East Rock Hammers Lee 85-59

[longtimerhsfan]

Nobody has posted any details but I just read this score on the Shenandoah District website (well-run site by the way), so I assume it is accurate. Without knowing any details, I can almost picture the duo of Nickell and Jefferson carving up the Leemen, as they will just about everybody this year.

So even though it is early, we can probably hand the regular season crown to the Eagles and with the highest-seed-hosting format in use for the district tournament, they should waltz through that also. So if there will be any suspense to the rest of the season, it will be the battle for second place and of course for the various regional spots.

You could argue that as many as five teams would now have a shot at the second spot...... Page, Riverheads, Lee, SD, and Wilson. Of those five, Page might look like the best bet, considering that they came closer to East Rock than anyone else has, and Wilson might be the longest shot, having lost twice at home already. But the second through sixth spots could shake out just about any way.

With all due respect to the Bison, I cannot keep them in that mix because I think that four-game winning streak to open the season was just a matter of playing some very weak teams. But yet they should finish in seventh with Stonewall and Luray bringing up the rear. We will find out in 2019!

 

[leemen]

East Rock is final four material if you ask me...and I assume you'd agree. They have shooters, height, speed, are well coached, and to me have the tools for a very special season in Elkton. Nickell and Jefferson are no joke and they did indeed carve up Lee. The thing I noticed about East Rock...is you have to manage their runs. Two or three times a game they will hit a run and if you aren't ready to counter...you'll be blown out.

Lee will be a very good team come mid January-February but...at this point aren't a final four team. They are inexperienced and how they bounce back from these past two losses will tell a lot abot them.

By the way congrats to your Gladiators on that grind it out win over Lee Friday night. I think that Riverheads team can be very good in 1A. They will have to improve their free throw shooting though.