LInden 54.....Elizabeth 4

[Kbee3]

Anybody see this game ? Yes...Elizabeth scored four points in the entire game.
My friend said it was 19-0 after one period, 37-1 at the half, 48-1 after three quarters, and the final was 54-4.
Things must be tough in Elizabeth these days.

 

[Hondo77]

Anybody on Elizabeth we can recruit?

 

[Fzacsattac]

How the mighty have fallen!

 

[Mr_Twister]

Has to be more to the story. Flu, disciplinary reasons, players quitting team.

 

[Knights 1212]

I was there. I never saw anything like this. Elizabeth did not make a field goal in the entire game. They only made 4 foul shots. Linden's defense is outstanding and they are not really very big. Phelps is about 6'5" and the rest of the guys are very much smaller. I knew Elizabeth wasn't the best team last year or this year but for a school with over 4,000 students the largest high school in NJ and one of the largest student populations in the entire country this is a embarrassment. Linden played all the players on the bench. They only scored 11 points in the 3rd quarter and 6 in the 4th quarter. Linden could have scored many more points if they wanted. Many people at the game really felt bad for Elizabeth. This game showed me once again why I believe Phil Colicchio is the best defensive coach in the entire state. Two of my friends who are also Linden graduates attended the game with me. We were all shocked that EHS could not even make one field goal in the entire night.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Phil Colicchio is the best defensive coach

Guy from Ridge is pretty good too.

 

[NJ4life]

FYI: My friend is the JV coach and Elizabeth is Horrible, do not read anything else into it besides the fact. Their better players don't play this year for some issue or another but most of the talented kids in the city have no grades to play basketball. Linden took out their frustration on Elizabeth who has not been good in a long time.

 

[Knights 1212]

GRF, I know the Ridge coach is a good defensive coach too but you saw what Linden did to Ridge the last 3 years. Last year Ridge was so much bigger than LHS and Linden beat them on Ridge's home court. Check who each team plays as to strength of schedule. It isn't even close. Try playing The Patrick School (2), Roselle Catholic (2), Brighton from Boston, St. Benedict's, Monteverde, Westfield, St. Mary's of Elizabeth Union Catholic & Westfield. Every one of these teams are in the Top 20 of the state or nationally ranked. Ridge will probably get the top seed in the state again because of record and the much easier schedule they play. I don't agree with the process but it is what it is. Phil schedules anyone anywhere. Ridge is content to stay in their own back yard.

 

[Kbee3]

I was there. I never saw anything like this. Elizabeth did not make a field goal in the entire game. They only made 4 foul shots. Linden's defense is outstanding and they are not really very big. Phelps is about 6'5" and the rest of the guys are very much smaller. I knew Elizabeth wasn't the best team last year or this year but for a school with over 4,000 students the largest high school in NJ and one of the largest student populations in the entire country this is a embarrassment. Linden played all the players on the bench. They only scored 11 points in the 3rd quarter and 6 in the 4th quarter. Linden could have scored many more points if they wanted. Many people at the game really felt bad for Elizabeth. This game showed me once again why I believe Phil Colicchio is the best defensive coach in the entire state. Two of my friends who are also Linden graduates attended the game with me. We were all shocked that EHS could not even make one field goal in the entire night.

A couple of my buddies were there. I couldn't make it.
I've seen enough blowouts in my time. East Orange back in the day, where the opponent had enough trouble just getting the ball past half court. St. Anthony's with Bobby Hurley and Jerry Walker vs. any number of opponents. But 4 points ? No field goals ? I gotta check state records to see if there was ever a similar score....or lack of scoring.
BTW, what exactly do you say to your team after a loss like that ?

 

[chrisru99]

The best players in Elizabeth are playing At the parochial schools an example of this Is Donald Stewart who plays at Paramus Catholic.

 

[Knights 1212]

Linden loses guys to parochial schools too. Several years back Linden played Roselle Catholic in the county finals and RC started 4 guys from Linden vs. Linden. It is every town losing kids to the parochial schools not just Elizabeth.

 

[TDIrish27]

If it was a girls game I would think the Elizabeth girls were pregnant.

 

[Fzacsattac]

I remember when Elizabeth had incredible teams and was one of the top public schools in the state and top 20 in the polls.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Art not this year. I'd be shocked.

 

[Knights 1212]

GRF, You might be right but I'll still go with Linden because of SOS.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Linden wouldn't have scored as much as RU tonight, but I'd be pretty confident they wouldn't have given up 96

 

[SleepingGiantIsAwake]

Is anyone suggesting that Bob Hurley isn't the best defensive HS coach???? C'mon!!!!

BTW, I'm an E-High graduate 82'. Know Collichio well going back to sticking each other in the Elizabeth Catholic grammar school league, and run into him in Clark every so often. He's from the Ben Candelino tree which stresses defense.

 

[RUforJERSEY]

As happy as I was reading this as a Linden alum, that has to sadden Collichio a bit as a Elizabeth guy.

 

[Knights 1212]

Ben was a super coach at Elizabeth. What happened to the young coach that came from South Brunswick and coached Elizabeth just a few years ago? His South Brunswick team lost to Linden in a Group IV State Final game. He seemed like a very good coach. I think his name was Chris.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

What is shocking to me is the difference of defensive intensity played in HS vs. what we see at Rutgers. These good HS coaches wouldn't allow guys being beat off the dribble or players conveniently going under screens. If they did the player would hear about it. If you want to play at some of these schools listed you know you have to play defense. I'll bet at these schools there are more talented kids that don't get as much PT because they don't buy in defensively.

 

[SleepingGiantIsAwake]

GRF, it's really unbelievable how other than Williams and Sanders (Sanders at least gives effort), no one plays D. I honestly can't believe it. A team of Matadors. And that Jordan was a good defensive player makes it even more unbelievable. (Sorry for the rant!)

 

[Kbee3]

Does Elizabeth play Roselle Catholic ?

 

[Knights 1212]

Yes, Roselle Catholic beat Elizabeth 52-31 on December 23. They play again on February 4 at RC.