Washington Prep fans had their say – and their win – this past Friday in a regular-season Marine League matchup with arch rival Narbonne.
The Generals, who lost to the Gauchos last weekend at the Fairfax Tournament/LA City Showcase, won 41-33 Friday at Narbonne’s gym. Prep fans had been outraged by what they said was the biased refereeing towards their rivals, and were miffed at what they said was the “dirty play” of the Gauchos during the tournament.
After Narbonne took the lead in the first quarter of Friday night’s game, the Generals stepped up their defense and out-scored their opponents in each of the remaining quarters. Here is the stats page, which at this moment includes none for Narbonne (the coach enters the team’s stats).
The Gauchos had been roundly criticized on the socalhoops.com board for their noisy post-game celebration after winning their semifinal game Jan. 7. They danced in a circle and shouted, “Who’s house? G’s house!”
During the game this past Friday, the large crowd that showed up to support Prep grew very loud at times, and broke into choruses of “Who’s house? Prep’s house!” as the game wound to a close.
The rivalry between the teams has been fierce for years. Narbonne won the Marine League title 12 years in a row – and swept Prep every time – until 2008. That year Prep won in the second meeting of the two teams, and they shared the league title. Last year Prep went undefeated in the league and won the title outright.
Narbonne will come to Washington Friday, Feb. 5, for what will likely be this year’s deciding game.