As our season ends, think about how many close games that were lost. Even those double digit losses may have come down to just a few poor possessions here or there. The difference between winning and losing can be sometimes so small, but the outcome and result can be so substantial.
Nearly 70 college coaches from all over attended to watch the players, teams, and coaches battle on the court. There are so many people to thank that helped make Winter Ball 2012 successful.
The young Francis Lewis girls’ basketball team played like veterans when it mattered. The Patriots’ starting lineup doesn’t have a single upper classmen in it, but they beat Bronx’s John F. Kennedy like a senior squad.
Gone were a group of seniors who had a ton of experience as Jasmine Davis, Jazmine Hamlet and Tyese Purvis all graduated from a squad that lost to eventual champion Murry Bergtraum in the semifinals of the PSAL Class AA playoffs last March. What they lack in experience, the Patriots make up for in work ethic and desire to succeed.
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