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Message: [QUOTE="Kurebeach5, post: 3674521, member: 5439"] There is nobody in the state of Connecticut who did so much with so little as Don Usher at New Canaan. Although he never won a state title, he made two championship games - one in 1980 versus the Wilbur Cross team that beat Ewing. NC was down one as the clock ran down and executed his play perfectly except the kid missed a wide open "J" at the elbow. In 1989, he played Danbury and Anthony Harris and before the game Jim Calhoun stopped by the bench to say "Hi" to the Pete Carrill of Ct. HS basketball, as he called Don. Once again NC fell a bucket short against a team they had no business being on the floor with. Per earlier observations, Bob Saulsbury of Wilbur Cross loved Don because he would play Cross EVERY year, not just call when he had a good team. Personally I find it impossible to vote for any Catholic school coach due to recruiting advantages. As an example NC was playing ND (WH) and before the game Gary Palladino was proudly pointing out that he had players from TWENTY different towns in his program. Needless to say NC had kids from ONE, and a small one at that. One final note, in that 1989 run to the title game NC beat Hamden to end Scott Burrell's high school career. [/QUOTE]