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That is crazy,it's the 2nd time I've heard something like this and I can garentee I would not go to Walgreens!That's terribel.I hope you can find somwhre to get these filled! I don't understand,why are they saying NO??
Please stay in touch and let us know what's up!
So ,what do we do toostand up for ourselves and keep it safe?
This is insane!!!I would not have a clue on how to protect myself!I have Kaiser so so far I'm O.k.!
But with Obama ,you never know!!I hate to bring him into this but I beleive it to be true!
Take care,77grace
I recently took 2 new different scrips in to Walgreens to see if they had enough of the 2 medications. They said that they did not and maybe they could order one of them towards the end of that week. They were not very helpful either. I have been going to the same Walgreens for many, many years now.
I left the store and came home and called CVS and asked them if they had the 2 medications that I needed to have filled. They said that they did and I brought my 2 new scrips there. One was for morphine and one was for MS Contin. They said they could not fill one of them because it was too soon, but said they would fill it when it would go through on my insurance.
The bottom line is they did fill both of my scrips.
I do not know what is going on with Walgreens lately, but they seem to have some sort of problem in filling opiate prescriptions.
Has anyone else had a similar situation like this happen to them? I am seriously thinking of changing pharmacies now.
This is absolutely ridiculous if you ask me. My new pain mgt. dr. recommends that we get our prescriptions filled at a pharmacy that is just down the way from their office. It is not some big chain type of pharmacy. I think that I might start getting my meds filled there that are from my pain mgt. dr. They did not give me any trouble when I took in the first 2 new prescriptions.
All of this craziness about some pharmacies not willing to help in pre-ordering the medications that I need is getting out of control if you ask me.
I have heard the same complaint or simalar about Walgreens.I don't know what there problem is !I really don't think it's a fair pratice and I am temptedd to call them and rd out!
Thankm you for the nice words!You know ,I think onw of the reasons I really try to answer alot of people is I know how lonely pain can make one feel !!!I spend a lot of time with it and i;m tried of being with it!I have suffered chronic pain of some sort for over 30 yrs.Thankfully not constant though!!!
Today is not a good one one so I need to make this short so I can go lay down!
God Bless YOu.That's the Key !!!
I am so sorry that you are having a bad pain day. I certainly can understand where you are coming from. Pain does isolate many of us that have it. It certainly does isolate me from having fun or doing something social whether it is with my husband or a group of friends.
I do know that after a while of feeling this way I get down and out. It is depressing to me and "we" know how we feel. It is too bad that the other folks that do not have chronic pain can't understand better. It feels as if they do not want to understand. As for them, it is so much easier to just dismiss us and avoid us and they go about their own lives.
I say that one of these day they might be in our shoes and be in chronic to severe pain and feel very frustrated. Then I wonder who will listen to them.
Hope that you feel much better. Take it easy on yourself.
Thanks for the support!Thanks be to God ,I feel a bit better Today!I really believe that 's all we really have is Today!One day at a time!!I bet all of us with Chronic pain can realate to that !!
The days that I'm at my worst is the ones when I get a headache on top of all the other neck shoulder,and back pain!
I hope you are doing better today too!
Blessings 77grace
I have been reading the site for a few months and just joined.
I see that you always have nice things to say.
My prescriptions were always filled at Walgreens. I liked the pharmacists and I liked shopping there for other things. They have lots of things that I need and it saved me (painful) trips to the grocery store.
I also have to get my prescriptions at the same pharmacy according to my pain med contract.
A few months ago my doctor started prescribing me Exalgo. Walgreens didn't have it and made no effort to help me get it. I waited days to hear back from them and no on ecalled or texted me.
I called my doctors office and asked if I could change pharmacies. They said that I could but I'd have to come by the office and change the pharmacy on my contract.
I did and went to Rite Aid.
So, I didn't like the way I was treated at Walgreen and went elsewhere.
If they treat us poorly and we take our business elsewhere- Walgreens will lose money and customers.
Isn't that the best way to make ourselves heard by hitting them in the pocketbook?
Then, tell your friends and family why.
Write a letter to the pharmacy headquarters and ask your friends and family to do the same.
If you want, share your letter with your friends who'll agree to also send a letter. If you share your letter it might make it easier for them to do the same, right?
Hit them where it matters- their profits!!
I wrote a letter after my Exalgo problem with a certain large chain drugstore. If anyone wants I can post a copy. If you like it, anyone has my permission to use it.
The drugstore never even apologized to me after I sent the letter.
I go to Rite Aid now and won't buy anything at the store that was rude and not helpful to me.
That sounds like a really effective way to express our displeasure.
Welcome to the community.
It sounds as if you have lots of good things to add. I know that you're interested in spinal cord stimulation and I'll address that tomorrow
I'm having a slow go of typing on my iPhone that my daughter gave me for birthday
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lots of little boys like trucks, and 5-year-old Caleb Johnson is no different.
Johnson loves to ride in his uncle's truck—on Friday it's a big deal.
"He's had a rough life. He's went through more than most adults went through," mother Amanda said.
At two, an MRI showed Caleb had a rare type of cancerous brain tumor.
"You couldn't do a lot with him. He's missed out on a lot of things," his mom added.
Caleb has had dozens of seizures daily for years.
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The Tennessee family came to Charlotte's Levine Children's Hospital because doctors here are some of the only in the country that can perform the surgery to remove the tumor.
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The first thing Caleb asked post surgery?
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He is riding in the big truck—all the way home to Tennessee.
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Sunday, December 11, 2005Valparaiso gave #23 Purdue all it could handle for nearly 35 minutes but Purdue finished the game on an 18-3 run to defeat the Crusaders 70-55 on Sunday afternoon at Hoopla: A Celebration of Women's Basketball held in Fort Wayne, Ind.
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If you're having these types of attacks fairly frequently, you should bring this up with your regular doctor to get your symptoms under control so that this type of attack won't occur in the future.
Everyone knows that the ER is a place to go when you have an emergency like a trauma or car accident or a heart attack, but there's sort of a "grey zone" for other conditions where oftentimes people are worried about (1) how long the wait is going to be, (2) are they going to do anything more than what I can do at home, (3) how much is it going to cost, (4) could I just wait until the next morning and go to my doctor? (5) is my problem serious enough to need ER care? and others.
