By Bob Grotz
Archbishop Carroll’s 55-34 win over West Scranton to reach the quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class 4A girls basketball state tournament had a little bit of everything, including a coronavirus moment.
In the second quarter of the Wednesday affair at Liberty High School, Patriots coach Renie Shields flashed back to a memo she had read earlier in the day from the New York Association of Schools.
“It was a list of things you should be doing,” Shields said of coronavirus prevention measures. “And it talked about wiping off the ball between halves. When the ball bounced into the trash can I was thinking there might be spit on it or something. And I just wanted to make sure.”
Shields shared the message and a towel with referee Tim Scheeler, who gladly took her up on the towel. Scheeler said Shields was very insistent.