The Heartbeat of Oakfield

[boobiemiles]

I wrote this for school, and I thought i could share it with my 1,114 best friends...

Every community has something special which may help to make the town recognizable. Like a heartbeat, it must be able to keep the community thriving and can be used as a rallying point for the citizens. The heartbeat of the Oakfield community is the boys’ varsity basketball team. The team is able to keep the town alive during the winter months when there is very little to do for entertainment in such a small town.
On game nights, the gym is packed with not only student, but also parents, fans, and several prominent members of the community. It seems as though everybody wants to follow the team, and is willing to stay with them throughout their season, win or lose. The basketball team gives the town something to do during the winter, and it provides great entertainment. The OA CRAZIES help to electrify the atmosphere in the gymnasium and make the fans feel as if they are a part of the game.
Coach Merrit Holley has been coaching the team for eight years and feels that the connection between the team and the community is one which is very special and is tough to find anywhere else. Coach Holley believes that the team gives the community something to cheer for and to be a part of. When the boys are seen in the newspaper, the community feels it is being recognized. Finally, Coach Holley feels that the Oakfield Community’s support of the team is at the top among communities in the area.
The greatest sign of support that the team has received over the past couple of years has occurred during crucial road games as part of the sectional playoff run. Two years ago, Oakfield had a game against a heavily favored Perry team in Perry. The drive to Perry takes well over a half an hour, and that particular night, it had been snowing very heavily. At first, the Oakfield side of the gym was rather barren, but as time when on, Oakfield fans made their way into the building. By tip-off, the Oakfield side of the gym had as many as, or even more fans than they would have had at a regular home game. The outstanding support was a tremendous sign of respect for the team, and the community was there to support the team despite the treacherous travel that ensued. This past season, the team was pitted against favorite East Rochester in at RIT. In this game, the support was even more outstanding, as the Oakfield fans showed that they were behind the team 100%, regardless of where the game was being played.
Over the past few years, the team has shown consistent improvement, and the support was there to follow. The past two seasons the team had made it to the sectional semi-final game, before losing in heartbreaking fashion both times. This past year, the team won the Genesee Region Division 1 title after beating Attica in the last game of the season. The team’s record over the past few years has been 11-11 in 2006, 13-10 in 2007, and 20-2 in the 2007-2008 campaign.
The basketball team is able stimulate the community and provide a great rallying point during the long winters when it seems there is hardly anything to do in such a small town. With the continued support, it seems that this tradition of winning will carry on for a very long time.

[football guru]

Boobie told me to post this to go along with his

More Than Just a Game

After the snow melts from a long winter, the first thing that most kids think about is breaking out their mitts and playing catch. Kids of all ages can play baseball in Oakfield. You start off when you are five playing T-ball, then as you move up the ranks, from little league, junior varsity, and finally varsity baseball, your dream begins to take shape. Every little leaguer imagines themselves on varsity hitting a walk off home run in the bottom of the seventh for the sectional title. Then, your dream becomes a reality. You have the blue jersey with your name on the back, playing for something real, getting your name in the paper after a solid day at the plate, and you get to play for Coach Gilbert.
Oakfield varsity baseball has a long outstanding history of success. Their success may be why they get so much attention throughout the community. They have many sectional titles, and are always a good bet to go deep into the tournament. In their history, they won seven sectional titles, their first one going all the way back to 1984. Their most recent sectional title was in 2003, and their most recent appearance was a 2-1 pitcher’s duel loss at the hands of Caledonia-Mumford.
What makes this group of kids so special that year after year they are such a threat to win a championship every year? Some say that it is the dedication that the core of the team shows every year, while others believe that it is the strong program underneath the varsity level that makes them good when they finally grow older. I believe that the success comes from the top. As with most teams, the focal point for the varsity baseball team is its coach. So, what’s his secret? Coach Gilbert believes that his love for the game will rub off on his players, saying “I just try to work hard everyday and hope the players realize it and buy into it.”
Varsity baseball also has one other intangible that you can’t get anywhere else. This is a treasured value in a small town like Oakfield, where people everybody knows each other and has to work together to get things done. Varsity baseball team helps to build comradery amongst the students and the athletes. The team has such a small number of kids almost every year that team chemistry always has to be very good. When a senior from the 2008 team was asked about this comradery, Jacob Klos said, “I like beating other schools with your friends.”
So when you think of Oakfield, some might think of a small homely town, while others might think of the school. There are a million and one things in Oakfield, but the one thing that everyone knows about and takes pride in is the Oakfield Alabama Varsity baseball team and the entire baseball program surrounding it. The baseball program will continue to have success, because according to Coach Gilbert, “I will continue to work hard. I hope we keep getting good students out for the team.” So, you can look forward to Oakfield baseball remaining center stage for years to come.

