Blue Ridge also got a boost from junior center Martins Abele, who added 17 points and 11 boards. The 7-foot-1, 295-pound Latvian is undoubtedly a welcome presence inside.

Some of the swimmers on hand at the opening day of the JSL Championships Friday didn’t need but about those two minutes to make their mark on the event. Two records fell during the Friday 200-yard medley relays, with Fairview’s 9-10 year-old boys squad and ACAC’s 15-18 year-old boys team both breaking records in their events.

“You take this set of circumstances, and no matter how you look at it, it’s not supposed to work. You would think that they shouldn’t be doing what they’re doing right now.”