COMMENTARY: Sweep Humbles Har-Ber
COACHES REFLECT ON LOSSES
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
One night ruined the idea of a stress-free break from basketball for Springdale Har-Ber coaches Eric Burnett and Sandy Wright. One painful evening — last Friday night — ensured their players would spend part of their 10-day layoff from competition somewhat detached from their family-and-friend time.
Humbling defeats can have that effect.
Jenks, Okla., came to Wildcat Arena late last week and dominated Har-Ber in all aspects — during both the boys and girls games. The Wildcats lost 58-27, the Lady Wildcats fell 59-38, and the mood of both squads afterward seemed quite somber.
“This certainly was not how we wanted to start our break,” Wright said, sighing after her girls dropped to 6-4 this season.
Burnett concurred, almost refusing to believe how ...
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