BLOWOUTS A PLENTY, BC IRRELEVANT

Well, at least we’ve outlasted the 375-pound guy who vowed to make 2009 the year he finally gets to buy dress pants without elastics. Our resolution for 2009 was pretty simple: To be right about every opinion we have regarding the big stories in sports. So far, we have been. If you need proof, or if you weren’t really quite sure which you were leaning toward an issue – local or national – we’ve got you covered with the following entry. Here you’ll be educated about local high school hoops and college football. Click here for more.


Since there was more ice in the area over the few weeks than in all of the alleys of Lawrence combined, getting a handle on local hoops has been a little tough. Mostly, folks have been guessing. Educated guesses, mind you, but guessing nonetheless.


Here’s where us being right begins. This year there will not be a slew of repeats as far as Central championship winners go. We’ve seen a talented Tantasqua program come back to earth a bit, although they’ll be around in the end. A team we like now in D2 boys in Groton-Dunstable. If the postseason began now, they’d be our pick to win it all. The Crusaders have a chance to pull off the rare sweep in basketball championships, as we think their girls squad will be in the mix as well. Unfortunately, they’ll have to get through what we feel is the best girls team in the area period in Millbury.

In D3 boys the rust from the lack of gym time is starting to come off, so the contenders have emerged and it looks like Sutton and Maynard will get to know each other quite well in postseason tournaments. Do not count out West Boylston just yet.

Speaking of high school hoops, there’s been some pretty eye-catching scores popping up aside from some perceived upsets. How about teams pounding opponents so badly the losing club didn’t break double-digits? Yikes. This brings up another issue entirely and it’s one that we’ll rant about on the site very soon. The amount of blowouts seems to be a little steep this season. We’ll have to check our history books to see if anything like this has occurred before, but, it seems that on both the boys and girls sides, there is a huge gap between the good teams and those still searching for the winning formula.

Raise your hand if you care at all about Boston College. Just as we thought. The school’s football team is dead to the common sports fan in what is believed to be an area that is crazy about sports. This is because the school’s elitist attitude does not appeal to the regular guy. It’s that simple. Until the school decides it wants to sacrifice some of its “integrity” and lower admissions standards for athletes like BCS schools do, it will remain anonymous to those without a direct connection to the school (graduates, families of players). There’s nothing wrong with having academic standards, but it really can’t be both ways. We’re still trying to jog the memory a little bit, but we seem to recall some sort of story about the BC hoop team and academic standards a few years back that caused a slew of moral stances to be taken and minds to be changed.


Check back again later. We’ll try to do better next time.