What a come back!

keithdog · 03-06-11, 10:46 AM

Our boys high school basket ball team is in the playoffs and last night we, the Valparaiso Vikings, were playing against the Merrillville Pirates for the 4A sectional title. We have a decent team but nothing to get too excited about. Our record was 14 wins-8 losses. The Pirates are one of the states best teams with a record of 21 wins-1 loss. Just 10 minutes into the game it was already over, or one would have thought. My Vikings were down 22-2 already to the hot shooting Pirates. And then "the comeback of the ages", the news papers headline this morning, started. We fought back and took the lead late in the 4th quarter and won the game in OT 50-43. One of our players had 3 three pointers in the fourth quarter and a slam dunk in the final seconds as an exclamation point!

What a game!!!

bamabassman · 03-06-11, 12:22 PM

congrats to them keith! i love seeing underdogs win big.

bassboogieman · 03-06-11, 12:29 PM

Last night was your "ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT". I also like when the "underdog" rises to the occasion. The other fantastic thing about your team in this game - they never gave up. After falling behind big in the early going, they obviously hung tight, got their game together and clawed their way back on top. Congratulations to you and the team, Keith, and best wishes for continued success in the games to come.

bassinbob · 03-06-11, 01:01 PM

Oh what a feeling. Congrats on the monster comeback.

keithdog · 03-06-11, 01:09 PM

They really are a close nit team for sure. They hung in there and got the job done.

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm really proud of this group of boys. Fingers crossed for next week.

MallenManson · 03-06-11, 01:17 PM

That is awesome Keith! What an exciting game for the Valpo fans!

bcklash · 03-06-11, 10:05 PM

Thar's freaking awesome

MallenManson · 03-07-11, 08:32 PM

I actually told this story to someone at work today

bamabassman · 03-07-11, 08:38 PM

so did i mike. truly awesum. hope they keep on all the way to the top. be like in the movie HOOSIERS.

MallenManson · 03-07-11, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

so did i mike. truly awesum. hope they keep on all the way to the top. be like in the movie HOOSIERS.

When I was in High School, our basketball coach took the players to see Hoosiers in the theater. (I wasn't on the team, mind you).

Our team finished 2nd in the state, losing to a downstate private school. One of the kids for the other team had a 42" vertical leap lmao.

bamabassman · 03-07-11, 08:48 PM

awesum mike!!

MallenManson · 03-07-11, 08:50 PM

Yeah it was cool! Btw...Hoosiers is one of my favorite sports movies of all time

keithdog · 03-08-11, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by MallenManson

When I was in High School, our basketball coach took the players to see Hoosiers in the theater. (I wasn't on the team, mind you).

Our team finished 2nd in the state, losing to a downstate private school. One of the kids for the other team had a 42" vertical leap lmao.

That is very cool Mike. Second in the state is awsome! That kid had a 42" leap? Was his last name Jordan? lol

MallenManson · 03-08-11, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by keithdog

That is very cool Mike. Second in the state is awsome! That kid had a 42" leap? Was his last name Jordan? lol

Haha no clue.

03-06-11, 10:46 AM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	What a come back! Our boys high school basket ball team is in the playoffs and last night we, the Valparaiso Vikings, were playing against the Merrillville Pirates for the 4A sectional title. We have a decent team but nothing to get too excited about. Our record was 14 wins-8 losses. The Pirates are one of the states best teams with a record of 21 wins-1 loss. Just 10 minutes into the game it was already over, or one would have thought. My Vikings were down 22-2 already to the hot shooting Pirates. And then "the comeback of the ages", the news papers headline this morning, started. We fought back and took the lead late in the 4th quarter and won the game in OT 50-43. One of our players had 3 three pointers in the fourth quarter and a slam dunk in the final seconds as an exclamation point! What a game!!! __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

03-06-11, 12:22 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	congrats to them keith! i love seeing underdogs win big. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-06-11, 12:29 PM	#3
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Last night was your "ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT". I also like when the "underdog" rises to the occasion. The other fantastic thing about your team in this game - they never gave up. After falling behind big in the early going, they obviously hung tight, got their game together and clawed their way back on top. Congratulations to you and the team, Keith, and best wishes for continued success in the games to come. Last edited by bassboogieman; 03-07-11 at 02:04 AM.

03-06-11, 01:01 PM	#4
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Oh what a feeling. Congrats on the monster comeback. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

03-06-11, 01:09 PM	#5
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	They really are a close nit team for sure. They hung in there and got the job done. Thanks for the comments guys. I'm really proud of this group of boys. Fingers crossed for next week. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

03-06-11, 01:17 PM	#6
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	That is awesome Keith! What an exciting game for the Valpo fans! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-06-11, 10:05 PM	#7
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Thar's freaking awesome __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

03-07-11, 08:32 PM	#8
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	I actually told this story to someone at work today __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-07-11, 08:38 PM	#9
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	so did i mike. truly awesum. hope they keep on all the way to the top. be like in the movie HOOSIERS. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-07-11, 08:48 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	awesum mike!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-07-11, 08:50 PM	#12
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Yeah it was cool! Btw...Hoosiers is one of my favorite sports movies of all time __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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