Blowing the Whistle: JRutledge Working the State Finals

[Ia-Ref]

Congrats and have a great game too!

[HLin NC]

Kudoos Rut

[Welpe]

A repeat performance! Congrats Jeff!

[pob14]

Which class? We've still got two local teams alive in the semis.

[jdmara]

Congrats Rut! It's well deserved

-Josh

[Steven Tyler]

To all those posters that think Jeff blows now know it is the whistle in the state finals.

Congratulations there, Kiddo.

[bcl1127]

Congrats, the 7A game should be pretty good. I hope to be there someday.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Steven Tyler

To all those posters that think Jeff blows now know it is the whistle in the state finals.

Congratulations there, Kiddo.

I do not blow too much, I am just a Back Judge.

Peace

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by pob14

Which class? We've still got two local teams alive in the semis.

7A Championship.

All the teams left in that class have won a State Title in the last 5 or 6 years and two played each other. That game should be very interesting for sure. In my Bart Scott voice, "Can't wait!!!"

Peace

[pob14]

Well, it won't help for me to offer a bribe then. Congrats and have a great time in Champaign!

[Texas Aggie]

So how did it go?

[JRutledge]

It went very well. I have a game between two teams that had won a state title the year before. One was the defending title at that 7A and the other (who won) had won a title in 6A the previous year. It was a great game and the final score was 21-14 and I had a very big call near the end of the game which many said I was right who were watching (catch/no catch near the end of the end zone) which would have sealed the game late in the 4th Quarter. I have very proud of our crew and how we handled things throughout the game. The game called itself and players just played for the most part. I had a blast and honestly the prayer before the game was probably the most rememberable part of the entire weekend. I wish everyone the opportunity to work one of these games, it was very special.

Peace