My First Trip to the Ship

As I'm sitting in my three hour class, I realized that I have yet to share the most exciting happening in my work life this year!  Saturday March 5, I spent practically the entire day at Colonial Life Arena helping both my boys and girls basketball teams prepare to play in the state championship.  We were one of only a few schools from which both teams made it to the finals.

The girls played first, and they played great.  We took the Timberland Wolves to overtime but were bested in the extra period and lost 55-48.  It was a very intense game.  The girls were obviously upset, and I with them, but they had a fantastic season!  Entering the playoffs as a three seed, we beat two number one seeds on our way to being the only three seed to play for the state championship.

 

I had to add this picture because it was my contribution to The State newspaper on Sunday, March 6. Flattering, I know.

Read the article from the game here.

Thankfully, after the girl's game, there was a still a chance to leave the arena with a win.  My boys were playing for their second consecutive state championship, fourth under Coach Norris and sixth in program history. Coach Norris had these shirts made just to remind everybody:

 Well, win we did.  My boys held the lead the whole game until 44 seconds left in the third quarter, but then went on a 19-4 run to finish with a 56-50 victory over Mullins and prove that their number one season long ranking was well deserved!  This was the banner picture on the front page of The State newpaper on Sunday:

Read the article here.

So, finally, I'm a state champion. Last week, I tried on sample rings to find the best fit for the huge gold ring coming my way in the next few months.  And, apparently, the Celtics' Ray Allen is buying us state championship jackets.  I don't know what they are gonna look like, but hey, if an NBA player is buying them, they can't be that bad...