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In a season in which several teams had legitimate shots at winning a District XI 6A boys basketball title, one of the most improbable teams ended up capturing the crown last weekend.
Allen had started Nate Ellis, a ninth grader, at point guard all season. They had another first year player, Alexis Adames, a transfer from Perth Amboy in New Jersey, starting in the backcourt with him. They had only one returning starter (“Q” Adderley) from last year and lost one if its top players during the first half of the season.
Yet, the Canaries overcame an inconsistent first month of the season to defeat arguably the three best large school teams in the area to become gold medal winners last weekend.
Allen Head Coach Doug Snyder and his team will be on this Thursday’s “SportsTalk” show to talk about their rise to winning Saturday’s title. When I had talked to him back in early December, he said that this team was “his biggest question mark” of any squad he’s coached in 22 seasons. We’ll talk about what he, his coaching staff and his players did to right the ship and prove wrong the naysayers, who said the Canaries were at least a year away from being a championship contender.
Also, we’ll talk to the “Voice” of the University of Virginia’s men’s basketball team, Dave Koehn, via Skype. Dave will talk about Monday’s record setting victory over Syracuse and give his insights on what the #2 ranked team in the nation needs to do to have success in the upcoming league playoffs and NCAA tournament.
Here are highlights of recent games broadcast on RCN-TV…
Also, as our state post-season coverage gets underway this week, make sure you bookmark the RCN High School Sports Schedule page here on the RCN-TV website. Our broadcast schedule will be updated regularly with our coverage of your favorite teams though the PIAA state playoff season!
