Boys High remains optimistic despite a down-season
The Boys and Girls Kangaroos won three consecutive Public School Athletic League championships from 2010-2012, so when they finished last season with just an 8-8 record it was easy to overlook it as barely a blip on the radar. However, the ‘Roos have continued to struggle this season and are currently 6-7 after a loss to South Shore last Friday.
Despite that, head coach Ruth Lovelace isn’t discouraged by her team. Yes, it can be a little frustrating for her at times when she watches them lose games that she is used to seeing them win. She knows her team well, she realizes that it’s a young core, and understands that this same team will come back stronger next year even if they don’t shock some teams in this season’s playoffs.
“I think we’re a little young,” Lovelace said. “The maturity level this year isn’t where it should be, but that’s what happens when you have a lot of underclassmen on the team. We also have five new kids on the team that had had to learn their roles, learn our style of defense. So it’s a combination of maturity level and inexperience.
“At the same time our top players will all be back next year, we have quality players at JV and I’m looking forward to some other schools losing kids,” she continued. “We’re struggling a bit right now, but I still think we can surprise teams in the playoffs and the future here is bright.”