Towel Boy headed to the Final Four?

The seeding for the upcoming East Regional Tournament is pretty much set and there are few (if any) questions surrounding which team will likely blow through the pack to win the East. But there is some mystery as to who will end up accompanying Covenant to Bainbridge for the Final Four.

Now I do not think towel boy deserves much in the way of praise or even discussion, but he may be the only one that can mix things up a bit during the Regional tournament. I fully expect Emmanuel to whip up on Tallavana in the early game, but towel boy will have his work cut out for him in the afternoon match up with Grace. These two teams are pretty evenly matched. Grace defeated Emmanuel in Bainbridge by 10 points (with the hometown refs) and Emmanuel defeated Grace by 4 points in Dothan. So who will have the advantage on a neutral court?
Normally, I would say that Emmanuel has history on it’s side. Over the past few seasons, Emmanuel has entered the tourney and played well-above their seeding. But that was with Christine Spivey (graduated in 2007) and more importantly, that was without “towel boy.” Unless he inspires them with a really cool looking towel or maybe a new way to wave it, Emmanuel will likely be in a dogfight with Grace, until Grace pulls away in the 4th quarter and wins by 10-12 points.

I think Grace is the only team in this tournament with something to prove. They have a handful of girls that have grown up in the shadow of Sarah Flowers (graduated in 2007) and the pedestal she was put on at Grace. Much in the same way that Liz & Jess had to endure the non-stop comments about their upcoming season after Covenant’s dynamic-duo (Samantha & Summer) left. Expect Grace to respond the same way our girls did - with something to prove. In addition to being motivated, they have a new coach that is looking to show that he can win it all with a girls team and he has the coaching pedigree to do it. Keep in mind that his varsity boys teams have spent quite a few year’s perched on top of the Eastern throne and he’s looking to show that he can do it again, but this time with a girl’s team.

Prediction: Covenant & Grace headed to the Final Four. But keep your fingers crossed for towel boy. I’d love to hear his comments if he knows that he’s headed to the Final Four.