Tariq Ingraham towers, Bonner-Prendie rolls into Class 4A finals. STEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
By Aaron Carter
When you wear a size-16 shoe, generally speaking, you step wherever you would like.
On Monday night, however, 6-foot-9, 240-pound Bonner-Prendergast senior Tariq Ingraham had to be careful where he put his pups against Lower Moreland.
Considering his opponent didn’t have a player taller than 6-foot-2, Ingraham had to be especially careful.
Disparities in size can sometimes become the mating call of the referee’s whistle.
Instead, Ingraham stayed composed and helped the Friars explode in the third quarter, walloping the Lions, 83-47.
“It’s a little hard when you’re not playing guys your size,” he said, “you’re not as aggressive as you usually are.”
Stingy defense helped the Friars pull away in the decisive third quarter, when they outscored the Lions 31-7.