Early on this season, the Central Catholic Eagles had trouble establishing consistency as the squad was plagued by winning streaks and losing streaks.
While players had to adjust to their roles, the team had to navigate a predistrict schedule filled with higher classification teams. Central Catholic coach Ree Case said during that time, his team didn’t play that poorly.
However, making things more challenging, Central Catholic (19-11) lost five of its 11 games at the last second.
“We lost five games at the buzzer, which going back, I don’t think I’ve lost five games at the buzzer in 20 years. … We ...