[Tsmart29]

There are a certain values that our community holds up and sees as very moral and respectable. This is what keeps our community running and going the same as it has for many years. Coach John Dowd holds all of these values and morals that are seen in our community.
Coach John Dowd lives in Caledonia with his wife and daughter. We hold family ties very high in our small town of Oakfield. He devotes all of his free time to his family. If not spending time with his true family then it is with his second family-the OA football team. He holds what he loves very close, and these are the two things that mean the most to him. He said, “I love my family and they will always be number one in my heart no matter what.” He then went on to say that his extended family, the football team, “will have a really big part in his life, and only come second to his true family.”
You can see his dedication to his community by how much time and effort he puts into his football program. Before Coach Dowd came in as the head coach of the Hornets, the team had never won a sectional title, which means they have never gone to the state level. Since he started coaching, he has gone to states on two different occasions, once going to the state semi-finals, and the second time making it all the way to the state championship, only to loose a heartbreaker to Tuckahoe.
With the football team’s success, he has won the respect of our community as well as those around us. We are now known in New York football as a Class C powerhouse. Even though we have not won state titles such as Leroy or Cal-mum, we are still put on the same level.
This recognition is good because the town of Oakfield loves it football. The stands at home games are always full with cheering fans to watch their team battle it out on the field against a rival team. Then, when the state championship game came around at the Carrier Dome, there were many more people that made the long trip to cheer their team to victory, then expected. This is all due to John Dowd making the football team such a big part of our community.
Through the football team, you can see our community’s norms, which are hard work, dedication, and respect for others. He forces the hard work on his players through the summer lifting sessions. If you work hard throughout the summer, you will have a good starting position on the football team when the first scrimmage comes around. It also shows you how your body is able to form and get into shape from putting in hard hours in the weight room. The players’ dedication is shown by the long summer practices they have to put in. For five hours a day, five days a week, players are put through some of the hardest, most grueling work outs and drills one can think of. Respect for others is shown on the field. If you commit a personal penalty against an opposing player, you will get pulled unless it is absolutely accidental.
Coach John Dowd is one of our community’s leaders through his football team and his family ties. He holds all of the same morals as the people around us and touches hundreds of kids every single year through his football program. He is making our community’s kids into young, respectable men, who will forever hold our community and others before themselves.

[joeZam1]

You should all be applauded for your essays! I cannot imagine what they made your coaches feel like, because it brought me back to a great time we had at Elba..Great job guys, I hope you all received top grades for that!

[boobiemiles]

