Brett Farrey

My girlfriend’s dad is one of the coaches for the Roncalli Jets varsity basketball team, so I’ve been following them all season. They haven’t lost a game all year long, except for today in the first round of the division 3 semi-finals at the Kohl Center.

Roncalli led for most of the game, only to have a few questionable fouls hurt them at the end, and they couldn’t quite come back before time expired. The Jets are one of the best coached goup of basketball players I’ve ever seen. They play really good defense, have incredible ball control, and every single one of them can shoot a three-pointer.

The big difference between Roncalli and Racine is their size. For example, Roncalli’s two biggest starters are forward Chris Netzel at 6’2″ and Eric Pozorski at 6’1″. Racine’s two starting forwards are Devron Bostick at 6’5″ and Reggie Bunch, also at 6’5″. They also have a 6’10″ center, which didn’t seem to make much of an impact.

Either way, the Roncalli Jets played much bigger than their physical stature. Those boys absolutely played their hearts out today, and deserved a better officiated game, but unfortunately that’s how the chips fell for them this year. They had a great season and should be proud of what they’ve accomplished. Good job boys!