Morning 🌄 BrewWest Long is set to host another 🏡 Match today !Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :
Psalm 113:3 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.
Katie Lam and Roanoke CollegeElijah Cox and Randolph CollegeAlyssa Ervin and Furman UniversityBrayden and Bryce Smoot
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.
Duke University Women’s Basketball 🏀 leading Cal Bears 🐻42-40 @ HalftimeOpening Jump of Alyssa Ervin and Furman University at East Tennessee State University
So much more to follow…..
Ervin has 5 of the 9-0 run 🏃♂️, Paladins off to a great start !!! Duke on the small screen.
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.
12 points after going 2 of 2 at 2:26How did that sneak in there ?
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.
W!!
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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 !
Lin with the opening jump ball of Utah Tech and California Baptist as I was watching 👀 the end of the Furman University thriller !!!
Vickie Easter with 3 Pics from Varsity !
Almost HalftimeSamantha Lark – Smith Photo
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 !
Bottom picture 📷 is proof that Bill Gallimore was in the 🏠🏚🏡! Godspeed on your journey back to The Hill !
Cal Baptist 57 – 54 after 3rd
It’s final now up in Cedar City
Thunderbirds get the ” W “
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
Final Score
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 !!!
And they are heading back to play in their 🏡🏟!!!!
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.
Alyssa Ervin and Furman University open Southern Conference play tonight at East Tennessee State University.Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day :Amen 🙏!Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :
1 John 4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Tonight sets up as a Hoopsfest with six different games to keep up with. Two in person and four on-line. It will mean passing on the Old Miss – Miami Semi-final game but thankfully ESPN can fill me in on that afterwards.
Kira Lawson and Duke University Women’s Basketball 🏀 playing on the West Coast is exciting and we will get to be there on Sunday when they face Stanford University inside Maples 🍁 Pavillion !
Both local Women’s Basketball teams are playing at Home tonight so its Thunderbirds and Trailblazers time…
The game for Ervin and Furman is a key 🔑 one as the Paladins look to make a statement about their role in the conference race 🏁.
Ryan Phillips and Anthony Barnes will be coaching up our Cavaliers in Stuart…
As soon as I saw the November schedule for Duke University Women’s Basketball 🏀 I immediately thought two things. First, I am so going to travel to the bizarre eight games and my second one was I hope we can go 4-4.
Paris, France 🇫🇷 was the starting point and from there it was The Greenbriar Resort (versus West Virginia ) ➕ at Liberty University and University of South Florida. The team did sneak in two home games before heading to Las Vegas, joining Texas, UCLA & South Carolina in a Thanksgiving doubleheader.
After the stretch (3-5) it was home to host LSU. That loss dropped the team to 3-6 on the season and I wondered if Lawson had possibly damaged the team psyche by throwing them into the deep end of the pool ?
Paris was against #22 Baylor University
Fast Forward to today and Duke sits at 9-6 and one of four undefeated teams in the ACC !
First five victories were non – descript but this one came against an always tough Notre Dame team that entered the day ranked #18.
Womens Basketball 🏀 is alive and well, especially in the Atlantic Coast Conference !!!
A.S.P.N on The Hill 