Relationships key Lady Scotties’ success
Rob Burchianti | 无毛视频-Standard
Southmoreland无毛视频檚 Carlie Collins (14), Erika Sherbondy (11) and Charity Henderson (5) watch the ball as they defend against Lancaster Catholic during a PIAA second-round playoff game at Bedford High School on March 11.
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Southmoreland无毛视频檚 Sarah Pisula takes a one-handed shot against Lancaster Catholic during a PIAA second-round playoff game at Bedford High School on March 11.
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Southmoreland无毛视频檚 Charity Henderson goes in for a left-handed layup against Lancaster Catholic during a PIAA second-round playoff game at Bedford High School on March 11.
Rob Burchianti | 无毛视频-Standard
Southmoreland coach Brian Pritts and Lady Scotties seniors (from left) Sarah Pisula, Charity Henderson, Carlie Collins and Erika Sherbondy talk to the media after suffering one of only two losses during the 2019-20 season in the WPIAL Class 4A championship game against North Catholic at Petersen Events Center on Feb. 28.
Southmoreland无毛视频檚 girls basketball season ended over a week ago and while the Lady Scotties fell one win shy of reaching the PIAA Class 4A Elite Eight, they无毛视频檙e still waiting to see if one of the only two teams to beat them will win the state title.
Southmoreland took the floor for 27 games 无毛视频� the most in program history 无毛视频� and left in defeat only twice, to North Catholic in the WPIAL final and Lancaster Catholic in the PIAA second round.
The coronavirus has put the tournament on hold and it may never be finished.
The Lady Scotties无毛视频� greatest season was more about 25-2 than COVID-19, though.
Or was it?
无毛视频淚 told them when I first started coaching I used to think everything was about wins and losses,无毛视频� Southmoreland coach Brian Pritts said after his team无毛视频檚 state loss at Bedford High School. 无毛视频淏ut, I无毛视频檝e won more games lately putting it on relationships.无毛视频�
The Lady Scotties were a talented lot, but they were also your classic tight-knit group and Pritts credited the latter for the team无毛视频檚 success just as much as the former, if not more.
无毛视频淭hey无毛视频檙e so close, they care about each other,无毛视频� Pritts said. 无毛视频淎nd that goes a long way to having success on the court.无毛视频�
Southmoreland went eight deep during their run to a section title, an unbeaten regular season and an extended postseason. Their starters included seniors Sarah Pisula, Charity Henderson and Erika Sherbondy, sophomore Gracie Spadaro and freshman Olivia Cernuto. Key contributors off the bench were senior Carlie Collins, sophomore Daylanie Morvosh and freshman Maddie Moore.
Pritts said he sees the importance in players working and getting along with each other, which he feels is something they无毛视频檒l remember more than their sparkling final record.
无毛视频淭hey无毛视频檙e going to remember this run and they无毛视频檙e going to remember the relationships,无毛视频� Pritts said following the loss to Lancaster Catholic. 无毛视频淭hey may remember how this game ended but in the end they无毛视频檒l remember the heck of a season that they had and all of the fun times they had doing it together.
无毛视频淎nd, that无毛视频檚 what无毛视频檚 important.无毛视频�
Pritts was classy in defeat in more ways than one, as he also commended the Lady Crusaders, but while they had five different players score eight or more points, it was not one of those girls that caught his attention most.
无毛视频淭hat point guard (Marlia Matters), I无毛视频檓 really impressed with her,无毛视频� Pritts said. 无毛视频淚 read an article about her that she has cystic fibrosis and she starts her day at 4:45 a.m. That just speaks volumes of her character.
无毛视频淚 think their team feeds off of her. She does a lot of little things for them. She doesn无毛视频檛 score a lot of points but she brought the energy and her team just matched it tonight.无毛视频�
Pritts tipped his hat to seniors Pisula, Henderson, Sherbondy and Collins and noted the way they played as a team.
无毛视频淭hey all do something a little bit different and that无毛视频檚 what makes them so nice,无毛视频� said Pritts, who let that group finish out the final minutes of their final game together.
无毛视频淚 probably should无毛视频檝e gone to my subs but it was the last game for those four seniors who have given me everything they无毛视频檝e had. I just wanted them to be out on the floor together to finish the game.无毛视频�
Spadaro, Cernuto, Morvosh and Moore give the Lady Scotties a solid core for next season. When asked about the prospects for the future, Pritts stressed his key point one more time.
无毛视频淚t无毛视频檚 all about relationships.无毛视频