Nothing draws people into Oakfield like a varsity football game on a clear Friday night. The past several years, the constant success of Coach Dowd’s Hornets has been a source of pride and life for this little town. No matter what the team looks like, win or lose, there is always a great turn out to come see the boys play. Nothing rallies our people together like the team going to a major post season game, especially at a place like the Carrier Dome. The football team is undoubtedly the heartbeat that keeps our town together.
Friday nights at the game have always been a place for people to go hang out and be with friends. Even people who don’t like sports will go to the games just for the social atmosphere you can find there. You can always find large groups of kids on the lawn around the bleachers playing around or walking around the track. Almost no one goes alone to the games, and those who do very often have a child or grandkid playing on the team that they have come to support. Of course, as with any sporting event, you can find the loud, passionate fans, like Ron Smart.
The success of the football team in recent years is definitely no small part of the overwhelming support they receive from fellow Oakfield citizens. According to Coach John Dowd, “the support starts with the success, and then people come to the games expecting a win. The team becomes a source of pride that they can talk about with other sports fans.” In 2004, when the team went to Syracuse’s Carrier Dome to play in the state tournament, even the Caryville Inn had a spectator bus heading up there filled with seventy people who wanted to go watch the game and show their support. Since 2003, with Coach Dowd at the helm, the Hornets have won a sectional title twice and have had a winning season each of those years.
The hometown feel of both Oakfield and the football team have a lot to do with how it pulls everyone together. Everybody in the town knows each other, and the team is an easy, fun topic of conversation. The players themselves make it easy to support the team because Coach Dowd and the school hold them to a higher standard than most other schools do. If they mess up, they get benched; they aren’t as untouchable as the players of some other programs. This required responsibility earns respect and support for the team from the townspeople.
The connection that many people who live in Oakfield have with the team has much to do with it being the heartbeat of the town. The football players are part of the future of the town, and they make people proud. Coach Dowd talked about how adults who graduated from Oakfield will come up to him after a game and talk about the time they played football and how they used to play. He said that football provides a connection with the past that brings the people together with a common ground. People who never talk or see each other can be brought together by the team and instantly have something to converse about.
If anything, the football team is a force that keeps the people of Oakfield united. It is a constant rallying point for the people, and everyone is always behind their players, coming to the games to show their support. Whether going to socialize or to watch, there’s no doubt that the team and its games keep Oakfield going. Like a heartbeat is the force that keeps one’s body and organs alive, the football team is the force that keeps Oakfield alive. With that in mind, it can be said that the team is the Heartbeat of Oakfield, and that probably won’t change for a long time.
Written by:Zack Kibler

[Tsmart29]

You should all be applauded for your essays! I cannot imagine what they made your coaches feel like, because it brought me back to a great time we had at Elba..Great job guys, I hope you all received top grades for that!

I actually only got an 85.

[boobiemiles]

I actually only got an 85.
i got a 98!

[joeZam1]

U all should of received 100's! It really gets to the sense of "friday night lights" and what a great athletics program does, especially for a small school like OA..Great Job Boys!

[bcherry8]

U all should of received 100's! It really gets to the sense of "friday night lights" and what a great athletics program does, especially for a small school like OA..Great Job Boys!
And boobiemiles isn't lying about the electric atmospheres. There are two moments during basketball season that stand out for me. In the home game against Attica, OA was up 46-44 with under ten seconds left. Attica inbounded the ball and Brad Riner picked off a pass to seal the game. As we stormed the court, i couldnt hear a thing it was so loud. The same thing happened at RIT againt ER. When Casey Call hit the tying 3 pointer with four seconds left, the entire side of the gym went bonkers and i couldnt hear the person yelling next to me. OA has extremely dedicated fans that deserve this praise.

[Giles]

The past two seasons the team had made it to the sectional semi-final game, before losing in heartbreaking fashion both times.

The ER game was a heartbreaker but was the Gananda game in '07???... That was a blow out, not a heartbreaker.

[kendallbench07]

And boobiemiles isn't lying about the electric atmospheres. There are two moments during basketball season that stand out for me. In the home game against Attica, OA was up 46-44 with under ten seconds left. Attica inbounded the ball and Brad Riner picked off a pass to seal the game. As we stormed the court, i couldnt hear a thing it was so loud. The same thing happened at RIT againt ER. When Casey Call hit the tying 3 pointer with four seconds left, the entire side of the gym went bonkers and i couldnt hear the person yelling next to me. OA has extremely dedicated fans that deserve this praise.

My dad took me and 5 players from the basketball team and honestly, that was the best high school basketball game i have ever seen in my life. I was pulling for Oakfield because i gotta represent the GR and even i felt Oakfields pain when they lost that game, but nothing to be ashamed of. ER was supposed to dominate that game, Oakfield kept it close, great game, and great job by Oakfield fans.

