Post by dannynoonan on Jun 18, 2020 12:38:07 GMT -5
Also, per GameTimeCT, FF recruit Mason Jackson is transferring from a CIAC school (NFA) to a prep school (Canterbury), and reclassifying as a junior:
<<Jackson headed to Canterbury Mason Jackson, who helped lead Norwich Free Academy to a 23-0 record, is transferring to Canterbury prep school and reclassifying as a junior. Jackson announced his decision on Twitter in May.
“I’m pretty sad I’m leaving all my friends, but I decided what was best for me. I never thought I would reclass and repeat a grade. It’s scary at times to change. But I like meeting new people; I’ve always had an easy time talking to people. It should be fun,” Jackson told the Day of New London last month.
Jackson, a 6-5 swingman, averaged 20.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game for the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I champions. The ECC tournament MVP, Jackson was also a Register/GameTimeCT all-state selection this past season.>>
Also, per GameTimeCT, FF recruit Mason Jackson is transferring from a CIAC school (NFA) to a prep school (Canterbury), and reclassifying as a junior:
<<Jackson headed to Canterbury Mason Jackson, who helped lead Norwich Free Academy to a 23-0 record, is transferring to Canterbury prep school and reclassifying as a junior. Jackson announced his decision on Twitter in May.
“I’m pretty sad I’m leaving all my friends, but I decided what was best for me. I never thought I would reclass and repeat a grade. It’s scary at times to change. But I like meeting new people; I’ve always had an easy time talking to people. It should be fun,” Jackson told the Day of New London last month.
Jackson, a 6-5 swingman, averaged 20.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game for the Eastern Connecticut Conference Division I champions. The ECC tournament MVP, Jackson was also a Register/GameTimeCT all-state selection this past season.>>
Another stud that leaves the CIAC. As a fan of high school ball in the state, that makes me sad. OTOH from the kid's standpoint this move makes perfect sense. Better competition with a lot more practice time with coaches plus I'm sure a great motivating academic situation can only help Jackson get the most out of his ability as a player and person. I hope the Stags continue to recruit him though, which I'm sure they will.
Post by nashvillestag on Jun 23, 2020 17:59:26 GMT -5
And ANOTHER top player leaves the CIAC. PG Lorenzo Washington from Sacred Heart who was selected to the All-State first team as a junior and would have been among the best returning performers, announced he is returning back to the Patrick School in New Jersey, a place he formerly played for as a freshman. This hurts the Hearts chances for the coming year, something that possibly could be negated somewhat if they were able to duplicate some of their success in the past of having a top flight player transfer to them.
Best of health to all involved. If they can pull it off, I'd think it gives hope that both CT HS and FF hoops may be able to play this school year.
Yeah here's hoping it works out reasonably well. Surely as you say, success or failure will certainly have a bearing on whether there actually is a scholastic basketball season. Whether or not that would include spectators might be another story, but by the first of the year who knows where we will be? Same with college hoops too obviously.
Best of health to all involved. If they can pull it off, I'd think it gives hope that both CT HS and FF hoops may be able to play this school year.
Yeah here's hoping it works out reasonably well. Surely as you say, success or failure will certainly have a bearing on whether there actually is a scholastic basketball season. Whether or not that would include spectators might be another story, but by the first of the year who knows where we will be? Same with college hoops too obviously.
And just to show you how tenuous and fluid this situation is, it was only one day later (I think Friday) that the CIAC announced that the start of practice for all fall sports will be put "on hold" for a week from August 17th until the 24th in order for all the parties involved to further evaluate the saneness of proceeding without a major delay. By the end of the week we should have more clarity I think. So stay tuned.
Post by nashvillestag on Sept 4, 2020 8:44:00 GMT -5
Latest information as of today (Sept. 4th) is that it looks like the CIAC will be following the recommendation of the Conn. Health Dept. by stating that football, at least in its regular 11 x 11 form, will not be played this fall. How this will affect basketball later on in the year, who knows? Safety first, I understand that. So who am I to say this is being overly cautious.
Post by ctghostman on Sept 4, 2020 10:09:12 GMT -5
My HS - LaSalle/Philadelphia, along with rivals/bad people St Joe's Prep, Devon Prep, and Holy Ghost Prep are breaking this fall from their respective leagues and playing a modified schedule.
