{"id":1834,"date":"2015-12-19T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhsbasketball.com\/site\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2015-12-19T16:34:02","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T21:34:02","slug":"remsen-guides-montgomery-past-hillsborough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhsbasketball.com\/site\/archives\/1834\/","title":{"rendered":"Remsen guides Montgomery past Hillsborough"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MONTGOMERY\u00a0\u2013 The Montgomery High School boys basketball program has a growing reputation for turning blossoming point guards into high-quality players. In fact, coach Kris Grundy heard a new nickname earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

It’s Montgomery Point Guard University.<\/p>\n

Junior\u00a0Matt Remsen is the newest addition to the rich class of point guards who have seen their roots develop while wearing the green and gold. Remsen exploded out of the gates, on his way to a game-high 15 points. His performance led the Cougars to a 46-32 victory over Hillsborough on Friday night in front of a home audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been very fortunate here at Montgomery High School,\u201d Grundy said about the surplus of point guards to enter his program. \u201cWhen I was doing an interview.\u00a0\u00a0someone brought up that it is kind of like point guard university here. We had Ryan McCoy, who had a full ride to Manhattan University, we went from Ryan to Kevin Johnson, from Kevin to Chase Ta, and now Chase hands it off to Matt Remsen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told him at the end of last year, when we had that heartbreaking loss to Marlboro in the quarterfinals of sectionals \u2013 I sat him down the next day and said, \u2018You know what Rem, this is going to be your team for the next two years. We are going to go as far as you take us.\u2019 You saw tonight, when he\u2019s firing on all cylinders, we are a tough team to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After fighting off some pregame jitters in the first quarter, Remsen was the centerpiece of a second quarter that saw Montgomery outscore Hillsborough 22-2. Remsen\u2019s high energy helped the Cougars light up the scoreboard. He had seven points in the second quarter alone.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIn the beginning we were a little nervous; just getting use to the game,\u201d Remsen said. \u201cWe got together in the second quarter and played as a team. That worked out well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Remsen is following the footsteps of Ta, who is continuing his career Skidmore College. Luckily for Montgomery, Remsen has seen a high volume of experience since he joined the team as a freshman. During his first year in high school, Remsen was a key contributor for a squad that went 27-2 and lost to Trenton by two points in the sectional final.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a big role stepping into Chase\u2019s shoes,\u201d Remsen said. \u201cIt\u2019s a team effort here. We want to play together as a group.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued about getting thrown into the mix during his freshman year, \u201cIt was great to start at the top. You never want to leave the top. It motivates you to get better-and-better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The future also was on display during the second quarter. Freshman Kevin Fromelt nailed a couple of three points during the offensive surge from the Cougars. What makes Fromelt\u2019s first varsity game so special is that it almost didn\u2019t happen. Without injuries during the preseason and foul trouble early in the action, Fromelt most likely would have kept his warmup shirt on.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe have been excited about Kevin since he has been coming to my camps,\u201d Grundy said. \u201cI don\u2019t think he missed a camp through the years. We knew he was a player and he showed it tonight. He stepped up and hit a few shots for us. He\u2019s going to be a player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arguably the biggest headline of the night was Ian Progin not leading Hillsborough on to the court for the first time in 12 years. Progin put the Raiders on the map and made the rivalry with Montgomery intense. Instead of on the sidelines, Progin was found monitoring the competition from his seat in the bleachers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIan and I have been talking all week through text and email,\u201d Grundy said. \u201cEven when I went to scout Hillsborough last Saturday I told him, \u2018It\u2019s very strange and surreal, I don\u2019t like not seeing you out there.\u2019 Ian is such a great guy and he\u2019s one of my best friends in the business. It\u2019s tough not coaching against him.\u201d<\/p>\n

New coach, Lennie Parham, didn\u2019t receive the welcome back he expected. His team struggled to find a consistent scorer and at times surrendered the ball to Montgomery\u2019s severe pressure. Although Hillsborough lost to its\u00a0rival, it saw some positives in the third quarter. Parham is still juggling his young lineup around. He\u2019s hoping to have his boys better prepared when the next whistle sounds off against Somerville\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt good to be back out there. We should\u2019ve had them better prepared,\u201d Parham said. \u201cI think it\u2019s natural to have nerves. I probably could\u2019ve done a few things different. \u00a0I don\u2019t think we were ready in the first-half, but we settled down in the second-half. I know we played 10-plus guys. We are trying to give guys opportunities and see what they can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

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