Hopefully you are able to keep sports in its proper perspective although frankly for those of you who are either Eagles or Giants fans then what took place Sunday may have resulted in over-the-top jubilation or keep-him-away from sharp objections depression. In what’s being called “Miracle in the New Meadowlands”
or “Meltdown at the Meadowlands” the Birds rallied for 28 points in the final 7 ½ minutes to stun the G-Men and all but lock up the NFC East. On the game’s final play DeSean Jackson returned a punt that should never have come in his direction 65 yards for the winning touchdown to set off a wild celebration for the visitors from Philly while Giants fans sat in stunned silence. The Giants will now have to win road games in Green Bay and Washington to probably earn a wild-card playoff spot. To make matters worse for head coach Tom Coughlin, former Steelers coach Bill Cowher apparently is ready to return to the sidelines and the Giants are atop his list.
The first round of the 27th annual WOBM Christmas Classic at the Poland Spring Arena is complete and while there were some anxious moments Sunday for favorites, only one lower seed managed to advance into the quarterfinals. In boys action yesterday, 11th seed Wall fell behind #6 Brick Memorial 16-0 but went on to top the Mustangs by 16 points, 63-47. The Crimson Knights will next face #3 Manchester, who cruised past Toms River East as D’Andre Little scored 18pts. Top seed and defending champion Jackson Memorial got all they could handle from Ocean before winning 37-32 and will play Lacey in the quarterfinals as the Lions ripped Barnegat behind Deon Smith’s 24 points. 2nd seed Point Boro was tested from Brick before pulling away in the 4th quarter for an 11-point win and the Panthers will have to play better when they next meet Central, who squeaked by Toms River South 38-35. The other boy’s quarterfinal next Monday will find St. Rose taking on Toms River North. The Purple Roses turned in the day’s most impressive performance as they crushed Southern while the Mariners needed overtime to get past Monroe 65-61.
In Saturday’s girl’s opening round all the higher seeds won and advanced into the quarterfinals this Sunday (Dec. 26). For the schedule and details visit wobm.com
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