Breakfast at the hotel was a lot quieter. All of the four girls softball teams checked out before 8 to get to their last games. As I said … a lot quieter
The finals of the basketball tournament were not held in Bryan like the rest of the games. All three final games (girls, boys division 2, and our championship game, boys division 1) were played at none other than Snook High School in Snook, Texas. Yeah. I never heard of it either. It’s a small town roughly southeast of College Station.
Wow! What a defensive battle that championship game was. The Texas Wind (good guys) scored just enough, then played the absolute best defense in have ever seen in a high school game. And it was like our boys were playing a home game. The stands were packed with Texas Wind families as well as the other teams we played against. They were all cheering wildly for us the whole time. It was absolute madness. So much so that the coach asked the fans (who had stormed the court after the game) to return to the stands for a photo op with the team and the trophy in front. As an ex-coach, I understand how much of a difference a highly-partisan raucous cloud can make. Thanks to all for making the drive. You made a difference.
Check out the scoring breakdown beginning at halftime:
19-6 at halftime
24-6 at the end of the third quarter (6 points given up in three full quarters!)
29-22 at the game’s end (that’s with the uncontested three pointer they made at the buzzer)
Our guys really played their hearts out. I think they’re gonna be sore this morning. Proud of you, Seahawks. And especially Caleb, of course. He spearheaded the suffocating defense. That’s my grandson.
We didn’t stay for the all star games. Three of our girls and three guys were on their respective teams. Nice job to all of them for the recognition they received.
We did get invited to join the team post-game celebration. That was held at the nearest Chick-fil-A in College Station. And it was pouring. Raining cats and dogs. Torrential downpour. And I got a message on my phone that Galveston was under a tornado watch until 9 pm. Of course. We decided to give it a try, and if it got too bad we could pull off and get a hotel room.
We finally got on the road home around four. The rain was coming down hard, but we eventually outdistanced it. We made it as far a Buc-ees by 5. We got some gas, raced inside to the bathroom, and raced back … into a driving rainstorm. It caught us.
We switched out drivers, and I took the final shift home. It took us until well into downtown Houston to get a little ahead of the storm. The rain finally stopped completely somewhere just south of Houston. We made it home, and with the help of our neighbors, Corey and Janell, got everything inside before the rain caught up with us again. Phew. Missed us by that much.
Romans 12:10 says, Show family affection to one another with brotherly love. Outdo one another in showing honor.
Father, thank you for watching over the boys and girls in their games. Sons of them got pretty physical. But no apparent terrible injuries. Amen.
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