The Cougars win tonight! North Harrison 35 Eastern 7. So says my Twitter page. I was not able to make the game tonight. I will be very glad to look at the video later tonight.
I just finished listening to the Brownstown Central Braves get beat by the Seymour Owls on my WJAA app on my phone. I told my Dad last night that the Owls would best them. He did not believe me. At halftime I told my dear wife, Carrie, Seymour was sandbagging in the first half. The Braves were ahead at halftime. I told Carrie the Owls were saving their best running back for the 2nd half. Whilst he carried the ball 9 times for 21 yards in the first half, he gained over 200 yards in the second half. I knew it was coming.
The Owls outscored the Braves 20-0 in the 4th quarter. Final score: Seymour 44 Brownstown Central 34.
Carrie and I drove Interstate 64 Eastbound this evening. We are going to watch the Marshall Thundering Herd play host to the North Carolina State Wolfpack tomorrow night. It will be hard not to root for the Wolfpack with all the heartache the folks in North Carolina are going through. But we will be in green in Section 111 as we Stripe the Joan with green and white for the 7 PM kickoff.
As we drove East we passed the Winchester, Kentucky exit, looked at the sign that indicated such. I took a couple deep breaths and shook my head. My sister-in-law, Emily, has a brother, Ben Shemwell, that lives in Winchester with his family. Last Saturday Emily and Darrell’s nephew, Marco Shemwell, was hit and killed near Kroger Field in Lexington by an 18 year-old drunk driver who was a student at the University of Kentucky.
Tomorrow, before the UK home game against Mississippi State, there will be a moment of silence for Marco before the National Anthem.
The 18 year-old that hit Marco pleaded not guilty. Of course he did.
I wish folks in this country were as interested in stopping the mindless drunk driving deaths the same way they get worked up about keeping people out of the country and building walls. We’d all be a hell of a lot safer than any wall could make us.
For the College picks this week…I am 30 winners and 9 losers so far.
Just picks. I am in no mood for attempts at clever commentary.
Ole Miss beats Kent State
Michigan beats Nebraska
Notre Dame beats Wake Forest
Pitt beats UNC
Louisville beats Virginia
Alabama beats Texas A&M
South Carolina beats Vandy
LSU beats Louisiana Tech
Kentucky beats Mississippi State
Marshall beats NC State
Auburn beats Arkansas
Indiana beats Michigan State
Iowa beats Wisconsin
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson