Batavia Night of Hoops cont...

East Aurora vs. St. Joseph
Tomcats coach Wendell Jeffries did not break out The Red Suit, but he was sharp in an all-baby blue coat, pants and matching shoes, to go with a black shirt....

It was a lot of fun watching the Tomcats in the second half - from the full court pressure D to the alley-oop dunks from Andrew Dockery and Tramell Weathersby. In those last 16 minutes, they looked like they could play with anyone around....

On the court, William Brown is a man - and he makes that team so much better. Hopefully his off-court issues have been resolved....

West Aurora vs. Quincy
I will take Markus Cocroft and Marquis Stewart any day of the week - the way those two get down and play man-up is so fun to watch...

I've learned that West isn't going to blow anyone out, blow anyone's mind in terms of their play - but in the end they find a way to win. Will that be enough in a loaded sectional though?...

Batavia vs. Simeon
During pre-game warmups, there's no way I thought Batavia could hang with Simeon. The Wolverines put on a dunking exhibition for the fans and I was really impressed with their foot speed...little did I know that Batavia had that little something exra in them....

I've got to ask Bulldogs coach Jim Roberts if he has a uniform policy - when I saw Nick Fruendt running around with his shorts above his knees, I thought I saw a young Kurt Rambis - 80's shorts and all. But then I realized all the Bulldogs had their shorts cut above the knee. I dunno - it just looked kinda funny....

Finally - it was a great night of basketball. All six teams came ready to play, the competition was fantastic. It's unfortunate that only one of these three teams - or none of them - can make it out of the East Aurora Sectional....