Month: December 2019

by Daniel Youngblood

FEATURE: Gritty Lady Loboes picking up where they left off despite graduation losses

After losing three key seniors from last year’s 31-4 squad, the Cisco girls basketball team was expected by some to take a significant step backward this season.

Those folks clearly underestimated the leadership and grit of the 2019-20 Lady Loboes.

While the losses of district offensive MVP Leigh Anne Montell, district defensive MVP Katelyn Bird and first-team all-district pick Lauren Underwood have certainly been felt, they haven’t flung Cisco into the rebuilding phase some viewed as inevitable.

In fact, after a 2-0 start to District 6-3A play and a run to the championship game of the Eula Holiday Classic over the weekend, the Lady Loboes are looking like a threat once again in a stacked Region I-3A field.

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by Evan Ren

FEATURE: Running hoops tournaments can be a hassle, but the reward can benefit an entire town

ANSON — It could be said that a well-run high school basketball tournament is an event where the organizers aren’t noticed at all. One that operates so smoothly that the only thing people have to worry about is basketball. 

Behind the scenes, however, is a busy contingent of volunteers, working to see that all the square pegs find the square holes. It’s not as easy as it looks, and the level of difficulty can be even higher for lesser-known events.

Last week, for example, multiple tournaments were played throughout Texas, including large events in Eula and Brownwood. But under the radar, a nine-year-old event in Anson — The Lions Club Holiday Tournament — battled its way through some last-minute changes to secure another successful conclusion. 

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by Evan Ren

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Anson girls fall to Childress in title game of Lions Club Tournament

ANSON — When studying videotape of Friday’s 45-40 loss to Childress, the Anson girls basketball team will likely find several key plays that would have helped to reverse the result of the title game in the Ninth Annual  Lions Club Holiday Tournament. 

But perhaps none were more important than a third quarter foul drawn by junior Landry Overby, which saw her take an unintentional blow to the head while driving for a layup. Shaken up, Overby was subsequently removed from the game, leaving the already size-challenged Lady Tigers at a big disadvantage to CHS.

Overby, who was named to the all-tourney team, finished with seven points. But without her on the floor during the final period, the Lady Tigers, who trailed 29-28 after three quarters, saw the game gradually slip away. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Martin’s Mill tops Breck for Eula Holiday Classic boys title

For 2½ quarters, Breckenridge played right with perennial power Martin’s Mill in the Eula Holiday Classic boys championship game Saturday. But the Buckaroos ran out of gas over the final 12 minutes, falling to the Class 2A No. 3 Mustangs 64-42 to cap two days of near-nonstop basketball action.

Breck, which defeated Jim Ned 60-47 in Saturday morning’s semifinals after an impressive 2-0 showing on Friday, was tied with Martin’s Mill at 28-all with 5:31 remaining in the third quarter. But the Mustangs closed that period on a 16-2 run and maintained control for the remainder of the game to claim their second straight title at Eula’s annual tournament.

That finish followed a 62-44 win for Childress over Jim Ned in the boys third-place game. The Bobcats, who fell to Martin’s Mill 58-53 in the quarterfinals on Friday, replaced Tolar in the third-place game to avoid a matchup with district rival Holliday in the consolation title game. Tolar ended up taking the Gold Bracket consolation championship with a 39-36 victory over Holliday.

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by Daniel Youngblood

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Buzzer beaters decide girls title, third-place game at Eula Classic

The girls half of the Eula Holiday Classic came to a thrilling close Saturday as both the Gold Bracket championship and third-place games were decided by last-second 3-pointers.

Mere hours after Anna Masonheimer’s buzzer-beating trey lifted Eula to a 33-32 win over Eastland in the third-place game, Mason’s Jesse Armstrong canned a triple at the horn to lift the Cowgirls to a 37-35 victory over Cisco for the tournament title.

Those outcomes put a bow on a weekend of basketball action that saw 14 teams play 28 games over a two-day period at the Eula and Clyde gyms. 

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by Evan Ren

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Lady Tigers, Roby, Roscoe advance to semis in Lions Club event

ANSON — A little extra defensive intensity and much better offensive execution after the break helped the Anson Lady Tigers to a 39-23 win over De Leon and a first-place finish in Pool A of the Anson Lions Club Tournament on Friday. 

