Ed Memorial: Girls character to be tested...

By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com

I wish I could have that same confidence Memorial girls coach Shane Coffey has right now. After back-to-back grueling, emotional losses, he has a smile on his face.

A gut-wrenching loss to rival North was followed by a stomach-punching loss in a fantastic game at Santa Fe on Tuesday.

My first question was a natural one: Are you afraid the girls are emotionally drained at this point?

Said Coffey:

Normally I would be, especially after what’s happened in the last two games. But I’m not, and there’s one big reason: our senior leadership.”

I was extremely impressed with the Bulldogs last night. Santa Fe has made it a habit of getting down early, turning it up and leaving teams in the dust.

And a 23-6 run made it 30-25 Santa Fe, but Memorial responded. Sophomore Alie Decker is the real deal while Paige Locke was huge down the stretch.

The other thing I noticed was how quick Bridgette Young is. For the most part, she was able to contain Santa Fe’s Courtney Walker.

Memorial has lost three games in a row, but Coffey firmly believes he has a championship caliber team. Santa Fe coach Paul Bass was quick to point that one out as well.

Memorial hosts Southmoore, provided we have any games Friday. The boys game should be exciting, but I’m much more interested to see how the girls bounce back.