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What a cowardly, pathetic, classless act by the Newcath freshmen team. They cancel the game with Highlands out of fear? What are they teaching these kids? That it's okay to cancel a game if you're fearful of the outcome?

Don't schedule the game in the first place if you don't intend to honor the commitment. When asked directly about the game earlier this year, a player said, "it depends on how we're doing whether we play or not." I thought he was misinformed since it was on every schedule. Apparently NCC is not doing enough in the coaches eyes so he cancels the game against Highlands.

Don't give me the excuse that they have another game(which they now do.) If someone calls me and tells me I have an added game in the small school playoffs, my response is that we have to wait a week or at least a few days because we have a prior game commitment. We can just cancel a game and leave an opponent in a bind.

NCC is in the small school championship in 2 weeks regardless of the outcome of their newly scheduled game. IMO NCC just sent an example of inferiority to their players. Hopefully kids will think twice before going to NCC to play small ball.

Actually not all that upset about it. Understand where NCC is coming from and don't blame them. Not that big of a deal. The game with Highlands does nothing for them. If they are playing in the small school championship in 2 weeks , I can understand them not wanting to risk injury in a game that really doesn't mean anything but maybe some 40+ somethings trying to rekindle a Highlands vs. NCC rivalry.