Gracie Feagan scored 16 points and Valerie Fells added seven more to lift Anson (15-3), which advances to the semifinal round where it will meet Roscoe at 8:30 a.m. Childress and Roby will meet in the other girls semifinal at 11:30 — both games will be at AHS’ primary gymnasium.  

The winners will converge to play for the tournament championship at 6 p.m.  

On the boys’ side, three cancellations from Hamlin, Richland Springs and Vega (the first two due to extended  football seasons), cut a 12-team round robin to just nine, forcing some last-minute changes in the schedule. 

Gunter, Wellington and Post advanced as the pool winners and will play a three-team round robin for the title on Saturday. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Eula, Cisco, Eastland to compete for title on Day 2 of Holiday Classic

There will be three Big Country teams in the Eula Holiday Classic girls semifinals Saturday after successful runs Friday by Eula, Cisco and Eastland.

Eula defeated Eastland 26-24 in what was essentially an exhibition to open the tournament, and both the Lady Pirates and Lady Mavs followed that performance with quarterfinal wins to secure spots in the semis. Eula throttled Tolar 40-24 to earn a matchup with Cisco, while Eastland blasted Clyde 48-23 to advance to take on Mason.

Cisco claimed its spot in Saturday’s semifinals with a 42-36 win over Holliday in the first round and a 59-55 double-overtime victory over Colorado City in the quarters.

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by Daniel Youngblood

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Breck, Jim Ned earn spot in boys semis at Eula Holiday Classic

After 15 games of boys action on Day 1 of the Eula Holiday Classic, two Big Country teams remain with a chance at the tournament title. 

Both Breckenridge and Jim Ned swept their two games Friday to earn a spot in Saturday’s semifinals. And one of those two is guaranteed to reach the championship game as the Buckaroos and Indians are slated to face off at 10:20 a.m. for a shot to face the winner between fellow semifinalists Martin’s Mill and Tolar.

Breckenridge earned that opportunity with dominating wins over Colorado City (63-34) and Eula (50-37), while Jim Ned had to rally past Holliday for a 31-29 win in the quarterfinals after routing Christoval 61-31 in its opener.

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by Daniel Youngblood

AP ALL-STATE: Cooper’s Davis, Hawley’s Marshall headline area honorees

Cooper defensive back Dylon Davis and Hawley running Colton Marshall headlined a list of 48 Big Country players to earn all-state designation from The Associated Press Sports Editors last week, garnering player of the year honors for their respective classifications.

Davis, who led the state in interceptions this season with 16, was the defensive player of the year in Class 5A, while Marshall, a 3,500-yard rusher, was named Class 2A’s top offensive player.

Those two, who both led their teams to deep playoff runs, were among a group of 11 local or area players to earn first-team accolades, while the Big Country accounted for 15 second-team spots and 26 honorable mention nods across the five 11-man classifications.

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by Daniel Youngblood

LOCAL HOOPS ROUNDUP: AHS and Cooper girls, Wylie boys wrap up fall semester with wins

Leading San Angelo Lake View by seven points at halftime on Friday, the Abilene High girls basketball team outscored the Maidens 37-12 over the final two quarters to earn a 62-30 win and head into the Christmas break on a high note.

The Lady Eagles, who had lost three straight games and six of the previous seven heading into Friday’s matchup, got off to a fast start against Lake View, racing out to a 16-7 lead after a quarter. But the Lady Eagles were outscored 11-9 in the second quarter, keeping the Maidens within striking distance at the break.

That changed rapidly after halftime, though, as AHS outscored Lake View 19-6 in the third quarter to take complete control of the game.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Cooper boys slip past Abilene High in overtime to win crosstown classic

At several points during Friday night’s epic between the Abilene High and Cooper boys basketball teams, it appeared the Eagles had finally landed a stiff enough blow to knock out their archrival.

But while the Cougars may have been staggered a time or two in the second half, they never hit the canvas in a 78-74 overtime victory that will go down as a crosstown classic for those who played in the game and packed Cougar Gym to watch it.

Trailing by six points midway through the fourth quarter and by five with less than two minutes to play, Cooper countered every AHS punch with one of its own in regulation, before finally landing the match-ender in OT to win a thrilling — and draining — affair.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Jim Ned dominates Merkel in District 5-3A action

TUSCOLA — The Jim Ned girls basketball team will head into the Christmas break on a high note after dominating Merkel 66-21 in a key District 5-3A game Friday at Bill Thornton Arena.

