I purposely waited until today to submit the Top 10 for the Boys Basketball Preview because I had to see Jericho take on St. John the Baptist last night. (trust me: my editors were NOT happy about that.)
But I couldn't devise my poll in good conscience without seeing that game.
Would Jericho wallop the Cougars just like LI Lutheran?
(for those of you who didn’t witness it in-person or see the box score -- it was BAD. Like, by 31 points, bad.)
OR
Would St. John the Baptist respond with a vengeance against the favored Jayhawks?
Obviously, neither happened. To say senior guard Justin Resnick struggled would be an understatement and by Jericho's own admission, the team was taken out of its game by the Cougars' slow tempo. But even though the Cougars had the Jayhawks right where they wanted, they couldn't put the game away.
So now the question is: Who's the best team in Long Island: Jericho or LI Lutheran?
Many will say the Jayhawks are the obvious choice, despite their less-than-spectacular performance last night. But LIL held its own against a tough Archbishop Molloy (losing by only two points) and also crushed Holy Trinity by 30 and beat Nazareth by 10.
Here’s an interesting tidbit I learned from Jericho coach Wally Bachman. So far, his senior class (which includes Cajuste, Resnick, guards Adam Sanders, Michael Romanelli and Josh Witsell and forwards Russell Taff, Victor Trinklein and Lucas Piken) is 62-7 overall, 34-2 in conference play and have won two County titles and one Long Island Championship. Now that’s impressive.
But are the Jayhawks top-team worthy because of it?
Comments (1)
lutheran and jericho face a common opponent on back to back nights. lutheran wins by 31, jericho wins by 5 thanks in part to an intentional foul and the quickest T i've ever seen.
why is there even a question as to who's the best team on long island?