Wreck Disaster

[just another ref]

Last year had a game between two small schools in the same small town. It would be a great rivalry if Team B, the visitors on this night, had even a remote chance of being a factor in the game. When I arrived, I asked the home coach how he felt about a running clock. He smiled and said, "Noooo, they gonna take that a**-whuppin' tonight. Team A is a running, pressing, team by nature. They played their normal game for the first quarter, which I believe ended with a score of 26-4. After that the coach called off the press and used everyone that he had, but the deluge continued. The game probably had at least a dozen dunks and from an entertainment standpoint, was probably among the best that I have ever called. As the game wound down, the only question was that of breaking 100 or not, and the defense kept extending farther and farther, despite the coach saying to back up. Final score: 100-31

[rainmaker]

When my daughter was in 8th grade, she was on a very, very good travel team. They played one game that was 65-10 at the half. It was mostly a scrimmage to keep the girls active until the AAU state tournament which was the next weekend. The coach didn't want them to get lazy or goofy in the 2nd half ( 13 year old girls, remember!) so she asked the opposing coach (our coach's personal friend) if they could switch scores, and see if we could dig our selves out. It was actually surprisingly enjoyable for the opponents since they played a lot better in the second half (interesting, eh?) . Kept the game interesting for my daughter's team, who didn't end up "winning" btw. Coach knew then that she needed to work on conditioning that week. A disaster into a good thing. Nice!

[rgncjn]

First game of the season - Girls Varsity. After the first quarter, the visitors lead 39-1. The events of this game neither improved, nor worsened. I do not remember the final score; my best guess is the score was 95-15.

The losing team is notorious for having the worst team in the surrounding area. This should give you an extra perspective - the head coach wears sweat pants and a t-shirt to coach. That is highly unprofessional.