#2 WEST CARROLLTON HOSTS #1 SIDNEY IN MVL ACTION TONIGHT
Just 2 years ago, West Carrollton was at the bottom of the GWOC.
After hiring Anthony Parker to be the new Head Coach in 18, the Pirates have seen immediate returns on the hire, as Parker has taken the West Carrollton community, the Miami Valley League and Southwest Ohio by storm, jumping out to a 13-5 record, all the while staying in the race for the 1st ever Championship.
In his first season, he took the Pirates from 0 to 6 wins, one of the biggest jumps in 1 season in all of coaching last season.
This season the Pirates sit at 11-3 in the MVL, 2 games behind Sidney, another team who left the GWOC to form the MVL this year. They are currently on a 5-game winning streak.
And tonight, they will play the first Championship style game in over a decade at home, in front of a community that is starving for a winning organization.
While Parker has been the leader of change, he definitely hasn't done it by himself. With a AD who has worked well to help push the sports Organization forward, a rock solid coaching staff who has had their impact, and a community who is gravitating to the rising Pirates who boast some legit D-1 talent on the roster?
Something special could be brewing in Pirate country.
Tonight, however, they will take on the Yellow Jackets, who have been unstoppable in the MVL, and sit at 17-2 overall. This, after losing All-Ohio PG Andre Gordon, the dynamic starting PG for Texas A&M.
The twin brothers of Darren And Devin Taborn have lifted Sidney to one of its best regular season records of all time. And they have a relentless team who attacks offensively and can play good D the entire game.
In the last meeting the Pirates were down midway in the 3rd quarter when Sidney went on a game changing run to win easily.
Since that game the Pirates have lost just one time. To Belmont.
With the leading scorer in the league in Kalin McKinney (17.1) and the best defensive player in the league in Aigbokah Kadari (4.3 bpg, 7 rpg, 2 triple doubles), the Pirates have the tools to knock off the Yellow Jackets.
But Sidney has been playing at a elite level, and they will want nothing more but to wrap up the 1st ever MVL championship on the Pirates floor.
One thing is for sure tonight.
Expect a packed house, as the Pirates have become a hot ticket this season;
Expect a hard fought a game, as Parker and his team will always play hard from start to finish;
And expect a family atmosphere, because that is what Coach Parker is all about.
And more specifially, its what the kids, the parents, and the Organization are seeing first hand.
He loves his players, his staff, his organization as if they are his blood family.
It permeates throughout him, and spreads quickly.
You can feel it in his presence.
If the Pirates can get a win tonight to move 1 game out of first with 1 week to go?
Could be a whole lotta love headed his teams way.
But first?
Sidney 17-2
West Carrollton 13-5
Game of the Night -
Never thought you'd hear that 2 years ago.
Keep the love flowing coach.
Dayton Public Schools Games Postponed
Due to School being cancelled today, DPS games will not be played today.
They will be rescheduled at a later date.
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