Morris Area Chokio Alberta got its seventh straight win in January 23 action on the road. The site was Falcon country of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City. The orange and black prevailed in the 69-53 final. Our W/L coming out: 9-7. ACGC is having a .500 type of season.
Things were well in hand by halftime as we owned quite the impressive 44-19 lead. We marked time through the second half in which ACGC outscored us 34-25.
Tate Nelson supplied thrills with his four made 3-point shots. Camden Arndt and Jaret Johnson each made one long-ranger. Three Tigers scored in double figures led by Nelson with his 18 points. Arndt and Johnson each put in 17 points. Here's the rest of the list: Jackson Loge (6), Tyler Reimers (4), Connor Koebernick (4), Kyle Staebler (2) and Mace Yellow (1). Arndt and Nelson each grabbed six rebounds to co-lead in that category, and Johnson had five boards. Koebernick and Johnson co-led in assists with five, and Arndt came through with four. Johnson led in steals with four followed by Koebernick and Nelson each with three.
The ACGC scoring was spurred by Dawson Miller who scored 19 points. He made two 3-pointers. Steven Lawver scored eight points while Josh Kinzler and Jaren Kaddatz each put in seven. Other Falcons scoring: Michael Lambert (4), Brayden Hedtke (3), Kobe Holtz (3) and Noah Cunningham (2). Kinzler and Hedtke joined Miller in the long-range shooting attack as each made one '3'. Lambert and Jordan Schumacher each grabbed four rebounds. Holtz and Kaddatz each had two assists. Schumacher was ACGC's steals leader with three. Miller and Kinzler each stole the ball twice.
Milbank (SD) 68, Tigers 62
A skein of MACA success ended at our home court Thursday evening (1/25). We had put seven wins in a row together. At halftime it appeared that prospects were good for upping the win streak to eight. We were up 33-28. But Milbank SD surged in second half play to outscore us 40-29. So the final horn sounded with the Tigers on the short end vs. this out of state rival, 68-62.
Jaret Johnson made a three-point shot and topped our scoring list with 14 points. Arndt succeeded three times from beyond the three-point arc, and his point total was 13. Chandler Vogel made one 3-pointer and put in nine points. Here's the rest of our scoring list: Connor Koebernick (6), Kyle Staebler (5) and Jackson Loge (4).
Johnson attacked the boards for seven rebounds while Arndt collected six. Koebernick and Loge each dished out three assists. Vogel led in steals with four followed by Nelson with three.
Super Bowl seems less super
There was a time when the whole American public seemed rather mesmerized by the Super Bowl. A voice in the back of my mind always told me this was out of proportion.
It was hard not getting excited when our Vikings were in four such spectacles. We not only lost all four, we were outplayed to where a cloud of depression set in here. We seemed to have a chance against Pittsburgh until Bill Brown fumbled. But who really cares about that? The Pittsburgh teams of that era had a center who ended up as the centerpiece in discussions about head injuries in football. He is portrayed in the movie "Concussion" which I watched thanks to our Morris Public Library having it available on DVD. Mike Webster was that Pittsburgh center. Among things he suffered: He pulled out his teeth and super-glued them back in.
Health problems connected to a background of football are becoming more prevalent than we once thought. A recent discovery is that "concussions" per se are not really at the heart of the problem. It is the routine, repeated hits that prompt real concern, so anyone with a substantial background of playing football is at risk.
So why get excited about the Super Bowl? Consciousness of head injuries is one of several reasons why TV ratings for football have been faltering. Bob Costas will not help cover the Super Bowl because his conscience is tugging at him. TV will survive Costas' absence. There are plenty of drooling young broadcasters who'd love to get in on the action.
Hopefully the public will slowly drift away with its interest. I wish there would be a rapid drift. How nice it would be to not show such anticipation for those Super Bowl TV commercials. It's weird how this ritual got going. Historically we all fall into a weird stupor on "Super Sunday." Society needs a big deprogramming effort but it could be happening on its own, albeit slowly.
We see Super Bowls these days that are suspiciously close, like last year's when the Patriots had that improbable comeback. I'm suspicious because I suspect there are excruciating pressures for these big games to be reasonably hard-fought. It's not that the NFL would stoop to the level of pro wrestling and script things, but I think measures are taken in terms of game tactics, which both coaches agree on, to try to keep the games close. So much money is at stake, the NFL must try to pull all strings to ensure a competitive product, to keep those eyeballs.
I would advise fans to just plan doing something special on that Sunday to get away from the distraction of this odd American quasi worship shrine known as, sitting on your a-- and watching men smash into each other.
I was pleased to see a childhood hero of mine, Jim Plunkett, do a TV interview in which he looked suave and healthy. I later read that appearances can be deceiving, as the former quarterback takes 13 pills a day to deal with myriad health issues most likely connected to football. We hear about players with ALS and Parkinson's and of course dementia. I do not want to be party to any of this. Bob Costas is right. Let's show how insightful and wise we can be.
Addendum: This is my first week ever with a computer at my residence. For years I have used public computers. It feels a little strange doing this at home and I'm adjusting. Thanks to Mobiz of Morris for selling me a high-end laptop which is working out great, though I need a little time getting comfortable with the keyboard. I can even post on Sunday now. This coming Sunday, Jan. 28, is my 63rd birthday.
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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