By John Goralski Sports Writer The first few shots clinked off the rim as Lincoln College fell behind, 4-1, on Sunday, March 2 in the Region XXI finals at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. Passes tipped off fingers. Open shots were contested by Springfield Tech. Coach Preston Beverly motioned to officials for an early timeout, and he gathered his team to lay down the gauntlet. “I asked them if they got their butterflies out already,” said the first-year coach. “This is a championship game, and a lot of our guys have never been in a championship before. This is a big stage, and they really wanted to play well. We just had to get our nerves out. After that, we were just rocking and rolling.” It happened in a whirlwind blur that left Springfield Tech fans deadly silent. Two fast break layups led to an open jumpshot. When Jalen David leapt over a defender for a slam dunk, it was the Springfield Tech coaches that signaled for a timeout. Lincoln had turned the deficit into a 9-4 lead, and the Wildcats were just getting warmed up. “I didn’t expect this at all. Every game that we’ve played against Springfield [...]
By John Goralski Sports Writer The first few shots clinked off the rim as Lincoln College fell behind, 4-1, on Sunday, March 2 in the Region XXI finals at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. Passes tipped off fingers. Open shots were contested by Springfield Tech. Coach Preston Beverly motioned to officials for an early timeout, and he gathered his team to lay down the gauntlet. “I asked them if they got their butterflies out already,” said the first-year coach. “This is a championship game, and a lot of our guys have never been in a championship before. This is a big stage, and they really wanted to play well. We just had to get our nerves out. After that, we were just rocking and rolling.” It happened in a whirlwind blur that left Springfield Tech fans deadly silent. Two fast break layups led to an open jumpshot. When Jalen David leapt over a defender for a slam dunk, it was the Springfield Tech coaches that signaled for a timeout. Lincoln had turned the deficit into a 9-4 lead, and the Wildcats were just getting warmed up. “I didn’t expect this at all. Every game that we’ve played against Springfield [...]
