Hats off to the fans
You never know how special a game is until you walk into a gym.
Saturday was one of those games. I didn't have the opportunity to wait in line with the fans and went in the back door down at Penn Manor on Saturday with the team, so I wasn't aware of what was waiting for the Tide inside the confines of Penn Manor's new gym.
By the way, how many CHS basketball fans can remember the old days of the program having to wait in line at Penn Manor to get into games? I remember as a youngster going down to Penn Manor early standing in line waiting to see Wally Walker play. There were probably a lot of memories for the old time fans yesterday.
Enough from the memory bank.
It was about 50 minutes or so before game time when the Tide arrived at Penn Manor. I was kind of wondering what happened to the line because there was none outside. While someone not understanding what type of game this was would think that was kind of odd, but the first time you peaked your heads out into the gym, you could easily see this was going to be a special afternoon.
The Tide side of the gym was almost packed. The student section was over flowing and the crowd was still coming into the gym. That was the first sign it was going to be a special afternoon. The second time was when members of the Tide's junior varsity team and traveling party walked into the gym; there was a loud ovation. This doesn't happen at every game.
It just took off from there. The old timers in the stands were loud, but not as loud and together as the CHS students were. I told a couple of them at halftime, they weren't loud enough. As the Tide extended it lead and Catholic make a couple of runs, the gym just got louder and louder. As the Tide started to pull away toward the end, you could easily feel the championship atmosphere in the gym.
For those who weren't sitting on the Columbia side of the gym, it made a few people tear up when the CHS student body, took off their Crimson-colored shirts, to display white t-shirts with the words SECTION CHAMPS spelled out.
At that point, you knew one of the goals that the players and coaches had worked for years had become a fact.
Now, we move into the second season -- the playoffs. The fans need to continue to pack gyms across Lancaster County and District 3 and hopefully the state. The students need to continue to be out in force and loud and proud.
The energy that the fans gave our team on Saturday just helped them bring home the trophy.
Let's keep it going!
Saturday was one of those games. I didn't have the opportunity to wait in line with the fans and went in the back door down at Penn Manor on Saturday with the team, so I wasn't aware of what was waiting for the Tide inside the confines of Penn Manor's new gym.
By the way, how many CHS basketball fans can remember the old days of the program having to wait in line at Penn Manor to get into games? I remember as a youngster going down to Penn Manor early standing in line waiting to see Wally Walker play. There were probably a lot of memories for the old time fans yesterday.
Enough from the memory bank.
It was about 50 minutes or so before game time when the Tide arrived at Penn Manor. I was kind of wondering what happened to the line because there was none outside. While someone not understanding what type of game this was would think that was kind of odd, but the first time you peaked your heads out into the gym, you could easily see this was going to be a special afternoon.
The Tide side of the gym was almost packed. The student section was over flowing and the crowd was still coming into the gym. That was the first sign it was going to be a special afternoon. The second time was when members of the Tide's junior varsity team and traveling party walked into the gym; there was a loud ovation. This doesn't happen at every game.
It just took off from there. The old timers in the stands were loud, but not as loud and together as the CHS students were. I told a couple of them at halftime, they weren't loud enough. As the Tide extended it lead and Catholic make a couple of runs, the gym just got louder and louder. As the Tide started to pull away toward the end, you could easily feel the championship atmosphere in the gym.
For those who weren't sitting on the Columbia side of the gym, it made a few people tear up when the CHS student body, took off their Crimson-colored shirts, to display white t-shirts with the words SECTION CHAMPS spelled out.
At that point, you knew one of the goals that the players and coaches had worked for years had become a fact.
Now, we move into the second season -- the playoffs. The fans need to continue to pack gyms across Lancaster County and District 3 and hopefully the state. The students need to continue to be out in force and loud and proud.
The energy that the fans gave our team on Saturday just helped them bring home the trophy.
Let's keep it going!
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