Bears Hoops: They're In

Just got word from far off Ephrata ... The Bears beat the Mounts tonight and are in the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs.

E-town was down six at the half and came out in the second half and had an 18-point lead with a few minutes left, before winning by double digits.

You just can't say enough about what this team has been able to do to put itself in this position. These players were all new to the varsity level last year and suffered through a tough season last year. But they came back this year confident and more seasoned. And they learned a new system brought on by a coaching change, and they absolutely pulled it off. It's been awesome seeing this group grow over the past two years and now they're winners of eight in a row and they're in the league playoffs. And I'm guessing there isn't one team that would be thrilled to see them on their schedule.

As much as the players deserve the credit for this, a lot of it has to go to the coaching staff. Kevin Dolan and company did a phenomenal job putting these kids in a system set up for them to succeed and they did just a great job with them throughout. And the players bought in to what they were teaching and put it together with a phenomenal run to close the season.

Congrats to the Bears on a job well done. I'll know more about the brackets tomorrow and will post it in the morning.

Good night E-town. Cheers.