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Post by duff on Aug 18, 2024 8:44:44 GMT -5
My boy is into his last season. Been playing since 3rd grade. Had to repair his knee in 9th grade but still wanted to play, despite Mom's suggestions. Worked his tail off and lost the starting inside linebacker last season to a game of rock-paper-scissors game by his coach...his Jr. Yr. He didn't let that deter him. He continued to work hard and be a good teammate. He got more pt than the kid that won the starting spot but dang he wanted to start! This year he packed on muscle, improved his work ethic and has become a leader of his team. Needless to say I am proud of what he has accomplished and his ability to learn the life lessons that team sports provides. As good as he has done on the field, he does even better in the classroom. Works a part time job and to my knowledge doesn't let other bad influences deter him. Here is to a safe season to all the highschool football players.   |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 18, 2024 9:15:09 GMT -5
Sounds like you guys did a good job raising him. Good luck this season. We will be at the field every friday supporting our cheerleader daughter who is a junior this year.
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Post by duff on Aug 18, 2024 9:25:13 GMT -5
Sounds like you guys did a good job raising him. Good luck this season. We will be at the field every friday supporting our cheerleader daughter who is a junior this year. I failed...I let span870 run him through briars at about 5 yrs old and since then no hunting. We used his wails to pull in any predators in a 5-mile radius. Only 1 cougar but span only had a half loaded 410 and was afraid to miss. I never believed him either. He does like fishing but not ate up over it. Another fail... |
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Post by huntsemall on Aug 18, 2024 9:29:24 GMT -5
Sounds like you guys did a good job raising him. Good luck this season. We will be at the field every friday supporting our cheerleader daughter who is a junior this year. They sure did, I was able to meet Garrett at our lift contest in Brownstown this spring, strong kid and very polite. Our Brownstown boys scrimmaged the Stars Friday evening and very frequently the announcer was heard to say "tackle by #9 McDuffie" He played very well! Good luck to the Stars and the Braves this season. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 18, 2024 14:12:52 GMT -5
Interested to see how our new coach does with the team this season.
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Post by duff on Aug 18, 2024 17:27:23 GMT -5
Interested to see how our new coach does with the team this season. Good luck. Did the previous coach retire, just move on or get fired? Our coach is in his 4th season. He has continued to improve each year, but he lost a lot of seniors last year and some other talent due to various reasons. See how he motivates his team. |
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Aug 18, 2024 17:55:32 GMT -5
He moved on, somewhat on his own. Haha
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Post by duff on Aug 18, 2024 17:58:36 GMT -5
He moved on, somewhat on his own. Haha I know a few folks who made the same choice. |
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Post by marshallco on Aug 18, 2024 21:21:56 GMT -5
He looks like a solid kid, best of luck to him and his team! My son plays as well, only a sophmore, but may get varsity time because some other older kids are hurt. Enjoy his senior season!
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Post by duff on Aug 18, 2024 21:43:44 GMT -5
He looks like a solid kid, best of luck to him and his team! My son plays as well, only a sophmore, but may get varsity time because some other older kids are hurt. Enjoy his senior season! Good luck to your crew as well. Enjoy the ride. |
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Post by parrothead on Aug 19, 2024 6:26:19 GMT -5
I hope Seymour has a decent year for once. You would think a school system with over 5000 kids could do better.
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Post by duff on Aug 19, 2024 8:28:43 GMT -5
I hope Seymour has a decent year for once. You would think a school system with over 5000 kids could do better. I feel the same with BNL. My highschool was less than 400 total students and we had freshman, jv and varsity teams. There were a few that played in multiple games a week, especially the freshman squad but they were the exception. Bnl only has 6 seniors this year. At the end of last year and just prior to practice this year the team lost 5 seniors [1 transferred, 3 quit and one had medical reasons] and at least 2 juniors that would have got lots of pt this year. Hard to crack that code. 3 of the seniors essentially started varsity since sophomore year. |
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Post by parrothead on Aug 19, 2024 9:33:46 GMT -5
What hurts is playing in class we should not be in. 1/3 of our enrollment are EL students. Which moves us up.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Sept 6, 2024 15:22:31 GMT -5
Heading to Owen valley for the game tonight. Hoping these boys andthis coach can get their first win of the season. Last Friday they were up on Greenwood when the game was called with 8 minutes left due to weather. Then they lost it on Saturday morning.
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Post by huntsemall on Sept 6, 2024 15:27:52 GMT -5
Good luck against those Patriots and to BNL as they head to Jeffersonville. We have Eastern Pekin at home tonight.
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Post by beermaker on Sept 6, 2024 17:09:16 GMT -5
I hope Seymour has a decent year for once. You would think a school system with over 5000 kids could do better. One would think the same about New Albany... |
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Post by duff on Sept 6, 2024 17:48:22 GMT -5
1 hr rain delay here. It is coming down!  |
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Post by welder on Sept 6, 2024 17:51:02 GMT -5
I hope Seymour has a decent year for once. You would think a school system with over 5000 kids could do better. Not trying hijack the thread, but... I have all daughters, so we have been a "softball family" for a LONG time. It's unbelievable to me that some 3a and 4a schools struggle to even be able to field a team? That is more common than you would imagine. |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 6, 2024 19:20:26 GMT -5
I never thought I’d see IU as 42.5 favorite in a football game but here we are. Favored over Western Illinois.
IU. Is up 42 to 0 with 2:20 left in the first half.
On The Big Ten channel
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Sept 6, 2024 19:31:07 GMT -5
42-0 is also the score of our game at halftime with us ahead.
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