On Feb. 8, the Boys’ Varsity Basketball team faced off against the Hillsborough Terriers during a home match. The game ended in a loss for the Warriors, with a final score of 64-33. Though the Warriors put forth their best effort, they were unable to defeat their opponents.
From the very beginning of the game, there was no question about which team was dominating. The Warriors ended the first quarter with a serious deficit of 13- 5, and were unable to recover. On top of the fact that the team couldn’t score enough points to catch back up, they were unable to make many successful defensive plays that would’ve prevented Hillsborough from scoring so many points. The senior captain on the opposing team, Myles Cowart, posed one of the biggest problems. He scored several three pointers throughout the game, with a total of 23 points by the end.
One of the reasons for this loss was that three of the teams starters, two of which were seniors, were injured, and unable to play during the game.
“Our team has been decimated by injuries… so that always is a challenge when you go out and play anybody… but at the same time if it’s a good team, like Hillsborough was, it’s definitely a major obstacle to try and overcome,” said JR Allen, the team’s head coach.
Another big problem the Warriors had, on top of missing a substantial portion of their best players, was the team’s play style.
“Our team is not built or designed to have to try and come back from a big lead or big deficit, we’re just not that kind of team. So whenever we do get put in a very early hole, it’s very difficult for us to try and come out of that due to some of the limitations we have offensively,” said Allen.
He also went on to say how the match up against Cowart was not set up in their favor, and their inability to accommodate for it heavily contributed to their inability to play as well defensively.
However, the game wasn’t all bad for the Warriors. They had a couple of key players who played strong enough to reduce the damage done to their loss. Junior Angelo Sardegna, who averages 9.5 points a game, was able to score several points, as well as senior Nick Tambasco.
Though the game ultimately ended in a loss for the Warriors, they were able to play hard despite some difficult adversity as their season comes to a close.
Nicholas Sowell // Co-Sports Editor
