A game short, but nothing short of magical

The South Brunswick Vikings basketball team did something few have done in the history of the school this year — they battled their way to the state championship game, falling nine points short of their ultimate goal.

No shame in it, of course. It was a rather magical run, made possible by a team that took seriously the notion that it was a team — every doing his part, no one dominating the spotlight.

It was the kind of team that reminds me of why I like basketball, a team that moved the ball, shared the ball, played defense and hit the boards.

So congratulations to the South Brunswick High School Vikings basketball squad and thank you for a thrilling ride.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

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