H the K wrote:


I didn't play high school basketball, but I remember the coach at the
time had a piece of cardboard neatly taped to the top of the door to his
office. It lowered the "clearance" to 6'. There was a sign on it that
said, "If you can walk through without ducking, you're probably too
short to make this team!"

It was a joke, of course...but most of the players I remember were 6' plus.

Our short boy Tuskie could have been towel boy in the showers.

The coach was a fellow named Sam Bender...and "...Sam Bender left
Hillhouse after compiling a 435-145 record and capturing nine state
trophies and six New England championships in his 25 years."


Speaking about basketball, When did the white flight from New Haven
first become apparent to you?