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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 4411585, member: 10435"] Great. I am in the third row right above you. I grew up less than a mile away and the playground I played in during the summer had two outdoor full courts under the lights. Many of the Seton Hall men players would come down and play at night. To a kid 10-12 years old it was a major big deal. Walsh was always the site for the Essex County High School Tournament back then. During the 60s, the winner of the ECT was invariably the #1 team in the State ( 1963-1968) and sometimes the country. The best team was Weequahic in 65-66 and 66-67. They lost one game to Seton Hall Prep with Mel Knight ( father of Brevin),when Seton held the ball all game. Knight scored all but 1 point for Seton. Center for Weequahic was Dana Lewis at 7'0'' ( #3 pick in NBA draft ), point guard was Mo Silk Layton who was the point guard for the Phoenix Suns, Bill Mainor who played at Fordham under Digger Phelps was the two guard at 6'3' and the two forwards were Cobb and Watson at 6'8''. Layton, Cobb and Watson went to USC as a package and actually beat UCLA one year. It was impossible to get into Walsh for those games. I took a job there as a potato chip vendor so I could see the game. I actually lost money but I could go wherever I wanted in the place so who cared. I learned early on that I was never destined to be a businessman. I played there several times in high school while at St. Benedicts. My son and daughter did too so we will all be at the game on January 19. My daughter went to basketball camp at UCONN and her coach was Shea Ralph. We all became instant and life long fans. Needless to say I was ecstatic when we rejoined the Big East. [/QUOTE]

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