There was a loud roar
coming from Martz Hall, December 27. It was being made by a crowd of over 3,000 fans wearing both Crimson and white and green
and gold, cheering against one another as the Tide boys went onto a victory during the "Battle of The Hills."
For weeks the basketball team had been on fire, breezing their way down courts
both at home and on the road, wiping out opponents and gaining substantial leads within monents of exiting the locker room.
In the boy's opening match-up against Penn Manor, the Tide came from behind and took control of the third quarter which helped
lead them to a 62-56 victory during the first round of the Wilson West Lawn Tournament.
The team continued their dominance with a 10 game winning streak until they fell to Shamokin.
During the suspenseful battle between the top two teams in the Schuylkill League, the Tide fell to their adversary with a
score of 48-70. W"We just weren't playing that well together during the Shamokin game. Nothing was clicking like it usually
for us on the court, so we started to fall apart and that the worse thing that can happen to a team," senior Luke McMurtrie
said.
It didn't take the boys long, however, to pick
up the pieces and carry themselves back on the court with the same spirit and sense of victory that had been instilled in
them at the inception of the season. McMurtrie, along with the other seven seniors led their team onto a second place finish
in the league and advanced to the semifinals for districts where they faced Parkland.
The team honored these last year players, along with the memory of their fallen teammates, Tim
Kimber and Jo McGoey, during Senior Salute on the night of February seventh. "Retiring Tim and Joe's jerseys meant a
lot to not only their parents and everyone on the team, but also any one who has ever known them. They were not only in-creditable
athletes, but also great friends, whose memory will be preserved forever," junior Mike Toomey said.
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 62
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Penn Manor 56
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 63
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Wilson 60
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 59
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Hazleton 46
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 60
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Pleasant Valley 53
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 100
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Shikellamy 45
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 91
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Panther Valley 37
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 68
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Schuylkill Haven 30
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 78
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Pine Grove 53
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 82
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Jim Thorpe 42
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 81
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Nativity 65
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 46
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Wilson 36
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 65
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Mount Carmel 50
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 78
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Pine Grove 53
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 48
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Shamokin 70
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 48
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Tamaqua 49
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 62
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Dieruff 56
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 74
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North Schuylkill 47
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 68
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Blue Mountain 58
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 53
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Shamokin 61
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 62
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Tamaqua 52
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 70
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North Schuylkill 47
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 64
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Blue Mountain 74
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 45
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Bethlehem Catholic 50
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 69
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Northampton 61
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 56
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Whitehall 49
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Pottsville Crimson Tide 45
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Parkland 58
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