I think the best thing the ER can do (for any condition) is to make sure if you have a life threatening disease (i.e. asthma), that it does not kill you. Asthma is one of those types of problems and my recommendation to my patients is that if the symptoms are not controlled enough that you don't get enough relief from your rescue inhaler, you should get it checked out.
If you work with an asthma specialist, they can develop something called an Asthma Action Plan which is a detailed protocol on what to do if your asthma gets out of control--you can check your peak flows, use rescue doses, possibly take steroids, and if it is still not better, then you'd know when you should go to the ER. I develop asthma action plans with many of my patients who have severe asthma so they know what to do in severe situations.
HERE is a link for more information about this from WebMD. I hope this helps!
Good luck,
Normally, when my rescue inhaler stops working (the meter dose inhaler), then I use a nebulizer as a backup. It has albuterol combined with ipratropium bromide and the side effects are a lot, with shaking and all that, but it is very good at reversing the attack. I also will take some oral corticosteroids, which normally take effect after three hours. The asthma has never failed to respond to the nebulizer.
When I've been to urgent care, the only other thing they offer is an injectable form of corticosteroids. But since I've already taken the oral form before going there, they skip it. Sometimes they'll suspect infection, and give me Levaquin. However, from what my doctor tells me using Levaquin with prednisone has some risks to it.
So, in urgent care they add corticosteroids and maybe an antibiotic.
Recently, my albuteral inhalers quit working as rescue inhalers. They will keep the attack from getting worse, but won't make it any better. I've had to resort to carrying a neb all the time (thank goodness for handheld units). Because it is non-allergic asthma, I never know when it's going to hit and have no idea what flares it off. I have been allergy tested (both skin and blood) and have no allergies. That has only led to more frustration.
I am working with an asthma specialist and do have an action plan. It will be updated at my Oct. appointment to reflect the neb instead of inhalers. I check my peak flow's twice a day and generally know where the limits are before I have problems and definitely what the limits are that I need to see the doc.
I am constantly exposed to whatever is going around-not only do I manage a family med. practice, I also work front desk. It's amazing how many people will sign in and cough or sneeze right in your face! I get flu shots yearly and intend to get pneumonia this year, as my asthma has been worse than usual. I exercise regularly (active in martial arts) and am able to work outside in my yard pushing a mower for around 3 hrs when the yard needs it! All in all, my life goes on and I'm grateful for that.
As long as I don't have an attack, I'm OK-when they hit, they go from 1-2 symptoms to full blown within 5 min. I have cut my LABA back to once daily from twice and I find I have no time to "head off" an attack. Once those first few symptoms appear, it's already too late to head it off. By then, it's a matter of hitting the neb NOW. I do keep albuteral and atrovent for my nebs and have been instructed when to use them, so at least I have that. I also keep oral steroids to use as a last resort. Because of the type that I have, my allergist/immunologist keeps me armed with everything I might need.
Thanks for your help and suggestions
I understand about the issue with folks coughing in your face. I work in a hospital (but not the ER), and started to wear a mask to block bacteria. Once on the elevator, a person said, "it makes me feel uncomfortable that you wear a mask. No one else wears it." He said it almost yelling at me, and very angry. I responded poorly, and said, "well, what makes me feel uncomfortable is when someone with bacterial pneumonia coughs right in my face, and my asthma exacerbates, and then I can't breath. That's what makes me feel uncomfortable." One of the doctors in the elevator laughed, and said, "I think she has you on that one." The guy became very quiet. I got asthma after being trained in my speciality with a master's degree. If I had known I was going to get asthma, I would have gone into a different field.
Best of luck to you.
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I'm just curious...maybe some midwives and experienced women can let me know their thoughts on this. I'm 8 weeks pregnant with my fourth baby and I can feel the firm top of my uterus well above my pubic bone when I'm lying on my back. A few other things have made me wonder if its twins (more nausea than all three other pregnancies combined, super-hunger, and no spotting which for me could possibly indicate two corpus luteums producing extra progesterone) and then I realized that I could feel my uterus already and I'm just really wondering now. I'm going in to see my midwives on Wed for my first visit, and we'll discuss it and maybe they'll do a pelvic, but I'm just wondering if you all think this is a 4th baby thing (not so unusual) or could it be twins? And if so, how will I know without a sonogram?
it's really hard to say, could be 4th baby syndrome, could be twins, could be nothing but a nice healthy single baby. Wait and see is the best anyone could offer you at this moment, without an ultrasound and you don't need that. You'll know soon enough. You sound fine to me. If it's not broke don't try to fix it theory applies here.
Cool. Thanks April and Dawn.
But since I'm new to being non-interventive in the first trimester (I always bled and cramped and had early scans throughout the first trimester, and I've had none of that this time), what would usually happen with a homebirth midwife? Would they start hearing two heartbeats with the doppler or fetoscope if there were two? Is that how they would know? I started seeing them around 23 weeks last time.
I am so much itching to hear some evidence of this healthy baby (heartbeat), but I've finally made up my mind not to run off for an early scan. I'm just going to have to wait the 3 weeks or so before I can hear it, and I'm fine with that. On the other hand I feel SO pregnant that I have no doubts. :-) The fact that my womb keeps getting bigger is also reassuring.
I gotta go eat breakfast before I heave. See ya!
PS Dawn, one of my babies was quite large too and shortly before I conceived this one, I dreamed I had a very big baby boy and birthed him really easily. :-)
Well, I saw the midwives today. They were a bit surprised at my size too. Top of my uterus was 4 fingers below my bellybutton. And believe it or not, they were able to hear the little heartbeat for a few seconds!!!! :-) I was overjoyed. I cried. They heard my placenta sounds too, but definitely heard the really quick swish swish of the baby's heart also. So they're reserving judgement on the twin theory until they see me a couple more times. If they notice extra growth each time, then they'll begin to wonder. But they did comment that it was "interesting" that I'm measuring big.
God knew I needed to hear that little heartbeat. I was ready to wait, but I was so itching...
yay! glad you heard the heartbeat!
