[Mark Padgett]

7th grade boys local rec league game this morning. Final was 42-30. Here's what made it so great. We had no free throws. Total of 3 fouls first half, 2 fouls second half. Relatively few violations. Maybe 2 or 3 three second counts. No five or ten second counts. Not even a single complaint from any coach, player or spectator. The best part? Game was over in less than 45 minutes! The players and coaches came by after the game to thank us.

I was really expecting my alarm clock to go off at any moment.