MBB: Landmark Conference

[lefty2]

That was probably the most complete game by a Royals team against a decent team in at least the past 10 years.
The inside/out game was firing all night, some pretty good defense, rebounding, assists & more dunks than a Globetrotters game.
If Danzig & crew can bottle this one for future use, they may be on to something.

It appears that Saratoga's account has been hacked.

[NEPAFAN]

1 Turnover has to be a program record. Let's add that to the research to do list in addition to the missing 2022 commitment.


Nice alley hoop off the backboard with about a minute left to McLoughlin. The Royals broadcast didn't love it, but between that and Jackson being extra fired up it felt like the old Rock N Roll Royals and a glimpse of what we saw a few years ago with Bosland, Bailey, Brocket, Mancuso.


I guess with the royals cancelled this weekend, I'll be watching Susquehanna-Catholic at 2pm on Saturday.

[Tim the Enchanter]

It appears that Saratoga's account has been hacked.

Granted we're only 7 days in to 2022, but that's gotta be the comment of the year! 

[ronk]

 Or else concussion protocol is indicated. 

[saratoga]

  Just calling them as I see them.

Good news is the double vision, headaches & amnesia should be subsiding within the next 7-10 days.

[NEPAFAN]

https://twitter.com/ScrantonBball/status/1479510010392727553?s=20


More of this please.

[ronk]

 With the resumption of conference play tomorrow, it still looks like a tossup among Catholic, Susque, Drew, and Scranton.

[ronk]

 With the conference basketball play reuming tomorrow, Landmark tweeted today spectator limitations for indoor sports:
  Goucher - no spectators til 1/29  so I won't be attending next Saturday's Royals games there; tough blow for WBB FR Ashlyn
                  since her family is close by and she likely will have considerable playing time that game
  Catholic - no spectators til 1/15   happy that I got this one in before they recently changed to this restriction

  Remainder of institutions - mask required while indoors

[Royals85]

The Royals have lost a great one from the 1976 Rock and Roll Royals.Like they said he put the gas-gas-gas into the Rock and Roll Royals.Thoughts and prayers to Phil Johnson and family and friends!Fly High

[ronk]

Does your message mean that it was Irvin Johnson?

[saratoga]

It was Phil that passed away after a several year battle with cancer.
What unbelievable memories from that group of players.
Just 3 years ago when the Lady Royals defeated Tufts to go to the Final Four, Phil was in the house taking pictures with the Lady Royals & anyone who wanted one.
RIP Phil.

[ronk]

 I'd see Phil the last few years @ the Scranton games @ Catholic and Goucher. He never mentioned battling cancer. Phil was an enthusiastic rooter for both basketball teams; I especially remember him at he Lady Royals' Landmark championship @ Catholic a few years ago.
My Scranton classmate, the late Frank Murphy, was Phil and Irvin's guidance counselor @ Douglass High School, MD and he guided them to Scranton. Frank did the same when he moved on to Bladensburg High School and guided Bryant Thornwell to join the Johnsons @ Scranton.
   That 1st Royals championship team had starters from only 2 high schools, the Johnsons from Douglass and 3(Paul Miernicki, Joe Conley, Jack Maher) from Holy Ghost Prep in Philly. Maher became a professor in the business school @ Virginia Tech and my son took a class from him there.

[NEPAFAN]

was he still local to the area?

[ronk]

 As of a couple of years ago(prepandemic), he was in the MD suburbs of DC.

[ronk]

 New Scranton indoor athletic attendance policy effective tomorrow: proof of vaccination, photo id and masking required.