Once upon a time, the Antonian vs Incarnate Word game would be a big deal in the Private School community. This season, it's turning out to be one of the biggest games in the city!
How did Private Schools get to the point here in San Antonio where they are able to compete against any team in the Public School system?
Take a look into both Antonian and Incarnate Word rosters and you will find most kids are also involved heavy into the AAU/Club basketball scene that runs pretty much as soon as High School season is over. The majority of both teams rosters actually started playing Varsity competition in their Freshman season.
A lot of these kids will be playing at the next level as well.
What makes this matchup interesting and very intriguing is the fact that most kids playing were teammates in Private School ever since elementary as well as teammates in AAU/Club Organizations either right now in the present or at different stages of their playing career.
It is rare in the Public School setting that a lot of the Parents know each other from opposing teams.
You cannot say that in this Private School setting, especially of some of the friendships that were formed as way back to when the players were enrolled in Day Care!
On Thursday 6pm at the Alamo Convocation Center, both teams will finally face off in their first matchup of the season. And for sure there is going to be the thrill of victory for one team and for at least a little while, the agony of defeat for the other!
But make no mistake, both teams have made themselves proud by their overall play and how they have represented their respective schools, family, friends and fan base all season long!
They have made Private Schools a Cool place to be! ........And to me that's a pretty cool thing!
Here are my Top 10 teams as of this week:
1) Steele- WINS: John Tyler, Argyle, Brandeis, Floresville, Brennan, O'Connor, Austin Bowie, Clemens, Wagner LOSSES: Austin Bowie
2) Antonian- Wins: Johnson (Three times), Brennan, Brandeis, Amarillo Losses: Johnson, Devine, Boerne
3) Clark- WINS: Incarnate Word, Brandeis LOSSES: Killeen, Argyle Liberty Christian, Taft
4) Incarnate Word- WINS: Westbury Christian(Twice), Kinkaid, Wagner, SA Cole, Johnson, Floresville LOSSES: Georgetown, Westbury Christian, Richardson, Fayetville, AR
5) Judson- WINS: RR Westwood, Killeen, O'Connor(Twice), Wagner LOSSES: Cedar Vista Ridge, Madison, Clemens
6) Clemens- WINS: Judson, Brandeis LOSSES: Johnson, Brandeis, Wagner, Steele
7) Johnson- WINS Antonian, Wagner, Brandeis, Lee, Taft LOSSES: Antonian (Three times), Taft, Incarnate Word, Brennan
8) Wagner- WINS: Brandeis, Brennan, Plano Prestonwood, Clemens LOSSES: Incarnate Word, South Grand Prairie, Galena North Shore, Johnson, Richardson, Cedar Hill, Plano, Judson, Steele
9)Brandeis- WINS: Amarillo, Taft Losses: Antonian, Steele, Wagner, Brennan, Judson, Johnson, Clark, Clemens
Tied for 10): O'Connor, Brennan, Reagan,
Games to Watch
Friday 1/15/2016
Steele vs Judson 7pm
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