It was a true David vs. Goliath story at the 2A state basketball final yesterday in Glendale. In the cavernous Jobing.com Arena, home of the hapless Phoenix Coyotes, the boys in green wearing their home whites went up against the Crusaders of Northwest Christian High School.
Northwest Christian, taking advantage of boundary-less recruiting and the offer of full scholarships (yes, in high school!), fielded--or should it be "courted"-- a frontline of fellows going 6'7", 6'5" and 6'4". The tallest Eagle in eyrie is John Orr at six-feet and four.
The predictable result was, in fact, unpredictable until well into the fourth quarter when the Crusaders galloped off to a 10-point lead. The final score -- 56-42. Congratulations to the Thatcher Eagles, nonetheless, on a great season and keeping the final game close until midway through the fourth quarter.
Much to the surprise of the sophomores, Coach Smith pulled out the starters and put in the fledglings with about 45 seconds remaining. Jacob can now and forever say he played in a state championship game and we have the photos to prove it.
4 comments:
Great pictures. It must have been fun to be on the court with the pass and camera and hang with your AZ Republic cronies. Congrats to Jake for getting his piece of the action! Go Thatcher Eagles!
That's so cool that Jake got to play! What a great experience that must have been. Those are really great pictures. Speaking of pictures, I'm still waiting to get the pictures you took from Spencer's wedding! Anytime you have a minute...
Those were great Dad. Wish we could have been there. Jake looks so old! I always think Johnny looks like him, I call him Jake at least once a day, Especially when he's acting like an "annoying little brother" : ) But that is so great! It really makes me want to move to a small community where there are more opportunities for my kids to be involved in a lot of activities without the Mt. Viewish dynysty feel. Well See! Luv You!
dad does this mean that you are back into blogging? if you are then I will add you back to our blog site ...
nice pics btw.
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