheduled this weekend at BC High. Madison Park is always tough, and should they win, a game with one of the last 2 state champs in BC High or Newton North would be a really good test. I'm encouraged that Lowell was able to beat BCH yesterday. Div 1 North will be a slugfest when you add in all the talented Boston-area teams (Cambridge, Charlestown, Everett, East Boston for example), then add in Lexington, Lowell and Central. Wow. It should be fun.