Post by nashvillestag on Sept 4, 2020 14:37:11 GMT -5
I'm sure most people reading this know that starting last weekend and continuing this one, ESPN has been offering a package of high school games from various states (Tennessee, Alabama, Utah and others), and these contests have also featured some spectators on a limited basis. A couple of college games have also been televised with the same restrictions in place as far as the amount of people allowed to be in attendance. I'm sure important data might result from these match-ups regarding the safety of it all, although it might take a minimum of 3-4 weeks for a reasonable analysis. Could this effect how our state goes about its business? I hope our decision-makers are paying attention.
Last Edit: Sept 4, 2020 14:40:22 GMT -5 by nashvillestag
Wow. This virus may be with us for years. There has to be a better solution. Please, I hope we see MAAC basketball. When you compare death rates of regular flu to COVID it makes me wonder if we haven't over reacted in some ways......not that any death should be accepted.
A link to an article by Jeff Borzello of espn.com on whether coaches felt they learned much from watching the livestreaming of the limited number of summer events this year.
Borzello seems to believe low and mid-major schools might end up with higher level recruits than usual because it would be during these summer events that a talented player's performance would attract the attention of the high major schools who might not have been aware of him before the event. ...The situation could prove beneficial for low- and mid-major schools, which generally see their local prospects before high-major schools, and then lose them to higher levels when the players gain national recognition. But for now, there will be players in need of exposure who simply couldn't get it this spring and summer...
Wow. This virus may be with us for years. There has to be a better solution. Please, I hope we see MAAC basketball. When you compare death rates of regular flu to COVID it makes me wonder if we haven't over reacted in some ways......not that any death should be accepted.
You can't put HS kids in a bubble. They need to go home, and they may have no choice but to be with older or at risk people.
All it takes is one small event.
This was a 62 person wedding in Maine, and there was very little spread in Maine at the time. It was not contact football.
This thing doesn't discriminate. And what is really scary is how rapidly it spreads.
Are HS kids and parents so selfish that they can't sacrifice one HS football season to save a life (and we know it will be many, many more)
So much for our Judaeo/Christian roots.
Let's try as safely as possible to get kids back in the classroom. But sports, especially high contact sports, are not essential at this point in the pandemic.
Yes, this could be with us for years, but if we manage it with some sensibility instead of impatience and selfishness, we can at least get schools and businesses functioning.
Dorothy, "we are NOT IN KANSAS anymore." Too many people just don't realize it or are too impatient or selfish to accept it.
By the way, when is the last time the seasonal flu killed almost 200,000 people in six months??
Last Edit: Sept 5, 2020 13:20:11 GMT -5 by paulie74
By the way, when is the last time the seasonal flu killed almost 200,000 people in six months??
Well the nearest comparison would be the 1968 Hong Kong Flu which killed over 100,000 over a six month period. While the number itself is smaller the US was 42% less populous, so on a percentage basis the affect was similar, although recorded covid deaths are higher. The methodology used to record deaths today is different than it was in 1968, if you have stage 4 cancer and get covid, hospitals typically record the death as a covid death despite the advanced cancer because there is a financial incentive for them to take this approach. So it is hard to make an apples to apples comparison. The Hong Kong Flu has killed many, many more people worldwide than Corona Virus. However, these death occurred over a 50 year period and I would imagine that over the next 50 years corona deaths will be similar to those of the flu.
It is estimated that 82% of the US population has had exposure to h2n3(Hong Kong Flu) and for this reason the vast majority of americans are unable to get or spread this strain of the virus. Of the 18% of the population that can get the flu the death rate is higher than most people might realize. But death numbers are low because most adults have already developed immunity to this disease, and young people with strong immune systems generally recover from flu. Just like Covid, the mortality rate for elderly who develop this strain of the flu for the first time is quite high.
You can draw many similarities between the flu in 1968 and Corona virus today. You cannot however compare the flu today to corona virus.
It is true that sports at this time are not really essential. But it is also true that the risk to college athletes is so low that it cannot be measured. And may in fact be no higher than their risk from attending classes. So are we going to tell these athletes they need to attend class but cannot play sports? I believe this is a decision individuals should make. The NCAA should offer a redshirt to any student who does not want to play basketball this year. But if people want to play, I think its inappropriate at this point to tell them they cannot.
So far we have played a Nba schedule and mlb schedule effectively. Yes people have gotten covid, but of the people who got it no one has gotten seriously ill. This suggests that sports can be played. Of course circumstances can change and we need to react to changing circumstances. But there is a good argument to be made for playing college basketball this season.