Happy belated Birthday to Jeanie Ritchie as well ! Getting to help Vickey with this event, even when it requires flying across the country, is something that I consider an honor 🎖.
Kira Lawson and her Lady Blue Devils will look to push their winning streak to 10 games today at Cameron Indoor Stadium !
Psalm 77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.
Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌
More to follow!!
Alyssa Ervin has 17 points at the final media TO and has been out there for all 35 minutes !!
What a performance 🎭 from Christy’s Kiddo tonight 👏… This will be a fun stand alone story tomorrow !!!
At the half, here in Cedar City, Thunderbirds 52 – 44.
Duke wins again, 65 – 58 over UVA…
76 -67 Southern Utah University with 10:00 to play ▶️
The ➕ marks the postponed Southwest Virginia Community College Flying Eagles tilt
That’s a WRAP…
The Farm :
Marketing is the Love 💘 of my Life, especially in my later years and everything that Stanford University did today was designed to enhance the two hours spent inside their Maples 🍁 Pavillion. Wow, did it work !!
The Band was highly entertaining, very colorful and not a single ounce of negativity directed at the visiting fans or players !!!
One of the two giveaway items today was a Stanford University Cardinal rally towel.
The court itself will forever be named in the honor of Coach Tara Vandervere, number two on the All-Time Wins list in Men’s / Women’s College Basketball 🏀.
The crowd was both knowledgeable and loud which was impressive 10 fold when you factor in the San Francisco 49ers were beating the Philadelphia Eagles at the same time. The 49ers play their home games a stones throw from The Farm 🚜
They had a bonus offer from a local restaurant for a free Cheeseburger 🍔 if Duke missed consecutive free throws in the second half and thankfully the home fans went home hungry….
The Cal- 🚆train dropped us off two miles from the Gym which created a beautiful hike 🚶♂️ across the gorgeous Campus !
The day was highlighted by spending it with the Love 💘 of my Life and watching 👀 a well played D1 College Basketball game. The fact that it was Kira Lawson and her Lady Blue Devils just iced the cake 🎂
The next stop ✋ on the picture perfect day was a great dinner 🍽 at the Blue Line Pizza in Burlingame
Tomorrow morning 🌄 we will head back to St.George by way of Los Angeles and will turn our Basketball attention to the young Ladies who play for Howard Mayo as the Lady Cavaliers host Cave Spring High School 🏫 on The Hill…
The Hill, the Fort, the Farm, the Swamp, Death Valley and for the Smoot Family we will add the Horseshoe. Michigan has The Big House and Duke plays in the Bull City. See, Marketing is FUN!!!
Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.
Tomorrow afternoon I will have an opportunity to watch a Basketball 🏀 game in the only venue on the West Coast that I haven’t visited over the years. Maples 🍁 Pavillion is home to the Stanford University Cardinal and #2 All-Time winningest Coach in Women’s Basketball.
Tara VanDerveer is now retired and Geno recently moved into the top spot overall but the program is still in great shape and tough to beat at Maples. They are 9-1 in front of their home fans.
Today is a get to Palo Alto, California day but I get to keep plugging along and as always, look forward to seeing what Kristy Jones sends in on the Wrestling team !!
➕ Coach Mayo was kind enough to check-in with his thoughts on his game last night up in Dublin.
Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌
So much more to follow…..
End of 1st, Furman 22 – 10 !!!!
Ervin has 10 early in the second, Furman maintaining lead.
In Berkeley, Duke has a rough 3rd quarter, trail by 10 now. Bears 🐻 outscored Duke 24-12 and lead 64-54.
It’s bothersome that they keep calling our Kiddo, Erving instead of Ervin…..
Furman University rolling at the break, up 41 – 28. Ervin with 12…
Duke just went on an 11-2 run and lead 73 -70 with 1:19 left
6:08 Mountain ⛰ Time and Duke caps off a thrilling 78 – 74!!!!!!
Miami 3-0 @6:15 (3)
Back to Furman University
Obstacle #1 – Samantha Lark – Smith is in the Gym where cell service goes to die. Hence, the delay in reporting Cavalier scores.
Ole Miss with a 73 yard TD, lead 7-3
End of 3rd – Furman leads 56 – 48
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JV boys basketball lost 64-28 to Patrick.
Varsity boys won 79-61! We had several guys sick.
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Thank You Mr DeHaven
Alyssa Ervin, no G, hits the Game winner !!!!!! 72 -70 !!!!!
Both Vickie Easter and Samantha Lark – Smith are out of cellphone jail and on their way 🏡 = Cavalier Photos 📷 coming soon !
Vickie Easter with 3 Pics from Varsity !
Miami 17 – 13 Halftime…
Southern Utah 39 – 29 Half
Here in St. George we have a good one, California Baptist leads 32 -31 with 1:39 left in the half.
Trailblazers 37, California Baptist 34 (H)
4 Laps around the inside of Burns Arena gets you 1,500 steps 🚶♂️ during halftime !
Cal Baptist 57 – 54 after 3rd
It’s final now up in Cedar City
Tie 👔d up at 64 – 64 late here.
Anthony Barnes has made it home 🏡 safely 🙏
Tough moment here as one of our Trailblazers has suffered a serious injury with 1:47 left. Always tough to see at any level. Thoughts and Prayers for her and her family 👪🙏❤
8:46 MT
Made it back just as Ole Miss scored with 3:13 left, taking a 27 – 24 lead. Will get to watch the ending !
Touchdown for the Atlantic Coast Conference with 0:18 seconds left !!!!
9:28 Mountain ⛰ Time and Miami wins 31-27. The ACC went 8-4 in bowl 🥣 games and now will play for the Natty !!!
Obstacle #2 was a freak snow ❄ storm on the way across the Mountain Pass up to Cedar City. Its a short drive 🚗 up but with serious elevator involved. After the car in front of us slid into the guard rail the decision to hang a U – Turn 8 miles from the Arena.
Obstacle #3 – Patrick County is a Hudl broadcast versus the normal Network.
Next up is to take the 411 from Anthony Barnes and create a Gamer.
Alyssa Ervin will get a feature story on her Night 🌙 and kudos to the Lady 👩 Blue Devils for storming back along way from home. Looking forward to seeing them play at Stanford University on Sunday!
Bill Gallimore is safely 🙏 back on The Hill at 11:42 EST
Final piece of business was to clear 20,000 steps 🚶♂️ for the fifth straight Day!
10 : 42 MT, finished our Boys 👦 Varsity gamer and snuck in the Junior Varsity final score.
At 12 : 20 am MT…
The Song 🎵 by Cher, ” If I could turn back time ” wasn’t about Basketball but it fits my thought process after watching our Alyssa Ervin with the ball in her hands with the game on the line Thursday night in Johnson City, Tennessee!!!
Now that’s a wrap !
A.S.P.N on The Hill 