We'd love to say everything went smoothly from start to finish but with 160 games, there are bound to be a few hiccups.
Our thanks to Dave Cutaia and all the officials for working so hard to cover all the games. (I have to say I'm not as happy with fans and coaches who complain incessantly about the officiating. It's high school basketball, and we're all high school level, so when a ref is doing his 12th game in three days and blows a call or two, I wish people would remember that their players miss layups and their coaches make mistakes. If you don't like the officiating, then get a whistle and do a better job than the people out there now.)
Our thanks to all the coaches and players who dealt with game changes, delays and all the usual hassles of a big event.
And of course thanks to the fans who battled the rain to come out and cheer on their teams.
See you all next year ...
Our thanks to Dave Cutaia and all the officials for working so hard to cover all the games. (I have to say I'm not as happy with fans and coaches who complain incessantly about the officiating. It's high school basketball, and we're all high school level, so when a ref is doing his 12th game in three days and blows a call or two, I wish people would remember that their players miss layups and their coaches make mistakes. If you don't like the officiating, then get a whistle and do a better job than the people out there now.)
Our thanks to all the coaches and players who dealt with game changes, delays and all the usual hassles of a big event.
And of course thanks to the fans who battled the rain to come out and cheer on their teams.
See you all next year ...
