I understand the reason for designated sites for the basketball playoffs once we get to the final eight.
It's a chance for coaches to watch possible opponents in their bracket. Plus not all schools are willing to host games.
But you've got to be able to make concessions, particulary in the quarterfinals.
There is a good chance that Stevenson and Santa Catalina will meet this Saturday in the Division IV quarterfinals. The site, Mercy High of San Francisco.
Two teams, that are maybe 10 minutes a part, traveling two plus hours to play a game.
That's not rational.
Have a backup plan. Move it to MPC or Seaside High, where more people could watch.
So the other teams in the opposite bracket didn't get to scout them. Big deal. It's high school basketball.
John Devine has been writing about high school sports in Monterey County since, well, practically since he was an athlete at King City in the days just after leather helmets. In PrepNation, John has even more in-depth analysis of the latest results and news he's brought to you in The Herald and in his weekly videos.
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I guess they don't have rational thinkers running the CCS. A two hour plus ride in traffic and possible rain is ridiculous. Not to mention a few schools for some reason don't or cannot provide transportaion for the kids and coach's, resulting in non-trained coach (coach's)drivers and some cases kids and parents driving for that long distance. I guess it will take an accident and loaw suites before they use a little common sense in the planning. Maybe someone with authority on this matter can make a last minute change and restore a bit of faith in the rational thinking process.
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