Well, its playoff time once again. Let’s look at who has the best chance to walk away from the quarters with a W and who will be going fishing.
No. 8 Ridgefield vs. No. 1 Central
All about Central: Central beat these guys 86-53 way back in Dec. Central has not really lost a game all year, if you know what I mean.
All about Ridgefield: The Tigers looked good early but have lost 3 of its last 4. Oh, and Central did spank them last time.
Prediction: Central 79-56
No. 7 Trinity Catholic vs. No. 2 St. Joseph
All about St. Joes: Okay, they lost to the Crusaders but that was off a lucky shot. Since the loss, SJ has won 18 of its last 19. The Cadets did beat TC but only by 2 on Dec. 30. However, SJ is firing on all cylinders and just looks like a different team right now. All about Trinity Catholic: They have been winning lately but not by much. A 2-point win over Staples and a 3-point win over Greenwich makes me wonder if they can hang with a hot Cadets team.
Prediction: SJ 84-63
No. 6 Stamford vs. No. 3 Harding
All about Harding: The Presidents can be wildly inconsistent. An 81-46 loss to Bassick followed up by a 81-62 blow out of Trumbull has to have coach Bentley scratching his head. However, they have good guard play (Armando Lopez, Laquan Mendenhall, etc.) and Willie Gray is an outside threat and aggressive when attacking the basket. Stamford did give Harding a good game, that the Presidents won 65-61, on Jan. 8
All about Stamford: Stamford did give Harding a good game but, the Black Knights struggle against teams with winning records. Only 4 of its 11 wins are against teams with records over .500.
Prediction: Harding 67-59
No. 5 Trumbull vs. No. 4 Bassick
All about Bassick: Demetrius Thomas is a stud and will be a difference maker against Trumbull. The Lions can be very inconsistent and careless but, Jeremy Daniel is a smart PG and Ja’mill Powell has out of the gym range.
All about Trumbull: The Eagles dominated Bassick in their first meeting but let the Lions back into it which led to the OT session. Julian Sanders will have to come up big and Rejdi Canaj’s outside shooting will be crucial to offset Powell’s.
Prediction: Bassick 71-67 (In regulation lol.)
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