MBB: Landmark Conference

[TheGrove]

Heart says SU, of course, but gut is coming up empty. Not sure if Wednesday's heroics exhausted Scranton or gave them killer confidence.

And to continue the theme... The Landmark coaches decide it's not really the veteran head coach behind SU's success and name Ferko COY. So it's a Crusader sweep in postseason awards since Patch and Spencer take POY and ROY.

[lefty2]

Heart says SU, of course, but gut is coming up empty.

Have a snack.

[BCannon]

it's rediculous the conf awards haven't been announced yet

[susiddad]

Suprise of the awards this year.  Canon gets 1st team all d3 hoops poster after last years snub.

[NEPAFAN]

Heart says SU, of course, but gut is coming up empty. Not sure if Wednesday's heroics exhausted Scranton or gave them killer confidence.

And to continue the theme... The Landmark coaches decide it's not really the veteran head coach behind SU's success and name Ferko COY. So it's a Crusader sweep in postseason awards since Patch and Spencer take POY and ROY.

Grove I notice the cell phone icon next to your post. Are you putting back a few with the Royal Faithful at a local watering hole?

[TheGrove]

I did put back a few, but did not see any UofS faithful, only some concertgoers?

35-33 Scranton at halftime.

[susiddad]

Wierd that the refs are wearing purple pants and white purple stripe shirts.

[TheGrove]

Congrats Scranton, represent us well in the dance.

SU, I am proud of you guys. You never quit.

[susiddad]

great game awesome stretches by both teams and players for mini runs.  Mckain was huge down the stretch.  So was Majors.  Scranton's Ashworth and Fitzpatrick were gutty and played like winners too.  Ultimately an awesome game and great efforts by both teams.  

Patch went for 19 and 22. And in a quiet Patch  fashion.  Hats off to the Royals and Danzig (esp. Danzig for all the heat he has taken on this board).  Refs were actually fine. They didnt determine the game. Fitzpatrick's 3 did.  

Great Landmark season.

[NEPAFAN]

Wow back and forth, back and forth. Susquehanna with a gutty run to tie the game and Ashworth (26 points a career high?) and Fitzpatrick take over in overtime. Dean Corwin almost had an anuraysm (sp) in the Overtime period.


Sounds like a good contigent made it up from The Grove. Susquehanna did not quit and took everything that Scranton throw at them. You guys had a great season and have some gritty kids.


Congrats to the Royals and Coach Danzig on back to back Landmark Championships!

[susiddad]

My case for the tourney:

If you look  at Maryville Tennessee schedule they are awesome.  If you look closely you see:

no team in their conference has a .500 record.
they won only one game vs. a .500 team all season!
when they did play .500 teams they were 0-5

based on their performance with that schedule, no way they are comparable with SU's schedule.

[ronk]

   The Grove,Susiddad,
     Your sportsmanlike congrats are appreciated; good luck for the 3rd Pool B slot. I'd rate Susque/Maryville/Chapman 45/35/20 in % for selection.

[Matt Letourneau]

Yeah, I have to say...there's a pretty fair amount of criticism directed toward Scranton FROM Scranton folks...and yet they're now the two time champion of the league.

So...somebody's doing something right.

I hope Catholic's in this game next year...and the winner will get an AQ.  Funny, its almost a disadvantage to no longer be eligible for Pool B.  Good luck to both teams getting in. 

[saratoga]

First off, congratulations to the Royals for pulling out another championship. In a game of runs, they just happened to put the last one together. That said, there is no way Susquehanna does not deserve to get into the tourney. They played basket for basket in the most hostile Long Center crowd in the last 6 years. Both teams left everything on the court & as someone previously stated, the kids determined the outcome rather than the refs.
  I'm not sure if there is a Landmark Sportsmanship Award...if there is (and there should be), Matt McDevitt of Susquehanna should be the winner. When most kids would be just plain unhappy with the outcome if they lost & left the court, he went up to virtually every Royal & shook their hand & patted them on the back. A true show of sportsmanship & class.
  By the way, there should be no contest for POY in the Landmark...Patch busts his butt on both ends of the court & did just about all he could to keep the Crusaders in it. Two clutch 3's at the end (Ashworth & FitzPatrick) and some great D by Paul Hawk & Paul Biagioli & the Royals live to play another day. Congrats to all.

[tpm4286]

Congrats to Scranton on a great season! There home court is tough to win at, did they go undefeated all year on there court?