I'm going in on Thursday again for my second visit. Can't wait to hear the baby again. :-)
I remeber being very excited to hear my son's heart beat. At first I didn't know what it was because it was so fast. I too, cried to hear that beautiful sound. During that visit, the midwives gave me a small plactic baby in the fetal posotion that said "12 weeks preborn." I was only ten weeks at the time but, they said the size of that baby was the closest to his size. I still have that little baby and call it "my Duncan." That little baby will soon be 8 years old and his head comes up to my shoulder. Where did all those years go?
I wish you well in this pregnancy and am glad to chat with you!
I'm in need of some support here ladies.
Last three days I've been having a lot of little BH contractions. Yes, I'm only 12.5 weeks, but I've always started getting little tightenings as soon as the first trimester crampiness subsided (somewhere toward the end of the first trimester). I've felt backachy and a little crampy yesterday. I've been drinking a TON of water. I was feeling a few of the tightenings the last few days in my butt and cervix, and I'm really concerned about that. I visited the midwife yesterday and she didn't seem appalled. She said unless I've been doing 200 kegels a day every day religiously, then she's not surprised that I'm feeling some pelvic pressure. I was more concerned about feeling it more specifically cervically and it making me feel like I had to poop (sorry TMI). To make matters worse, I did a big no-no and checked my cervix before I went off to the midwife, and it seemed much shorter than usual (last time I checked it was probably a fertility check when not pregnant, so I really don't know what the heck I was feeling, I should not have messed with it in the first place). There was a lip, but not much. She didn't want to go poking around because I was feeling crampy, so she didn't check it, which is fine. We did check for a UTI. The dipstick was perfect and I was well hydrated.
Second issue is that I'm measuring about 18 weeks at 12!!!! They found the heartbeat right away on the right side. A nice swish swish around 150. Then they tried on the left side to see if there was another one and they heard a nice click click around 150 over there too. They don't know whether it was two heartbeats, or just the same heartbeat heard from different angles. So I'm going for a sonogram on Wednesday at the perinatologist (I have other issues I want to discuss with him) they usually refer to. I really feel the need for answers right now, especially because along with the big uterus, I'm having pregnancy symptoms that fit more closely with a pregnancy further along. I'm very certain of my dates.
So what do I make of these contractions? Is there something else I should check for, BV, yeast infection? What about my cervix? Should I worry? We decided not to mention the cervix issue to the doctor Wed and see if he picks anything up on sonogram. Is it just that my uterus is growing so quickly for whatever reason that my uterus is so cranky? What can I try? The midwife suggested RRL tea moderately as it can be adaptogenic (decreasing tone where there's too much, and increasing it where there's too little).
Also, I'm upset, because we were supposed to leave for a family trip to visit my parents this morning. Its a 14 hour drive (with 3 kids including a 1.5 year old) and I just couldn't face it while feeling like this, so we cancelled. Of course my parents understand, but I had wanted to see my grandfather who I haven't seen in a few years. [:'(] I guess we have to know our limits.
Thanks for reading.
Re: your cervix... When i am fertile my cervix is about 2cm long and soft of course. During AF it is more lke 4cm and firm. I felt it a bunch of times when PG and it varied between 3cm and 1cm (this was way before 30weeks) and was OFTEN so squishy i couldn't really feel where the edges were except of the outer os, and it was also very different month to month. I would advise you don't check it PURELY because it then becomes a fixation point for worries. I don't know about you, but for me the more specific my concern the more it overtakes me. General worries about the health of a pregnncy is just about ok to deal with, but once i begin specifically worrying that i don't have enough fluid or my cervix is too short and open (which i thought it was at about 19 weeks) i was SO much more distressed.
Re: your uterus... Well maybe it is twins! Maybe it is only one big bouncing healthy bub in there. You'll find out eventually (at the ultrasound, and if not then you'd have found out at birth ;)). Would twins be difficult? YES. Would they be double the blessing and double the joy? Certainly so! I too had BH that i could feel with DD from about 11 weeks, or even earlier (i swear i had one i felt at my desk when at work about 8weeks PG, interspersed with the normal stretching cramps). If your midwife isn't too worried i think it's ok for you to relax some too. How do you feel about her? Do you trust her?
I'm really not qualified on irritable uteruses. Maybe wait and see how the ultrasound goes, if it's twins that will explain a LOT and maybe knowing everything is just twice as nice in there, and the crankiness is due to that rather than anything sinister, you'll be able to feel better. I'm sure these lovely ladies will be able to tell you the sorts of treatments they've found to be helpful. The only friend i know had premature contractions from 22 weeks which hurt but didn't efface or dilate the cervix. She had 3 hours feet-up rest every day and her boy came at 40+3.
As for your weeend away....you have a lot on your plate right now. You can go visit when you're less in the dark and feel more able to attack a journey like that.
More huge hugs sweetheart. :)
Thanks for reading and responding, Bec. It was really encouraging.
As for my cervix. I'm definately not going to be checking it again. Honestly, I really don't know what the heck I was thinking. I have no reference point, other than my non-pregnant, fertile cervix and i'm quite certain the only way to really get a good picture of my cervix would be to check it on a regular basis, which I'm NOT going to do. Like you said, its just a fixation point. I'm the same way. If I have something specific to be concerned about, I tend to overthink it and make myself miserable. I protected myself very well from too much information (and thus too much worry) with my last baby, and I don't know why I'm having such a hard time doing that this time around. On the other hand, its a different pregnancy, and I'm just getting different vibes which is leading me to check things a little more, seek a little bit more medical care. So I guess the intuition is different every time too.
My uterus...yes, we will see. Twins would explain a lot of things, but we'll see. The BH themselves don't freak me out, its just the number of them and the fact that they're causing such discomfort and pressure in odd places that is bugging me. Today I've had very few tightenings, but my womb, cervix, and pelvis in general feel really tender and sore, kind of like a muscle ache the day after a workout. I do trust my midwife/midwives. I like that there are two and they agree but have different perspectives, so I always can bounce things off both of them. I've been in contact with both of them today.
I took some extra magnesium tablets today, which seemed to really help not only relax my uterus but also make me feel more relaxed. I've also been resting a LOT. I think part of this is my body telling me to slow down. I've been doing a lot of stuff around the house and garden, and its probably a little overkill. 3 hours of feet up rest every day sounds great right about now. I've always had a lot of contractions, some of which are really uncomfortable and preterm-laborish (later on), but I've always gone to no less than 39 weeks. :-) I did run out to get some cramp bark tincture and rasp leaf tea too.