[boobiemiles]

The ER game was a heartbreaker but was the Gananda game in '07???... That was a blow out, not a heartbreaker.
definately was a heartbreaker.... you go into a game hoping that you can win, then you feel the pain knowing that it was never close

[GodHelpUs]

I wrote this for school, and I thought i could share it with my 1,114 best friends...

Every community has something special which may help to make the town recognizable. Like a heartbeat, it must be able to keep the community thriving and can be used as a rallying point for the citizens. The heartbeat of the Oakfield community is the boys’ varsity basketball team. The team is able to keep the town alive during the winter months when there is very little to do for entertainment in such a small town.
On game nights, the gym is packed with not only student, but also parents, fans, and several prominent members of the community. It seems as though everybody wants to follow the team, and is willing to stay with them throughout their season, win or lose. The basketball team gives the town something to do during the winter, and it provides great entertainment. The OA CRAZIES help to electrify the atmosphere in the gymnasium and make the fans feel as if they are a part of the game.
Coach Merrit Holley has been coaching the team for eight years and feels that the connection between the team and the community is one which is very special and is tough to find anywhere else. Coach Holley believes that the team gives the community something to cheer for and to be a part of. When the boys are seen in the newspaper, the community feels it is being recognized. Finally, Coach Holley feels that the Oakfield Community’s support of the team is at the top among communities in the area.
The greatest sign of support that the team has received over the past couple of years has occurred during crucial road games as part of the sectional playoff run. Two years ago, Oakfield had a game against a heavily favored Perry team in Perry. The drive to Perry takes well over a half an hour, and that particular night, it had been snowing very heavily. At first, the Oakfield side of the gym was rather barren, but as time when on, Oakfield fans made their way into the building. By tip-off, the Oakfield side of the gym had as many as, or even more fans than they would have had at a regular home game. The outstanding support was a tremendous sign of respect for the team, and the community was there to support the team despite the treacherous travel that ensued. This past season, the team was pitted against favorite East Rochester in at RIT. In this game, the support was even more outstanding, as the Oakfield fans showed that they were behind the team 100%, regardless of where the game was being played.
Over the past few years, the team has shown consistent improvement, and the support was there to follow. The past two seasons the team had made it to the sectional semi-final game, before losing in heartbreaking fashion both times. This past year, the team won the Genesee Region Division 1 title after beating Attica in the last game of the season. The team’s record over the past few years has been 11-11 in 2006, 13-10 in 2007, and 20-2 in the 2007-2008 campaign.
The basketball team is able stimulate the community and provide a great rallying point during the long winters when it seems there is hardly anything to do in such a small town. With the continued support, it seems that this tradition of winning will carry on for a very long time.

ur gay. if you like oakfield so much why dont you marry it

[boobiemiles]

ur gay. if you like oakfield so much why dont you marry it
yo i wrote this for school, as did all other members of the senior class.

and if you don't want to read about it, then you don't have to click on it

[ugk23]

ur gay. if you like oakfield so much why dont you marry it
wow are you kidding me. what kid on this website doesn't have pride and faith in there school.

[trojan03]

ryan wilson?

[GodHelpUs]

these oa kids eat sleep and bleed oa hornets. but who are they? do they play anything? track doesnt count cuz no one watches track

[SectionV.Talksback.com]

Nice school spirit guys. It doesn't matter what you do, strong school spirit should be valued among everybody, athlete or non athlete

[GodHelpUs]

im still wondering who they are??

[kendallbench07]

these oa kids eat sleep and bleed oa hornets. but who are they? do they play anything? track doesnt count cuz no one watches track

he's got a point. They come on here talking trash sometimes and they can never back it up...so who are they to say much.

