GEORGETOWN — One hundred. That's the number of points the undefeated New Mission boys team (6-0) hung on Georgetown (4-2) last night in a controversial blowout, 100-43.
A season ago, New Mission ended the Division 4 North's No. 1 seeded Georgetown season, 54-51, in the opening round. This year with a new Spears at the point for the Royals — Johnny instead of Jaymie — Georgetown was completely outgunned by a bigger and more athletic New Mission squad that boasted athletes who stood 6-feet, 6-3, 6-3, 6-5, and 6-10 in its starting lineup.
Behind a stifling full-court press that caused 20 steals and its huge height advantage that led to 10 blocks, New Mission ran away from the Royals early. New Mission established a 17-point lead at halftime, 44-27, before sticking it to Georgetown in the third quarter, outscoring the Royals 30-10.
Finally relenting on the full-court press late in the third, New Mission continued to press at half court until late in the fourth quarter when the Titans switched to a 2-3 defensive zone. But, the players still looked to get the score into triple digits as they continuously went for steals and quick transition buckets, scoring the final four points with under a minute to go even as Georgetown had clearly gone deep into its reserves.
Those last few buckets, as well as perhaps the entire fourth quarter, were a point of contention for Georgetown coach Mike Rowinski, who confronted New Mission coach Cory McCarthy after the game, concerning the matter of sportsmanship, during the hand shake. The two got into a bit of a verbal spatter before going their separate ways.
"They were clearly better than us, but they just stuck it to us," said Rowinski. "You don't press up by 50 points. I cleared my bench two minutes into the second half and they kept coming at us full force with their starters.
"We got embarrassed tonight, but I think they embarrassed themselves more. Our kids were insulted. The MIAA stresses sportsmanship and I don't think they showed that tonight."
McCarthy, however, denied that he was trying to run up the score.
"We weren't trying to run up the score, — there were guys coming off the bench that don't really play," said McCarthy, who played nine Titan players, but did leave four of his starters on the court deep into the fourth quarter. "We weren't trying to do anything wrong. I think Georgetown is a good team, they play hard, it's just that we had a better shooting night. We don't usually shoot that well, that's it."
For the game, the Titans hit 10 three-pointers and dominated the Royals in all aspects of the game.
"We're not one of those teams that (runs up the score) to teams," said McCarthy. "We like Georgetown, we came back (to Georgetown after playing in the state tournament in Georgetown last year)."
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