Saturday quarterfinals 3/2/19
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There was a line outside St. Georges and no room inside. I'm not going to criticize the DIAA without knowing the facts. They can't just call a school and say "give us your gym on Saturday."
The Glasgow-Caravel game appeared to have some space available. No lines there. Which is too bad, because that was an exciting game -- except for Caravel's free throw shooting with the exception of Keister.
In the over 50 years of DE HS Bball tournaments, only the Alex Karlsen shot against Wm Penn tops that as the season closer. Hey Pat, I am at least a decade older than you...
Agreed! I was at the 3rd Championship, 1st game I ever saw in 69. And the love affair began. Here's one I didn't make
Just heard they didn’t even let the Mayor and his wife in to the Dover/St. Mark game. They too had presale tickets. And the police officer assigned at the game got smart with them.
That will be the last basketball championship St Marks ever wins.
WOW, this is a phenomenal find. The field house, the long sleeved jerseys...I love nostalgia.
Dover led that whole game until several of their guys fouled out. Most people who were there (including me) thought that the winning shot came after the buzzer, but there was no way the refs would have made it out of the dieldhouse if they had called or no good!
Was there but after all these years you forget some things. Did I have the right ref and player involved in the call?
Don’t remember the ref, but Floyd “Float” Evans hit the shot. Dover had two 6’4” guys Gary Starkey and Renie Martin (yes the baseball pitcher). Both fouled out early in the 4th quarter and WHS came back. You are correct about the way it happened, but it is hard to believe they could have done that in less than 3 seconds. Wild finish. As soon as it went in the court was mobbed with fans carrying Evans around. The refs bolted straight to the locker room, while the Dover fans fumed.
The thing I remember is no dribbles. The clock doesn't start til Johnson gets the ball at half court- then the pass to Floyd and swish. I also remember seeing one go the other way for Wilm. High might have been that year. It was at Conrad with Wilm up by 1 with 1 sec left and Conrad has ball underneath their basket. They inbound to Bobby Ryan in the corner. swish! Conrad 61-60 I exited quickly like those refs.
Pat...and AP, Thanks for sharing your recollections. That game (1972 WHS/Dover) along with the Karlsen shot (1995 SM/Wm Penn) and the (2011 Sanford/Red Lion final) are championship games that have been decided at the final buzzer. I missed the Sanford/Red Lion final.
APboy, we should have a conversation about that 1972 final. I wonder if there is any video.
APboy, we should have a conversation about that 1972 final. I wonder if there is any video.
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I wanna say 74 he was a couple yrs ahead me, and I don't think he was on that
72 team. He was on the 74 Championship team I believe. A lefty who could shoot the hell out that ball.
All these memories y'all are sharing are fun to read. For those of us in my age range who mostly know "The Bob," the early history of the tournament sure seemed like fun.
Thanks- for the players today it all about "going to the Bob" our generation's goal was to "make it to the Big House" I also witnessed the greatest consolation game is tournament history there. St Mark's vs Sallies 1973- 45-44 Spartans win. I think the consolation game was done away with soon after.
My first tournament was '93 and of course, Brandon Baffone breaking Sanford's hearts in the first ever semi at the Bob. Since then, I've either attended or covered most of the state tournaments except for the 4 years I spent in rural Maryland. And even from afar I still paid attention. I love our state tourney as is.
https://www.delawareonline.com/stor...affones-3-pointer-first-game-there/398698002/
Video of Baffone's shot plus an interview with BB.
Video of Baffone's shot plus an interview with BB.
Oh ,we are definitely on a friendship track. It was just another fieldhouse memory. Plus, I am St Mark's 76 so it is one of my favorites. Consolation games were done away with because they were meaningless. That consolation game had meaning. The brand new start-up St Mark's vs Big Boys Sallies. And future Gov John Carney and his guys ruled the day.
Ches I was a sophomore on the Seaford team in ‘67, the first year of the tourney. We played Sallies at Dickinson in the first round. We blew a 12 point lead in the second half and lost 62-61. I didn’t play in that game - I was a JV player who made the trip. Sals had Nagle and Nepa. Our best guys were Earl Dickerson and Bill Johns.
I was at that game. I was a senior non-athlete (scholar) at the Big S. The Big S started Gordon Slivinski, Steve Nepa, Tom Nagle, Bill Knowles and Pat Igo..coached by the late great Vinnie Scott.
Who was the Seaford player with the stellar Afro?
Great memories Chesdel! Vinnie Scott was a coach at Conrad when I was 12. They ran a recreation for kids on Sat from 9-12. Vinnie Scott, Jim Hagan and Lou Bender were the first HS coaches I ever knew.
Don’t remember any Afros. We had a marine drill instructor as a principal. Nothing like that was allowed! I have a picture from the game but I don’t know how to insert it on here. Can anyone help me with that?
That's right, it was some County Rec thing. There were tons of us too. All different activities. Knee football on the wrestling pads, gymnastics, races and sometimes a little hoops.
Pat, the 3 guys you named are all in heaven.
All were associated with Salesianum.
Vinnie Scott was my childhood idol and later I was his social studies student at the Big S. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him.
I can remember Jimmy Hagan originally working for Jackson Street Boys Club. I was at Brown Boys club from like 1st grade to 5th grade. Later, Coach Hagan would coach the Big S and move over to Conrad and Vinnie took his place.
Coach Bender took over after Vinnie left for Conrad. He stayed a couple of years and then moved on to Delcastle. Lou coached a lot of places and had a lot of wins. (Lou's father coached Bball at P.S. du Pont way back in the day).
Apologies for hijacking this thread with Memory Lane.
All were associated with Salesianum.
Vinnie Scott was my childhood idol and later I was his social studies student at the Big S. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him.
I can remember Jimmy Hagan originally working for Jackson Street Boys Club. I was at Brown Boys club from like 1st grade to 5th grade. Later, Coach Hagan would coach the Big S and move over to Conrad and Vinnie took his place.
Coach Bender took over after Vinnie left for Conrad. He stayed a couple of years and then moved on to Delcastle. Lou coached a lot of places and had a lot of wins. (Lou's father coached Bball at P.S. du Pont way back in the day).
Apologies for hijacking this thread with Memory Lane.
They were the men I remember along with Jim Pletcher. I lived 3 blocks from Conrad and they were a big influence. Now let's go have a great playoff!