As the saying goes, "Hoop is life."

Foxboro's Katelyn Mollica. (HockomockSports.com photo)

It's the girls' title game of the Warrior Classic for me today, as the Foxboro girls take on Old Rochester for the crown. Game time is 6:15 at the Warriors' gym.

Foxboro earned the title try with a 60-48 victory over Scituate, in which Katelyn Mollica hit for 26 points to lead the way. Old Rochester, meanwhile, downed Hoosac Valley by a 50-33 score.

Last night was a strong night for my alma mater as both Mansfield teams won their openers in the Mansfield Roundball Classic. The girls upset Bishop Feehan, the third-ranked team in Division 1-South entering the game, 47-44, thanks to an 18-9 fourth quarter, while the boys fended off a late Needham comeback to prevail over the Rockets, 63-58. Matty Boen had a great night for the Hornets, 23 points and 13 rebounds.

The girls, now 9-13 but winners of three of their last four, will close the season Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) against 18-2 Natick, which dismissed Westford Academy 48-32 in the other girls' game.

The Mansfield boys, now 20-2, await the winner of tonight's game between Brockton and Whitman-Hanson at the latter school. Those two teams opted not to play at Mansfield because Whitman-Hanson needed to schedule Senior Night festivities, but the winner will come to the Albertini Gym for Wednesday's title game in the Roundball Classic, a 7:15 p.m. start.

So I'm typing talking-point notes for my broadcasts and writing names into my scorebooks -- while, at the same time, writing out my script for a Thursday recording of my next "The Owner's Box" episode. Sometimes I think I work harder now that I'm retired than I did when I was employed.

And it's more fun.