A sports oasis in the desert.

Are you missing sports? So am I.

It's been more than two months since I've had a chance to work on a telecast of a local high school game, let alone watch the Red Sox, Celtics or Bruins. Replays of old out-of-market games aren't cutting it for me, but at least for the sake of trying to find a reasonable substitute, I figured I'd offer this sample of the past high school basketball season for your viewing pleasure.

This was the quarterfinal-round game in the MIAA Division 1-South tournament between host Mansfield and visiting Attleboro, the third meeting of the two Hockomock League rivals this year, with the winner earning the right to play on a few days later at Taunton High (as it turns out, against Needham). It may have been the best game I and broadcast partner Tom Faria did all year, because it had everything you'd want to see in high school tournament action.

I hope you'll enjoy it. And as the weeks pass, I'll see if I can't dig up a few more entertaining contests for your viewing pleasure.