{"id":78397,"date":"2016-07-27T16:21:38","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T16:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=78397"},"modified":"2023-04-14T18:59:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T18:59:28","slug":"sportstalk-shop-summer-hoops-2016-girls-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/sportstalk-shop-summer-hoops-2016-girls-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop:  Summer Hoops 2016 &#8211; Girls News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/General-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78398\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/General-11.jpg\" alt=\"General 1\" width=\"496\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/General-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78399\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/General-21.jpg\" alt=\"General 2\" width=\"497\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/General-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78400\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/General-3.jpg\" alt=\"General 3\" width=\"496\" height=\"279\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I first saw the <strong>Easton<\/strong> girls team play in an early summer league game, I was this close (imagine my fingers about an inch apart) to saying that they were unequivocally the &#8220;team to beat&#8221; for the upcoming scholastic season&#8211;only to see them lose to <strong>Nazareth<\/strong> the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Since then I&#8217;ve seen the Blue Eagles play a few times, including capturing their second\u00a0&#8220;Allentown Throwdown&#8221; Championship in the last three years. \u00a0This is a very special team. \u00a0This year\u2019s Nazareth squad seems even deeper than some of the previously successful Blue Eagles teams that brought home various titles. They run their offense through multiple people, and have several different options and players who can score at different spots on the floor. \u00a0They have people who demand the basketball at appropriate times and the team plays as aggressive a defense (usually a 2-3 zone) as I&#8217;ve seen any summer basketball team play.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vV8RiTfvnac\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and I forgot to mention, they have the area\u2019s best basketball player in Tessa Brugler, who recently committed to Division-I Bucknell?<\/p>\n<p>This is going to be a fun girls basketball winter season, if the summertime play is any indication. Forget Batman V. Superman, Black Widow against Scarlet Witch, or any other &#8220;metahuman&#8221; analogy you can tie in with this summer&#8217;s box office options. \u00a0Nazareth versus Easton is going to be a war. \u00a0But as I overhead\u00a0one Nazareth\u00a0player astutely mention as she walked off the court after being named champions: \u00a0&#8220;Now there&#8217;s REALLY a big target on our backs!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nazareth-trophy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78403\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Nazareth-trophy.jpg\" alt=\"Nazareth trophy\" width=\"523\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is very much true, given that Easton will not be the Eagles\u2019 only formidable foe with their own Division I caliber athletes and an outstanding supporting cast.<\/p>\n<p>Among the challengers include <strong>Parkland, Northampton, Liberty, Bethlehem Catholic, Whitehall<\/strong> and others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Parkland.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78407\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Parkland.jpg\" alt=\"Parkland\" width=\"518\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Liberty-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78401\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Liberty-11.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty 1\" width=\"522\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Liberty-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78402\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Liberty-2.jpg\" alt=\"Liberty 2\" width=\"523\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/North-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78404\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/North-11.jpg\" alt=\"North 1\" width=\"523\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Park-Free.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78406\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Park-Free.jpg\" alt=\"Park &amp; Free\" width=\"528\" height=\"297\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the key performances this summer was a strong showing by the <strong>Freedom<\/strong> girls basketball team.\u00a0 The Lady Pats made their debut in the Holy Family Tournament\u2014which also featured annual powerhouse <strong>Central Catholic<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 The Patriots won six of its 10 tourney games, beating several teams that have had state playoff successes.\u00a0 The Patriots were the last Lehigh Valley team standing in this year\u2019s competition, not to mention holding its own in other tournament action this summer against strong programs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78413\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF31.jpg\" alt=\"SF31\" width=\"534\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78415\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF33.jpg\" alt=\"SF33\" width=\"535\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*********************<\/p>\n<p>As far as Colonial League girls teams I&#8217;ve seen this summer, the one that impressed me the most was <strong>Northwestern<\/strong>, followed closely by <strong>Notre Dame<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78408\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF1.jpg\" alt=\"SF1\" width=\"531\" height=\"299\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78409\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF2.jpg\" alt=\"SF2\" width=\"535\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78410\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF4.jpg\" alt=\"SF4\" width=\"536\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get a chance to see the league\u2019s and defending District XI 3A Champion <strong>Southern Lehigh<\/strong>, but judging by some of the scores I&#8217;ve seen, they must be without some of their key players as they sometimes\u00a0sustained more losses in one day than they did all of last year&#8211;and they&#8217;re returning nearly everyone! \u00a0If any team does have a chance during the winter to upset the Spartans, I&#8217;d look for the Tigers and Crusaders to be among the best bets.<\/p>\n<p>One other note: The <strong>Catasauqua<\/strong> girls basketball team had an interesting summer schedule. Despite still being one of the smallest schools in the PIAA&#8217;s new classifications (2A), the up and coming Rough Riders were frequently matched against teams from the 4A, 5A and even 6 A (the largest) classifications.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF27.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78411\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF27.jpg\" alt=\"SF27\" width=\"535\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF30.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78412\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF30.jpg\" alt=\"SF30\" width=\"535\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-78413\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SF31.jpg\" alt=\"SF31\" width=\"534\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Still, Catty fared well and showed that they continue to make improvements and could challenge for a playoff spot this winter.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have more summertime basketball action coming your way on RCN-TV next week, as we broadcast the annual Catasauqua \u201cTournament of Champions.\u201d\u00a0 Check back to the RCN-TV website for our broadcast schedule.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; When I first saw the Easton girls team play in an early summer league game, I was this close (imagine my fingers about an inch apart) to saying that they were unequivocally the &#8220;team to beat&#8221; for the upcoming scholastic season&#8211;only to see them lose to Nazareth the next day. 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