Monday, November 12 - Wednesday, November 21, 2018
After an amazing ten days living the high life in both the northwest and northeast corners of our American college football crazy country, it was time to slow way down back in Camarillo.
It looked like Mary's "Otto" the
Orangeman from the Syracuse game
was a BIG hit
Nothing like a good haircut
on Veteran's Day
The fires in Ventura County continued
on Tuesday
This flareup occurred while I was at our Dentist's office in Thousand Oaks having my teeth cleaned.
The devastation has been horrific but we were fortunately safe in Camarillo.
NEWS FROM ITALIA
YOUR Varese Skorpions 2019
Senior season is fast approaching
The annual Kickoff Ceremony has
been scheduled for this coming Friday
I just received my marching orders to head back to Varese on January 17th via Los Angeles, Newark and Milano.
Let the good times roll!
I had a fun lunch in Burbank with Paul Sabolic and Mike D'Antuono on Friday to discuss various topics related to this blog, Washington Husky football and a vast cornucopia of unrelated but interesting ideas.
This lunch was greatly enhanced in terms of both class and style when we found Mike's sister Diana joining us for our meal. She had just been picked up by Mike at the nearby Burbank Airport to spend the Holidays with Mike and his bride Susan.
Nice lady . . .
CIF-SS 8-Man, Division II
Semi-Final Playoff Game
Laurie and I needed an American football fix on Saturday night so we headed over to Moorpark H.S. to watch an 8-man game.
The Hesperia Christian Patriots
#1 seeded with a record of
9-1-0 overall and
3-0-0 in the Agape League
at
The Hillcrest Christian Saints
#4 seeded with a record of
8-2-0 overall and
1-1-0 in the Omega League
A local World War II vet was
on hand to be the Official Coin Tosser
The Saints, in blue, started the game
with an unsuccessful onside kick
The First Half went quickly downhill for the home team as Hesperia Christian bolted to a 46-2 advantage.
The #1 Patriots were simply bigger,
stronger and faster than the #4 Saints
The Patriots RB seen blocking to the immediate left of the QB throwing in this picture is diminutive (5-7, 145) #1 Jeremiah Fredieu.
He had a decent game rushing for 261 yards on a mere 18 carries (14.5 yard's/carry average) for 6 TDs. He also caught two passes for another 235 yards and a seventh TD on the night.
Laurie, surprisingly, named him the game's MVP.
The Hesperia Christian Patriots move on to the Championship game after throttling Hillcrest Christian 62-14.
The Patriots will host the #2 seeded Bloomington Christian Ravens (10-0) this coming Saturday.
THANKSGIVING WEEK
It started with Mary helping
to make brownies at her house
Monday night
A throwback photo from Facebook
It was a little over 52 years ago and Laurie and I had been dating for a little over a year at this point.
What could be more romantic than an AFL doubleheader at the Big A?
She couldn't come up with anything either so we went and had a GREAT time.
Another Sad Day
Legendary Newbury Park HS
Head Coach George Hurley
has passed away
I do not say legendary as much for his outstanding record at NPHS as both the NPHS Wrestling and Football Head Coach but for his humility, willingness to help others and amazing strength during his 14 year battle with myeloma cancer.
I will always remember a Ventura County Coaches Association meeting just after his 1993 Panther football team finished a 14-0 season with, to date, the school's only C.I.F. title. Everyone there wanted to simply congratulate seeing a good guy finish first.
But that was not my George memory of that night, it was simply his usual humble response when he simply said, "Thank you and I just hope the everyone of you gets to have this same experience once in your coaching career."
Twenty years later when our Bron-Villeurbanne Falcons ran the table in finishing 12-0 and winning the French Division III National Championship, his words were literally the first thing that flashed through my mind as the game ended.
Of course, George's sentiment was spot on again that night half a world away.
Mike Contreras and George Hurley
2nd Vermont Volunteers
Our son Mike is a teacher at Newbury Park HS and got to know George in a completely different vain as a Civil War reenactor for the past decade.
Typically, George encouraged Mike to join the Volunteers at first lending and later giving him some of his own equipment.
We lost another good man this week . . .
Kansas City Chiefs (9-1)
at
Los Angeles Rams (9-1)
This much anticipated game was originally scheduled to be played in Mexico City but poor field conditions in the Mexican capital's Azteca Stadium forced the game back to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Monday night.
By all accounts, this was the first time that two 9-1 teams from opposite conferences had met in NFL history.
Both teams featured high powered offenses but, as you know, the actual game rarely matches up to all the pre-game hype.
Well this one DID!
It was amazing to watch
We could have used him in
the Secondary on this night!
Kevin, Jenn and Andy came home
from Las Vegas on Tuesday
They made a much needed stop for lunch in Los Angeles at one of the most iconic dining spots in Southern California.
The brought THREE cases of Ironbeer
for us to enjoy
Ironbeer is the pre-revolutionary soft drink of choice in Cuba.
It can not be purchased there in these current post-revolution, Communist regime days.
Kevin and Jacob had lots of
fun at our house Tuesday night
Reading Is FUNdamental!
This book, not so much
You know what this Friday is don't you?
APPLE CUP
GAME DAY!
Washington Huskies (8-3)
at
Washington State Cougars (10-1)
For many of us,
this is a fun rivalry game
For some of us, it is a bit more serious!
The PAC-12's Northern Division Championship goes to the winner along with a berth in the PAC-12 Championship game on Friday, November 30th.
The winner of that game will probably play in the 2019 Rose Bowl game on January 1st.
The Apple Cup series started in 1900
with a 5-5 tie
The Huskies leads the overall 110 game series with a record of 72-32-6 including wins the previous five games.
I hope that this Friday's game also lives up to or exceeds the hype.
A fun bike ride to the park
with Kevin this morning
As for tomorrow . . .
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!
Oh, by the way, on Friday . . .
GO DAWGS!
1 comment:
Such a very George Hurley thing to say. He really was a good man. I will miss him.
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