Andy’s Take

A week ago in this space, the question was outwardly posed as to whether or not this was the best iteration of a Lancaster Country Day boys’ basketball varsity team that had ever been assembled at any point during the tiny private school’s history. In short, that overarching question would be demonstrably answered over the […]

It’s funny in some ways how so much yet so little can change over the course of just two years’ time. Whether you want to ponder that statement and apply it to life in general, or would rather drill that notion all the way down to that of the boys’ high school basketball scene in […]

  Is this the best season ever in Lancaster Country Day boys’ basketball history? Admittedly, while a bit of loaded question to rattle off right out of the chute, it’s an inquiry that doesn’t make it any lesser fair to at least ponder. Rest assured, there are ample reasons as to why those on one […]

It’s among the oldest cliches and worn-out phrases possibly used in the world of sports. That is to say that a team is “built for this.” Built for what exactly? It’s admittedly a bit of a leading question that doesn’t necessarily require a specific answer depending on how you yourself choose to best answer the […]

As far as the numbers of it all are concerned, there are 192 boys’ basketball teams from all around the state of Pennsylvania that make it into the state tournament on annual basis ever since the implementation of the six-classification rule as decided almost a decade ago now. All that is to intimate, surely the […]

If you’ve followed along this whole season inside this space when it comes to the Lancaster Mennonite Blazers, the word “plural” has been used so much that it might as well have become just as familiar as the school’s black and yellow color scheme.  Plural of course being used to describe the litany of titles […]

Before we get started and look forward, let us first look back. Like, all the way to the very beginning type of “back.” There, on just the second day of the newly designated high school basketball schedule — Saturday, November 30th to be exact — the Octorara Braves traveled down to District 1 territory and […]

Quick question here, but what’s the best way to get to either Chartiers Valley or Peters Township High School? Sure, while there’s bound to be various twists and turns involved, especially considering the roughly 15 miles that separates those schools apart from one another, your best bet is to simply get on the PA Turnpike […]

In hindsight, how exactly do you prepare for this game? Admittedly, it’s a bit of a curious, if not totally leading question to try and ask. Aside from the pure “Captain Obvious” aspect to it all that involves, you know, preparing, and putting together a scouting report and subsequent gameplan of attack, there was more […]

  Ever since they came into the league, they hadn’t been shy when it came to saying out loud that reaching that stage for what would be the first time in its program history would be a momentous achievement whenever that time ultimately came to pass. The school? Lancaster Country Day. The occasion? Reaching the […]

Maybe it first came at Media Day around Thanksgiving. Perhaps it was back near the July 4th holiday smack dab in the middle of their always imposing slate of competition found during the summer circuit. Shoot, maybe it can even be traced as far back as the afternoon of March 16th last year, the day […]

  For a litany of reasons, there isn’t anything much better on the local hoops landscape than that of the District 3 tournament. No matter whether you’re talking about the boys’ or the girls’ side of the docket, among the many things that make it great is obviously where all roads hope to lead to […]

      “The Team of the Decade.” How does one achieve such a distinction? Admittedly, it’s a bit of an inexact science in a way. Sometimes, it’s based purely on intuition and what your gut has to say about it. Ala, which programs routinely step up in the biggest of moments and routinely deliver […]

  It’s an unproven and unscientific fact, but there’s magic in this week. Otherwise, how could you possibly try and describe the way in which events transpired on Monday night? If you ask around, those with any sort of vested interest in the comings and goings surrounding the Lancaster-Lebanon League at large — but particularly […]

    In terms of their similarities, just go ahead and call them next to none. In fact, it might be easier to state their differences honestly. For starters, how about the stark separation between Section One and Section Four when talking about the Lancaster-Lebanon League’s overall landscape? Inside of District 3, yet again polar […]