Big fourth quarter lifts Sacred Heart
Lions take care of Chiefs to end four-game skid
By ANTHONY COPPOLA • Staff Writer • January 12, 2010
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VINELAND -- Some could say Mike DePalma doesn't quite fit in on the Sacred Heart High School boys' basketball team.
But his Lions teammates are sure glad he's on their side.
DePalma, the lone junior on a senior-filled Sacred Heart roster, keyed a fourth-quarter comeback Monday to help lead the Lions past visiting Buena, 70-59, in a Cape-Atlantic League National Conference game.
The victory snapped a four-game winless streak dating back to Dec. 28 for Sacred Heart (2-5).
"I try to feed the seniors the ball and keep them involved as much as possible," said DePalma, who scored seven of his 10 points in the final frame. "The defense started paying attention to other guys and the shots were there for me to make."
Buena's focus rested squarely on Sacred Heart seniors Ryan Hutchings and Mark Ronchetti, who torched the Chiefs (4-3) for a combined 48 points.
But it was DePalma that put the Lions ahead on a midrange jumper, 59-58, with just over two minutes to play in the fourth quarter, followed by a wide open 3-pointer to open a four-point lead.
"When I got the ball I wasn't sure if I should shoot," DePalma said. "But I was feeling the momentum and was able to step up."
Hutchings, who scored a game-high 25 points, praised DePalma for his efforts after the game.
"Coach told us at halftime to pick up the intensity and I think we came out and did that," Hutchings said. "Mike was a big part of it. Not only the jumpers, but on defense too."
Buena, winners in four of its last five contests entering Monday, watched a 29-26 halftime lead fall by the wayside.
Chiefs senior Rashon Brock got off to a blazing start, scoring 10 points in the first two quarters, before being held to just three second-half points. Leading scorer Tyler Hillgrube banked a team-high 14 points for Buena and junior Art Fields netted 12 points on four 3-pointers.
The loss was frustrating for Brock, who said Buena left a chance to build some "major momentum."
"We just came out flat in that second half and didn't do the things that were working for us early on," Brock said. "I felt like we had them, but this one is over now and we just have to move on to the next one."
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Carrots, Eggs & Coffee
Carrots, Eggs & Coffee
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high
fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs,
and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them
in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl Turning to her daughter, she asked, ' Tell me what you see.'
'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water.
Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside
became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with
a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance
that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy..
May we all be COFFEE!!!!!!
A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again.
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up, She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high
fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs,
and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them
in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl Turning to her daughter, she asked, ' Tell me what you see.'
'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water.
Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside
became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with
a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance
that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you.
When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy..
May we all be COFFEE!!!!!!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace! That where there is hatred, I may bring love. That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness. That where there is discord, I may bring harmony. That where there is error, I may bring truth. That where there is doubt, I may bring faith. That where there is despair, I may bring hope. That where there are shadows, I may bring light. That where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort, than to be comforted. To understand, than to be understood. To love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life. —Saint Francis of Assisi—
Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace! That where there is hatred, I may bring love. That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness. That where there is discord, I may bring harmony. That where there is error, I may bring truth. That where there is doubt, I may bring faith. That where there is despair, I may bring hope. That where there are shadows, I may bring light. That where there is sadness, I may bring joy. Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort, than to be comforted. To understand, than to be understood. To love, than to be loved. For it is by self-forgetting that one finds. It is by forgiving that one is forgiven. It is by dying that one awakens to Eternal Life. —Saint Francis of Assisi—
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
PRE REUNION GET TOGETHER FRIDAY NIGHT
The class reunion committee is getting together on Friday night just to go over those final details for the reunion on Saturday. You know.....what did we forget, who's doing what, who is supposed to do what, etc, etc, etc....
Well, we thought it might be a great opportunity for those who are in town for the holiday weekend or reunion or those who can't make it Saturday night to also try an informal, last minute get together the night before the reunion! Therefore we can only send this to those who we have an e-mail address for, but feel free to reach out to fellow classmates and make sure they know:
OPEN SOCIAL-GET TOGETHER FOR THE VINELAND GRADUATING CLASS OF 1974
COST---THERE IS NONE, BUT YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN FOR FOOD AND DRINKS.
FRIDAY NIGHT---NOVEMBER 27TH--- 7:30 PM TO ???
VILLA FAZZOLARI'S BACK BAR
(it's really nice and enclosed if there is bad weather)
821 HARDING HIGHWAY (RT. 40)
BUENA, NJ
Come on out and relax with other fellow classmates BEFORE the big reunion on Saturday night!!!
Well, we thought it might be a great opportunity for those who are in town for the holiday weekend or reunion or those who can't make it Saturday night to also try an informal, last minute get together the night before the reunion! Therefore we can only send this to those who we have an e-mail address for, but feel free to reach out to fellow classmates and make sure they know:
OPEN SOCIAL-GET TOGETHER FOR THE VINELAND GRADUATING CLASS OF 1974
COST---THERE IS NONE, BUT YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN FOR FOOD AND DRINKS.
FRIDAY NIGHT---NOVEMBER 27TH--- 7:30 PM TO ???
VILLA FAZZOLARI'S BACK BAR
(it's really nice and enclosed if there is bad weather)
821 HARDING HIGHWAY (RT. 40)
BUENA, NJ
Come on out and relax with other fellow classmates BEFORE the big reunion on Saturday night!!!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
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