Forget about March Madness and deep tournament runs, no local basketball teams will be making any kind of splash at the state tournaments coming up. The last flicker of playoff hope was unapologetically snuffed out on Thursday night when the Molalla girls lost to visiting North Marion.
What are we to do on Tuesday and Friday nights?
Take a deep breath and ready ourselves for a new season I guess.
Before we move on however, it is important that we look back and give props to the fans.
On Thursday night there was a energetic home crowd dolled up in Indian orange and black filling Capasso Court with inspired noise. They brought out the foam fingers and face paint and while their team didn’t win, they made their presence known.
Then there were the Country Christian fans; these guys really got fired up. They filled the decibel level of the home gym to the top every night. I don’t know how a guy can make two pressure-packed free throws in the first place, but ad the screaming and jawing of a good fan base and then it really gets interesting. Country Christian is the type of place where even the grandparents are joining in on the “Cougar power, over power!” chants.
Not to be outdone, the fans down the road in Colton could really make things uncomfortable for opposing teams. Not uncomfortable in the way that it is uncomfortable when a guy at the Y chooses to undress in the locker directly next to you when every other locker in the place is open, but more uncomfortable in the sense that you didn’t know whether to shoot the ball or cover your ears or run and hide.
In the Colton boys’ nail biter lose to visiting Amity opposing fans began the rumblings of a rebel cheer—that is until Colton fans, including many moms, countered back to drown out the visitors.
Most championship teams have a few things in common; one of them is a great fan base. There was Blazer Mania 20 years ago and there are the Cameron Crazies of today. Molalla has got good fans already, now if the rest will just fall into place.
The love you give comes back in the end.
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