Taking to the hardwood
floor of Martz Hall arena the athletes of the varsity basketball team worked on perfecting their layups, foul shots and defense
early in the month of November. Although many of the team members were also part of the football team, off season practice
was a must.
"We had open gym a few times
a week in order to help us get back in shape. I think it helped tremendously," junior Eric Hampford said. Having lost
a large group of graduates the Tide had a lot of pressure to maintain their status as District champions.
"It was kind of hard going into a season because last year's team left us
with big shoes to fill. They made a mark by becoming the District 11 Champions, so it was definitely something we could not
take lightly," junior Joseph Moran said.
The squad
suffered heart-shattering losses in the pre-season to Blue Mountain and Shamokin. However, the group took the Eagles and Indians
by storm the second time around. "Shamokin was definitely one of our biggest rivals. We lost to them the first time around
so when we beat them on our home court with a score of 61-35 and took away their winning record, it felt great," junior
Michael Gogno said.
Another big game for the Tide was
against Schuylkill Haven. "One of our biggest games was against Schuylkill Haven. I think it was the turning point of
our season," junior Cory Brown said.
"This
season was an overall good one. Everyone did what they had to do, and got the job done at every practice and game, Hampford
said. The boys worked together to make a winning campaign, ending with a 12-8 record.
"It took a while to adjust in games but we pulled it off later in the season," senior
Bruce McMurtie said.
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 44
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Danville 48
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 50
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Hanover 53
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 48
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Hazleton 52
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 50
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Blue Mountain 54
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 39
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Governor Mifflin 38
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 56
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Jim Thorpe 60
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 61
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Shamokin 62
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 50
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Muhlenberg 32
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 70
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Nativity 38
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 45
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Whitehall 61
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 70
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Tamaqua 31
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 54
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Schuylkill Haven 40
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 83
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Lehighton 56
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North Schuylkill 64
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 60
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Mount Carmel 47
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 51
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Pine Grove 38
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 71
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Panther Valley 54
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 58
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Exeter 61
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 48
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Pleasant Valley 59
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 58
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Emmaus 61
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 45
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Stroudsburg 61
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 65
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Blue Mountain 56
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 66
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Jim Thorpe 55
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 61
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Shamokin 35
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 70
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Tamaqua 46
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