
The atmosphere at De La Salle last night was different. The crowd was pretty good. De La Salle had a nice student section behind one basket and the main stands were full of people. But that wasn’t what made things notable.
It was all on the court. It nearly felt like a Simeon-Young game from a few years back. The first quarter was a mess of intensity and athleticism and very sloppy. But it was because the game mattered so much to both teams.