February 1, 2010
Coach’s Corner
As the calendar turns to February, it is hard to believe the season is down to thirteen games. After the disappointment of not making the semi final round of our tournament last month, the players have responded in a positive way and we have won four games in a row, including a huge win against Greater Latrobe, the two time defending Class AA State Champion.
The team followed that effort up with a 2-1 win over Bethel Park in the annual BlackDog Cup game. The first Black Dog Cup game was in 2001 and Bethel Park won the game 4-2. Since then, Meadville has won eight times out of the next nine to hold an 8-2 series lead.
We have six league games remaining and we will need as many points as possible and hope we get some help from other teams if we have any shot of getting a home playoff game next month. Our non-league schedule during the month of February is a tough one as we will compete in the Mt. Lebanon tournament the first weekend in February, and will play Seneca Valley, Bethel Park and Cathedral High School from Hamilton, Ontario. I think this schedule will help get us ready for the post season.
Senior Night is set for Monday February 22nd. We host Bishop Canevin that evening and will recognize our eleven seniors in their final regular season home game. The regular season concludes Monday March 1st at Montour. The playoffs are tentatively set to begin the week of March 15th. While Class A and AAA are taking twelve teams for the post season, Class AA is only taking eight, so as a result, Class AA teams will have to wait an extra week to get the playoffs started.
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