The DePaul Prep Rams edged the Timothy Christian Lady Trojans 53-51 Tuesday evening (February 17, 2020), at Orr Academy. The Rams advance to the 2A Orr Sectional Final against Walther Christian on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
In the first half, the Rams opened a ten point lead on the Lady Trojans by scoring in transition while shooting enough threes to keep pace with their excellent shooting Opponents.
In the second half, the Lady Trojans dialed up the defense and the Rams struggled. The Rams excellent free throw shooting in the fourth quarter sealed the win.
It was an excellent game, well played and well coached by both teams and coaches. I can’t overstate how impressed I am with first year head coach Sarah Zarymbski. It seems like just yesterday Sarah was an eighth grader winning a championship with Bernadette Molloy’s St. Benedict Bengals. Now she is part of Bernadette’s coaching tree. Bernadette’s daughter Megan is the girls head coach at Lane Tech.
Sarah has her Rams playing at a level greater than the sum of their parts. The Rams are a team that works together. They move the ball around quickly and commit very few turnovers. And foul only when they need to. Well, okay, not only when they need to but they don’t commit needless fouls and get into foul trouble.
I was looking at the 2A bracket. I thought Latin was the likely sectional winner but the Romans fell to Walther Christian in the second game last night. The Rams are poised to make a deep playoff run.
See you Thursday at Orr and 7:00 p.m.
And did I mention how wonderful the light is in Orr’s gym since the changed the lights this year? It is seriously one of the best gyms for light in the City. Another reason to love Lou Adams.
