Steve’s Ramblings
Steve Dunford – franklincounty-news.com
First of all let me explain my reasoning for releasing the previews on Christmas night. I am doing this in honor of the late voice of the West Frankfort Redbrids, Bruce A. Fasol. He used to have his tournament preview on WFRX at 7 P.M. on Christmas night. I recorded a lot of audio tape of it back in the day. I will have Sesser-Valier, and Eldorado completed. Since Pinckneyville does not start until the 27th. I might need some extra time. If not on Christmas I will have that completed on the 26th.
If anyone has any info about any teams from the DTHC, please let me know. I want to keep every fan informed.
I will not be able to attend any holiday tournament this year. I am going to rely on different media sources to keep everyone informed.
The IHSA released sites and parings this week for the postseason. I will be posting them and breaking them down after the first of the year.
I had it all laid out for the county teams on this post. I looked at the meter and it was 600 words. I could not access the site for a while. It did not auto save. I guess it was the Lord’s way of saying I was one winded.
I love talking to coaches. I talked to Marissa-Coulterville coach Scott Wine on the phone for about an hour. He filled me in on the teams in the Cahokia conference. I have had several conversations with coaches this week. I love it…
Speaking of talking basketball, I love taking to Rich Herrin over the years. I have had a lot of good conversations with him after Morthland games. I sit behind the bench so I can watch him coach and soak every minute of it.
Since it is Christmas, I have a story to tell about coach Herrin. I was talking to Norman “Doc” Melvin at Christmastime last year. He told me that Coach Herrin received his first cell phone as a Christmas gift several years ago.
There were all the numbers loaded in it. Doc receives a call from Coach Herrin after 11 P.M. on Christmas night wanting to talk basketball. He was going through his contacts calling everyone. You “gotta” love it.
I think you see why I call it ramblings. I just say random things. I have had my highest compliments on this time of post since I started writing. They used to be one long paragraph and punctuation optional. You will see more. By the way I have hit the over 400 mark again.
I want to wish everyone reading a Merry Christmas. Remember the reason for the season. A baby was born of a virgin and went to the cross, so that a rotten sinner like me could have eternal life. He died for you too. That is what the season is all about.