Colonia’s Justin Gordon watches his shot in the Group 3 semifinals against Ramapo at Phillipsburg H.S. on March 10, 2022 (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Turns out, there was no lucky seven for the Colonia Ptriots.
Six times before, they had won a sectional title, and all six times they had been eliminated in the next game, in the Group Semifinals.
They could not change their luck in 2022.
A young Ramapo team – the North 1 champion – with only one senior and a slew of sophomores came out and attacked Colonia early, going right to the basket and getting shots to go down.
Colonia, on the other hand, couldn’t find the bottom of the net from in close, wasn’t drawing fouls, and didn’t get good looks on the perimeter for Saivon Pressley, who finished with 19, including a trey.
In the end, though, Colonia had a great season, adding to the trophy case with the North 2, Group 3 title, the seventh in program history.
Click below for postgame reaction with Colonia head coach Jose Rodriguez:
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