[g24man44]

these oa kids eat sleep and bleed oa hornets. but who are they? do they play anything? track doesnt count cuz no one watches track

I don't run track, but how can you say track doesn't count, the sport involves constant running the whole time, and you have to be in good shape to compete with the best. Also you can't say no one watches track b/c every meet that i have been at i always see a pretty good sized crowd there.

[kendallbench07]

.....no one watches track dude...

[GRBball2008]

.....no one watches track dude...
I watch track! I honestly find it quite exciting to watch lol!

[GodHelpUs]

he's got a point. They come on here talking trash sometimes and they can never back it up...so who are they to say much.

thats exactly my point. wow i cant believe i have one follower and hes the bench warmer from kendall :eek: but thats what im sayin

[sectionvcrazyfan]

.....no one watches track dude...

Not to seem negative about tennis but not to many people watch that either so you really don't have much room to talk.

[kendallbench07]

yeah i know that...and your right..but i do play basketball...and i will be a starter next year..and we will have a pretty good team

[GodHelpUs]

how do you figure you guys have laureano. and thats it? youll be the same as this year kid

[bcherry8]

.....no one watches track dude...
So all of the noise i hear coming from the football stadium when im at the school on the day of a meet is just a figment of my imagination?

[kendallbench07]

how do you figure you guys have laureano. and thats it? youll be the same as this year kid

stop...who r u anyways...and do u know anything about basketball...i know alot of people say it doesnt matter but the team we will have this year went 16-2 as a JV team...Laureano will have a better supporting cast with weaker competition...ask people who watch basketball and follow the GR....Pembroke OA ND are top 3 probably but were pretty close up there.

[overnback]

going to play guard for Pembroke? If you can't handle m2m pressure your done in this league or any other league.

[kendallbench07]

d wright

[conors72]

everyone knows oakfield is a hotbed for english majors.

[boobiemiles]

d wright
not a guard.

[kendallbench07]

not a guard.

close enough...and they have a verrrrry good shooter...im not sure what his name is but he will be one of the best in the league...so theres their guard

[overnback]

Kendall bench, know their team way better than I. You must have seen the games that D Wright used his left hand to dribble. Don't get me wrong he'll be a terror on the glass but at point guard? no.

[BravesRTops]

these oa kids eat sleep and bleed oa hornets. but who are they? do they play anything? track doesnt count cuz no one watches track
Travis Klotzbach: Genesee Region All-Star for Track and Field.

[Ice Box]

ur gay. if you like oakfield so much why dont you marry it

Yeah about that... GOD HELP US!!!!! and please stop posting...you are an idiot. and the only way god can help us at this point is by crashing your computer so you can no longer post such stupid remarks on this website.

peace be with you

[BravesRTops]

close enough...and they have a verrrrry good shooter...im not sure what his name is but he will be one of the best in the league...so theres their guard
sorry dude but you suck, you couldn't make the bench on Oakfield

[Tsmart29]

these oa kids eat sleep and bleed oa hornets. but who are they? do they play anything? track doesnt count cuz no one watches track

I'm Tucker Smart. I actually have enough balls to not use an allias and show my real name so people know who I am and what I believe. Who are you is the better question? Where do you go to school? So don't ask other people to man up when you can't even do it yourself. There is no reason to bash on other people for a school paper they wrote about for their school exit projects.

[secvfan]

stop...who r u anyways...and do u know anything about basketball...i know alot of people say it doesnt matter but the team we will have this year went 16-2 as a JV team...Laureano will have a better supporting cast with weaker competition...ask people who watch basketball and follow the GR....Pembroke OA ND are top 3 probably but were pretty close up there.

Just because you have a good jv team doesn't produces wins on varsity,I wonder why you sat the bench last year. Laureano will be the man but will he trust his teammates to make shots or force the issue. I do hope you have a good team next year, but realistically I don't see that happening when it comes to coaching you fall short. I hope I will eat my words but lets wait and see next year. Good luck to all the teams next year!!!!

