Tough Opener for Par Hills Boys Hoops
Vikings coach encouraged by his young team's performance down the stretch.
The Parsippany Hills High School boys basketball team lost to a polished West Morris squad in the season opener for both squads in Parsippany on Friday night, 80-34. But the score doesn't tell the whole story. The Vikings showed hustle and a fighting spirit, which bodes well for the young team, according to head coach Mark Gibson. "We have several areas to improve on, but I did feel we got better as the game went on ... we got a little looser,'' he said. Gibson pointed out that in the fourth quarter, the Vikings were still outscored by the Wolfpack, but by a much smaller margin than earlier in the game. The Wolfpack quickly overcoming an early lead by Parsippany to steal the momentum at the start of the first quarter. "The first one …
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