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I lived through that and also made a lot of enemies with the same parents that 'stir up' the most stink b/c their little darling didn't make a varsity team or spends their time on the bench. Biggest waste of money I've ever seen. I've thought several times about opening a store that specializes in Youth trophies... ha
Is it really like that today? I don't have any kids of course, but even when I was in elementary school it wasn't like that. I played football almost every year, we only got trophies when we won the "Champinoship"...we were always in that big game, usually with Pound and when we lost, we got nothing except a "team trophy" which we hardly even seen.
I have tons of "trophies" from when I was a kid just because I played sports. Basketball, baseball, football, and even soccer. Hell, we were never champions, but we always got trophies just because we played. I never really understood it, either, but it's hard to complain when you get them for free and at least have something to reflect back on! :p R13, that's strange that you didn't get any. I guess some programs do it that way and others don't.
Yes they give a trophy for everything. My girl just got one for being a Little League cheerleader.:rolleyes:
I played T-Ball, Little League (there was no "minor league" back then), and P-Nut football...got 2 trophies for T-Ball and Little League...one was for playing through both systems every year I was eligible to play, and another was a home run trophy from a tournament...and for football I got 5 patches for participation, 2 for championships..and those 2 came with medals. IMO, that's plenty...why give 'em a trophy every year jusr for rolling their helmets out on the field?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chubz
Article in today's Coalfield Progress by Quinn Reynolds
Clintwood emerges with win from LPD thriller
By: Quinn Reynolds/Sports Writer
CLINTWOOD ? The Clintwood Greenwave remained on top of the Lonesome Pine District standings Friday night with a hard-fought 17-13 victory that was not decided until the final seconds of the game against a very tough J.J. Kelly team at Ralph Cummins Stadium.
Clintwood's victory came after Kelly's Indians went to the air late and had an apparent 70-yard, go-ahead touchdown erased by a block-in-the-back penalty on a pass play with three minutes remaining in the game. The Indians could not recover.
?Wow! That was one heck of a game against a very good J.J. Kelly football team,? said a relieved Clintwood head coach Rick Mullins. ?They whipped us up front most of the game. But our defense kept us in the game and we made enough plays offensively to win the game.?
The Wave defense was the first to flex its muscles as Cameron Vanover picked off a pass from his linebacker position to give the home club great field position.
The Greenwave (7-1, 3-0) started the possession from J.J. Kelly?s 15-yard line. After a short gain by Justin Reed, Clintwood went to its big fullback Austin Dotson. Dotson took the hand-off from the 9-yard line and carried tacklers into the end zone for the touchdown. Nick Lewis split the uprights to give the Wave a 7-0 lead with 4:20 remaining in the first quarter.
J.J. Kelly (6-2, 1-2) made some noise with its defense on Clintwood?s next possession by forcing and recovering a fumble at the Wave?s 33-yard line.
Running backs Lucas Kerns and Alex McArthur made nice runs down the Wave?s 5-yard line. Kerns took care of it from there as he followed his blockers to perfection and went over the right side for the score. Weston Mullins split the uprights to knot the score at 7-7.
Kelly coach B.I. Salyers gambled on fourth-and-one on his own 41-yard line on the Indians' next possession. The Wave defense stiffened and stopped the Indians for no gain.
Clintwood went straight to the air to try to catch the Indians thinking run. However, J.J. Kelly?s Cody Williams blitzed from his linebacker position and nailed the quarterback as he threw, causing the ball to sail over the receiver's head.
Defensive back Brandon Osborne was there to intercept the errant throw and race 80 yards down the sideline for the defensive touchdown. The kick was blocked as the visitors took the lead 13-7 with 5:35 remaining in the second quarter.
The Wave responded by going into a hurry-up offense as they moved the ball down the field to the Indians' 17-yard line. With 19 seconds on the clock, Lewis lined up and nailed a 34-yard field goal to cut into the Indian lead to 13-10 at halftime.
?This is a very tough loss, but I am very proud of my kids,? said Kelly's Salyers. ?We really played very hard tonight and I thought that we played good enough to get the win.?
After an Austin Dotson interception gave Clintwood the ball at the Indians 24 in the third quarter, Greenwave quarterback Trey Meade found J.T. Fleming in the flat and Fleming scampered 24-yards for the touchdown with two minutes left in the third quarter which ended up being the decisive touchdown
That play happened right in front of me. Garth had he helmet in front of the Greenwave player that he decleated. Clean hit. Clintwood played tough, and I'm not taking anything from them. Both teams deserved to win. Bad call all the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by imported_2000Wave
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Originally Posted by StateChamps92
Watch the film you will clearly see the helmit planted between the shoulder blades (There was actualy 2 blocks that could have been flagged on that play the 1st WAS close the 2nd was as textbook block in the back as you ever want to see)