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Message: [QUOTE="Jingo, post: 3549822, member: 7136"] Hi Don .. Yes, I agree with you that August Martin was THE girls' High school team of the 80s. I remember your club was loaded in 1985 with Yvonne Asforis[Stanford], Sabrina Rivers[Maryland], Althea Ford [UCLA], Speedy Ellison [George Mason] & Verdie Hale [Wisconsin]. I believe that USA Today had you ranked 3rd in the nation. The reason I remember your lineup is that your '85 team played against my daughter's team - Christ the King - in the NY State girls' championship game that year up in Glens Falls. One of the most exciting high school games I have ever seen. In the waning seconds, Martin was up 43-42 but CTK had the ball. Martin collapsed on my daughter who had already dropped 25 points on them. This gave CTK a wide-open baseline jumper for our best shooter. Unfortunately, the shot rimmed out and Martin escaped with the win. There were no losers in this game. The game was so well-played and exciting that both teams AND the fans were big winners! See .. we didn't forget about you even if ESPN did! :) Sorry to hear about the recent passing of legendary AM coach Joel Ascher. He was a great coach and mentor for 30 seasons. You and he made a great combo! [/QUOTE]