Tide Talk


Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Beating Catholic will be tough

There are a couple of games eachyear that I circle onmy calendar in football and basketball that are can't miss games. It usually involves when Columbia plays Lancaster Catholic.
I know as a fan I get especially pumped up for that game. You get to gloat and feel good about yourself for sometime. It's like winning a state title.
When you lose to Lancaster Catholic, you hate life.
I remember being so frustrated with a basketball loss to Lancaster Catholic a few years back that I crushed mu clipboard when I tossed it im my car. That was the year the timekeeper didn't start the clock until Catholic had won the game.
The Columbia-Catholic rivalry is good for spors.
Friday night on the hill, the Tide and Catholic meet infotball. On paper this looks like a disaster waiting to happen.
Columbia hasn't won a game since week three and really hasn't stopped too many people on defense. They do have the section's best running back in Dakotah Lightfoot.
Catholic appears to be the total package. Why hot? They have players from all over Lancaster County. Columbia has players from a 1-2. square mile area.
All you need to do is look at the senior football pictures in the Catholic program to find that out. Sure, they say they've been going to Catholic school their entire careers, but it is really fair to the rest of the section that they get the pick of the county.
Notice I didn't mention the "r" word. I won't because everyone else will.
Columbia needs a heavy dose of Tide Pride Friday to pull this on out.
My message to the players -- is Tide Pride makes a difference. Play hard, play well, tackle and hsve fun.
Can the Tide keep it close? Let's hope.
It would be nice to see the home stands filled Friday, but, I know it won't happen, but I can dream.
If Catholic wins, go ahead gloat, but remember, you just beat the little guy.
If Columbia wins, let's have a parade because it will be well deserved.
As Al Bundy would say, "let's play."

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Friday, February 1, 2008

Game tomorrow

From Penn Manor, doors will open at 11:45 a.m.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Playoff is possible

The streak might be over, but the goal of winning a section championship in the Lancaster-Lebanon League is still alive.
Before a packed house of more than 1,000 fans, Lancaster Catholic ended Columbia’s 20-game winning streak with a 73-65 win over the Tide Monday night.
What the loss means that the Tide and Crusaders, who have both qualified for the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs, are now tied for the lead in Section 4, with one game left to play.
Tomorrow, Columbia closes out the regular season with a home game with Annville-Cleona, while Lancaster Catholic traveled to Pequea Valley.
Barring any major upsets, round three of the best rivalry in the Lancaster-Lebanon League will be tomorrow night or Saturday, when a one game playoff will be played at a neutral site, to decide the section title.
Readers can check out the Columbia School District web site: www.columbia.k12.pa.us, or our blog, Tide Talk, for more information regarding the playoff game. If there is a playoff, a site and time is expected to be announced early this morning.
Columbia entered the game with a one-game lead over the Crusaders and winners of 20 straight games. The Crusaders dominated Monday’s showdown early, before the Tide took control of the game in the second quarter, leading 36-31 at the half. At one point in the second quarter, Columbia led the game by eight points, but failed on four possessions to increase its lead.
The Tide also had a five-point lead in the third quarter, before Lancaster Catholic rallied in the final minute to take the lead for good.
The section playoff game is important because of who will play who in the Lancaster-Lebanon League playoffs, which begin Tuesday night.
The winner of Section 4 will get the second place team from a weak Section 2 in the opening round of the playoffs. Heading into the final game of the regular season. Elizabethtown and Cocalico are tied for second place in Section Two.
The loser of the playoff game draws the Section 2 champ, probably CV.
Now, its time for the Tide to start a new streak that hopefully will last into March.

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Sunday, January 27, 2008

More numbers

Here are some more numbers for tomorrow's big one:
Lancaster Catholic is averaging 57.1 points a game on offense, while giving up 53.6
Averages of top players:
O'Leary, 13.5
Purvis, 8.2
Sweigart, 7.9
Farrell, 7.5
Gibbons, 6.4
Tymon, 5.3
Markel, 4.1

Columbia is averaging 69.95 points per game, while giving up 48.4
Averages of top players:
Pittman, 19.3
Seibert, 18.7
Guiles, 7.9
Hess, 7.5
McIntyre, 5.6
Tuell, 4.4
D. Smith, 4.4

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Saturday, January 26, 2008

The big game by the numbers

Here are some numbers to look at for Monday's big game.
• Both teams are 7-0 since they last played on Friday, Jan. 4.
• Columbia has won its seven games by an average of 22.8 points.
• It's closest game since that time was a 12-point, 63-51 win over Manheim Central.
• Lancaster Catholic has won its games by an average of 13 points. Their
closest game during that stretch was a 67-63 win over Lancaster
Mennonite, Jan. 22.
• Columbia's lone loss was by 2 points.
• Catholic has lost to Central York by 17; Trinity by 18; York Catholic
by 22; Milton Hershey by five, Warwick by one and Columbia by 16.
• Columbia is 5-1 against teams with winning records.
• Catholic is 3-4 against teams with winning records.

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