I'm over the trip. In time, we can make it...maybe. :-) In the meantime there's always the telephone.
Thanks for the hugs. I hope you're recovering well too.
Man I'm feeling yucky again. I had a pretty good day yesterday, still took it easy, but today I'm back to square one. My back is killing me, and my whole pelvis feels sore and crampy. I had one of those dreams this morning where I had the big O and I'm suffering because of it. I had a bunch of tightenings and though they've calmed down, even an occasional one here or there hurts. It was really bad timing. Normally, I'd be laughing about it, but I'm in too much pain here to laugh. It wasn't a fun experience.
I just emailed the midwives again, and my plan is to try to get in to see the doctor sooner than Wednesday, and have him not only check for twins, but measure cervical length and evaluate the cramping. Just so you know, I don't have the attitude that I'm going to run off to the doctor and he's going to save me. I'm not throwing in the towel yet. Sometimes I feel like it, because I am scared and emotional and I'm not as grounded as I'd like to be, my faith in my body is somewhat shaken, but I don't know anything yet, so that's just foolish. My husband has been so incredibly supportive. Thank God, he's home until Thursday and has been for more than a week prior, so I've had less of a burden with the kids and everything. He keeps telling me we'll get through this together, and I know he's right.
The midwives also suggested motherwort tincture, but I thought motherwort was not advised until late pregnancy. Anyone know anything about that?
Does anyone else have some words of wisdom for me? I'm having a hard time sorting all this out.
I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling out of sorts. I will send out some prayers for you. I am a twin and my mother was very busy with us and my older sister (two years older). We caused quite a bit of mischief when we were two. Back then (the 70's), ultrasound was not heard of and they told my mom two...maybe three. She had to have been all baby at 5'5'' and 95#'s. We were born six weeks early, not sure why other than the multiple thing. We are fraternal twins and just turned 37 last Wednesday. We are two very different people.
Again, I will send out some prayers for you to feel better and the baby (or babies) to settle in for journney.
Thankyou, Journeying. :-)


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Welcome to another chat. Plenty to talk about today. Thanks for chatting. We'll do it again next week, just before the Bowl.
Live Chat With Sully
January 28, 2011 - 12:55 PM
Bill Polian
January 28, 2011 - 9:31 AM
Bill Polian grew up in Brooklyn, same as his father. His dad was a huge fan of the Dodgers in their glory days at Ebbets Field. But like so many fans of that time, the elder Polian swore off the Dodgers when Walter O'Malley moved the team to Los Angeles. He became a Mets fan. Bill rooted for the Yankees.
"He always referred to him as 'that goddam Walter O'Malley," Polian told me Thursday. "Years later, I was going through Dodgertown and talked to his son, Peter O'Malley. I told him about my dad and he laughed like hell. He said, 'It's a hard burden to bear.' Every October, my father and I would have lively discussions about who would win the World Series."
Polian has read "The Boys of Summer", Roger Kahn's retrospective on the Dodger teams that Kahn had to good fortune to cover as a young baseball writer in the 1950s. In fact, he has read it twice. I told him I'd read it three times. It was the book that made me want to become a sports writer. "Now you know who to blame," I said.
Polian has gotten to know former Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine while running the Colts in Indianapolis. Erskine, who settled in Anderson, Ind., was one of the subjects of Kahn's book, which revists the Dodgers as they grow into middle age. The Dodgers of that time were seen as beloved losers -- a supremely team and ill-fated group of personalities who suffered repeated disappointments in the World Series (before finally beating them in '55)
"I've likened those Bills teams to Roger Kahn's book," Polian said. "A great team that had a great
relationship with the town in which it played."
Polian has fond memories of the Super Bowl years. He put those teams together and was the general manager for the first three. He wishes they had one more timeout at the end of Super Bowl XXV. He wishes they had one more dynamic wide receiver. People forget that Don Beebe was injured and didn't play in Tampa. But mainly, Polian remembers that Buffalo loved its team, in the same way Brooklyn loved its Dodgers when they were losing to the Yankees.
"It was a very, very unique time and a unique team," Polian said. "They were very close, and they remain close today. They were the last team to really play together for a long time. Free agency came and broke things up. There hasn't been a team like that since, maybe for 49ers, although they were changing then, too.
"It's kind or ironic. This is the 20th anniversary of the first one for us. You probably have two franchises in the Super Bowl (Green Bay and Pittsburgh) whose relationships with their cities most closely epitomize the way it was with Buffalo and the Bills."
Kenneth Davis
January 27, 2011 - 12:33 PM
Kenneth Davis was a terrific backup running back during the Super Bowl years, the ideal complement to Thurman Thomas. People remember Thomas leading the NFL in combined yards four years in a row. It's amazing that his backup could be so productive. Davis rushed for 624 yards in 1991, then 613 in 1992. He scored 20 regular-season touchdowns in the four Super Bowl years. He had three TDs in the 51-3 rout of the Raiders in the AFC title game the week before Super Bowl XXV.
Davis, who finished his career with the Bills after the 1994 season, went on to be a coach and teacher in his native Texas. For the last seven years, he has been the athletic director at Bishop Dunne, a co-ed Catholic school with 682 students in Dallas. Davis coached the football team until three years ago. He won one district championship at Bishop Dunne.
He misses coaching. He misses being a Bill even more. Davis loved being a Bill. He came here from the Packers in 1989. Davis re-signed with the Bills when he became a free agent before the 1993 season. He had no interest in testing the waters, even though he might have commanded a much higher salary on the open market.
"We were family, man. I'm telling you," said Davis, who was one of 12 children. "It was a special group. You find out you want to be part of something. You could just feel it. When I was in Buffalo, it was in the air. It was just a great opportunity for me. I never knew I could play with so many great athletes. Look how many of them are in the Hall of Fame."
Davis, speaking from his office in Dallas, began mentioning his teammates by name. Jim Kelly, bringing everyone together. Bruce Smith, with "an ego as big as the world", but a gentle giant when you got to know him. Thurman Thomas, the volatile team cutup. Steve Tasker, such a dynamic talent.
