JANUARY 15, 2016 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2016, 12:31 AM
BY MATTHEW BIRCHENOUGH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
RIDGEWOOD — “Wait ’til next year,” has long been the rallying cry for teams seeking a sign of hope by looking ahead to the future. The Ridgewood High School girls basketball team has taken a reverse approach, drawing its hope by forgetting the past.
Ridgewood senior Jules Rosen (24) and the Maroons have put last year’s disappointing girls basketball season behind them during their 7-2 start.
“We said ‘Last year, put it out of our minds. New team, new year’,” RHS senior captain Katie Bourque said after practice Monday. “We didn’t want our record from last year influencing us.”
The Maroons have shaken off any of the negative feelings from a 5-15 campaign derailed by injuries and inexperience and, at 7-2, are enjoying their best start to a season in more than a decade.
“Starting off high definitely sets the bar and shows each and every one of us what we’re capable of,” said senior guard Jules Rosen, another captain, who missed much of 2014-15 with an ankle injury.
A 56-26 win over Hackensack on Tuesday extended Ridgewood’s winning streak to five heading into Thursday night’s matchup at Northern Valley/Old Tappan (after press deadline). The impressive run also helped the team climb to No. 10 in the most recent Top 25 by The Record.
Poise? Is that something we would say about the boys team?