Brooke Galvin had 24 points to lead a group of four Lady Indians in double digits. Claire Graham added 15 points, while Ashton Garner scored 11 and Ashlynn Galvin had 10 to help fourth-ranked Jim Ned improve to 17-2 on the season and 2-0 in district.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Big second half fuels Wylie girls past Brownwood

Trailing former district rival Brownwood by 13 points at halftime Friday at Bulldog Gym, the Wylie girls basketball team outscored the Lady Lions 31-6 over the final two quarters to head into the Christmas break with a 46-34 win.

After struggling through a forgettable first half, the Lady Bulldogs ratcheted up the defensive pressure and turned their success on that end of the floor into easy buckets on offense, pulling within one by the end of the third quarter before taking control in the fourth.

WHS, which improved to 9-8 with the victory, shut Brownwood out in the third quarter and held the Lady Lions to just one second-half field goal in the victory.

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by Evan Ren

EVAN REN: Hamlin will fully appreciate its state experience

While sitting in the postgame news conference following Hamlin’s 25-20 loss to Mart on Thursday, I half expected the Pied Pipers to arrive with coach Russell Lucas barely able to speak. 

They had just given the defending state champions all they wanted and could very well have dethroned the Panthers, had it not been for four turnovers. They had every reason to show up stone-faced and heartbroken — like so many other losing teams at state we’ve seen in the past.

That’s understandable. 

Nobody goes to state with the goal of finishing second. And after 16 straight weeks of sweating blood, it’s difficult to get your emotions to turn on a dime. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

SIDEBAR: Hamlin leaves it all on the field in state title game loss

ARLINGTON — Leading Hamlin in its first state championship game against a Mart squad that was making its 12th state appearance, coach Russell Lucas just wanted his Pied Pipers to block out all external noise and be themselves.

If it could play loose and with poise, as it had done in building a 12-2 record and earning Thursday’s historic opportunity, Lucas was confident his team could compete with the two-time defending champion Panthers.

The Pipers did all these things Thursday in a game that was tight to the finish. And though they came out on the losing end of a 25-20 slugfest, they left with their heads held high, knowing that the game was decided by their execution between the lines and not outside factors in a moment that was too large for them.

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by Evan Ren

GAME STORY: Hamlin’s title chance slips amid four turnovers in loss to Mart

ARLINGTON — While prepping for Thursday’s Class 2A Division II state championship game against Mart, Hamlin coach Russell Lucas cited limiting big plays, winning the turnover battle and blocking out distractions as the top keys for the Pied Pipers to dethrone the defending state champions. 

As it turned out, Hamlin achieved every key but one — losing the turnover battle (4-0) and eventually, the game, falling to Mart 25-20 at AT&T Stadium. 

Roddrell Freeman rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns and Klyderion Campbell rushed for 60 yards and added a pick-six to lead Mart (13-3), which claimed its third straight state title with the win. 

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by Evan Ren

BCP PLAYOFF FORECAST: Can the Pipers stop Mart from a three-peat? Big Ev makes his pick

LAST WEEK:  0-2, .000

OVERALL: 486-97, .834

Picking .834 for the season but missing both state semifinal selections is akin to batting .400 for the year but striking out twice with the bases loaded in the seventh game of the World Series. 

Well …. not exactly. But you get my point.

What can I say? After being on fire for 14 straight weeks, this column has hit a late-season slump, going 3-5 over the last two weeks and whiffing twice in the state semis. Nonetheless, I’ve got one more game to pick and it’s a biggie. 

The Hamlin Pied Pipers (12-2) will square off with perennial powerhouse Mart (12-3) for the Class 2A Division II state title, officially closing the books on the best picks season I’ve ever had.

That said, let’s dive in.

Here’s this week’s forecast and we’ll see you in Arlington.  

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by Daniel Youngblood

BCP Podcast No. 75: Evan, Daniel talk state title game with Hamlin’s Russell Lucas

During his time at Hamlin, coach Russell Lucas has built the Pied Piper football program into one of the most successful consistent in all of the Big Country. But before this season, he had never coached a team in a state title game.

That will change Thursday when the Pipers take on Mart for the Class 2A Division II championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Earlier this week, Lucas took some time to talk with Big Country Preps’ Evan Ren and Daniel Youngblood about his team’s historic run and the challenges his Pipers will face in Arlington for this week’s Capital Farm Credit Wednesday Night Podcast.

Also in this episode, Evan and Daniel close the book on Brock’s football season and talk some local hoops.

