Basketball Star

By Chris

Part of the reason we came to the Dyers this weekend was to catch Jamie's basketball game (he plays on the Longhorns in the local Upward basketball league). It was an 8:30 a.m. start, and worth the early start. Jamie was very into it from the beginning, playing good defense and running up and down the court quickly. Then, as a quarter was expiring, he stopped the other team's player under their basket, took the ball, dribbled up the court, slowed down and went left, then accelarated right and made a running lay-up as the clock went off the end the quarter!!!! How exciting! Teresa got it on video, and you could hear her screaming for him. So, in one play, defensive stop, rebound, dribble-drive and a score, whithout ever giving the ball up. Later in the game, he got an impressive steal, dribbled up the court and pulled up for a jumper, that he barely missed. Still pretty nifty playing. He got a star for best offense in the locker room team meeting after the game, which I got to attend. The Longhorns won going away . . . so it was lots of fun. I could watch basketball all day . . . so we're heading over to George Mason in a bit to watch them play Old Dominion (funny, how that worked out that they are up here this weekend :))

I'm sure Teresa will post pics. later of Jamie and the Longhorns in action.