"Push the ball!" "Run,that's jogging,go,let's goooo!" Those were the commands barked loudly by the visiting coach during the first few minutes of a junior college women's basketball game last night. Shortly after the home team scored a fairly easy basket, the now furious coach called timeout. The score was 6-6 and obviously he'd seen enough. "If you don't want to play defense,sit on the bench!"
Well,this observer although caught off guard by what he was witnessing was quite impressed (if I must say so myself,lol). See, I've heard a whole heck of alot over the years about the success of the Roxbury Community College's basketball program but I respectfully submit that this was my very first time seeing the Lady Tigers in action.
Once play resumed, what I witnessed justified all of the positive accounts I've ever been exposed to. RCC clamped down on their "D" and picked up their tempo on offense, for the duration of the first half while going into the lockerroom with a jawdropping 55-15 lead at Bunker Hill Community College.
The second half was more of the same,therefore no need to publish the final score on this page.
Roxbury's program is considered a national powerhouse and rightfully so. They're a hardworking group of local and out of state student athletes that are lead by a coach that demands all of their effort every time they step on the court. The lady Tigers posted a 29-3 record last season and made a very strong run in the NJCAA National Tournament. This season look for them make another great run.
I look forward to seeing them play again!