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by Daniel Youngblood

LOCAL HOOPS ROUNDUP: AHS girls fall in district opener, CHS boys drop thriller at Brownwood

EULESS — The Abilene High girls basketball team fell behind early and could never recover Tuesday in a 47-37 loss to Euless Trinity in its District 3-6A opener. 

The Lady Eagles trailed 15-5 after a quarter and 20-12 at halftime, before the Lady Trojans put the game away with a 16-8 run through the third quarter.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Abilene High boys use late run to bury Wylie

Leading 14-7 after a quarter, it appeared the Abilene High boys basketball team might cruise past Wylie with little trouble Tuesday at Eagle Gym. As it turned out, the Eagles would have their mettle tested before pulling away for a 56-40 victory.

Holding onto a narrow 25-24 advantage with 3½ minutes remaining in the third quarter, AHS finished that period on an 8-2 run before using a 23-point fourth to top the Bulldogs in the first of two rivalry games this week.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: No. 11 Stephenville girls run away from feisty Cooper squad

Playing without star post Alee McClendon, who injured her knee over the weekend, the No. 11 Stephenville Honeybees answered every Cooper run with one of their own Tuesday to score a 54-40 road win over the Lady Cougars.

After seeing a 16-7 first-quarter lead trimmed to four points at halftime, Stephenville opened the third quarter with a 6-0 spurt and absorbed one final Cooper rally to improve to 15-4 on the season.

Sophomore guard Jaylee Matthews led the Honeybee effort in McClendon’s absence, hitting four of her team’s eight 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 17 points.

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by Evan Ren

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW: Hamlin’s state newcomers challenge Mart’s ‘Jerry World’ vets

HAMLIN — In the 1986 motion picture “Hoosiers” there is a memorable scene in which coach Norman Dale (played by Gene Hackman) uses a clever tactic to help his small-town team overcome their feeling of “awe” after arriving at a huge basketball venue.

Taking out a tape measure, Dale instructs some of his players to measure the distance from the baseline to the free throw line and from the floor to the rim. The measurements, of course, were 15 and 10 feet, respectively.

“I think you’ll find these are the exact same measurements as our gym back in Hickory,” Dale says, making the point that the game is unchanged by all of the fancy surroundings.

Thursday morning at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, a group of green-clad people from Hamlin will meet on the field, where coach Russell Lucas will try to make a similar point. 

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by Evan Ren

BIG COUNTRY PREPS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Strong effort nets Brownwood senior the top spot

In a week that saw several top-flight performances, Brownwood senior Zach Strong handed in a genuine rarity — topping the 1000-point mark for his career while helping the Lions to a perfect record and tournament championship. 

Helping Brownwood to a 5-0 record on the week, including a tournament title in Hamilton, Strong averaged 18.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game to earn all-tournament honors and our final Big Country Preps Player of the Week award of 2019.

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by Evan Ren

EVAN REN: Hamlin, Lucas have earned their time in the sun

Everyone who regularly attends sporting events loves the sights, the sounds and the smells associated with simply being there. We soak it all in, take the images that are most notable, then splash them on to our memory like a fuzzy Leroy Neiman painting.

But imagery isn’t what keeps us coming back. That’s just the icing.

It’s the drama surrounding athletics that draws us in like a magnet. The human stories behind each team, each player and each coach are what capture our imagination and inspire us to root for one side, even if we have no vested interest in the outcome. 

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by Daniel Youngblood

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Midland Christian tops Cooper, Wylie for Catclaw Classic crown

A week after finishing second at Abilene ISD’s Cane’s Key City Classic, the Midland Christian Mustangs left Wylie’s Catclaw Classic with the championship trophy, downing Cooper and Wylie on Saturday to complete a perfect 4-0 run through the Bulldogs’ annual tournament.

Midland Christian, which edged Abilene High on Thursday to win its pool, completed a clean sweep of Abilene’s three public schools on the Catclaw’s final day, routing the Cougars 79-46 before slipping past the tournament hosts 47-43.

Cooper, which finished 3-1 after rallying past Wylie on Friday, finished as the tournament’s runner-up, while the Bulldogs (2-2 in Catclaw action) took third in the nine-team field.

AHS, which also finished 3-1 with its lone loss to Midland Christian, wrapped up tournament play with a 64-38 drubbing of Georgetown East View to win the Purple Pod, designated for the second-place team out of each of three pools.

