Leaders have tough choices to make, more often than not ! Wise decision on this one…
Day: February 8, 2026
Super Bowl 🏈 in the Bay Area kicks off at 3:41 here in Mesquite, Nevada !!!
Opening Drive 🚗 – Seattle kicks a Field Goal, lead 3-0
New England – moves near midfield and then needs to punt on 4th and 9 (7:11-1)
Seattle starts second drive 🚗 on its own 9 yard line… it will go down as a 3 & out but an exciting one. Donald just missed a Touchdown pass….. Punted back to New England.
New England – drive #2…(6:07-1)…Patriots get 1 first down and then tackledrive for a loss on three straight plays. Punted on 4th and 25.
Seattle – Drive 🚗 #3 (3:29) – own 13…First Down, then Punt
New England – (0:19-1) own 32. Run 🏃♂️ 1 play then end of quarter.
SEATTLE 3, NEW ENGLAND 0
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New England – 3 and out, escaping an interception…Punt to the Seattle 23.
Seattle – (14:10) went for the 💣💣💣 on 1st down, great defense. Run 🏃♂️ for 1st down. Then do it again…Walker looking marvelous…39 yard Field Goal , now 6-0 at 11:16 (2)
New England – 3 and out, another sack by the Hawks defense Punt to the Seattle 29.
Seattle – (9:16) – First Down for Walker by run 🏃♂️, then Walker by pass, Drive stalls at 4:58 and the Hawks nail the coffin ⚰ corner on the punt!!
New England – Own 2…huge 3rd down conversion from their 5. 1st flag of game at 3:09 (2)…4th and 12 at 3:03, Punt should give Hawks good field position.
Seattle – starts 6th drive 🚗 from own 44 at 2:50…Walker runs for a first down and now we have the 2:00 warning ⚠️. Another First Down…TO 0:32… Catch or Not for Kupp ?? 41 yard FG with 0:11 remaining.. Now 9-0
New England – Time for 1 play from their own 29… Kneel down at 5:09 local time.
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More 2 Follow…
Finally time to kickoff again !!! 5:43pm
New England – 3 and out. Punt, great punt back to Seattle 8 yard line 14:02
Seattle – First Down, First Down, First Down (Who knew Donald could run 🏃♂️!!)First Down, = 41 yard Field Goal, now 12 -0..9:12 (3)
FYI – I thought the Dunkin commercial was toooo funny !
We had a Jake Bobosighting on the kickoff return !
New England – 3 and out after a 7 yard gain o1st down..Punt to Seattle 18 at 7:12
Seattle – sack on 1st down changed the play calling. 3 and out Punt at 5:10. Block in the back of return was BIG.
Budweiser with a great spot !
New England – 3 and out, Punt
XFINITY scores !!!
Seattle (3:38) own 21… 3 and out but Bobo looked good out there, right Punt to NE 27 with 1:55(3)
New England gets first down on defensive holding . Sack and FUMBLE at 0:10!!!!!!
Seattle – First Down, end of 3rd quarter. First Down, TOUCHDOWN !!!!!! 13:24 (4)
New England – Big First Down on deep pass. Followed by a picture perfect deep ball for a Touchdown 19-7… plenty of game left to play.
Seattle – (12:22)- Own31, Oh so close on 3rd down deep ball but Punt downed at the 4 yard line (10:40)
New England ‘- clutch 1st down, Maye big run 🏃♂️ for another First Down. INTERCEPTION and nice return 8:37 left
Seattle – Walker again with a First Down, and then he does it again (MVP). 5:35 left after 26 yard Field Goal makes it 22-7
New England – pick up First Down and then Sack #7is a strip , returnsed for the Knock Out Punch 👊 TD at 4:27(4) or was it an interception????
New England – First Down, First Down, First Down into Red Zone at 2:32 (4). Touchdown at 2:21 on a shoe 👞 string catch. Try for two fails, 29 – 13…
Seattle recovers the onside kick at 2:20. Notice that NE kicked it away from sure handed Bobo!!!
They have ruled the defensive TD a pick six versus a fumble. One less sack for the defense.
Holding penalty denies Walker his Kodak moment….TD called back. Two minute warning ⚠️ and Seattle will punt after the break.
Dickson = $$$$$, 3rd time pinning NE inside their 10 on a Punt.
New England – First Down, First Down, First Down by penalty, Patriots playing to the final gun🔫. First Down but game over at 7:23 pm Pacific!!!!!
Jake Bobo – take time to enjoy the Moment !!!
Let’s call 📞 this one : Alyssa Ervin and Furman University versus East Tennessee➕ ACC Women’s Basketball 🏀 story…
If you look closely 👀, the eyes of Alyssa Ervin yesterday afternoon told a story. The fact that our Sophomore guard was able to give Coach Pierre Curtis 24 minutes of play yesterday, despite not feeling well, goes to mental strength.
In a game full of physical defense on both ends of the floor, the victory went to the Buccaneers after a tie-breaking 3-pointer in the closing seconds.
East Tennessee State University prides itself on playing in your face defense and they rode that to a 7-0 lead with 3:10 remaining in the first quarter. It was at that point that speculation about why Ervin didn’t start the game.
Standing at the free – throw line after being fouled, Ervin looked beyond worn out. But its worth noting that she still made both FT’s.
It was unfortunate that Furman was playing two games against the other top teams inside of 48 hours. Already playing without two key 🔑 players due to injury, having Ervin at less than 100% didn’t help.
Clare Coyle flirted with recording a double double by the halftime break. Her heroic effort allowed the Paladins to lead 23 – 18 late in the second quarter. ETSU ended the first half in the same manner that they closed out the game, by beating the buzzer with a shot from arc.
Duke 46 – 16 at the break. Next Sunday UNC travels over to Cameron Indoor Stadium for a BIG GAME.
Raina McGowens did her best to play Robin to Coyle as Batman. Coyle never left the floor and McGowens logged 35 minutes, scoring 10 points and snagging six rebounds.
Samaria Taylor played an expanded role and the 5’7 guard scored 11 points in her 24 minutes. The team huffed and puffed across all 40 minutes, leading 55-53 after McGowens final basket 🧺. ETSU ended the game on a 5-0 run to complete their South Carolina double, having tripped up Wofford on Thursday night.
Get Well Soon to Alyssa and hopefully 🙏 we will see 6’3 Kyraha Parnell ( Galax) back on the court before too long. Parnell has been sidelined since her injury back on January 10th.
Mom’s Chicken 🐔 Soup 🍲 might help things along !
5 regular season games remaining and despite the recent setbacks, the Paladins have an exciting three weeks before heading to Ashville.
Final Score – UNC 84 -56
Last Media TO – Duke 86 – 35, 95 – 36 (F)
15th straight victory, 13-0 in the ACC
Welcome 🙏 to Sunday, February 8th, the first in a series of Special Days for Vickey Ritchie and our Special Olympics Basketball 🏀 teams ! Kira Lawson and the Super Bowl 🏈 take the stage as well…
Brayden and Bryce Smoot will be returning to action 🎬 today with the Emory and Henry JV team providing the opponent.
Big, Big Day for our Special Olympics Basketball 🏀 teams as three groups will compete up at Roanoke College today !
Busy time for Vickey Ritchie and Friends with five dates 📅 circled on the calendar over the coming weeks. Here’s hoping 🙏 that today is everything and then some for the group !!.
Psalm 122:1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
Have a Blessed Day !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 