Strange Day Indeed |
Strange Day Indeed
Saturday was one of the strangest days I have ever spent in Littlejohn Coliseum. It was senior day, but it was not the last home regular season game. The students didn't get the message that Clemson had an ACC game, so Jaron Blossomgae called them out. Clemson raced out to leads that included 16-1, 20-2, 26-4 and 30-8. However, in the last 23 minutes of regulation Georgia Tech outscored Clemson 52-30. When you have a 16-1 or a 30-8 lead you usually don't expect to talk about a game going to overtime. Thank goodness the Tigers avoided a disaster and won in overtime, 70-63. I could not imagine this team recovering from blowing a 22-point lead to a bad basketball team. And lets be honest, Georgia Tech is a bad basketball team. Senior day went very well for the two players Clemson honored Saturday.
Rod Hall Blossomgame also had another fine outing leading the Tigers with 19 points and nine boards. The Tigers did a lot of great things Saturday. They shot 51% from the field and 82% from the free throw line. However, 18 turnovers, including several that directly led to Tech baskets, were a big factor in the Jackets comeback. A loss would have been a bigger story, but Tech spent so much energy in the comeback and came up empty in overtime. Clemson improved to 16-12 overall and 8-8 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Yellow Jackets fell to 12-17 overall and 3-14 in the league. The Tigers have the final regular season home game against NC State Tuesday at 9 PM. They then travel to South Bend, IN to face Notre Dame Saturday. Syracuse is currently sixth in the ACC, but is ineligible for the ACC tournament. Pittsburgh, Miami, NC State and Clemson are tied at 8-8. Pittsburgh hosts Miami and visits Florida State this week. Miami goes to Pittsburgh and Virginia Tech this week. NC State visits Clemson and hosts Syracuse. Florida State is 7-10 and can fish 8-10 if it beats Pittsburgh this weekend, so the Seminoles could tie one of those four if any lose both games this week. Clemson has secured a bye in the first round of the ACC tournament next week, but seeding will be determined in this final week. Prayer List The prayer list is a medium for our community to recognize those that are in need. If you would like to add someone to the list, please email me at mickeyplyler@hotmail.com. Please let me know when it is appropriate to remove a person off the list. Those who need our prayers include: Jo Ann Bachman, Kenneth Bryant, Pruitt Martin, Got Igers and his family, David Rowland, Leonard, Gillespie and his family, Jim S., Daniel Rosborough, the Huffman family, Nancy Winkler, John Reeve, Vinnie Brock, Kaitlyn L., Susan Miller, Joyce Harley, Steve Proveaux, Jeffrey Greene, the Hutto family, Sherl Drawdy, Caleb Kennedy, Teresa O'Connor, Matt Jacobs, Perrin Seigler, Candee Massee, Lindsey Jordan, Sam Catoe, Tyler Felch, the Nicolopulos family, "the Jacksonville, FL guys," Kim Sims, the Coyle family, Ryleigh Tedder, Steve Lee, Kelly Trakas, Jimmy Moore, the Thomas V. family, Emary Claire Young, Kitty Bowers, Julie Locke, the Scheider family, Lauren Kittles' family, Frank Gentry, Stacey McKeown, Dale Childs, Larry Lentz, Jr., Carl Sharperson, Scott Hannon, William Perry, Tyler Swaney, Lillian, Mark Feit, David Frame, the family of Matthew M. Watson, the Dowis family, Alan Putnam, the Olivers, Lee Tate, Ronnie Abrams, Eddie Greene, the Jackson family, Bill Vader, Jim Taylor, Tina DeWitt, Rock Horne, Bobby Wayne Thomas, Emma and Danielle Carothers, Robert Ditty, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Smith, Millie Heatley, Lynn Martin and family, Michael Pinson, Jake David family, Angie Crowley, Ira, Mike Tolson, Poly Wells, Dr. Muriel Bishop, Jack Cunningham, Emily Jefford Meister, Zachary Stoller, Aaron Clackum, Pat James, Cortney Moore, William Moore, Angelia and Savannah Anderson, Scott Johns, Frank Carroll, Brandon Thompson, Alvin Sammons, Georgine McAlhaney, Glen Davis, Mike Price, Clay Childers, Aaron Knight, Danielle Johnston and family, Nicholas Abrams, Lana Kuykendall, Gary, Gary G., William Huggins, Jim Bennett, Chantz Fowler, Ethel McElveen, Michele Gurganus, William Gentry, Lewis Usher and Tanya Sanders, Shon Cooper, Nick Collins, Amanda Peake, Danny Hammond, Chip Turner, Nick Collins, Allen Steen, the Sturkey family, the Lance family, Nick Chrisley's family, Allison Williams, Lt. Kyle Walker, Summer and Joel Johnson, Nicole O'Donnell, James O. Johnson, Joy Pruett and family, Bill Schmidt, Jack Bailey, Gardner Family, Charles Turner, Kathy Bartholomew, Ray Sanders, David and Robin Blocker, J.R. Ray, Kenneth Kowe, Lauren Sielicki, Jenna Phipps, Mark Lawrence, Jonathan and Jacki Sullins, Peter Laboy, Kat and Carlisle Jones, Elizabeth Galloway and family, Anita McDonald, Willard Harryman, Liz Surratt, Molly Senn, Jackie Shearer, Richard Sellers, Tim Drisdelle, Dawson Bourne, Susan and Mike Brown, Julie Goodman Marshall, Willard and Dorothy Harryman, Justin Jernigan, Jack Cunningham, Mia Daughtery, Tee Senn, Bob Garrett, Skylar, Joseph Thomas, Mrs. Nelis, Jeanne Thompson, Sean Rowell, George Parker, Levon Kirkland and family, Catherine Sewell, Randy Davenport, David Vaughn, Keith Dalton, B.T., Bill Hilbig, Rita Elrod Hammond and family, Jim McKeller, Tony Alewine, Sharon Storck, Dick Baird, Richard Bagnal, Dustin and Brittany Peurifoy, Jan Allan, Josh Cox, Gregg and Sylvia Lewis, Travis Hamrick, Kaki Harmon, Brandy Stephens, Jammie McKellar and babies, Karen Edwards, Jackson Lindsey, Cathy Hutson Gregg, Kristin Heckman, Jennifer Johnson, Jay Johnson, Lyndsie Johnson, Emily Davis, Hayes Davis, Judy Towe, Johnny Towe, Ken Brown, Elaine Brown, Rhonda Thompson, Tim Davis, Jacob Greinke, Jack Finley, Richard and Clara Crawford, Zach and Griffin Johnson, Israel, Frankie Allen, Bobby Allen, the Wessinger family, the Parsons family, Todd Price and family, Rosemary A Flynn, Dr. Mickey Shealy family, Sarah McManus, Mr. Gillespie, Al Evans, Bobbi Nicholson, Earl Gilstrap, Dr. Matt Stower, Tyler Kemmerlin, Parks Hutto, Patrick Destefano, Robert Summerville, Wendell Harrington, Michelle Richey, Julie Moore, Ashley Fitch, Drew Moyer, and our great country and the men and women in uniform that protect and serve it every day, plus their families.
Rod Hall
Sr. Guard
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Augusta, GA
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and Demarcus Harrison scored 15 points each. They were honored after the win by
Brad Brownell
Brad Brownell
Head Coach
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in a fitting ceremony where both players thanked fans and family members.The Brad Hughes All-State Insurance Agency
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