The Junior Varsity Team Is Playing: The upheaval of 1968 and a great sports event!

ISBN-13:	9780692043271
Publisher:	Joseph Rapczynski
Publication date:	06/11/2019
Pages:	222
Sales rank:	84,179
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)

This book is nominated for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. It is the story of one of the greatest and unique sports events to ever take place. It has never happened before or since. It takes place in Philadelphia in the storied Palestra where one of the most exciting events in basketball history unfolded. In 1968 The Northeast Catholic High School for Boys had a sterling reputation for discipline, structure, and success. The students came from urban, working-class neighborhoods. Parents in the community were hard-working, straight-talking people who lived through the Great Depression and WW II. They supported their churches and schools. Northeast Catholic High School also had a defending championship basketball team. On the first day of the basketball playoffs the school administration found itself under fire. What happened? How did the pressured decisions impact the dramatic actions that took place as well as the lives of so many people? Its a fascinating story that continues to capture the imagination of people everywhere. How did the unraveling of this event begin with deep disappointment and end with the joy of elation?