I posted this in the Woodford v B. East thread but it deserves it's own thread.

Good stuff from Coach Hundley and Coach Wilson.

 

High school notebook: Manager's shot at glory makes memories at Woodford | Mike Fields' Notebook | Kentucky.com

I posted this in the Woodford v B. East thread but it deserves it's own thread.

Good stuff from Coach Hundley and Coach Wilson.

 

High school notebook: Manager's shot at glory makes memories at Woodford | Mike Fields' Notebook | Kentucky.com

 

Can you copy and paste the story, unable to view the story.........membership page keeps blocking access. :irked:

Can you copy and paste the story, unable to view the story.........membership page keeps blocking access. :irked:

 

I was able to open.

 

Very nice

I was able to open.

 

Very nice

 

Well aren't you special. :lol2:

Sports

>

High School Sports

>

Mike Fields' Notebook

High school notebook: Manager's shot at glory makes memories at Woodford

BY MIKE FIELDS

[email protected]ruary 20, 2014 Updated 3 hours ago

FacebookTwitterGoogle PlusRedditE-mailPrint

 

 

Marcus George attempted a free throw during Tuesday night's junior varsity game at Woodford County against Bullitt East. (Rick Capone | The Woodford Sun)

 

RECENT HEADLINES

High school notebook: Manager's shot at glory makes memories at Woodford 3 hours ago

 

It was a late-season junior varsity game that was lopsided in favor of the visiting team. So why were Woodford County fans whooping it up in the closing minutes of a 63-43 loss to Bullitt East on Tuesday night in Versailles?

 

Marcus George gave them reason to cheer.

 

George, a Woodford County senior, has been the basketball team's manager for four years. The Yellow Jackets' coaches and players, looking for a way to thank him for all his hard work, talked George into pulling on a uniform for the last home game of the season.

 

George didn't know it, but there was a conspiracy afoot to get him some playing time. With less than four minutes left, when Woodford County sophomore Mason Robinette was fouled, he faked an injury so that George could enter the game to shoot his free throws for him. Alas, George missed both attempts.

 

Undeterred, however, and with the cooperation of Bullitt East's intentionally lax defense, George hit a layup and two three-pointers to the delight of Woodford County's fans. "Everybody went nuts," Jackets Coach Scott Hundley said. "It was one of those moments they'll always remember."

 

There was more.

 

When Jackets JV coach Ryan Wilson took George out of the game in the final seconds so the crowd could give him an ovation, Wilson held up his hand so George could high-five him. George was so excited he slammed Wilson's hand back into the coach's nose. "We all thought Ryan was crying because of emotion, but it was because Marcus busted his nose," Hundley said with a laugh. "You can't make this stuff up."

 

Hundley appreciated Bullitt East's cooperation in letting George score. "They helped make what was a genuine good moment."

 

On his drive home Tuesday night, Hundley said he was overcome with emotion, looking back not only on Marcus George's moment in the spotlight, but also Woodford County's 71-69 win over Bullitt East in the varsity game, and his freshman team's district title the night before. "Between tears and smiles, it was awesome. Cool stuff," Hundley said.

Well aren't you special. :lol2:

 

you finally came around and realized it.

Is there video of it?

Is there video of it?

 

I couldn't find any on the google machine.

I never get tired of reading stories like this!

Hundley posted a video on his Facebook page today but I don't know how to copy it to post it here.