7 Colchester in the playdowns, surged past second-seeded Rice in the quarterfinals and dominated No. “Kids have changed so much, but that was the ultimate rival until we got to high school.” “I would get anxiety from watching BFA warm-up, caused a lot of stress,” Otley said. But the BFA name still makes Otley pause. The Comets only have a couple players on their current roster from that middle-school team. But I would have never predicted they would go through high school undefeated. How ridiculous is that?” “They gave it everything they had and they lost and that’s a hard lesson to learn. “I remember when they were crying and I told them that they were just getting started,” coach Otley said. Their last loss? As seventh-graders to BFA in a mini-metro championship. “That’s how we used to measure ourselves: How did we stack up with BFA? They were the team to beat.”ĬVU’s eight seniors, paced by Laurel Jaunich and Sadie Otley, have yet to lose on the varsity level in high school. “They were the source of our development angst. View Gallery: PHOTOS: Division I girls basketball Final Fourīut it wasn’t too long ago when BFA’s mini-metro squad had the upper hand –– before CVU turned into a high school dynasty. Albans (12-11), already proving doubters wrong on its way to the title game, looks to spoil CVU's senior send-off. Standing in the way of another perfect coronation for CVU? The team that once gave the Redhawks fits way back in middle school. 1 CVU (23-0) marches into its sixth straight title game, aiming to secure a fourth consecutive undefeated season. Riding a modern Vermont hoops record 94-game winning streak, No. “We are psyched it’s the last game, but sad because this is the last game.” “It’s nothing about the record or how many games in a row, it’s just a bittersweet feeling,” Otley said.
They would have slept on the couch together if I let them,” Otley said.įor the senior-laden Redhawks, on the brink of more history, Tuesday night’s Division I championship marks the end of an era. The night before its final practice, the Champlain Valley Union High School girls basketball team held a dinner at coach Ute Otley’s house.
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