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by Daniel Youngblood

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Cooper rallies past Wylie, AHS routs Seminole on Day 2 of Catclaw Classic

Matching up in the Purple Pod designated for pool winners, district and crosstown rivals Cooper and Wylie played a thriller Friday at Bulldog Gym to highlight the Day 2 action at the Catclaw Classic boys basketball tournament.

The Cougars rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat the homestanding Bulldogs 45-39 and stay perfect in the tournament heading into Saturday’s finale against Midland Christian.

Wylie’s loss, meanwhile, was a disappointing ending to the day for the tournament hosts, which closed out Pool C play Friday with a 65-41 win over Georgetown East View to earn its spot in the Classic’s top grouping.

In other action Friday, Abilene High defeated Seminole 67-47 in its Gold Pod opener, bouncing back from a tough loss to Midland Christian in pool play on Thursday.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

GAME STORY: Abilene High girls honor Roberson milestone, fall to Jim Ned

Before its home game against Jim Ned on Friday night, the Abilene High girls basketball team took time to honor one of its own — junior guard KK Roberson.

Roberson scored the 1,000th point of her career in AHS’ tournament last weekend, and the Lady Eagles recognized her for the achievement prior to their final nondistrict tuneup before opening District 3-6A play on Tuesday at Euless Trinity.

After hanging with the Lady Indians for the first half, the Abilene High offense went cold in the third quarter as Jim Ned pulled away for a 51-22 win at Eagle Gym.

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by Yale Youngblood, Special to Big Country Preps

GAME STORY: Brock drops heartbreaker to Pottsboro in 3A state semis

FRISCO — For the second consecutive year, the Brock Eagles stood at the doorstep of a Class 3A state title game, only to have the welcome mat yanked from beneath them in gut-wrenching fashion.

Friday, the Pottsboro Cardinals did the dirty deed by way of a 36-35 win in a game for the ages at the Ford Center at the Star. An offensive battle that saw only two punts all night – one by each team – ultimately came down to a gem of a defensive play. Eagle running back Cash Jones’ “jump ball” pass to quarterback Jaxon Gleaton was picked off by Pottsboro’s Tyler Farris in the end zone with 45 seconds left, thus ending Brock’s season at 12-3. The Cardinals improved to 15-0 and will play the winner of Grandview and Columbus in the title game at AT&T Stadium next week.

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by Brandon McAuliffe

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Locals go 4-1 on opening day of Catclaw Classic

The Abilene High, Cooper and Wylie boys basketball teams narrowly missed a perfect start to the 2019 Catclaw Classic as the Eagles were unable to finish off a late rally in their second of two games Friday afternoon.

AHS opened the tournament with a 60-33 win over San Angelo Lake View before falling 43-39 to Midland Christian in its final game in Pool A action. The Cougars, meanwhile, won Pool B by beating Seminole 52-42 and Canyon 66-65.

The Bulldogs closed out the night with a 52-29 win over Bullard Brook Hill in their first game in Pool C play.

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by Daniel Youngblood

GAME STORY: Hamlin routs Stratford to earn first state title game appearance

PLAINVIEW — When Hamlin and Stratford met the first time this season in a late September nondistrict game, the result was a forgettable one for the Pied Pipers. But the HHS players made sure to remember how they felt at the end of that 39-6 drubbing.

Playing the Elks again in the Class 2A Division II semifinals, the Pipers reversed that outcome Thursday night, riding a flawless start to 56-23 win that was even more dominating than the 33-point margin might suggest.

The victory, which improved Hamlin to 12-2 on the year, has the Pipers in their first state title game in school history — realizing a goal the HHS seniors set for themselves in junior high.

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by Evan Ren

BCP PLAYOFF FORECAST: Hamlin, Brock carry area flag into state semifinals

LAST WEEK:  3-3, .500

OVERALL: 486-95, .836

And then there were two. 

It’s difficult to believe,  but we’ve reached the state semifinals in football, leaving us about three weeks from the halfway point of the school year. Is it just me, or is that impossible? 

At any rate, we have two teams within the Big Country Preps coverage area —Hamlin and Brock —who are still alive at this stage, leaving me with a pair of difficult picks to make. 

A week ago, after a nearly season-long hot streak, this column slipped to a .500 pick record, going 3-3.  When people say most of the games are tossups at this stage, they’re not lying.

Nonetheless, I’m ready to dive in.  I’ll see you on the road.   

Here’s this week’s forecast:

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