Was tonight’s game the last of Robinson’s career at University?

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Coaches like to go out winners, but it didn’t happen for E.C. Robinson on Friday, when his 13th-seeded Wildcats (9-5) came up short, 28-23, to second-seeded Garfield (11-3) in the City Invitational Division championship game at the Coliseum.

And now Robinson, who is retiring as a teacher this June, has to decide if he wants to continue coaching next fall or call it a career there too.

‘That’s a question that remains to be answered,’ he said after his team received its runner-up plaque. ‘I don’t know if I want to go through another year. This would be my 37th year, starting in September.... And yes, the kids knew it could be my last game. And they fought hard tonight. They have nothing to be ashamed of.’

And if he wants to return? ‘We’re only losing a few people,’ Robinson said. ‘I think we’ve laid the foundation ... for whoever returns. I think they will have an even better season next year.’

-- Mike Terry

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