Monday Morning

Hillcrest survives!!! That amazing Cinderella story that is Hillcrest Football continues. Coach Owens, the miracle worker and new coach, has taken a team that was 0 and 22 through two seasons, and has, with the exception of a loss at his initial outing, captained them to a near perfect season. Last Friday, the Knights defeated, what seemed like, a superior team in all aspects and did it soundly. Mountain Home came in looking every bit like a junior college team with size and speed and a well disciplined offense that looked to dominate the poor Knights. But, at the end, the Knights stood victorious. They never gave up, even when it would seem their defense was powerless against the Mountain Home offense, which could pass and run with immunity. Or, so it would seem. But, the defense held when it needed to and the offense did its thing and scored a bunch of points and sent the Mountain Home team home with a defeat.

Going from two winless seasons under Coach Williams to a shot at the State Championship next Friday against Jerome under a new coach, coach Owens, is like a dream season from a formulaic, trite, hackneyed B movie. If the Knights go on to win the State Championship, it will have the same ending that one would expect from such a movie. Dare we hope for that kind of an ending? Sure, why not.

Since this is a personal blog and, might I add, one that no one reads except me, I'll add some extra football information. Jake's team, the freshman football team, had a perfect, undefeated season. The question now is, will Coach Owens stay long enough for Jake and his team mates to be coached by him? If they can continue their winning traditions, Hillcrest may have a winning program for several years to come. The big question is Coach Owens. He has a reputation for turning around failing programs. And, one could argue that Hillcrest has been turned around. I'm sure this is much faster than the coach expected. Let's hope he decides to stay around and coach the freshman team that has such great potential. Time will tell.

And now, on to the National News....... yeah, right. I have no opinions worth writing about anything national. Actually, since I'm the only one reading this, there really isn't any reason to write anything about the national stage. In fact, since I'm the only one reading this, why am I writing anything???? Because, he said, answering his own question, I can. Perhaps, on some distant day, a lone traveler on the road of cyberspace might wander upon this blog and find some solace in its musings. Perhaps, a lonely soul will happen upon this philosophical mumbo jumbo and feel a kinship that will brighten his or her day. Perhaps, these wandering words will lift someone who finds themselves adrift in the sea of despair. Perhaps...... But, probably not!More likely, these words will fade into obscurity. Actually, they would have to fade out of obscurity, since they are there already, in obscurity, I mean. If I'm the only reader, I would have to say that is as close to obscurity one can get. The only thing farther into obscurity is if even I didn't read this tripe. And may I say, I'm dangerously close to that now! Ta Ta, for now.