JV boys basketball team falls on road to JCS

by Dillon Cooper

It was a Friday night and the Wildcats were traveling to Jackson Christian High School to take on the Royals. The Royal had no freshman and five juniors (four starters) on their team, so they were far older and more experienced than the Pittsford guys. “I can’t see how this helps out their program,” expressed head coach Mr. Hodos. The Wildcats, who were 9-4 at the time, had an opportunity to guarantee at least a .500 season which is where the bar was set last year. P-ford would fall short in this one, losing a tough, physical game 51-36.

The game would start off slowly and both teams were battling. Due to a loss of focus, Pittsford was turning the ball over like crazy but they made up for it on the defensive end, keeping the gap close and the margin for error was still there. “We were hustling very well, but we turned the ball over too much,” explained sophomore leader Robby Wheeler. The Wildcats would go into the locker room at halftime only being down seven. The first half had been a battle of who could turn the ball over the most and was a bloody affair, too.

The second half was much of the same except less turnovers and more scoring was accruing. It seemed like no matter how hard the men in blue fought, the Royals would have an answer to every possible equation. “We didn’t play our best game,” continued Wheeler.

The Pittsford JV Wildcats are now 9-5 overall and still have six games to prove that they could end this season on a very high note. They play Litchfield at home on Thursday night, a team that they beat easily on the road earlier this year, and look to sweep this year’s season series with them!