"To put those kind of athletes together, and all those personalities. Ooh!" he said with a chuckle. "Coach Levy, I don't know how he did it. Maybe he should have his own TV show, like Dr. Oz."
I told Kenny he seemed emotional just talking about it.
"It is emotional," he said. "I never had a bad day in Buffalo. I don't care if it was practice, training camp at the college, Rich Stadium or on the road. I never had a bad day. I was excited to come to work. I was up early every day. I ... loved ... coming ... to work. It didn't matter if it was summertime or the middle of the year. It was because of the cohesiveness of the organization, the attitude. I'm talking even the people who cleaned up for us, the people who fed us lunch, the ones who cleaned up the stadium."
Davis said he never felt much separation between the team and the fans in Buffalo. He felt a kinship between a blue-collar team and a blue-collar community. He remembers how it felt on a cold Sunday on game day, seeing the smoke coming out of tailpipes in the cars, the smell of barbecue as he walked down the tunnel. He seemed ready to run out and hit someone as he spoke. By the time he was done, I was ready to run out the tunnel with him.
"To walk out there and see those fans with their beer helmets on, their wool caps, drinking their beer and the smiles on their faces. It made work better for them when we won. It was exciting to walk out and see them up there. You'd see the team on the other sideline and want to kick their butts. There was no feeling quite like it. Man, Buffalo is just a wonderful place."
Bruce Smith
January 26, 2011 - 2:31 PM
I got in touch with Bruce Smith yesterday for my retrospective on the 20th anniversary of Super Bowl XXV. Smith had just gotten out of a meeting at his offices in Virginia Bech. He owns a real estate development company. Bruce said he enjoys being a businessman, though "it's not that immediate gratification I'm used to getting with a sack."
Smith says he looks back fondly on the Super Bowl years, and mainly the relationships with his former coaches and teammates. The Hall of Fame defensive end says he talks to Darryl Talley and Thurman Thomas on a weekly basis. He talks with Jim Kelly, Marv Levy and many others.
"I don't think when we were actually going through it, we didn't realize at that age how much the experience would impact the rest of our lives. I wouldn't trade any moment of my NFL career for anything. Things happen for a reason. It makes you a better person, It opens your eyes and makes you realize there are more important things in life than whether you win or lose."
I wasn't fond of Smith's self-serving manner during his playing days. He seems a lot more mature now, more mellow and philosophical, like most of his old teammates. They were in their 20s back then. A lot of pro athletes are overgrown little boys in their playing days (sports writers aren't immune from that, either). They grow up. In retrospect, they have a greater appreciation for their time in Buffalo and the support of the fans.
Smith called back after our initial conversation. He wanted to make sure I knew about some of the humanitarian work he'd done recently. Bruce went to Kuwait and Iraq two Christmases ago on a USO trip to visit the American troops. That's the same trip that Andre Reed, Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas went on last month, the one where Reed tore his Achilles.
"It was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life," Smith said. "We were actually shot at by insurgents with rockets. We were at a pep rally and a gentleman came over the loudspeaker and said 'Incoming!' We had to hit the ground. This was New Year's Night. I encouraged Jim and Thurman to go. I said,it will be the most fulfilling trip you ever take. But I'll be honest. I was scared to death for a while."
Smith also volunteers with Operation Smile, a charity that helps repair cleft palates and other facial deformities of children and adults. Bruce said one of his Hall of Fame events raised a half million dollars for Operation Smile. He recalls carrying an 8-year-old child to surgery in his arms in Africa.
"We sit here and think about the score of a game," he said. "When we get older, we understand you can have more of an impact on someone else's life by doing some of these things and being a positive figure, rather than someone remembered for a sack."
Ray Bentley
January 25, 2011 - 10:56 AM
It won't come as any great surprise to hear that Ray Bentley has written a novel. Bentley was the most literate character on the Bills' Super Bowl teams. He wrote Darby The Dinosaur children's books back in his playing days. Bentley wrote columns for The News during the first Super Bowl. He hosts his own sports talk radio show in Grand Rapids, Mich. Bentley also does work for ESPN and the NFL Network.
"I actually have a 500-page novel," Bentley said. "It's all about football in Buffalo. That's the backdrop. It's the 2012 season. There's a Super Bowl. The Seneca Indians put up a new stadium in Buffalo. It's called the Wigwam." Bentley said he has a publisher and is polishing the book right now.
On Super Bowl XXV: "We didn't play our best. I blame it on our third-down defense (the Giants were 9-for-16 on third down). You look at all those situations we had and couldn't get them off the field. That's why they had such good rushing numbers. We had opportunities but didn't tackle.
"I never blamed Scott Norwood. I don't think most of the guys did. We knew that we had multiple opportunities to win that game. I tell you one thing. My most vivid memory is when Bruce (Smith) tackled (Jeff) Hostetler in the end zone. I should have had half a sack. I'll never forget watching Bruce's right hand slide down Hostetler's arm, and instead of continuing with the slide and knocking the ball out, he locked on his forearm. I was ready to pounce. I was going to score a touchdown in the Super Bowl and be immortalized. The blitz we ran was called 51 Bruce Double Darby, after me."
Jeff Wright Reflects
January 22, 2011 - 3:35 PM
I spoke with Jeff Wright on Friday for my upcoming retrospective on the 20th anniversary of the Bills' first Super Bowl. Wright was terrific. He was one of the more underrated talkers in those days. Wright was an undersized nose guard who got the most out of his ability and had some of his best performance in the biggest games. He was one of the better Bills in Super Bowl XXV.
Nowadays, Wright works on a cattle ranch in Tucson, Arizona. The ranch belongs to the family of his fiancee, Jennifer Wilson.
"Her dad's name is Ralph Wilson, believe it or not," Wright said. "We actually have poems and letters here from Buffalo Bill Cody. They have coins, too. Buffalo Bill Cody actually stayed on the ranch here at one time. The ranch has been here since 1888, before Arizona even became a state."