[kendallbench07]

Kendall bench, know their team way better than I. You must have seen the games that D Wright used his left hand to dribble. Don't get me wrong he'll be a terror on the glass but at point guard? no.

i know he doesn't dribble with his left hand and he does have some flaws in his game, he is an okay shooter and can take it to the hoop and finish. I didn't say point guard, i said guard. I am sure he will play a little 2, but mostly 3.

[kendallbench07]

Just because you have a good jv team doesn't produces wins on varsity,I wonder why you sat the bench last year. Laureano will be the man but will he trust his teammates to make shots or force the issue. I do hope you have a good team next year, but realistically I don't see that happening when it comes to coaching you fall short. I hope I will eat my words but lets wait and see next year. Good luck to all the teams next year!!!!

Like i said, it may not be a huge deal that it was a very good JV team, but it does go into account a very little bit. I sat on the bench because i was a junior and there were seniors on the team that were better than me. Thats happen for alot of decent juniors for their first year on varsity. I'm not saying im an all star by any means, but i did start a game and towards the end of the season i got quite a bit of playing time. Also, you are right about us falling short with coaching but hopefully there will be a change. We will be a decent team, above .500 i believe.

[GRBball2008]

Tooley is gonna make kendall into a respectable team next year. That kid is good.

[kendallbench07]

Tooley is gonna make kendall into a respectable team next year. That kid is good.
Tooley is a great shooter and if he continues that trend into varsity it will make our team that much better. He's not the key though, the key is a big man. we're working on it...we'll see.

[GRBball2008]

If tooley drops 50 a game you won't even need to worry about having a big man.

[kendallbench07]

if he drops 50 a game we wont have to worry about having a team but him and boobie

[GodHelpUs]

stop...who r u anyways...and do u know anything about basketball...i know alot of people say it doesnt matter but the team we will have this year went 16-2 as a JV team...Laureano will have a better supporting cast with weaker competition...ask people who watch basketball and follow the GR....Pembroke OA ND are top 3 probably but were pretty close up there.

my name isnt important bud. but youd feel silly if you knew who this was. and i do know about the gr. this past year there were only three good teams in the gr. attica, oa, nd. those teams were picked to win every night in every game they played by everyone. except for when they played each other. then opinions differed. all the rest of the remaining teams were bottom feeders that would hope to catch one of those three teams sleep walking. maybe you could slide pembroke and wc into the middle ground. but regardless your team was GARBAGE. laureano is a hell of a ball player and sees the floor better than any guard in the gr hands down. but it didnt matter cuz when he passed the ball to you guys you'd find a way to airball a layup. prime example. when you guys played alexander in alexander the kid coulda had fifteen assists if you guys knew how to use a backboard. instead you guys lost by one i think. dont kid yourself. you be on the bench again with that "great" jv team comin up. next...

[boobiemiles]

easy cameron

[GodHelpUs]

its not cameron. honest

[GodHelpUs]

so any way. i wanna know why i got an infraction for sayin that leitens toes almost hit when he runs on another thread? so what? like im the only one that noticed leitens toes almost colliding when he runs? am i?

[GodHelpUs]

Yeah about that... GOD HELP US!!!!! and please stop posting...you are an idiot. and the only way god can help us at this point is by crashing your computer so you can no longer post such stupid remarks on this website.

peace be with you

youre just mad you didnt make an allstate team

[BravesRTops]

my name isnt important bud. but youd feel silly if you knew who this was. and i do know about the gr. this past year there were only three good teams in the gr. attica, oa, nd. those teams were picked to win every night in every game they played by everyone. except for when they played each other. then opinions differed. all the rest of the remaining teams were bottom feeders that would hope to catch one of those three teams sleep walking. maybe you could slide pembroke and wc into the middle ground. but regardless your team was GARBAGE. laureano is a hell of a ball player and sees the floor better than any guard in the gr hands down. but it didnt matter cuz when he passed the ball to you guys you'd find a way to airball a layup. prime example. when you guys played alexander in alexander the kid coulda had fifteen assists if you guys knew how to use a backboard. instead you guys lost by one i think. dont kid yourself. you be on the bench again with that "great" jv team comin up. next...
First thing i've agreed with Cameron

[secvfan]

Like i said, it may not be a huge deal that it was a very good JV team, but it does go into account a very little bit. I sat on the bench because i was a junior and there were seniors on the team that were better than me. Thats happen for alot of decent juniors for their first year on varsity. I'm not saying im an all star by any means, but i did start a game and towards the end of the season i got quite a bit of playing time. Also, you are right about us falling short with coaching but hopefully there will be a change. We will be a decent team, above .500 i believe.

