Jeff Kind and Angie Murphy both teach inside Middleton High School.
The majority of school days, the two cross paths at some point. When that happens this week, Kind won’t head in the other direction.
“No, I’ll probably tell her we have no chance against her team,” Kind joked.
You see, Kind also coaches Middleton’s girls basketball team, while Murphy heads nine miles south after school and coaches Verona’s girls.
These two giants will meet in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m. in Waunakee. Verona (22-2) is the No. 2 seed in the sectional, while Middleton (20-4) is seeded third.
The winner advances to the sectional finals against either top-seeded Janesville Craig or No. 12 Madison Memorial Saturday at 1 p.m. in Sun Prairie.
“I expect it to be another great game again,” Kind said. “Most of them have been.”
Indeed.