"Once in awhile, we'll be going out and Jennifer will ask me to wear one of my (AFC championship) rings. I'll throw it on and wear it. It takes me back. I wish I had a Super Bowl ring. But I look back on those days with pride. I have no shame in any of that. I feel we were part of history. A lot of the things we did, no other team has done to this day. It was a very special group.
"I rmember Leon Seals and I were warming up before the game in Tampa. The planes were flying over. I said, "Holy sh--, I can't feel my legs! There was so much adrenaline in my body. It was such an emotional time because of the war. It was our first time there. We wanted it so much for Buffalo. Hell, I remember the very first play, I picked up (Giants center) Bart Oates and drove him 3 yards back into O.J. Anderson. But Darryl Talley was offsides."
Live Chat With Sully
January 21, 2011 - 12:50 PM
Time to chat. We'll hold it to two hours today.Thanks for chatting. Talk to you next week.
January 21, 2011 - 11:11 AM
A reminder that I'll be chatting at 1 p.m. today from The News offices. I might start a little earlier, depending on technological issues. I will have to keep it to a mere two hours today, because I have an interview with ex-Bill Cornelius Bennett at 3:15. I'm doing a retrospective on the Bills' first Super Bowl. Bennett is also the representative for the NFL's former players in labor negotiations. I never thought of Biscuit as the type of guy who could wind up in that sort of position, but he's matured a lot over the years and it'll be interesting to see what he has to say. Considering some of the rippings I gave him through the years, it's a little surprising he'd agree to talk to me!
January 21, 2011 - 10:54 AM
According to published reports, the Bills will hire Dave Wannstedt to be their assistant head coach. If so, it's a good move. Wannstedt is one of the best defensive minds in the business, and it can only help to have another veteran coach working with a defense that struggled mightily a year ago.
Wannstedt was a college head coach at Pittsburgh last year after a long career in the NFL. He was head coach with the Bears and Dolphins. He was the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys when they beat the Bills in the two Super Bowls. George Edwards is the Bills' coordinator, but I have to assume Wannstedt will oversee the defense while working with the linebackers. That's a great thing, too, because the Bills desperately need someone to coach up their young and unproven linebacking corps.
Having coached for six years in the Big East, Wannstedt has seen many of the top players in college, too. So he'll be another voice at the draft, which is another critical one at One Bills Drive.
According to Fox Sports, this makes ex-Bills head coach Dick Jauron the frontrunner for the vacant defensive coordinator's job in Cleveland. Jauron is believed to be up against former Arizona defensive coordinator Billy Davis. Jauron worked with Browns president Mike Holmgren in Green Bay. Jauron is also a candidate for Philadelphia's vacant defensive coordinator's job, but Fox Sports says he could accept the Cleveland job as early as today.
Maybe Donte Whitner, an unrestricted free agent who is almost certain to play elsewhere next season, will consider signing with the Browns to play for the man who was his first head coach in Buffalo. Here's what Whitner told me about Jauron before the start of the season:
"You could never question Jauron's character," Whitner said. "He was a really nice guy. He looked out for everybody. He would never throw anybody under the bus. But I guess when you're that nice a person, you can't be a head football coach sometimes. You're probably better off as a position coach or a coordinator."
Super Bowl Retrospective
January 20, 2011 - 2:16 PM
Over the last few days, I've been reaching out to members of the Bills' first Super Bowl team to get some of their memories about that game. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Super Bowl XXV, which was played on Jan. 27, 1991 in Tampa. In case you missed it, the Bills lost, 20-19.
Sometime in the next two weeks, we'll be running stories that look back on that first Super Bowl experience, drawing mainly on the memories of the men who played and coached in it. Along the way, I'll put some highlights of the players' interviews on the blog:
Almost to a man, the players say among their most vivid memories were the fighter planes going over the stadium and Whitney Houston's rendition of the national anthem before the kickoff. The game took place at the height of the Gulf War, remember, and patriotism was very much in the air that evening.
Darryl Talley:
"Yeah. Our country being at war, the planes flying over ... the hair stands up on my arms to
this day when I think about it. I guess, I'm such a patriotic person, I believe in this
country. We're in a war and billions of people are looking in on the game.
"It gives me goose bumps. I'm getting them right now! You've got people fighting for our rights and wait a minute, I'm playing a football game? Then Whitney Houston nails the anthem. There was nothing left to see or do. You look in the stands and they're all red, white and blue. It goes back to Marv saying, 'Where would you rather be than right here, right now?' The biggest game on the biggest stage. Red, white and blue colors. Apache Tomahawk helicopters. Twenty years ago. Can you believe that?
"Neither can I."
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Original recipe yields 1 -9x12 inch pan
- Blend the melted butter or margarine with the graham crackers and press into the bottom of one 9x12 inch pan.
- Blend the confectioner's sugar and the cream cheese together until smooth. Spread over the graham cracker crumb layer. Layer the crushed pineapple and the bananas over the cream cheese layer. Then spread the whipped topping over the top. Decorate with maraschino cherry halves. Drizzle chocolate syrup over the top and sprinkle with pecans. Chill for at least 4 hours then serve.
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People seem to be having a lot of problems with this recipe. The first problem is in the title as it makes people expect a cheesecake. That's not what you get. This dessert is usually called "Banana Split Dessert." My recipe came from my aunt years ago. I revised it to suit my taste. Another problem people have is with the filling not setting. Beat it for a very long time. I came across a recipe on the internet that suggested beating it for 20 minutes. I add 1 tsp vanilla extract so I can actually taste the filling. Lastly, you have build the banana split to your liking. I like bananas, strawberries, and nut topping. I also drizzle the fudge or chocolate syrup on individual servings. You could use milk chocolate chips or chocolate sprinkles instead of a sauce. Make it your own. Good luck.
This pie is great! Big hit at work and every place I've taken it. A few things I changed: I use an already made graham cracker pie crust (SO much easier! If you do this, the recipe makes 2 pies, or cut in half for one). Add sliced strawberries with the bananas and pineapple. And don't drizzle on the chocote until right before serving (it runs). Thanks so much for a great recipe!