Well good luck to you and your team!

[boobiemiles]

its not cameron. honest
my bad. i mean d-wolf

[Ice Box]

my name isnt important bud. but youd feel silly if you knew who this was. and i do know about the gr. this past year there were only three good teams in the gr. attica, oa, nd. those teams were picked to win every night in every game they played by everyone. except for when they played each other. then opinions differed. all the rest of the remaining teams were bottom feeders that would hope to catch one of those three teams sleep walking. maybe you could slide pembroke and wc into the middle ground. but regardless your team was GARBAGE. laureano is a hell of a ball player and sees the floor better than any guard in the gr hands down. but it didnt matter cuz when he passed the ball to you guys you'd find a way to airball a layup. prime example. when you guys played alexander in alexander the kid coulda had fifteen assists if you guys knew how to use a backboard. instead you guys lost by one i think. dont kid yourself. you be on the bench again with that "great" jv team comin up. next...

Thank you... that right there is a very intelligent, honest, and excellent post. you have just said exactly what needed to be said...apologies on my rush to judgment before....thought im pretty sure im not who you think I am…

[BravesRTops]

my name isnt important bud. but youd feel silly if you knew who this was. and i do know about the gr. this past year there were only three good teams in the gr. attica, oa, nd. those teams were picked to win every night in every game they played by everyone. except for when they played each other. then opinions differed. all the rest of the remaining teams were bottom feeders that would hope to catch one of those three teams sleep walking. maybe you could slide pembroke and wc into the middle ground. but regardless your team was GARBAGE. laureano is a hell of a ball player and sees the floor better than any guard in the gr hands down. but it didnt matter cuz when he passed the ball to you guys you'd find a way to airball a layup. prime example. when you guys played alexander in alexander the kid coulda had fifteen assists if you guys knew how to use a backboard. instead you guys lost by one i think. dont kid yourself. you be on the bench again with that "great" jv team comin up. next...
nobody says it better than the wolf

[boobiemiles]

my name isnt important bud. but youd feel silly if you knew who this was. and i do know about the gr. this past year there were only three good teams in the gr. attica, oa, nd. those teams were picked to win every night in every game they played by everyone. except for when they played each other. then opinions differed. all the rest of the remaining teams were bottom feeders that would hope to catch one of those three teams sleep walking. maybe you could slide pembroke and wc into the middle ground. but regardless your team was GARBAGE. laureano is a hell of a ball player and sees the floor better than any guard in the gr hands down. but it didnt matter cuz when he passed the ball to you guys you'd find a way to airball a layup. prime example. when you guys played alexander in alexander the kid coulda had fifteen assists if you guys knew how to use a backboard. instead you guys lost by one i think. dont kid yourself. you be on the bench again with that "great" jv team comin up. next...
i agree completely with ya

[kendallbench07]

Originally Posted by GodHelpUs
my name isnt important bud. but youd feel silly if you knew who this was. and i do know about the gr. this past year there were only three good teams in the gr. attica, oa, nd. those teams were picked to win every night in every game they played by everyone. except for when they played each other. then opinions differed. all the rest of the remaining teams were bottom feeders that would hope to catch one of those three teams sleep walking. maybe you could slide pembroke and wc into the middle ground. but regardless your team was GARBAGE. laureano is a hell of a ball player and sees the floor better than any guard in the gr hands down. but it didnt matter cuz when he passed the ball to you guys you'd find a way to airball a layup. prime example. when you guys played alexander in alexander the kid coulda had fifteen assists if you guys knew how to use a backboard. instead you guys lost by one i think. dont kid yourself. you be on the bench again with that "great" jv team comin up. next...

it does make sense that it would be wolfley...i remember he was at that alexander game...and laureano did lack support this year...that doesnt mean he will next year. You no nothing about the up and coming team this year for kendall.

