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Wow, what was that?
That blur at Clearview High School Friday night was Anthony Hitchens. See it? Then, it went by again. Again, it was Hitchens. Then ... again ... this time, it was James Washington.
The Clippers got the ball to their skill guys, mainly Hitchens and Washington, which is where Vermilion was no match. What's left for Clearview? A schedule in the Patriot Athletic Conference that favors the Clippers and should build to a playoff appearance; a home playoff game at that.
Meanwhile, it's an awfully tough start for Vermilion.
The Sailors already had Huron in Week 1 and have Amherst next week. Clearview looked to be the most winable on paper, but the Clippers showed that paper is tougher to rip than a thick phone book. The good news for Vermilion is, with the exception of Avon, the Sailors may not have a West Shore Conference game tougher than these first three.
The Clippers got the ball to their skill guys, mainly Hitchens and Washington, which is where Vermilion was no match. What's left for Clearview? A schedule in the Patriot Athletic Conference that favors the Clippers and should build to a playoff appearance; a home playoff game at that.
Meanwhile, it's an awfully tough start for Vermilion.
The Sailors already had Huron in Week 1 and have Amherst next week. Clearview looked to be the most winable on paper, but the Clippers showed that paper is tougher to rip than a thick phone book. The good news for Vermilion is, with the exception of Avon, the Sailors may not have a West Shore Conference game tougher than these first three.
posted by Matt Goul at
12:18 AM
2 Comments:
Clearviews JV team shut out Vermilion 18-0 the up and coming will be great this team also beat vermilion last year they are a great group of kids and did not deserve the racial slurs that Vermilion was throwing at them I guess they are taught bad sportsmanship there.
I've been tempted to do a story on this because, whether some like to admit it or not, racism still exists. I experienced it at Oberlin in the late 1990s, and I've heard in the stands at a few basketball games in the last couple of years. The reason I'm responding to this is I heard some racial slurs from two middle-aged white males as I walked toward the stadium Friday night. Their remarks were in reference to the music playing on the public address system. I turned around and gave a staredown to express my disgust. They got the message, but I doubt they cared.
What's a shame in all of this is Vermilion has some classy coaches and great kids. The same goes for other schools where this exists, although when I was in high school it sure didn't seem like it. I'm sure some of the kids get that feeling now, and that's not fair to them.
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