I've made this 4 times in the last 2 weeks. My family loves it and everyone wants to me to make it now. I did use a different graham cracker crust because I couldn't get recipes crust out of my pan. The graham cracker crust on this site that you had to bake was good. A few tips would be to use 20oz of pineapple. Put the pineapple in a strainer and really get the juices out so your pie doesn't get soggy. I also rinsed and dried my cherries so the red wouldn't run in the cool whip. 8oz of cool whip was plenty. My Mom made the comment that strawberries were missing so I now drizzle strawberry syrup over the filling before the banana and following toppings! Delicious! One more thing, I just used a 9 inch pie plate and you need a strong mixer, I burnt one up making the cream cheese filling. Now I add a tablespoon of milk and I let the cream cheese soften.
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Amount Per Serving (18 total)
- Calories
- 428 cal
- 21%
- Fat
- 24.6 g
- 38%
- Carbs
- 50.9 g
- 16%
- Protein
- 3.6 g
- 7%
- Cholesterol
- 48 mg
- 16%
- Sodium
- 207 mg
- 8%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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What about Willingham to the Yankees?
Couple thoughts:
The Yankees are cutting payroll quite a bit over the next year, which means that Swisher is gone, and Grandersons future in pinstripes could be in doubt after next season. After the ALCS debacle the Yankees will be looking to add some legitimate offense to the team. Willingham is affordable and seems like a perfect fit for them.
One guy I think we could target would be Ivan Nova, who still is young and under team control until 2017, his ERA etc weren't the greatest last season in a very tough AL East (tough ball park to pitch in as well) but looking closer at the data he managed to put up a 3.97 xFIP.
Another guy we could potentially get in the trade as well would be Joba Chamberlin who seems to have fallen out of favor with the club. Joba is a bit of an enigma, but I would like to see if Cueller and Anderson could work with him a bit.
So Willingham for Nova and Joba, interested?
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Nova is such a strange pitcher. I'm seriously not trying to be one of the bobo's freaking out about the Twins trying to make everyone pitch to contact, but I'm sure they actually would do that with Nova.
He pitched much better away from Yankeed stadium, yet his K/9 was a half of point lower when he did. Similarly, he only had one month last year where his ERA was under 5.00 and his WHIP was under 1.500 and that was June, the only month he had a K/9 of under 7.4. I think his ERA and WHIP are probably in line for a bit of a lower correction but in doing so, certainly his K/9 will also correct lower. I think at best he's going to be a #4 starter. I think I'd rather have two more years of Willingham or wait for a better offer.
No interest in Chamberlain, I think his name has more value than his performance does at this point.


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Shilo Renee McManes, 34, and Curtis Brandon McManes, 33, both face charges of trafficking in illegal drugs, unlawful possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and acquiring proceeds from drug activity.
According to the probable cause affidavit filed with the charges, police intercepted a package being delivered to the McManes' home in Cleveland County containing about 555 grams of methamphetamines.
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Several firearms, including pistols and shotguns, many loaded and in plain sight, also were found.
Curtis McManes admitted to owning the guns and drugs and even told police where some of the items were located. He also told police his wife knew about him dealing drugs but did not sell anything for him, the affidavit said.
Shilo McManes told police she knew her husband was dealing drugs, saw transactions occur several times and said also he had received a package of meth just two weeks ago, the document stated.
"She also knew the package he received today (June 6) contained illegal drugs and who had helped him get the methamphetamines," the affidavit said.
No bail has been set for the defendants and they were to be transported Tuesday to the Cleveland County Detention Center or be released if they are not held on other charges, according to the affidavit.
According to an enhancement page filed with the charges, Curtis McManes has previously been convicted of or pled guilty to possession of a controlled dangerous substance in Grady County in November 2004.
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TACOMA — Without hesitation, Capital running back Kai Van Sickle would swap his state record for an opportunity to be in the Class 2A title game next week.
"At least one more quarter," he said.
But Capital's 48-21 state semifinal loss to Lynden on Friday afternoon at the Tacoma Dome ended the Cougars' season at 10-3 overall, one win from playing for a state championship for the first time in a decade.
Van Sickle rushed for two touchdowns and finished with a team-best 162 yards rushing on 29 carries to break the state's all-time single-season rushing record, formerly held by Interlake's Jordan Todd, who ran for 2,681 yards last season.
Van Sickle entered Friday's game with 2,599 yards rushing on 316 carries. He needed 83 yards to surpass Todd, and he did so on his 23rd rushing attempt, taking a handoff from quarterback Derrick Becker and slicing his way to the right side for a 37-yard touchdown with 10 minutes, 21 seconds remaining in the game. The score got the Cougars on the board at 34-7. Van Sickle finished the season with 2,761 yards and 40 touchdowns in 12 games.
Lynden (12-1) will play the winner of today's Tumwater-Prosser game for the 2A state title at 1 p.m. next Friday at the Tacoma Dome.
The pain of Friday's loss hadn't yet subsided when the Cougars exited their locker room, but the players already viewed the 2012 season as a successful one. Capital earned a tie for third place for the third time in five seasons; the two previous times came as a Class 3A school in 2008 and 2010. In its first season back at the Class 2A level, the Cougars made noise early by beating three Class 4A teams to open the season and were ranked all season in the statewide football poll.
"This is the best football season we've had in a long time," said the junior Becker, who passed for 105 yards and a touchdown on 7-for-19 accuracy.
"We made our goal of getting to the Dome, and sure, it wasn't the best of fashion how it came out, but we made it here," Van Sickle said.
The Cougars hadn't faced a team with so many weapons. Lynden, winner of 11 straight games since its Week 1 loss to Class 1A King's, has outscored its opponents, 494-137, and nine of its past 12 games were won with the 40-point running-clock rule in effect.
Lynden used its no-huddle offense to light it up from the start, racing to a 27-0 halftime lead and a significant advantage over Capital in total offense (329-82). The Lions finished with 575 total yards. It also built up commanding leads of 34-0, 41-7 and 48-7 before Capital added two late-game touchdowns by Tad Maiava (48-yard pass reception) and Van Sickle (9-yard run). Maiava also intercepted Lynden quarterback Josh Kraght twice.
"That's the best team we've played all year," Capital coach J.D. Johnson said. "It's not a team that you can make mistakes against."
Lynden handled Capital in the trenches, limiting the Cougars' strength – their ground game. Of Capital's 38 rushing attempts, Van Sickle had 29 of them.
