JotCast | Boys High School Basketball Chat | 1/31/2019

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Mike Drago

11:28

Good morning. The chat will start at noon today.

You can enter your questions and comments now.

12:01

Good afternoon, time to get started.

12:02

If you've got a question or comment about Berks basketball, or the upcoming District 3 playoff, now's the time to throw it out there.

12:03

I hope you read today's version of "Free Throws"

https://www.readingeagle.com/sports/article/mike-dragos-boys-basketbal...

Lead item is about Antietam basketball team; I'm sure I'll hear some comments about that this afternoon.

Vanilla Ice

12:04

Was at the Antietam Brandywine game and thought the refs let it get out of hand early on. Didn’t lay down rules and keep players in check early in the game. Also thought the Antietam players were being not physical, but dirty. Cheap shots and taunting the crowd on numerous occasions. Quite the game to see.

Mike Drago

12:04

I didn't have a problem with the refs, Ice.

12:05

I had a problem with what I consider one of the dirtiest cheap shots I've seen in high school basketball, late in the game, by one of the Antietam players.

And, I have a problem with the way some adults have acted toward Antietam players at some of the Mounts' road games in Berks County.

John Minton

12:05

Interesting write up today regarding Antietam and their lack of discipline. You mentioned 3 separate incidents. I'm not sure if their game at SV was one of those but I was at that game and tensions rose then, too...

Mike Drago

12:06

Yes, John, that was one. Also was an issue at Oley Valley, and at Brandywine.

Imago

12:06

What was the cheap shot?

Mike Drago

12:06

Late in the game, an Antietam player came up from behind and forcefully blindsided a Brandywine player. There was no intent to go for the ball, and it wasn't a "strategic" foul in a late-game situation.

12:07

It was simply a cheap shot; that's the only way I can describe it.

Vanilla Ice

12:07

I agree the adults do not realize that these are kids playing.

Bobjet

12:07

Sounds to me like the coach has some responsibility for his players behavior.

Mike Drago

12:07

Every coach does, Jet

John Minton

12:08

It's a shame about Antietam. They have tons of young talent. If they can settle down they'll be a force for the next couple years.

Mike Drago

12:08

Agreed.

Polar Vortex

12:08

Do you think the cheap shot and technical fouls a culture thing at Antietam? Is is permitted by the coaching staff?

Mike Drago

12:08

No, I put that squarely on the player who did it.

Vanilla Ice

12:09

Thought John Harrison proved himself as one top talents in Berks County during that game as well. That kid knows how to play. Also a great game when he’s on the floor.

Mike Drago

12:09

He kept his cool and helped his team win, even when it was without one of its key guys.

Noah Harmony, senior point guard, was injured and couldn't play.

Still not sure what his status is, and how long he'll be out, or if he'll return at all.

SM21

12:10

great answer

Darren

12:10

Let's start this out with a bold prediction. Which team wins the Berks Playoffs and who will be the last Berks team standing in state playoffs?

Mike Drago

12:10

First part is hard to answer

I put it out on Twitter yesterday, in the form of a poll

12:11

The results so far:

Wilson 28 percent

Reading High 22 percent

Berks Catholic 21 percent

Someone else 29 percent

Those Twitter polls allow only four choices, so I had to leave Muhlenberg out.

12:12

I suspect the majority of the "someone else" votes were from Muhlenberg.

So, as you can see, the public is pretty evenly divided by this.

I can see Wilson, Reading or BC winning this thing

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