A battle of Hanover to open the 2nd round of the Capital Region.
1st Round Results:
Coach McConnell with a dominating win over Coach Swelnis with 100% of the vote.
Coach Just with the upset over Coach Burton of HSHS with 66% of the vote.
Coach Just is the only Hanover Hawks coach to make the tourney this year and he pulled off an upset in the first round. At the helm of the Hawks for 8 seasons Just took a dismal program and turned them into a region and state threat. 61-36 from 2005-2012 Just led the Hawks to 6 winning seasons and 7 playoff appearances. Just was at the helm for the Hawks first playoff appearance, win and then won 4 region titles in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012.
Of course Coach McConnell was the legendary coach at Lee-Davis who took the Confederates to a region title in 1995 but had them in contention for more year in and year out. In 24 seasons(1977-2001) Coach Mac had 18 winning seasons and made the playoffs 8 times where he was 6-8. Coach Mac finished his career with a 161-98-4 mark... the most wins among any Lee-Davis coach.
1st Round Results:
Coach McConnell with a dominating win over Coach Swelnis with 100% of the vote.
Coach Just with the upset over Coach Burton of HSHS with 66% of the vote.
Coach Just is the only Hanover Hawks coach to make the tourney this year and he pulled off an upset in the first round. At the helm of the Hawks for 8 seasons Just took a dismal program and turned them into a region and state threat. 61-36 from 2005-2012 Just led the Hawks to 6 winning seasons and 7 playoff appearances. Just was at the helm for the Hawks first playoff appearance, win and then won 4 region titles in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012.
Of course Coach McConnell was the legendary coach at Lee-Davis who took the Confederates to a region title in 1995 but had them in contention for more year in and year out. In 24 seasons(1977-2001) Coach Mac had 18 winning seasons and made the playoffs 8 times where he was 6-8. Coach Mac finished his career with a 161-98-4 mark... the most wins among any Lee-Davis coach.
