Is PC good this year?
The girls basketball season has tipped off with Parkers Chapel quickly jumping out to a 3-0 record. The Lady Trojans drilled Summerfield 63-28 Friday night in the Choudrant, La., Tournament.
It should be an interesting season for PC, which has a very different cast of characters than they did a year ago, or even this past summer.
I watched PC sweat out a 4-point win at Norphlet in the season opener Tuesday. The Lady Trojans made some plays but also benefitted from some horrific decisions by their opponents. I don't know if I should credit PC or lambast Norphlet, which intentionally fouled after tying the game with less than a minute to go then didn't foul when it was behind by two in the final few seconds.
WHAT?
Naismith would've ripped the peach basket off the wall if the very first game had gone that way.
Still, I'm intrigued by the Lady Trojans, whose hunger for success could lead to a bountiful harvest. Or, their inexperience and lack of maturity could lead to frustrating road losses in a new Class 3A conference.
I guess we'll see.
Despite their loss, the Lady Leopards had a new face or two that I liked. I'll know whether I like Norphlet after I see Strong and Smackover. It's not a secret, I'll jump into the bandwagon of the best team.
Don't like it? So what, I don't care.
***
Former area player Destinee Rogers, a four-time state champion at Strong and Camden Fairview, started for Central Arkansas Friday in the season opener at Louisiana Tech. The Sugar Bears fell hard 77-36 in Ruston.
Rogers scored four points with five rebounds and three assists.
***
This isn't basketball related but El Dorado's dream football season almost came to a devastating end. The Wildcats slipped past Marion 21-20 to advance in the 6A State playoffs.
El Dorado improved to 9-2 with the win. As the Wildcats trailed in the second half, I honestly wondered what would happen if they lost the game.
The community has really rallied around this team, which beat Pine Bluff to claim a share of the conference championship last week. That win was the biggest for the program since Scooter Register led them to the state championship game in 2001.
This town has been absolutely giddy over this team this season. A loss last night would've taken some of the air out of the city, which has been starving for a good football team for awhile.
It should be an interesting season for PC, which has a very different cast of characters than they did a year ago, or even this past summer.
I watched PC sweat out a 4-point win at Norphlet in the season opener Tuesday. The Lady Trojans made some plays but also benefitted from some horrific decisions by their opponents. I don't know if I should credit PC or lambast Norphlet, which intentionally fouled after tying the game with less than a minute to go then didn't foul when it was behind by two in the final few seconds.
WHAT?
Naismith would've ripped the peach basket off the wall if the very first game had gone that way.
Still, I'm intrigued by the Lady Trojans, whose hunger for success could lead to a bountiful harvest. Or, their inexperience and lack of maturity could lead to frustrating road losses in a new Class 3A conference.
I guess we'll see.
Despite their loss, the Lady Leopards had a new face or two that I liked. I'll know whether I like Norphlet after I see Strong and Smackover. It's not a secret, I'll jump into the bandwagon of the best team.
Don't like it? So what, I don't care.
***
Former area player Destinee Rogers, a four-time state champion at Strong and Camden Fairview, started for Central Arkansas Friday in the season opener at Louisiana Tech. The Sugar Bears fell hard 77-36 in Ruston.
Rogers scored four points with five rebounds and three assists.
***
This isn't basketball related but El Dorado's dream football season almost came to a devastating end. The Wildcats slipped past Marion 21-20 to advance in the 6A State playoffs.
El Dorado improved to 9-2 with the win. As the Wildcats trailed in the second half, I honestly wondered what would happen if they lost the game.
The community has really rallied around this team, which beat Pine Bluff to claim a share of the conference championship last week. That win was the biggest for the program since Scooter Register led them to the state championship game in 2001.
This town has been absolutely giddy over this team this season. A loss last night would've taken some of the air out of the city, which has been starving for a good football team for awhile.
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