[BravesRTops]

it does make sense that it would be wolfley...i remember he was at that alexander game...and laureano did lack support this year...that doesnt mean he will next year. You no nothing about the up and coming team this year for kendall.
you will still suck dude, Oakfields last two jv teams have gone 19-1 and 20-0 so i guess they'll do that again then right?

[bcherry8]

you will still suck dude, Oakfields last two jv teams have gone 19-1 and 20-0 so i guess they'll do that again then right?
Who was the one loss to in 06-07?

[kendallbench07]

you will still suck dude, Oakfields last two jv teams have gone 19-1 and 20-0 so i guess they'll do that again then right?

oakfield will be a strong team for the next few years, yes, and we wont suck. You are clearly bias and annoying. We wont suck, we wont be the best, but we wont suck.

[boobiemiles]

Who was the one loss to in 06-07?
notre dame, last game of the season

[kendallbench07]

1.Oakfield- Seward, Riner and some other key player should win the GR with Pembroke at there heels
2.Pembroke-Babcock, Wright the best one two combination next year, a lot of potential to be the best next year.
3.ND-Rapone always has some thing up his sleeve with Francis back should be very strong team.
4. Kendall-Josh will be very strong next year with a better cast next year should do well.

then you say this

Just because you have a good jv team doesn't produces wins on varsity,I wonder why you sat the bench last year. Laureano will be the man but will he trust his teammates to make shots or force the issue. I do hope you have a good team next year, but realistically I don't see that happening

contradict yourself??

[boobiemiles]

then you say this



contradict yourself??
i wish you would quote people the normal way so that people knew who you were quoting

[kendallbench07]

i wish you would quote people the normal way so that people knew who you were quoting

i dont know how

[TJ12]

you will still suck dude, Oakfields last two jv teams have gone 19-1 and 20-0 so i guess they'll do that again then right?

Nah,they won't suck.They'll have a pretty decent team this year.I see them going 12-6,maybe 13-5.Probably losing to OA,ND and Pembroke.

[boobiemiles]

i dont know how
ya look at the box that their post is in. at the bottom right corner of that box there's a fancy button that says "quote" you click on that and it brings you to a quote

[boobiemiles]

Nah,they won't suck.They'll have a pretty decent team this year.I see them going 12-6,maybe 13-5.Probably losing to OA,ND and Pembroke.
but you think about their jv team 2 years ago..... and it had josh laureno on it. of course they're gonna be good. they had a player who should be leading the varsity team playing against jv's

[kendallbench07]

but you think about their jv team 2 years ago..... and it had josh laureno on it. of course they're gonna be good. they had a player who should be leading the varsity team playing against jv's

he will also be a superior player his senior year, and i know, there will be tougher competition, but he will still lea kendall to be a good team

[boobiemiles]

he will also be a superior player his senior year, and i know, there will be tougher competition, but he will still lea kendall to be a good team
i know. but most jv teams that you were playing against in 10th grade lost their best couple players to varsity..... thus your senior year you will be playing the same teams, only those teams will have gained their best players....... for example, brad riner and noah seward never played jv their 10th grade year, and oakfield still had good team last year

[kendallbench07]

yes, your right, i understand where you are coming from when you say that, but...its not like that for any school but oa pembroke and nd, the three top schools. You cannot say we will not be a solid team next year boobie

[boobiemiles]

yes, your right, i understand where you are coming from when you say that, but...its not like that for any school but oa pembroke and nd, the three top schools. You cannot say we will not be a solid team next year boobie
i never said that they wouldn't be. i said that they would be good, and that they will win more games than they will lose

[ThaddeusYoung21]

as long as kendallbench is a starter....our team is destined for greatness