Though Van Sickle averaged 5.6 yards per rush, that average was inflated by his 38-yard touchdown carry in the fourth quarter, the longest the Lions allowed in the game.
Kraght, Lynden's versatile quarterback, did damage with his arm as well as his speedy legs.
The senior scored all of Lynden's first-half touchdowns on runs of 40, 7, 1 and 6 and finished with 103 yards rushing on 13 carries. He also completed 17 of 24 passes for 270 yards an a touchdown, including a 23-yard pass to Luke Christianson, who also had a game-high 192 yards rushing on 16 carries and three touchdowns.
"I figured that this one would be only a one- or two-touchdown margin either way," Kraght said. "We knew they were a good team, and we would have to play our game. We did a great job executing our game plan, and everything just fell into place for us."Meg Wochnick: 360-754-5473 email@example.com theolympian.com/southsoundsports @megwochnick


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---- — DERRY — Area agencies and organizations are offering many holiday helping hands this season.
Community Caregivers of Greater Derry reaps a long list of holiday benefits with volunteer help and donations from area businesses and organizations.
Three agencies and churches in particular are helping make Caregivers' clients wishes come true.
Caregivers serves the elderly and disabled in the area, helping them remain independent in their homes through a network of volunteers who help with transportation, shopping, light chores and other tasks.
This year Derry Chiropractic, Community Crossroads (formerly Region 10) and Holy Cross Church are also reaching out to make the holidays brighter for Caregivers' clients by taking them on as "angels" and providing gifts.
Derry Chiropractic's patients have been donating gifts for more than a month with all purchases due back to the office by Dec. 14.
Holy Cross has been helping Caregivers with an Angel Tree since 2008 and typically donate merchandise and gift cards totaling approximately $900.
Caregivers' executive director Cindee Tanuma said the help is greatly appreciated as many clients are older and more in need at the holidays for various reasons, mostly because they find themselves with less connections to family or friends as they get older.
"I would like to let them know how important it is to serve such an invisible population and that some of these folks, this is the only gift they will receive this season," she said.
Caregivers hosted its annual holiday open house earlier this week to honor its volunteers and community supporters.
"It's just the start to say 'thank you' for what they do week in and week out with little recognition," Tanuma said.
Volunteers who have served Caregivers for five, 10, 15 and 20 years were honored.
Without a strong network of volunteers, Tanuma said, Caregivers' valuable work would not get done.
"Clients express that they are lost, but now are found and that is due to each volunteer and their giving spirit," she said. "I know in my heart that with the volunteers' help, that we are treating them with the respect they deserve."


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Ray Schaefer
For The Independent
Rowan County boys basketball coach Shawn Thacker has been trying to tell you since about last April.
His message: don't write off the two-time defending 16th Region champion Vikings this season.
In Wednesday's first round game against 62nd District champion Morgan County, seniors Jalen Stone and Josh Barnard made Thacker sound prophetic. They combined for 33 points in a 66-50 victory at Morehead State University's Ellis T. Johnson Arena.
The Vikings meet Russell, a 77-69 winner over Boyd County last night, in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. The first game, at 6 p.m., features Ashland and Fleming County.
Thacker wasn't gloating afterward – especially because he's also seen his team unravel under pressure.
"(Wednesday) I thought it was the most poised, composed basketball that we've played all year," he said. "We understood the time, the score and the situations much, much better."
Stone led all scorers with 21 points, including four-of-seven from 3-point territory – from the same spot.
"Left wing, left wing, left wing," Stone said. " ... I'm not really a 3-point shooter before this year."
Barnard added 12 points and 13 rebounds – numbers with which he was surprised – but last night's win might have meant the most to him of all the Vikings.
"... Last year, I was injury-prone," Barnard said. "Foot, knee and the wrist. Having a night like this, it's just great."
Here are some other great Rowan County numbers:
-Just four turnovers for the game.
- A 17-4 edge in bench scoring. Sophomore guard Ryne Callahan scored 13 points.
"I thought the minutes we got off the bench were huge," Shawn Thacker said.
- Senior guard Tyler Thacker's eight assists and just one turnover.
Thacker the younger often leads the Vikings' offense, but Wednesday, not so much in the first half. He didn't score, missing all three shots and two free throws, but he did serve up five assists.
Good thing Stone, Barnard and center Matt Brown were in the first quarter. Brown and Barnard combined for seven points, and Stone added five – part of a 14-6 lead after one quarter.
Morgan County (22-8) couldn't solve Rowan County's 2-3 zone. The Cougars — didn't score until Aleksandar Malinic's eight-footer a little more than three minutes in; went another two minutes before scoring again (Samuel Aguirre's layup); and nothing after Jordan Whitt's 18-footer with 2:17 left.
Rowan County (19-13) broke out a four-guard lineup – Thacker, Justin Graham, Callahan and Isaac Lee – to open the second quarter, and it worked. Callahan's six points in two minutes put the Vikings up, 22-9, midway through the period.
"I think you've got to respect all the kids that we put out on the floor," Shawn Thacker said.
Morgan County (22-8) trailed by 25-18 at halftime, and it would have been worse if not for Jordan Perry and Aguirre. Thanks to Perry's two 3-pointers, Aguirre's free throw and 3-pointer, the Cougars led, 28-27, with 3:43 left in the third.
It was a lead that lasted just 18 seconds.
Besides Stone's three 3-pointers in a 13-0 run the rest of the period, Coach Thacker thought a change in defense from a 2-3 zone to a diamond-and-1 (with one player chasing Perry) kept the Cougars scoreless the final 3:43 of the period and gave the Vikings a 40-28 lead.
"They just hit some big shots," Morgan County coach Matthew Perry said. "Jalen Stone hit three threes in that span. That's the ballgame."
Morgan County never drew closer than nine the rest of the night. Perry led the Cougars with 12 points, followed by Aguirre with 11 and Jordan Whitt and Malinic with 10 each (Malinic also grabbed 13 rebounds).
The obvious task for Rowan County tonight would appear to be containing Russell senior guard Kyle Skaggs, who burned Boyd County for 33 points. Shawn Thacker said that's not necessarily so.
"Skaggs and company," he said. "He's got a pretty good supporting cast."